Capital Punishment Amendment Act 1871 Amendment Act 1875 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO TRIGESIMO NONO

VICTORDE REGLNiE

No. 1

An Act to amend The Capital Punishment Amendment

Act, 1871.' [Assented to 21st December, 1875.

WEREAS it is expedient to amend The Capital Punishment 1,=talc

Amendment Act, 1871 ' : Be it therefore enacted by His

Excellency the Governor of Western Australia and its Dependencies, n

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by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof,

as follows :—

1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as The Capital Punish- Short title

//lent Amendment Act 1871 Amendment Act, 1875.'

2. The second section of the said Act shall be taken and read as if Section 2 of the

the words following were added to and formed part thereof, that is to zi pdlytt to not

say :—` except in the case of such of the aboriginal natives who may aboriginal

from time to time be condemned to death, in which case such judgment "au'

shall be carried into effect by the proper officer at such place as may be

appointed by the Governor for that purpose.'

3. Such executions as last aforesaid, if the place appointed for the Execution of alo

same as aforesaid be without the walls of a prison, shall take place in (,),,riglIVp',',7,Lov„e:

public ; and such rules and regulations shall apply to the same in all if tile ra id eAct, Pas t be n

respects as if the said Act had not passed. pased :

4. This Act and the said Act shall be taken and read Ed together as T s Act in-

conWrated with

one Act. principal Act

WILLIAM C. F. ROBINSON, •

GOVERNOR.