Courts of Requests Act 1839 No 7a (NSW)

No. VI.

An Act to establish Courts of Requests at the Towns of Melbourne and Por t Macquarie in the Colony of New South Wales. [13th August, 1839.]

WH E R E A S of t h e Colony of N e w South Wales i t was enacted t h a t

by an A c t of the Governor a n d Legislat ive Council

Cour ts of Civil Ju r i sd ic t ion called Cour ts of Reques t s should be

holden a t cer ta in towns or places there in n a m e d a t such t imes as t he Governor of t he said Colony should by Proc lamat ion t o be issued for t h a t purpose from t ime to t ime direct a n d appoint and whereas t he increase of popula t ion in t h e Towns of Me lbourne and P o r t Macqua r i e respectively makes i t expedient and necessary for t h e in teres t of t h e said towns and the i r ne ighbourhoods t h a t Cour ts of Reques t s should be holden in each respectively Be i t therefore enacted T h a t Cour ts of Civil Jur i sd ic t ion to be called Cour ts of Reques t s shal l be holden a t t h e towns of Melbourne a n d Macquar ie in and for t h e said towns and ne ighbourhoods respectively a t such t imes as t he Governor of t h e said Colony shall by Proc lamat ion to be issued for t h a t purpose from t ime to t ime direct and appoint .

2. A n d be it enacted Tha t t h e said Cour ts of Reques t s shal l

exercise t h e same jur isdic t ion and be holden by a Commissioner to be appointed by t h e Governor of said Colony for and on behalf of H e r Majesty and shall have such minis ter ia l or o ther officers as shal l be necessary for t he adminis t ra t ion of jus t ice in t he said Cour ts respec­ tively and for t h e execut ion of the orders a n d process thereof as t he Cour ts of Reques t s respectively have in v i r t ue of t he said reci ted A c t and t h e said minis te r ia l and o ther officers shall from times to t ime be appointed to and removed from the i r respective offices in such m a n n e r as t h e Governor of t he said Colony shal l direct.

3. A n d be it enacted Tha t t h e said reci ted Ac t of t h e Governor and Council (except so m u c h thereof as re la tes to t he appo in tmen t of a Commissioner) shall be t a k e n to ex tend and apply to t h e said Cour t s of Reques t s to be holden at Me lbou rne and Macquar ie respectively and tha t t he said reci ted Ac t in all i t s clauses and provisions shall be held to govern and regu la te t he form of proceeding and t h e jur isd ic t ion of the said Cour ts respectively in as full and ample a manne r as if t he said towns were specially named in said reci ted Ac t among t h e places a t which Cour ts of Reques t s were by i t par t icular ly appointed to be held.

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