[Ord. 15 anno 1870.] to deal with seizures, in every case in No. LXXII. 1. In every case in which, by any law or Ordinance now in force, Governor alone it is necessary for the Governor to obtain the advice and consent fines, penalties, of the Court of Policy, previously to the remission of any fine, forfeitures, detentions, and penalty, or forfeiture, or the restoration of anything detained or seized, or the remission of any costs, or expenses, relating to or which hereto connected with any fine, penalty, forfeiture, detention, or seizure, fore the advice it shall be lawful for the Governor, if he shall think fit, to remit the Court of such fine, penalty, forfeiture, costs, or expenses, or to order anyPolicy have been necessary. thing detained or seized to be restored, or to refuse such remission or restoration without such advice and consent; and every remission or restoration, which the Governor may think fit to order, may be made in such manner, and on such terms and conditions as to him shall seem meet. and consent of Proceedings barred by 2. Every petition or application, relating to any such fine, penalty, forfeiture, detention, seizure, costs, or expenses, whether addressed to the Governor and Court of Policy, or to the Governor alone, may be dealt with by the Governor, or may be referred by him to the Court of Policy for their advice, as to him shall seem fit. 3. Every person who shall accept or acquiesce in, any such remission or restoration as aforesaid, shall be thereby debarred from acquiescence having, maintaining, or continuing, any action or suit in respect of any matter to which such remission or restoration shall relate, and no further proceedings shall be taken against any such person in relation to any such matter. in Governor's order. 4. All fines, penalties, forfeitures, costs, and expenses incurred, This Ordinance and all detentions and seizures occurring, previously to the taking matters occur effect of this Ordinance, shall be dealt with as if this Ordinance had ring previously not to affect to the taking not been passed. effect. Ordinance when to take effect. 5. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on the publication thereof. LXXIII. No. LXXIII. No. LXXIII. 1870.] AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 7, OF THE YEAR | Ord. 17 anno Enacted 5th October, 1870, published the same day, came into operation on publication. [JOHN SCOTT, Governor.] WHEREAS it is necessary to repeal Ordinance Number 7, of Preamble. this year, and to make other provisions relating to the extension of the existing Burial Ground for the Town of New Amsterdam in the County of Berbice: And whereas a piece of land adjoining the said Burial Ground, being the back half, or eastern half, of Lot Number 35 (Thirty-five), and the northern back quarter, or north eastern quarter, of Lot Number 36 (Thirty-six, situate in Stanley Town, in the second empolder of the said Town of New Amsterdam, bounded on the north by the Roman Catholic Burial Ground, or Lot No. 34 (Thirty-four), on the south by the southern back quarter, or south eastern quarter, of Lot Number 36 (Thirty-six), on the east by the back-dam trench, and on the west by Providence-street trench, as defined on a diagram made by the Assistant Crown Surveyor, William Chalmers, dated the Twenty-fifth day of August, 1870, and deposited in the Registrar's Office of the County of Berbice on the Fourth day of October, 1570, and which diagram shews the portion of the said piece of land belonging to the estate of Kea Luyken, deceased, the portion thereof in the said diagram said to belong, and in reality belonging, to Maria George, and the sites of the buildings on such portions respectively, is deemed eligible for the purpose aforesaid: 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: ceiver-General to take posses⚫ 1. Upon the publication of this Ordinance, the Assistant Assistant ReReceiver-General shall enter upon, and take possession of, the said piece of land and the buildings thereon, and the same shall be sion of land. appraised as hereinafter provided. 2. Immediately [Ord. 17 anno 1870.1 Appraisers to be appointed. No. LXXIII. 2. Immediately on the taking possession of the said land and buildings, by the Assistant Receiver-General, the Governor and Court of Policy shall appoint an appraiser on the part of the Colony, and the Assistant Receiver-General shall give notices to the parties respectively entitled to receive payment for the respective portions of the said piece of land, and for the buildings respectively thereon, within ten days after receipt by them respectively of such notices, respectively to appoint appraisers, namely, one in respect of each portion, to proceed with the appraiser appointed on the part of the Colony, to ascertain and fix the respective values of such respective portions, and of the buildings respectively thereon; and if during the said ten days, either of the parties receiving such notice shall fail to make such appointment and to give notice thereof to the Assistant Receiver-General, or if during five days after such lastmentioned appointment and notice, any appraiser appointed by either of such parties, shall fail to proceed with the appraiser appointed on the part of the Colony, to ascertain such value, the Governor and Court of Policy shall appoint a second appraiser. 