Enactment. Past acts legalized. The Governor may autho tion and deportation of political prisoners. should be detained during Her Majesty's pleasure, and, if necessary, that they or any of them should be deported from the Colony; Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. All acts done, permitted to be done, or sanctioned by the Governor with respect to the arrest or detention of the said Kwasi Gimibul alias Akwasi Gimibil, father of King Prempeh, Osu Chi, King of Mampon, Kojo Appia alias Kojo Kowo, King of Offisu, Kofi Mena alias Afian alias Afrani, King of Ejisu, Kwasi Akakoon alias Kwasi Akakoo, linguist, and Boachi Attensi alias Boachi Attansa (hereinafter called the said political prisoners) or any of them prior to the passing of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be legal and valid as if the same had been done, permitted to be done, or sanctioned under the authority of the Legislature of the Colony, and no proceedings calling in question the legality of such acts shall have any effect whatsoever. 2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to order the rise the deten- detention of the said political prisoners or any of them during Her Majesty's pleasure in any suitable place within the Colony and from time to time to change such place of detention, and also to deport the said political prisoners or any of them to any place without the Colony where provision has been made for their or his detention in lawful custody. Governor's warrant sufficient autho tion and to 3. A warrant under the hand of the Governor addressed any District Commissioner, or to any person having rity for deten- charge of any of Her Majesty's forts or prisons in the deportation. Colony, shall be a sufficient authority for the District Commissioner or person named therein to detain the said political prisoners or any of them; and such warrant as aforesaid addressed to the master of any ship or to any other person shall be sufficient authority to the person named therein to convey the said political prisoners or any of them to the place named therein, and to deliver them or him into such custody as may be named in the said warrant. removal of 4. The said political prisoners or any of them may at Authority for any time during their or his detention be removed from political any one of the places of detention before mentioned to any prisoners. other of the said places by warrant under the hand of the Governor addressed to the master of any ship or any other person; and the master of any ship or any other person to whom such warrant is addressed shall have power to convey the said political prisoners or any of them to such place and to deliver them or him to such authority as may be respectively named in such warrant. political prisoners. 5. The said political prisoners or any of them shall, if Custody of detained in any of Her Majesty's forts or prisons, be under the legal custody of the person having charge thereof, or if detained in any other place within the Colony shall be under the legal custody of the District Commissioner of the district within which such place may be situate. 6. Any person aiding or attempting to aid the said Penalty for political prisoners or any of them to escape or to attempt aiding escape. to escape out of any lawful custody as aforesaid shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction thereof to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two years. habeas corpus 7. No writ of habeas corpus or other process calling in No writ of question the legality of the arrest, detention or deportation to issue. of the said political prisoners or any of them or of any other matter connected therewith respectively shall have any effect within the Colony. 8. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Kumassi Poli- Short title. tical Prisoners' Detention and Deportation (Supplementary) Ordinance, 1896." Short title. Village site. Authority to build houses Resumption by Government. Compensation. VILLAGE SITES. Ordinance No. 3 of 1896. AN ORDINANCE to provide for the Allotment and Regula- WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Village Sites Ordinance, 1896." 2. If at any time it shall seem to the Governor expedient to set apart any land vested in the Queen for the use of the Government of the Colony as a village site, the Governor may by writing under his hand declare that the land therein described is and the same shall be set apart as a village site. 3. Houses may be built upon such land only with the authority of the District Commissioner of the district in which it is situated, and subject to such rules as may be made from time to time under section 5 hereof. 4. The occupation of any portion of a village site for building houses and planting trees and making gardens shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) That the Government may at any time after three months' notice resume the whole or any portion of a village site upon paying to the persons disturbed the full value of their houses, trees and growing crops. householder (b) That if any number of persons, being heads or Liability of 5. The Governor may from time to time make, and Rules. when made vary or rescind, rules defining the conditions. upon which land may be held and houses built and occupied within village sites. FERRIES. Ordinance No. 7 of 1896. AN ORDINANCE to authorize the Appropriation and Establishment of Ferries and to regulate the same. [8th August, 1896. WHEREAS it is expedient to authorize the appropriation Preamble. and establishment of ferries in the Colony and to regulate the same; Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Enactment. Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Ferries Ordi- Short title. nance, 1896." ferries. 2. The Governor may by any writing under his hand Governor to be published in the Gazette declare any ferry in the may establish Colony to be a public ferry and thereupon such ferry shall vest in the Queen for the use of the Government of the Colony and at any time hereafter the Governor may Tolls to be fixed by Governor. Toll-keeper. Table of tolls. establish new ferries where they are needed; and may from time to time change the course of any public ferry or discontinue any public ferry that is deemed unnecessary. Provided always that if any person and his predecessors in title shall have been the owners of a ferry and have beneficially occupied the same for and during three years or more before the commencement of this Ordinance no order or declaration shall be made under this section whereby such owner might be deprived thereof unless and until it shall be made to appear to the Governor that (a) The owner of such ferry has been in the habit of levying tolls not sanctioned by native custom, or that (b) The owner of such ferry has neglected or mismanaged it, or that (c) The ferry is the subject of dispute between rival chiefs or tribes, or that (d) The owner of such ferry upon receiving compensation (the amount of which shall be agreed upon by the Colonial Secretary and the owner of such ferry, and in case of disagreement shall be assessed by the Divisional Court of the Province in which the ferry is situated), consents to its transfer to and vesting in Her Majesty for the use of the Colony.* 3. Tolls according to such rates as shall from time to time be fixed by the Governor in Council shall be levied upon all passengers, carts, carriages, cattle and other animals, and on all goods and merchandize carried over any public ferry.† 4. At every public ferry a toll-keeper or toll-keepers may be appointed, whose duty it shall be to take the lawful tolls. 5. A table of tolls, written or printed shall be hung up in some conspicuous place near every ferry, so as to be easily read by all persons crossing at the ferry. * Ferries declared, 23rd April, 1897, see Appendix, p. 1180. Ferry tolls at Kratchi fixed, 31st January, 1898, see Appendix, p. 1180. |