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ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1881 . 1571


Macao Extradition.
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the jurisdiction of this Colony, with this qualification ,
that copies of depositions signed or taken before any such
Judge or other competent Magistrate as aforesaid and
authenticated in manner hereinafter provided may be




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received in evidence of the criminality of the fugitive.

3. In the case of a person convicted , a copy of the conviction , Evidence in
case of a
authenticated in manner hereinafter provided , shall be person con
victed.
produced : But if it should appear that the conviction
was pronounced in the absence of the accused for con
tumacy in not having surrendered to take his trial , the
same evidence shall be produced to the Magistrate as in
the case of a person accused but not convicted .

4. In every case proof of the identity of the fugitive must be Proof of
identity.
given to the satisfaction of the Magistrate.

5. Warrants of arrest and copies of depositions , signed or taken Authentica
tion of docu
before any such Judge or other competent Magistrate, as ments.

aforesaid, and copies of convictions , shall be received in
evidence, if the warrant of arrest purports to be signed by

such Judge or Magistrate and if the copies of depositions
purport to be certified under the hand of such Judge or

Magistrate to be true copies of the original depositions, and
if the copy of the conviction purport to be certified under
the hand of the Judge of the Court by which the fugitive
was convicted to be a true copy of the original conviction .
The signature of every such Judge or Magistrate and his
authority to take cognizance of the crime or offence charged,
shall be sufficiently proved if the document purport to be
sealed with the official seal of the Governor of Macao, and
all Courts of Justice in this Colony shall, for the purpose

of this Ordinance, take judicial notice of such seal , and
shall admit the documents so authenticated by it to be
received in evidence without further proof.

6. The original warrant of arrest and the copy of the depositions , Documents to
be read to the
or, as the case may be, the copy of the conviction , shall be fugitive, who
must be asked
read to the fugitive , and he shall be asked if he has any to show cause.
valid cause to show why he should not be committed to
gaol to await the order of the Governor in Council.