Magistrates Fees Act 1843 (SA)

ANNO SEXTO ET SEPTIMO

V I C T O R I E B E G 1

No. 4.

By ilk EzccLncy GEORGE GREY &quire Q o v ~ r m r and Commander-in

Chit$ o j Ifur ilfnjeaty'r Province n/ Joutlr Aurtralia and ifs Depndcnciea

n t d T7icc.A&nirnl of	tha fame by atad with tha advice atad consrtal of
the Legislative Cotowil.

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AN 0 R D I M NCE n l, lm id /~g the Pecs to be taken by jllugisfrnirs . S

in South Australia. P. '.

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WHEREAS it is expedient to ascertain and fix tht? Fees to be taken , I

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by Magistrates in Courts of Police and Petty Sessions and acting	. I.
singly in South Australia:	b. ,
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1 3 ~	IT TIIEREFORE ENACTED	BY HIS EXCELLENCY	the	Governor	t
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of South Australia with the. advice..and consent of the Legislative

Council tllereof:	That from and after the passing hereof the said M,,irsrtrr	&..	(l r . L <
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Magistrates respectively j&uJhd may demand receive and take the aand certain t i e s.

several Fees specified in the Schedule A hereunto annexed for the 7 , ' * .L '

business therein stated and no other or greater Fees whatsoever:	S, 6	a.	1
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Provided always that it shall be lawlul for every Justice of the Peace

and he iis required to administer to any Naval or Military Pensioner * i

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the oaths afirmations or declarations necessaly to be made for the S. .

. weipt of his pension without any charge for the same: Provided

tdso that it shall be in the discretion of any Justice to make an order 4 '

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remitting in whole or in part the regulated fees in any case in which

the poverty of the party liable s1~all be proved to his aatiefaction. h

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copies ofSche- . 11. And be it further enacted that the Magistrate or proper officer

be in this behalf appointed by the Governor in every Court of Pohce or

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Petty Sessions shall cause true and exact copies of the said Schedule of Fees to be placed posted up and kept constantly in a conspicuous part of the room or place where such Court is ordinarily held and every Justice acting singly or his Clerk or officer as the case may be shall produce and show if required to the person requiring to see the same a true copy of the said Schedule upon his demanding payment

of any Fee under pain of forfeiting in each of the above cases for

'	every day upon which the same shall not be so placed posted up cr kept and for every neglect or refusal to produce the same as aforesaid
a	the sum of one pound sterling to be recovered in a summary way before any one Justice of the Peace: Provided always that complaint be made within one calendar month after the 'offence committed.

AIL frcs fine3 and	111. And be it enacted that the several Ma~istrates	shall at least
sums receircd to be

,eju,d once in ewry three months make .a Retbrn in form of Schedult! B

'ipb T ~ a s w	v a t - hereunto annexed to the Colonial Secretary of all fees fines penalties
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and sums of ploney received by them in virtue of their office such

L&(( I D ?t Return to be venfied by declaration signed by them respectively and

transmitted as the voucher of their several accounts and the said Magis-

e	ki	trates shall forthwith transmit and pay the full amount of all such
fees fines nenalties and 'sother sums to the Colonial Treasurer on
bel~nlf of k e r Majesty her IIeirs and Successors for the public uses

I of the Provincc and eupport of flrc Goverumcnt thereof.

I ( GEORGE GREY,

, , Governor and Commander-in-Chief,

. Fused in the Lqhlative Council, tlrir Eiglttecntb

l. day of October, 1 843.

W.	L. O'HALLORAN,
I Clerk of Council,

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SCHEDULE A REFERRED TO. .. v.

Tab& of to h taken by the Bfagistrates at Courts of Police and Pdfy Semh

and by Be Jlagistrates acting singly in South AustraGa.

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For every Information, Summons, Warrant, Hearing, Commitment, and

Conviction,--each step ................... .. .................. 0 6 0

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I Recognizance (except to appear and prosecute) ........................ 0 10 0

Bond of Appeal ........................................................ 0 10 0

V Order of n Justice or Justices ....................... -.,;.W,, .............. 0 1 0

Copy of proceeding

Excepting cases of Felmy in which no fees are chargeable.

SCHEDULE B.

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ACCOUNT of all Fees Fines Penalties and sun^ of Moncv received between ihe

dny of and

day uf by tlwundersiped Justice of the Peace.

(Signed)