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SUMMARY OFFENCES.

No. 1 of 1845.

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49. Every person who, by committing any offence herein for- Compensa bidden has caused any hurt or damage to any person or property hurt or may be apprehended, with or without warrant, by any con- damage. stable, and if he does not, on demand, make amends for such hurt or damage to the satisfaction of the person aggrieved, he shall be detained by such constable in order to be taken before a Magis- trate, and on conviction shall pay such sum, not exceeding 100 dollars, as may appear to the Magistrate to be reasonable amends to the person aggrieved, besides any penalty to which he may be liable for the offence.

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50. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to prevent any Saving of person from being indicted or being proceeded against by indictment offender to or information for any indictable offence made punishable on sum- indictment mary conviction by this Ordinance, or to prevent any person from being liable to be proceeded against by action for any hurt or damage caused by him: Provided, nevertheless, that no person be punished twice for the same offence, and provided that no com- pensation has been awarded for such hurt or damage.

51. The penalties imposed by this Ordinance shall be recovered Recovery of in a summary manner according to the provisions of any Ordinance. penalties. regulating the summary jurisdiction of Magistrates.

- 1851.

No. 1 of 1851.

To regulate the jurisdiction of the Civil Courts in certain casës.

[5th April, 1851.] WHEREAS, from the vicinity of this Colony to the dominions of China. it is of frequent occurrence that Chinese persons visiting the Colony for a limited time and for the purposes of trade im- plead and cause each other to be arrested for causes of action arising within the said dominions: AND WHEREAS such proceedings are not only inconvenient from the difficulty of procuring proper evidence and for other reasons, but are frequently resorted to for the purpose of extortion, and likewise tend to the injury of traffic within the Colony-

*As amended by No. 50 of 1011.

4. As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 31 of 1911; wco No. 8 of 1890 ss.

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**As amended by the Final Revision Ordinance 1912,-

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