SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY.
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proof that the goods and chattels alleged to have been taken into custody were found in any house or premises, or on board any junk, vessel, or boat, within which the person charged may be found and of which said goods and chattels he is unable to give a satisfactory account.
6. Every person who, being found within the Colony on board any junk, vessel, or boat equipped for the purposes of piracy, is unable to satisfy the court that he was not on board such junk, vessel, or boat with his own consent or with the knowledge that the same was equipped for the purposes of piracy shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three years.
7. If any person is convicted of any offence under this Ordinance whose age does not, in the opinion of the court, exceed sixteen years, it shall be lawful for the court, in addition to or in lieu of any other sentence to direct such offender to be sent, at the expiration of such sentence or forthwith, as the case may be, to a reformatory school (if the directors or managers thereof are willing to receive him), and to be there detained for a period not exceeding five years.
8. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations to be enforced on summary conviction by such fines and penalties as may be deemed expedient, including forfeiture of vessel, for preventing all or any description of fishing vessels and trading junks from carrying all or any description of arms or munitions of war, including stink pots: Provided that such penalties, irrespective of forfeiture of vessel, shall not exceed in any one case a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year.
9. All local laws, statutes, Ordinances, and usages inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and the same are hereby declared to be of no force and effect whatsoever within this Colony.
10. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed in any way to take away, abridge, or affect the jurisdiction now exercised by the Supreme Court.
*See No. 10 of 1886, Second Schedule. † As amended by Law Am. Ord., 1923.
SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY.
No. 1 of 1868.
157
proof that the goods and chattels alleged to have been taken into custody were found in any house or premises, or on board any junk, vessel, or boat, within which the person charged may be found and of which said goods and chattels he is unable to give a satisfactory account.
6. Every person who, being found within the Colony on Being found board any junk, vessel, or boat equipped for the purposes of onboard piracy, is unable to satisfy the court that he was not on junk, etc.,
piratical board such junk, vessel, or boat with his own consent or with and unable the knowledge that the same was equipped for the purposes non-com- of piracy shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to plicity. imprisonment for any term not exceeding three years.
to prove
7. If any person is convicted of any offence under this Juvenile Ordinance whose age does not, in the opinion of the court, offenders. exceed sixteen years, it shall be lawful for the court, in addition to or in lieu of any other sentence to direct such offender to be sent, at the expiration of such sentence or forthwith, as the case may be, to a reformatory school (if the directors or managers thereof are willing to receive (ef. No. 11 of
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him), and to be there detained for a period not exceeding 1901.]
five years..
fishing vessels
8. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make Regulations regulations to be enforced on summary conviction by such of carrying
for prevention fines and penalties as may be deemed expedient, including arms, etc., in forfeiture of vessel, for preventing all or any description and trading of fishing vessels and trading junks from carrying all junks. or any description of arms or munitions of war, including stink pots: Provided that such penalties, irrespective of forfeiture of vessel, shall not exceed in any one case a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for one year.
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laws.
9. All local laws, statutes, Ordinances, and usages in- Repeal of consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and inconsistent the same are hereby declared to be of no force and effect whatsoever within this Colony.
jurisdiction.
10. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed in any Saving of way to take away, abridge, or affect the jurisdiction now exercised by the Supreme Court..
*See No. 10 of 1886, Second Schedule. † As amended by Law Am. Ord,, 1923.
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