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1112 [ 2 of 1889. ] EVIDENCE CONSOLIDATION .


every such offence $ 200 or by imprisonment with or withont
hard labour for a term not exceeding six months which punish
ment shall be in lieu of all other penalties.
Certifying a
false docu
53. If any officer authorized or required by this ordinance
ment a mis .
demeanour .
to furnish any certified copies or extracts, shall wilfully certify
( No. 3 of any document as being a true copy or extract, knowing that
14:2. 8. 9,14 the same is not a truecopy or extract , as the cise may be, he
and 15 V. c.
99, s. 15. ] shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and be liable, upon conviction,
to imprisonment for any term not exceedling eighteen months.
Persons
forging scal,
54. If any person shall forge the seal, stamp, or signature
stamp, or of any document in this ordinance mentioned or referred to, or
signature of shall tendier in evidence any such document with a false or
certain docu
ments , or
wilfully
counterfeit seal, stamp, or signature thereto, knowing the same
uttering same to be false or counterfeit, he shall be guilty of felony, and shall
guilty of
felony.
upon conviction be liable to imprisoument for seven years and
( No. 3 of
not less than one year with or without hard labour, and whenever
1852, s. 11,8 any such document shall have been admitted in evidence by
and 9 V. c .
113 s , t , 14 virtue of this ordinance, the Court or the person who shall have
and 15 V. c .
99 s. 17 , 17
admitted the same, may, at the request of any party against
and 18 V. c. whom the same is so admitted in evidence, direct that the same
42 s.5, No. 7 shall be impounded and be kept in the custody of such officer
of 1857 s.1.] of the Court orotherproper person, for such period, andsubject
to such conditions, as to the said Court or person shall seem
meet .

PART VIII.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Warrant or 55. It shall be lawful for the Governor or any judge of the
op prisonerte Supreme Court in any case where he may see fit to do so upon
Fiveevidence.
16 17 application by affidavit to issue a warrant or order under bis
V. c. 30,s. 9.) hand for bringing up any prisoner or person confined in any
gaol or prison or place in the Colony under any sentence or
under commitment for trial or otherwise ( except under process
in any civil proceedings) before any Court Judge Magistrate
or other judicature to make his defence or to be examined as a
witness in any proceedings depending or to be inquired of or
determined in or before such Court Judge Magistrate or judica
ture ; and the person required by any such Willrant or order to
be so brought before such Court Judge Magistrate or other
judicature shall be so brought under the samecare and custody
and be dealt with in like manner in all respects as a prisoner
required by any writ of habeas corpus awarded by the Supreme
Court to be brought before such Court to be examined as a
witness in any cause or matter depending before such Court as
is now by law required to be dealt with .