[Ord. 17 anno 1871.1

No. LXXXVIII.

provisions of "The Cumingsburg North-west District Improvement Ordinance, 1866," shall be paid at the times and in the sums following, that is to say :

to be paid.

2. Interest at the rate of six per centum per annum shall be Interest when payable on the first day of July, and the thirty-first day of December in each year on so much of the said principal sum of one hun. dred and eighty-six thousand three hundred and seventy-dollars, as shall up to each day of payment remain due.

3. The Colonial Recciver-General for and on behalf of the Colony Colony to have is hereby declared to have a preferent lien upon the property, for recovery of preferent lien revenues, rates and taxes of the Mayor and Council of Georgetown, principal and interest, lien to subject to any existing liens thereon, for the recovery of all instal- be enforced by ments of principal and interest payable at the times as herein before summary exeset forth; and such lien may be enforced by parate or summary execution, by the Colonial Receiver-General, for and on behalf of the Colony.

cution.

Receiver Gene

to be prima

4. In every proceeding by parate or summary execution, the Colonial signature of the Colonial Receiver-General for the time being, sub- ral's signature scribed to any statement of the amount claimed shall, without proof facie proof of of such signature, or of any other matter or thing, be held to be correctness of in all Courts and by all Judges and Magistrates sufficient prima to be due. facie evidence of the amount claimed being due.

amount stated

may be issued

5. To meet the payment of all Bonds heretofore issued by the Fresh bonds Colony under the provisions of the said Ordinance, and remaining to meet outunpaid, it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor and the standing bonds Court of Policy, if they shall see fit from time to time as such Bonds shall become due, to direct that the money for such payment shall be raised by the issue of fresh Bonds.

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Bonds to be

on terms to be approved by

the Governor.

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6. The Colonial Receiver-General shall issue such Bonds in such form, for such sums, and payable with interest at such times, as His Excellency the Governor shall approve.

7. All the Colonial Revenues not specially appropriated by any Colonial Reve. Ordinance already in force, shall be held, and are hereby declared to be, pledged for the payment of the principal and interest to become due in respect of the Bonds issued under this Ordinance.

uues pledged for payment of bonds.

how dealt

with.

8. In case any Bond issued under this Ordinance, shall, by Defaced bonds accident, be defaced, the Colonial Receiver-General may issue a New Bond to the holder, and may cause the defaced Bond to be cancelled and to be filed in his office; and the new Bond shall bear the same number, date, and principal sum, and carry the same interest, and be subject to the same rules, as the original Bond.

Lost or des.

with.

9. The Colonial Receiver-General, on proof to his satisfaction that any Bond issued under this Ordinance, has by accident, been troyed bonds, lost or destroyed before the same shall have been paid off, may, if the number and amount of such Bond shall be ascertained, and upon being furnished with due security for indemnifying him for any loss to which the Colony may at any time be subjected by reason thereof, issue a new Bond corresponding with such lost or destroyed Bond; or, if any Bond, when so lost or destroyed, shall be overdue, may, on being furnished with such security as aforesaid, cause the money due thereon to be paid off and discharged.

10. So much of "The Cumingsburg North West District ImOrdinance No. provement Ordinance, 1866," as is inconsistent with this Ordinance, shall be, and the same is hereby, repealed,

20, of 1866,

partially repealed.

II. This Ordinance and "The Cumingsburg North West "DisOrdinance No. trict Improvement Ordinance, 1866," except in so far as and this Ordi- former repeals the latter, shall be construed together as one Ordinance.

20, of 1866,

nance, con.

strued together

Ordinance

when to take affect.

12. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on the date of the publication thereof.

No. LXXXIX.

No. LXXXIX.

No. LXXXIX.

AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE CERTAIN ALTERATIONS IN THE [Ord. 18 anno LAW RELATING TO JURORS IN CRIMINAL CASES.

Enacted 2nd December, 1871, published on the same day, came into operation on publication.

[JOHN SCOTT, Governor.]

1871.]

WHEREAS it is necessary to make certain alterations in the Preamble.

law relating to Jurors in Criminal Cases: 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:

prescribed

1. From and after the taking effect of this Ordinance it shall be Jury may lawful for the Judge presiding at any Criminal trial, at any time seperti fore summing before he shall have summed up the case to the Jury, to allow up and after them to separate for such time as to him shall seem meet, after admonition. giving them the admonition prescribed in section 37 of Ordinance No. 1 of the year 1853.

Section 3 of

14 of 1849 is

2. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 14 of the year 1849, shall not To what cases hereafter apply to any case where, during the progress of a trial, Ordinance No. the Jurors shall be allowed by the Judge to separate at night, or not applicable. to any Jury after a case shall have been summed up to them by the Judge.

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

ment of Ordinance.

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No. XC.

[Ord. 1 anno AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO INSOL1872.]

Preamble.

VENCY.

Enacted 4th January, 1872, published the 6th following, came into operation 1st June, 1872.

[JOHN SCOTT, Governor.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to Amend the Law relating to Insol

vency: 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:-

Preliminary.

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as the "InsolShort Title. vency Ordinance, 1872."

Clause.

2. In the Interpretation of this Ordinance, the terms and words Interpretation hereinafter enumerated, and defined or explained, wheresoever occuring, shall be understood as hereinafter defined or explained, unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the subject or coutext repugnant to such definition or explanation; that is to say,

"Annulling" shall mean also "superseding:"

Assignee" shall mean the official assiguee, and also the creditors' assignee where any such shall be chosen :

"Court" shall mean the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of British Guiana, and also the Chief Justice or any Judge of said Court, according as such several constructions shall be consistent with the context, and "the full Court" shall mean the said Court in session assembled:

"Creditors