No. XXXI.
An Act for the appointment of an additional J u d g e of the Supreme Court and to provide for the more effectual administration of Jus t ice in the District of Moreton Bay unti l the establ ishment of a separate Court therein. [30th November, 1855.]
| WH E R E A S by reason of t h e increase | in t he Jud ic ia l | business of |
| t h e S u p r e m e Cour t and of t h e | necessi ty for provid ing | morn |
| effectually | for t h e adminis t ra t ion | of Jus t i ce | in t h e Dis t r ic t | of | More ton |
| B a y t h e presen t | n u m b e r | of J u d g e s of t h e Supreme | Cour t | has become |
| insufficient | a n d i t is expedient therefore to au thor ize t h e | appo in tmen t |
| of a n addi t ional J u d g e | of t h e said Cour t | A n d whereas | by t h e A c t |
| la tely passed | " to confer a Const i tu t ion | on N e w South | W a l e s and to |
| g r a n t a Civil Lis t t o H e r Majes ty" provision | is m a d e | for t h e salary |
| a n d r e t i r i ng pension of a four th | J u d g e of t h e said Supreme Cour t for |
| t h e said Dis t r ic t of M o r e t o n Bay b u t | i t is n o t a t present | expedient | to |
| au thor ize t h e appo in tmen t | of | a | Res iden t | J u d g e | for More ton | Bay |
| exclusively or to establish a separate Cour t for t h a t Dis t r i c t | Be it |
enacted by H i s Excel lency t h e Governor of N e w Sou th W a l e s wi th t h e advice a n d consent of t he Legislat ive Council thereof as fo l lows:—
| 1. I n addi t ion to t h e present | J u d g e s | of | t h e Supreme | Cour t |
| t h e r e shal l be appoin ted one o ther J u d g e of t h e said | Cour t who shall |
| be appoin ted | by the Governor by commission u n d e r t h e Grea t Seal of |
t h e Colony in t h e n a m e a n d for a n d on behalf of H e r Majesty a n d from and after t he issue by the said Governor of such commission tin; person the reby appointed shal l be and be deemed a J u d g e of t h e said
| Cour t to all i n t en t s a n d purposes and shall | be ent i t led | to t h e | salary |
a n d pension so as aforesaid provided for t h e J u d g e for M o r e t o n Bay Provided a lways t h a t no person shall be so appointed unless he be a ba r r i s t e r of E n g l a n d or I r e l and or of th i s Colony of not less t h a n five years s t and ing A n d provided fur ther t h a t so soon as a separa te Cou r t shal l have been establ ished for t h e Distr ict of Moreton Bay a n d it shall be deemed expedient t h a t a J u d g e should be resident t he re in i t shall be lawful for t he Governor to appoin t t h e J u d g e hereby
| au thor ized to be appoin ted to reside in t he said Dis t r ic t | as t h e Resident |
| J u d g e | thereof. |
| 2. | U n t i l | i t shal l | be t h o u g h t fit to appoin t | a | Res ident | J u d g e | |
and to establish a separa te Cour t for t h e Dis t r ic t of More ton Bay Circui t Cour t s shall be held a t such place or places in t h e said Distr ict a n d a t such t imes (not be ing less t h a n thr ice in each year) as the Governor w i th t h e advice of t h e Execu t ive Counci l shal l appoin t and
| t h e | J u d g e | before w h o m | such Cour t | shal l be holden shall in addit ion |
| to t h e powers and jur isd ic t ion | now by law apper ta in ing | to Circui t |
| Cour t s | have whils t | w i th in | t h e said | Dis t r ic t | t h e powers and jur isdic t ion |
| of t h e Supreme Cour t a n d of t h e J u d g e s thereof | collectively or |
| individual ly | w i th | respect | to all m a t t e r s | ar is ing | or pend ing | i n t h e |
| Dis t r ic t | b u t no t so as to affect | any act done in Sydney d u r i n g | such |
| period by t h e Supreme Cour t or a n y J u d g e | thereof. |
| 3. | U n t i l | such | a p p o i n t m e n t | of a | Res ident | J u d g e | a t | More ton |
| Bay or t h e es tab l i shment of a Cour t of Quar t e r Sessions the re in | every |
| Circui t Cour t | s i t t ing | a t | Br i sbane | shall while | so s i t t ing | have wi th in |
| and for t h a t | Dis t r ic t | all t he jur i sd ic t ion | and powers of a | Cour t of |
| Genera l or Q u a r t e r Sessions of t h e Peace for t h e purposes of | appeals |
| a n d | t h e | r e t u r n of s u m m a r y | convict ions | to | such Cour t s | and | otherwise . |
| 4. | N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g | t h e | addi t ion | hereby | author ized | to be | m a d e |
to t h e n u m b e r of J u d g e s of t he Supreme Cour t it shall no t be necessary a t any t i m e for more t h a n two J u d g e s to be actual ly s i t t ing in Sydney in Banco or for more t h a n two J u d g e s to jo in in t h e m a k i n g of a n y general ru le or in t h e doing of any o the r act in any case where b u t for
| t h e pass ing of th i s A c t two J u d g e s only would have been | sufficient. |
| 5. | U n t i l | such appo in tmen t of a Res iden t J u d g e a n d such | estab |
| l i shment of a separa te Cour t | a t a n d for t h e | said Dis t r ic t | i t | shall be |
| lawful for | t h e J u d g e s of t h e | S u p r e m e Cour t or | any th ree of | t h e m | to |
| appoin t from t i m e to t ime by | commission u n d e r | t he seal of t h e | said |
Supreme Cour t some fit person res iding a t Br i sbane or w i th in five miles thereof to be a Commissioner of t h e same Cour t for t h e purposes hereinafter men t ioned which Commissioner shall (subject to such genera l ru les as shall be m a d e in t h a t behalf from t ime to t ime by t h e
| J u d g e s or a n y t h r ee | of | t hem) | have | power to issue wr i t s of | s u m m o n s |
| in act ions and wr i t s of | capias for t h e a r res t | of any defendant | t h e r e i n |
in cases where by law a n ar res t is now allowed in a n act ion and wr i t s of subpoena for witnesses in any cause or case (civil or c r iminal ) to
| be t r ied | wi th in | t he | said | Dis t r ic t . |
G. E v e r y such wr i t of capias shall be directed to t h e Sheriff or his D e p u t y a n d shall be executed (wi thout o ther au thor i ty ) by t h e Sheriff ' s Bailiff to w h o m the same shall be delivered w ho shall have in respect thereof all t h e powers a n d per form all t h e dut ies of t h e Sheriff b u t never theless t h e Sheriff shall no t in such cases be per sonally responsible.
| 7. F o r | t he purposes | of th i s Ac t | t h e Dis t r ic t | of More ton Bay |
| shal l be t a k e n to | comprise | t h e Pol ice | Dis t r ic t s | of Br isbane | Ip swich |
| D r a y t o n | W a r w i c k | M a r y b o r o u g h | G a y n d a h | Sura t | Tenterfield | and |
| T a b u l a m | a n d any o ther | Police | Dis t r ic ts | t h a t | m a y be | establ ished | to |
| t he | n o r t h w a r d | of | any | such | Dis t r ic t . |