fOrd. 5 anno 1868.]

Review the

recorded at the time of judgment:

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27. In all decisions in review, the reasons of the Court shall be In decisions in recorded in writing, and shall be read in open Court; and no decision in Review shall be pronounced until such reasons shall have been so recorded fully in writing; and all persons may obtain copies of such reasons on payment to the Registrar of the ordinary copying fees: The substance of every decision shall be communicated by the Registrar to the Justice within three days after the same shall be pronounced.

28. In any award of costs by any Justice under and by virtue Award of Cost of any of the provisions of Ordinance No. 19 of the year 1856, the to include Fees same shall not include fees to counsel or attorney.

by Justice not

to Counsel or

Attorney.

29. The Police Magistrate of Georgetown and every SuperinPowers of Sti tendent of Rivers, Creeks, Crown Lands and Forests, shall have all pendiary Jus tice may be the powers which, by any Law or Ordinance now, or hereafter to exercised by, be in force, may be vested in any Stipendiary or Special Justice of other Special Justices. the Peace, or any ordinary Justice of the Peace within the Colony.

Provision for

the perfor mance of

daties where

Justice absent or unable to

sot.

30. In every case of Summary Jurisdiction, if the Stipendiary Justice, or Superintendent of the District, shall be temporarily absent, or unable to act on the ground of interest or otherwise, his duties may be performed by any other Stipendiary Justice or Superintendent of Rivers, Creeks, Crown Lands and Forests, who shall for all the purposes of such case be held to be the Stipendiary Justice or Superintendent for the District for the time being, any Law or Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding; and in like manner any other Stipendiary Justice may act for the Police Magistrate of Georgetown in case of his temporary absence or inability to act on the ground of interest or otherwise.

31. This Ordinance shall be construed with, and shall form part Ordinance in- of Ordinance No. 19, of the year 1856, and shall extend and apply corporated with Ordi to every Ordinance in which it shall be enacted that prosecutions or proceedings under it shall be conducted according to the form of procedure, and shall be subject to the Review provided by Ordinance No. 19 of the year 1856, or in which words to the like effect

nano No. 19,

of 1856.

Commence

occur.

32. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on ment of Ordi- the publication thereof.

No. XXXI

No. XXXI.

Lord, 6 anno 1868.1

No. XXXI.

AN ORDINANCE TO INTRODUCE INTO THE COLONY OF BRI-
TISH GUIANA THE LAW OF ENGLAND WITH REGARD TO
TREASON FELONY.

Enacted 4th March, 1868, published the 7th following,
came into operation on publication.

[FRANCIS HINCKS, Governor.] WHEREAS it is expedient to introduce into this Colony the Preamble.

provisions of the Statute passed in the Eleventh year of Her Majesty's Reign, intituled "An Act for the better security of the Crown and Government of the United Kingdom :" Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of British Guiana, with the advice and consent of the Court of Policy thereof, as follows !—

clared Felonies

punishable by

tude or Im

1. If any person after the taking effect of this Ordinance, shall, Offences de within this Colony, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend to by this Ordi deprive or depose our most Gracious Lady the Queen, her heirs or nance to be successors, from the Style, Honour, or Royal Name of the Imperial Penal Servi Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of prisonment. any other of Her Majesty's Dominions and Countries, or to levy war against Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, within any part of the said United Kingdom, or of any other of Her Majesty's Dominions or Countries, in order by force or constraint to compel her, or them, to change her, or their measures, or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or in order to intimidate or overawe, both Houses or either House of Parliament, or to move or stir any foreigner or stranger with force to invade the said United Kingdom or any other Her Majesty's Dominions, or Countries under the obeisance of Her Majesty, her heirs or suc cessors, and such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions, or any of them, shall express, utter, or declare, by publishing any Printing or Writing, or by open and advised speaking, or by any overt act or deed, every person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for the term of his natural life, or for any term not less than seven years,

or

Lord. 6 anno 1868.]

Time within which ProseTM

commenced

issued.

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or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, as the Court shall direct.

2. No person shall be prosecuted for any felony by virtue of this Ordinance in respect of such compassings, imaginations, invencution shall be tions, devices, or intentions, as aforesaid, in so far as the same are and Warrant expressed, uttered, or declared by open and advised speaking only, unless information of such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, and intentions, and of the words by which the same were expressed, uttered, or declared, shall be given upon oath before a Justice of the Peace, within six days after such words shall have been spoken, and unless a warrant for the apprehension of the person, by whom such words shall have been spoken, shall be issued within ten days next after such information shall have been given, as aforesaid, and no person shall be convicted of any such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices or intentions as aforesaid, in so far as the same are expressed, uttered, or declared by open or advised speaking as aforesaid, except upon his own confession in open Court, or unless the words so spoken shall be proved by two credible witnesses.

overt act may

3. It shall be lawful in any indictment for any felony under this More than one Ordinance to charge against the offender any number of the matters, be charged in acts, or deeds, by which such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices or intentions as aforesaid, or any of them, shall have been expressed, uttered, or declared.

