40
Saving of
liability of offender to indictment or action.
Recovery of penalties.
No. 1 of 1845.
SUMMARY OFFENCES.
50. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to prevent any person from being indicted or being proceeded against by indictment or information for any indictable offence made punishable on summary 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 compensation has been awarded for such hurt or damage.
51. The penalties imposed by this Ordinance shall be recovered in a summary manner according to the provisions of any Ordinance regulating the summary jurisdiction of magistrates.
[Originally
No. 2 of 1851.
Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
*
кр
5719
Short title.
Prohibition
of civil proceedings between Chinese
persons, except in
certain cases.
No. 1 of 1851.
An Ordinance to regulate the jurisdiction of the civil
courts in certain cases.
[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 implead 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 :--
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Chinese Persons (Civil Proceedings) Ordinance, 1851
2. No court within the Colony shall have or exercise jurisdiction in any civil proceeding as between Chinese persons born within the dominions of China where the cause of action has originated out of the Colony, unless the defendant has been a resident therein for six consecutive months
*As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
40
Saving of
liability of offender to indictment or action.
Recovery of penalties.
No. 1 of 1845.
SUMMARY OFFENCES.
50. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to prevent any person from being indicted or being proceeded against by indictment or information for any indictable offence made punishable on summary 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 compensation has been awarded/for such hurt or damage.
51. The penalties imposed by this Ordinance shall be recovered in a summary manner according to the provisions of any Ordinance regulating the summary jurisdiction of magistrates.
[Originally
No. 2 of 1851.
Law Rev. Ord.,.1924.]
*
кр
5719
Short title.
Prohibition
of civil pro- ween Chinese
ceedings bet-
persons, except in
-1851.
No. 1 of 1851.
An Ordinance to regulate the jurisdiction of the civil
courts in certain cases.
[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 implead 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 injúry of traffic within the Colony :--
1. This Ordinance may be cited/as the Chinese Persons (Civil Proceedings) Ordinance, 1851
2. No court within the Colony shall have or exercise jurisdiction in any civil proceeding as between Chinese persons born within the dominions of China where the cause of action has originated out of the Colony, unless the defen- certain cases. dant has been a resident therein for six consecutive months
*As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
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