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ORDINANCE No. 16 CF 1875 . 1415


Magistrates.


6. Whenever an offender is convicted by a Magistrate of a common Magistrates
may award a
assault, the Magistrate may sentence him to be imprisoned for any term year's impri
sonment for
not exceeding one year with or without hard labour, but without fine, if common
assault.
the term of sentence exceeds six months. (See s. 41 of 4
of 1865. )
7. Whenever any male offender is convicted by a Magistrate under the powers Magistrates may
award whipping
in certain cases.
herein conferred of any of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated (See s. 2 of 1 of
circumstances, that is to say : 1863.)
:
Indecent assault,
Indecent exposure of his person,
Assault with intent to rob,
Common assault, committed in a brothel ,
Common assault , committed at or in connection with any riotous assemblage,
Malicious injury to property ;

or, under the Magistrates ' summary jurisdiction, of either of the following offences a
second time, or under aggravated circumstances, that is to say :
Indecent exposure of his person,
Malicious injury to property ;

the Magistrate may, in addition to any other punishment, sentence the offender to be
once or twice publicly or privately whipped. [ Repealed by Ordinance No. 3 of 1881. ]

offender , whose age appears to the Magistrate
8. Whenever any male offender, Juvenile
thieves may
not to exceed sixteen years , is convicted, under the powers herein con be whipped.
(See s. 6 of 9
ferred , of larceny , or of any offence which now or at any time hereafter of 1867.)
is by law deemed or declared to be simple larceny or punishable as simple
larceny, the convicting Magistrate may sentence him to be once or twice
privately whipped with any number of strokes not exceeding twenty , in
lieu of or in addition to any other punishment to which such offender is
liable.


9. Whenever a Magistrate under this or any other Ordinance Amount of
whipping,and
sentences an offender to be whipped , he shall, in his sentence, specify the mode of
infliction.
number of strokes to be inflicted , and such number shall not , in any case, (See s. 6 of 6
of 1862.)
exceed thirty-six strokes, and shall be inflicted with a rattan .

10. A Magistrate may sentence any offender to be publicly exposed Punishment
of the stocks.
in the stocks for any period not exceeding six hours , in lieu of the whole (See s. 25 of
10 of 1844.)
or any part of any punishment to which such offender is liable under this
or any other Ordinance, or in addition thereto.

11. On the conviction of any person of any offence by which injury Compensa
tion be
or loss to person or property shall have accrued, the convicting Magistrate awarded in