Indictment.

Nothing here

in to affect provisions of 25, Edward 3,

c. 2, as intro

duced into the

Law of this
Colony.

Indictments

4. Nothing herein contained shall lessen the force of, or in any manner affect, anything enacted by the statute passed in the Twentyfifth year of King Edward the Third, intituled "a declaration which offences shall be adjudged treason," the provisions of which statute, it is hereby declared, were introduced into this Colony by Ordinance No. 20 of the year 1846, intituled "An Ordinance to introduce into the Colony of British Guiana the Laws of England relative to Treason and Misprision of Treason."

5. If the facts or matters alleged in an Indictment for any felony under this Ordinance shall amount in Law to Treason, such Indictunder this Or- ment shall not, by reason thereof, be deemed void, erroneous, or dinance valid, defective; and if the facts or matters proved on the trial of any though the

person

[Ord. 6 anno 1868.]

No. XXXI.-XXXII.

treason.

person indicted for any Felony under this Ordinance shall amount facts may in law to treason, such person shall not, by reason thereof, be amount to entitled to be acquitted of such felony, but no person tried for such Felony shall be afterwards prosecuted for Treason upon the same facts.

before and

6. In the case of every felony punishable under this Ordinance, Punishment every principal in the second degree, and every accessory before the of accessories fact, shall be punishable in the same manner as the principal in after the fact. the first degree is by this Ordinance punishable; and every acces. sory after the fact to any such felony shall, on conviction be liable to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two years.

7. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on Commence the publication thereof.

ment of Ordinance.

No. XXXII.

AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT TO WILLIAM HUNTER CAMPBELL, [Ord. 7 anno
ESQUIRE, LATE CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT OF CRIMI- 1868.1
NAL JUSTICE IN AND FOR THE COUNTIES OF DEMERARA
AND ESSEQUEBO, A PENSION OF SIX HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, AND ALSO TO
SECURE HIS CLAIM TO SUPERANNUATION ALLOWANCE
IN THE EVENT OF HIS BEING HEREAFTER APPOINTED
TO ANY OTHER OFFICE UNDER THE CROWN.

Enacted 16th March, 1868, published the 21st follow. ing, came into operation on publication.

FRANCIS HINCKS, Governor.] WHEREAS it is expedient that a Pension of Six Hundred and Preamble.

Seventy-two Dollars per annum should be granted to William Hunter Campbell, Esquire, the late Clerk of the Supreme Court of Criminal Justice in and for the Counties of Demerara and Esse

quebo,

quebo, in consideration of his long and faithful services, and that such Pension should be paid to him from and out of, and should be charged upon the Fee Fund of the Registrar's Office of said Counties, which Fund is subject to the appropriation and control of the Governor and Court of Policy: And whereas at a special session of the Honorable the Court of Policy of British Guiana, with the Financial Representatives of the Inhabitants thereof in Combined Court assembled, on the Twelfth day of March in the year 1868, it was resolved that His Excellency the Governor and the Court of Policy be requested to introduce and pass an Ordinance to secure to the said William Hunter Campbell, Esquire, in the event of his being at any future time again employed in the public service, the right when computing the Superannuation Allowance to which he may be entitled upon his ultimate retirement, to include and reckon the number of years of his past service up to the date of his aforesaid resignation, in addition to his subsequent service, notwithstanding the break which may have occurred in consequence of his resignation: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of British Guiana, with the advice and consent of the Court of Policy thereof, as follows:

1. From and after the taking effect of this Ordinance it shall be lawful for the Governor, in the name and on the behalf of Her Majesty, from and out of the Fee Fund of the Registrar's Office of the Counties of Demerary and Essequebo, to grant to the said William Hunter Campbell, Esquire, in consideration of his long and faithful services, a Pension of Six Hundred and Seventy-two Dollars per annum during the term of his natural life; and from and out of such Fee Fund the Colonial Receiver General shall, upon the warrant of the Governor, pay the said Pension to the said William Hunter Campbell, Esquire, or his lawful Attorney, quarterly, on the four most usual quarter days of the year, commencing as from the Twenty-eighth day of March, 1866, being the date of the resignation of office of the said William Hunter Campbell, Esquire: Provided always, that in the event of a grant to the said William Hunter Campbell, Esquire, by Her Majesty of any office, the emoluments of which shall be equal to or greater than the amount of pension hereby granted to him, the payment to him of such pension shall cease.