A.D. 1868.
expedient or by his up with ng an end
in charge
and may >perations
nde under
le to any
cution of eaning of
fficer for
with any the same
ne, or in n, under
lars.
a Police éby im- Council.
pecting
ɔm.
68.]
ny re- gdom:
advice
Ordi-
visions ety and
A.D. 1868.]
TREASONABLE OFFENCES.
[No. 3.
Preservation of His Majesty's Person and Government against treason-able and seditious Practices and Attempts," made perpetual by the Act 57 George 3 Chapter 6, entitled "An Act to make perpetual certain parts of an Act of the Thirty-sixth year of His present Majesty, for the Safety and Preservation of His Majesty's Person and Government against Treasonable and Seditious Practices and Attempts, and for the Safety and Preservation of the Person of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent against Treasonable Practices and Attempts," and all the pro-visions of the last-mentioned Act in relation thereto, save such of the same respectively as relate to the compassing, imagining, inventing, devising, or intending death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maim or wounding, imprisonment or restraint of the person of the heirs and successors of His said Majesty King George the Third, and the expressing, uttering, or declaring of such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions, or any of them, shall cease to be of force in this Colony.
3
271
and 57 Geo.
c. 6, except against
as to offences
person of
the Sovereign. 11 & 12 Vict.
c. 12 s. 1.
to deprive
the Queen of style of Imperial Crown, etc.
3. If any person whosoever, after the commencement of this Ordi-nance, within this Colony, compasses, imagines, invents, devises, or intends to deprive or depose our Most Gracious Lady the Queen, her heirs or successors, from the style, honour, or royal name of the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom or of any other of Her Ma-jesty's dominions or countries, or to levy war against Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, within any part of the United Kingdom, in order by force or constraint to compel her or them to change her or their measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe, both Houses or either House of the Im-perial Parliament, or in order to move or stir any foreigner or stranger with force to invade the United Kingdom or any other Her Majesty's dominions or countries under the obeisance of Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, and expresses such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions, or any of them, with or declares them by pub-lishing any printing or writing, or by open and advised speaking, or by any overt act or deed, every person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for life or for any term not less than seven years or to imprisonment for any term not exceed-ing two years, with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confinement.
which pro-
4. Provided always that no person shall be prosecuted for any felony Time within by virtue of this Ordinance in respect of such compassings, imagina-tions, inventions, devices, or intentions as aforesaid, in so far as the same are expressed, uttered, or declared by open and advised speaking only,
secution to be commenced, issue, etc.
warrant
3
.D. 1868.
expedient or by his up with ng an end
in charge
and may >perations
nde under
le to any
cution of eaning of
fficer for
with any the same
ne, or in n, under
lars.
a Police éby im- Council.
pecting
ɔm.
68.]
ny re- gdom:
advice
Ordi-
visions ety and
A.D. 1868.]
TREASONABLE OFFENCES.
[No. 3.
Preservation of His Majesty's Person and Government against treason- able and seditious Practices and Attempts," made perpetual by the Act 57 George 3 Chapter 6, entitled "An Act to make perpetual certain parts of an Act of the Thirty-sixth year of His present Majesty, for the Safety and Preservation of His Majesty's Person and Government against Treasonable and Seditious Practices and Attempts, and for the Safety and Preservation of the Person of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent against Treasonable Practices and Attempts," and all the pro- visions of the last-mentioned Act in relation thereto, save such of the same respectively as relate to the compassing, imagining, inventing, devising, or intending death or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maim or wounding, imprisonment or restraint of the person of the heirs and successors of His said Majesty King George the Third, and the expressing, uttering, or declaring of such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions, or any of them, shall cease to be of force in this Colony.
3
271
and 57 Geo.
c. 6, except against
as to offences
person of
the Sovereign. 11 & 12 Vict.
c. 12 s. 1.
to deprive
the Queen of style of Imperial Crown, etc.
3. If any person whosoever, after the commencement of this Ordi- Compassing nance, within this Colony, compasses, imagines, invents, devises, or intends to deprive or depose our Most Gracious Lady the Queen, her heirs or successors, from the style, honour, or royal name of the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom or of any other of Her Ma- . s. 3. jesty's dominions or countries, or to levy war against Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, within any part of the United Kingdom, in order by force or constraint to compel her or them to change her or their measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe, both Houses or either House of the Im- perial Parliament, or in order to move or stir any foreigner or stranger with force to invade the United Kingdom or any other Her Majesty's dominions or countries under the obeisance of Her Majesty, her heirs or successors, and expresses such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions, or any of them, with or declares them by pub- lishing any printing or writing, or by open and advised speaking, or by any overt act or deed, every person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for life or for any term not less than seven years or to imprisonment for any term not exceed- ing two years, with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confinement.
which pro-
4. Provided always that no person shall be prosecuted for any felony Time within by virtue of this Ordinance in respect of such compassings, imagina- tions, inventions, devices, or intentions as aforesaid, in so far as the same are expressed, uttered, or declared by open and advised speaking only,
secution to be commenced, issue, ete.
warrant
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