No. XXIII.
An Act to further continue for a l imited t ime an
| Act int i tuled " An Act to facilitate | the | appre- |
" hension of transported Felons and Offenders " illegally at large and of Persons found, with
| " Arms | and suspected | to be | Bobbers." |
May, 1842.]
| WH E R E A S an A c t of t h e Governor and Legis la t ive Council of | South Wales was passed in t he fifth year of the re ign of H i s la te |
| Majesty | K i n g W i l l i a m t h e F o u r t h in t i tu led " An Act to facilitate the |
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" apprehension of transported Felons and Offenders illegally at large " and of Persons found icith Arms and suspected to be Robbers" which said A c t was by a cer ta in o ther Ac t of the said Governor and Council passed in t h e s ix th year of t h e re ign of H i s said l a te Majesty in t i tu led " An Act to continue for a limited time an Act intituled ' An Act " ' to facilitate the apprehension of transported Felons and Offenders
| " ' illegally at large and of Persons found with Arms and | suspected |
| " | * to be Robbers' | " cont inued un t i l t he thir ty-f i rs t | day of A u g u s t | one |
t h o u s a n d eight h u n d r e d and th i r ty -e igh t a n d whereas t h e said first recited Ac t was b y a cer tain o ther A c t of the said Governor and Council passed in t he first year of t he re ign of H e r present Majesty Queen Victoria i n t i t u l ed " An Act further to continue for a limited time an " Act intituled ' An Act to facilitate the apprehension of transported " ' Felons and Offenders illegally at large and of Persons found with " ' Arms and suspected to be Robbers' " con t inued in force except as
| to so m u c h thereof as relates to t he t ime of pass ing a n d | execut ion | of |
| any sentence of death as there in is men t ioned u n t i l t he thir ty-first | day |
of A u g u s t one t housand e ight h u n d r e d a n d fortv which said last m e n - tioned A c t was by a cer ta in o ther Act of t h e said Governor and Counci l passed in t h e t h i r d year of t he re ign of H e r said present Majesty Queen Vic tor ia in t i tu led " An Act to further continue for a. limited,
| " time an Act intituled | ' An Act | to facilitate | the apprehension | of |
| "'transported | Felons and Offenders | illegally | at large and of Per- |
| " ' sons found icith Arms and suspected | to be Robbers ' " cont inued |
unt i l t he thir ty-first day of A u g u s t one t housand eight hund red and forty-two and it is expedient fur ther t o cont inue t he said first reci ted Ac t in m a n n e r and to the extent hereinafter provided Be i t therefore
| enacted by | H i s Excel lency t h e | Governor | of New South W a l e s | w i t h |
t he advice of t h e Legis la t ive Counci l thereof Tha t t he said first reci ted Act of H i s said la te Majesty shal l be a n d t h e same is hereby cont inued in force except as to so m u c h thereof as relates to t he t ime of pass ing and execut ion of any sentence of death as the re in is men t ioned from
| a n d | after t h e | said thir ty-f i rs t | day of A u g u s t | one t housand | e ight |
| hundred and forty-two un t i l t he | thir ty-f i rs t | day of A u g u s t | one thou |
| sand eight h u n d r e d and | forty-four. |
| 2. Prov ided a lways and be it enacted | T h a t n o t h i n g in the said |
first reci ted Act or in th i s Act contained shall be deemed to author ize any Jus t i ce of t he Peace to cause any person to be removed to Sydney to be examined unless such person shall have been apprehended wi th in t he Police Distr ic t of Sydney or informat ion shall have been given on oa th by some credible witness before such Jus t i ce tha t there is s t rong g round for suspect ing such person to be a t ranspor ted felon or offender