[Ord. 16 anno 1847.]

Deed of Settlement disal. lowed.

No. X.

2. And be it enacted, that section 53 of said Deed of Settlement Section 53 of is, as the same is hereby disallowed; and that nothing contained in said Deed of Settlement, or in this Ordinance, shall repeal, alter, vary, or affect section 4 of Ordinance No. 15, of the year 1847, intituled "An Ordinance to alter and extend the provisions of "Ordinance No. 15, of the year 1846, intituled 'An Ordinance to "Regulate the Constitution of Joint Stock Companies for carrying "on Undertakings of a Public Nature, and to authorize the "taking of Lands for such purposes." "

ment admissi

3. And be it enacted, that each printed copy of this Ordinance, Printed copy of purporting to be printed by the Printers of the Official Gazette of Deed of Settle the Colony, shall be admitted as evidence of the said Deed of Setble in evidence. tlement by all Courts, Judges, Justices, and others, without any proof being given that such copy is so printed, or that such copy is a true copy of the original Deed of Settlement, or of any record thereof.

ested may

4. And be it enacted, that if any person, whose duty or interest Persons inter- it shall be to deny and disprove the correctness of any such copy, shall deny and take upon himself to disprove the correctness of any such copy, he shall be permitted so to do, and that the proof of such incorrectness shall rest entirely upon such person.

disprove cor. rectness of copy.

This Ordinance

5. And be it enacted, that this Ordinance shall be incorporated with the aforesaid Ordinance No. 16, of the year One Thousand to be construed Eight Hundred and Forty-six, and that all the clauses and provinance No. 16, sions of this Ordinance shall form part of the said Ordinance No.

with Ordi.

of the year

1846.

16, of the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-six, and shall be construed together therewith as forming one Ordinance,

No. XI.

No. XI.

No. XI.

1847.]

AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE No. 28, OF THE YEAR [Ord. 17 anno 1829, ENTITULED “AN ACT FOR THE MORE SPEEDY EN. "FORCEMENT OF PECUNIARY PENALTIES, AND TO MAKE “OTHER PROVISIONS IN LIEU THEREOF.”

Enacted 20th August, 1847, published the 25th following, came into operation on publication.

[HENRY LIGHT, Governor.]

WHEREAS it is necessary to repeal Ordinance No. 28, of the Preamble.

year 1829, entituled "An Act for the more speedy Enforcement of Pecuniary Penalties," and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof :-

1829, repealed.

28, of the year

1. Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Ordinance No. British Guiana, with the advice and consent of the Court of Policy thereof, that from and after the publication of this Ordinance, Ordinance No. 28, of the year 1829, entituled "An Act for the "more speedy enforcement of Pecuniary Penalties," shall be repealed.

2. And be it enacted, that from and after the publication of this Pecuniary penalties recoOrdinance, every pecuniary penalty, exceeding the sum of Forty- Verable by eight Dollars, which shall have been declared by any Ordinance or action. Law to be recoverable under, or by virtue of said Ordinance No. 28, of the year 1829, shall be recoverable by action or suit in the Supreme Court of Civil Justice, or in any Inferior Court of Civil Justice of this Colony, according to the amount of such penalty, together with the costs of such action or suit as aforesaid.

3. And be it enacted, that every such action or suit shall be by Action by Attorneyand in the name of Her Majesty's Attorney-General, or other of General. Her Majesty's Law Officers, for and on behalf of Her Majesty.

recoverable on

4. And be it enacted, that every Pecuniary Fine and Penalty Penalties not not exceeding the sum of Forty-eight Dollars, the recovery of which exceeding $48, is not otherwise specially provided for, shall be recoverable upon summary con convictior

viction.

[Ord. 17 anno 1847.]

No. XI.-XII.

conviction before any two Justices of the Peace of the Colony, together with the costs thereof, in manner and form prescribed by Ordinance No. 28, of the year 1846, entituled "An Ordinance for "regulating the Mode of Proceeding in cases of Offences punish"able on Summary Conviction, and for establishing a Court of "Appeal, from certain Summary Convictions."

No. XII.

[Ord. 19 anno AN ORDINANCE TO EXPLAIN AND REGULATE THE DUTIES, 1847.] POWERS, AND AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF BRITISH GUIANA IN CERTAIN CIVIL MATTERS.

Preamble.

Recites Order

1831.

Enacted 27th August, 1847, published the 28th following, came into operation on publication.

[HENRY LIGHT, Governor.]

WHEREAS by an Order in Council of His late Majesty King

WILLIAM the Fourth, bearing date at the Court of St. James, the Twentieth day of June, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirtyin Council of one, after reciting, as therein is recited, it was, amongst other 20th June, things, ordered, that in each of the said Courts respectively, thereby meaning, amongst others, the Court of Criminal and Civil Justice of Demerara and Essequebo, and the Court of Civil Justice and the Court of Criminal Justice of Berbice, the said three Judges of the said respective Colonies, thereby meaning, amongst others, the Colony of British Guiana, should, in all civil cases, have, possess, exercise, and enjoy such and the same jurisdiction, powers, and authority in every respect as the Judges of the said Courts had theretofore lawfully possessed, exercised, and enjoyed :

And whereas by Ordinance No. 5, of the year 1846, it was, Recites Ordi. amongst other things, enacted, that from and after the taking effect nance No. 5 of of that Ordinance, the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of Demerara the year 1846. and Essequebo, and the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of Berbice, established under the same Judges by Order in Council of the

Twentieth