| WH E R E A S t h e re ign of H i s Majesty K i n g George t h e F o u r t h in t i tu led | " An Act to provide until the first day of July one thousand eight |
| " hundred and twenty-seven and until the end of the next Session of " Parliament for the better Administration of Justice in New South " Wales and Van Diemen's Land and for the more effectual Govem- " ment thereof and for other purposes relating thereto " i t is amongs t |
| o ther t h i n g s | enacted t h a t Cour ts of Genera l or Qua r t e r | Sessions should | |
| be ho lden in N e w | South W a l e s and V a n Diemen ' s L a n d a t such | t imes | |
| and places as t h e Governor of N e w South W a l e s should appoin t | and | |
| t h a t t h e said Cour ts should have power and au tho r i t y to t a k e cogni zance of all m a t t e r s and th ings cognizable in Cour ts of Sessions in E n g l a n d a n d also in a s u m m a r y way to t a k e cognizance of all cr imes |
| and | misdemeanors commi t t ed by and of cer ta in compla in t s made | |
| aga ins t | such persons and t h e same to pun i sh in | such a m a n n e r as in | |
| a n d by t h e said A c t is ment ioned and directed | A n d whereas i t | is | |
| expedient t o facil i tate t he Proceedings of t h e Jus t i ces in | Sessions | |
| assembled | in | t h e | exercise of t h e | s u m m a r y | Jur i sd ic t ion | in | t h e m | b y | |
| t h e | said A c t vested | Be i t therefore | enacted | by H i s Excel lency t h e | |
| Governor of N e w South Wales w i th t h e advice of t h e Counci l t h a t t h e several and respective Jus t i ces assigned to keep t h e Peace and assembled in Sessions wi th in t h e several Dis t r ic t s or places appointed |
| by t h e Governor shal l have power and au thor i ty to exercise | t he | |
| s u m m a r y Ju r i sd ic t ion | vested | in | t h e m | by t h e | said Ac t | a l t hough | no | |
| precept m a y have been issued or no g r and or pe t t y J u r y should | be | |
| r e tu rned for t h e purpose of | a t t end ing such | Sessions. | |