A.D. 1886.]
PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.
[No. 4.
503
(2.) Every person who keeps in his possession any such press without making such declaration shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months,
PART III
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Register.
19. Any person shall be at liberty to search and inspect the Newspaper Register from time to time during the hours of business of the Supreme Court, on payment of one dollar for every such search and inspection; and any person may require a copy of any entry or an extract from the said book to be certified by the Registrar under the Seal of the Court, on payment of two dollars for every such copy.
44 & 45 Vict. c. 60 s. 13.
Evidence.
20. Every copy of an entry in or extract from the Newspaper Register, purporting to be certified by the Registrar under the Seal of the Court, shall be received as conclusive evidence of the contents of the said Register so far as the same appear in such copy or extract, without proof of the signature thereto or of the Seal of the Court affixed thereto; and every such certified copy or extract shall in all proceedings, civil or criminal, be accepted as sufficient prima facie evidence of all the matters and things thereby appearing, unless and until the contrary thereof is shown.
76, s. 15.
Penalty for making wilful misrepresentation in declaration.
21. If any person knowingly and wilfully makes or causes to be made any declaration by this Ordinance required or permitted to be made in which there is any untruth or misrepresentation, or from which there is any omission, in respect of any of the particulars by this Ordinance required to be contained therein, whereby such declaration is misleading, or if any proprietor of a newspaper knowingly and wilfully permits any declaration under section 3 or section 6 to be made which is misleading with reference to his own name, occupation, place of business, if any, or place of residence, every such offender, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
22. This Ordinance shall not extend or apply to the impression of any engraving, or to the printing by letter-press of the name or of the name and address or business or profession of any person, or of the article in which he deals, or of any paper containing an advertisement of the sale of any estates or goods by auction or otherwise, or of ordinary business notices or advertisements.
32 & 33 Vict. c. 24 Sch.
23. All penalties under this Ordinance may be recovered summarily before a Police Magistrate according to the laws for the time being in force in the Colony regulating summary procedure.
Recovery of penalties.
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c. 60 s. 16. See Ordinance No. 3 of 1890.
44 & 45 Vict.
A.D. 1886.]
PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.
[No. 4.
503
(2.) Every person who keeps in his possession any such press without making such declaration shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for any term not ex- ceeding six months,
PART III
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
paper
Register.
19. Any person shall be at liberty to search and inspect the Newspaper Right to Register from time to time during the hours of business of the Supreme inspect News. Court, on payment of one dollar for every such search and inspection; and any person may require a copy of any entry or an extract from the said book to be certified by the Registrar under the Seal of the Court, on payment of two dollars for every such copy.
44 & 45 Vict. c. 60 s. 13.
evidence.
20. Every copy of an entry in or extract from the Newspaper Copy of en- Register, purporting to be certified by the Registrar under the Seal try, etc., in Newspaper of the Court, shall be received as conclusive evidence of the contents Register to be of the said Register so far as the same appear in such copy or extract, 76, s. 15. without proof of the signature thereto or of the Seal of the Court affixed thereto; and every such certified copy or extract shall in all proceedings, civil or criminal, be accepted as sufficient prima facie evidence of all the matters and things thereby appearing, unless and until the contrary thereof is shown.
Penalty for making wil- sentation in
ful misrepre-
21. If any person knowingly and wilfully makes or causes to be made any declaration by this Ordinance required or permitted to be made in which there is any untruth or misrepresentation, or from which there is any omission, in respect of any of the particulars by this Ordinance re- declarati quired to be contained therein, whereby such declaration is misleading, or if any proprietor of a newspaper knowingly and wilfully permits any declaration under section 3 or section 6 to be made which is misleading with reference to his own name, occupation, place of business, if any, or place of residence, every such offender, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
22. This Ordinance shall not extend or apply to the impression of any General
exceptions. engraving, or to the printing by letter-press of the name or of the name 32 & 33 Viet. and address or business or profession of any person, or of the article in c. 24 Sch. which he deals, or of any paper containing an advertisement of the sale of any estates or goods by auction or otherwise, or of ordinary business notices or advertisements.
23. All penalties under this Ordinance may be recovered summarily before a Police Magistrate according to the laws for the time being in force in the Colony regulating summary procedure.
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Recovery of penalties. c. 60 s. 16. See Ordinance No. 3 of 1890.
44 & 45 Tiet.
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