Fines for Drunkenness Charitable Application Act 1842 No 20a (NSW)

No. XIII.

An Act for direct ing the application of all Fines

imposed for	Drunkenness .	[30th	August,
1842.]

WH E R E A S by an Act passed in t h e second year of t he re ign of Her Majesty Queen Vic tor ia in t i tu led " An Act for cousoli-

" dating and amending the Laws relating to the licensing of Public-

" houses and for further regulating the sale and consumption of

"fermented and spirituous Liquors in New South Wales" i t is

amongs t other th ings enacted a n d declared t h a t t h e L a w of E n g l a n d

impos ing fine and p u n i s h m e n t for d runkenness is applicable to th i s

Colony and t h a t all fines imposed however disposable by t h e L a w of

E n g l a n d shal l be d is t r ibuted wi th in t he Colony in l ike m a n n e r as

o ther fines a n d penal t ies recoverable unde r t h e said reci ted Ac t and

whereas i t is expedient to repeal	so m u c h	of t h e said reci ted A c t as
re la tes to t he d is t r ibut ion and	disposit ion of all fines for	d runkenness

whe the r imposed unde r t h e said L a w of E n g l a n d or t he said reci ted

A c t and to apply t he same in t he m a n n e r hereinafter directed Be i t

therefore enacted by H i s Excel lency t h e Governor of N e w South W a l e s w i t h t he advice of t he Legislat ive Counci l thereof Tha t t he same so far as relates to the disposition and d is t r ibut ion of t h e said fines be and t h e same is hereby repealed.

2. A n d be i t enacted Tha t all fines which shal l after t h e pass ing of th i s A c t be imposed for d runkenness unde r t h e L a w of E n g l a n d so declared to be applicable as aforesaid or unde r t h e said reci ted Ac t shal l be appropr ia ted in manner following tha t is t o say if no t exceed­ i n g t h e s u m of five shil l ings t he whole shall be pa id to t h e Treasurer or o ther au thor ized officer of any Benevolent A s y l u m or other Char i t ­ able I n s t i t u t i o n or Society established or to be establ ished in t h e dis­ t r i c t of the Colony where t h e case shall be heard for t he relief of such poor persons as t h r o u g h age sickness accident or o ther infirmity are unab le to suppor t themselves and if exceeding the sum of five shil l ings t h e n in such propor t ion not exceeding one-half t o t he informer as t h e J u s t i c e or Jus t ices before w h o m the case shal l be hea rd m a y in his or thei r discret ion direct and t h e residue to t h e Treasurer or other au thor ized officer of any such Benevolent A s y l u m or other Char i table In s t i t u t i on or Society as aforesaid Provided t h a t in any distr ict in which the re is no Benevolent A s y l u m or o ther Char i tab le I n s t i t u t i o n or Society t h e said fines or por t ion of the same as aforesaid shall be paid towards t h e suppor t of t h e Benevolent Society in t he City of Sydney.

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