3. The two appraisers, whether оne appointed by the Governor Appraisers to and Court of Policy, and one appointed by and acting on behalf of value land and buildings. a party entitled to receive payment as aforesaid, or both appointed by the Governor and Court of Policy as herein before provided, shall proceed to ascertain and fix the value of the portion of the said piece of land, and the value of the buildings thereon, which they shall respectively be appointed to appraise, and, if they shall not agree as to the value, shall appoint an umpire whose decision as to such value shall be final; and immediately on such value being ascertained, the amount thereof shall be paid to the party so entitled as aforesaid by the Assistant Receiver-General, and on such payment, each portion of the said piece of land, and the buildings thereon, for which such payment shall have been made, shall be vested in, and be the property of, Her Majesty the Queen. If any appraiser appointed by a person so entitled as aforesaid shall refuse to appoint an umpire, the appraiser appointed by the Governor and Court of Policy may appoint one, whose decision shall be final. 4. The buildings on the said piece of land shall be disposed of Buildings to be as may seem fit to the Governor and Court of Policy, and the disposed of and Land to be used said piece of land shall remain vested in Her Majesty for the puras a Burial Ground. poses ¡Ord. 17 anno 1870.] No. LXXIII.-LXXIV. poses of a Burial Ground for the Town of New Amsterdam, and shall, together with the ground now used for such purpose, form the Burial Ground of the Town of New Amsterdam, and shall be subject to all laws and regulations now in force, or hereafter to be made, relating to the public Burial Ground of the Town of New Amsterdam. No. 7 of 1870 5. From and after the coming into operation of this Ordinance, Ordinance Ordinance No. 7, of this year, shall be, and the same is hereby, repealed and repealed; and anything which may have been done, or attempted of no effect. to be done, under that Ordinance shall be of no effect. 6. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on Commence the publication thereof. ment of Ordi. nance. No. LXXIV. 1870.] AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 10 OF THE YEAR [Ord. 18 anno 1858, AND TO MAKE OTHER PROVISIONS FOR THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF LEPERS. Enacted 12th October, 1870, published the 17th December following, came into operation on publication. [JOHN SCOTT, Governor.] WHEREAS it is desirable to repeal the existing law, and to preamble. make other provisions relating to Lepers: 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. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Proclamation under Governor may his hand, and the public Seal of the Colony, to be published in the establish Leper Asylums by Official Gazette, from time to time, to declare what buildings and Proclamation. what lands thereto attached, shall constitute, and immediately on such Proclamation such buildings and lands shall constitute, an Asylum or Asylums, for Lepers in this Colony. VOL. IV. Cc 2. After [Ord. 18 anno 1870.] Inmates of one Asylum may be removed to another by order of Go vernor. and Salaries of No. LXXIV. 2. After such Proclamation, as aforesaid, the inmates of any Leper Asylum may, at any time, by order of the Governor, be removed therefrom to any other Leper Asylum, 3. The Governor may appoint such Medical Practitioners, OffiAppointments cers, Nurses, and Attendants as he may consider necessary for every Officers. such Leper Asylum, and on such terms and conditions as to him may seem meet, and with such salaries and allowances as may from time to time be voted by the Governor and Court of Policy, with the Financial Repesentatives, in Combined Court assembled. 4. The Governor, on its being certified to him, by any Admission to Medical Practitioner, that a person is a Leper, and on its being Asylum, and maintenance of further certified by such Medical Practitioner, or any two Justices Lepers. of the Peace, that such person is a fit subject for gratuitous relief, may, on application by or on behalf of such person, make an order for such person to be admitted into a Leper Asylum aud to be maintained there, free of charge, until discharged by order of the Governor, or of a Judge, as hereinafter provided. summoned be 5. From and after the taking effect of this Ordinance, it shall Leper expos be lawful for any Stipendiary or Special Justice of the Peace, upon ing his person in any public information on oath of any credible witness, that any person place, may be afflicted with Leprosy, has been wandering about, begging or fore a Stipen- collecting alms, or seeking precarious support, or wilfully or intendiary or Special Justice. tionally, exposing his or her Leprosy in any public road, street, or place, to the disgust and annoyance of any inhabitants of the Colony, to summon such person to appear before him, or, if he shall think it necessary, such Justice shall issue a warrant, under his hand, directed to any constable or officer of Police, authorising or directing such constable or officer of Police to cause any such person to be brought before him at a time and place to be specified in such summons or warrant. Justice 6. If upon the hearing of the case it shall be made to appear, On the bear to the satisfaction of the said Justice, upon the oath of any Medical ing of the case, Practitioner, duly admitted to practice in this Colony, that such make an order person is afflicted with Leprosy, and it shall be made further to of removal to appear upon the oath of some creditable witness that such person Asylum. has been seen wandering abroad begging or collecting alms, or empowered to seeking |