Offenders unlawfully at large Act 1844 No 11a (NSW)

No. V.

O f f e n d e r s An Act to further continue for a limited time an

DNEAWFULLY

AT LARGE. Act intituled “ A n Act to facilitate the apprc- “ liension o f transported Felons and Offenders “ illegally at large and o f persons found luith “ Arms and suspected to he Robbers A \fft1i August, 1844.]

Preamble.	\ \ T HEIIEAS an Act of tlie Governor and Legislative Council of
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New South Wales was passed in the fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King "William the Hourth intituled “ A n Act to “facilitate the apprehension of transported Felons and Offenders “ illegally at large and o f persons found loith Arms and suspected to he

5 Wil. IV. No. y.

“ Itohbers ”

1844. VIC. No. 5. 1455

Offenders unlcnofulhj at'large.

“ ” wliicli said Act was by a certain other Act of the said (JoA'crnor and Council passed in the sixth year of the reign ofllissaid late ]Maj(jsty intituled “ An Act to continue fo r « limited time an Act c wn. iv. No, 17.

“ intituled '■ An Act to facilitate the apprehension of transported Felons “ ‘ and Offenders illegally at targe and o f persons found with Antis “ ’■ ( D i d suspected to he liohhers’ ” continued until the thirty-first day of August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight and wherevas the said first recited Act was hy a certain other Act of the said Gom'r- nor and Council passed in the first year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria intituled “ An Act further to continue for a “ limited time an Act intituled. ‘ An Act to facilitate the aptprehensiott “ ‘ o f transported Felons and. Offenders illegally at large and o f persons “ '■found with Arms and suspected to he llohhers ’ ” continued in force except as to so much tlicrcof as relates to the time of passing and execution of any sentence of death as therein is mentioned until tlie thirty-first day oi‘ August one thousand eight hundred and I'orty and Avhereas the said first recited Act ivas hy a certain other Act of the said Governor and Council jiasscd in the tliird year of the reign of Her said present Majesty Queen Victoria intituled “ An Act /o 3 vie. No. 2c.

“■ further continue fo r a. limited, time an Act intituled ‘An Act to “ ‘facilitate the apprehension of transported, Felons and Offenders “ ' itlegalty at large and of persons found with Arms and suspected to “ ‘ he Bobbers’’” continued until the thirty-first day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty-two as amended hy the said recited Act passed in the first year of lie r IMajcsty’s reign and whereas the said first recited Act Avas hy a certain other Act of the said Governor and Council passed in the fifth year of Her Majesty’s reign intituled “ An Act to further continue for a limited time an Act intituled. ‘ An 5 \'ic, No. 2.1.

“ ‘ Act to facilitate the apprehension of transported Felons and Offenders “ ‘ illegally at large and of persons found icitli Arms and suspected to “ ‘ he Bobbers’ ” continued in force as amended in the manner aforesaid until the tliirty-first day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty-four subject nevertheless to the provision in the last mentioned Act contained as to the removal to Sydney for examination of persons not apprehended Avithin the Police District of Sydney and it is expedient further to continue the said first recited Act in manner and to the extent hereinafter provided Be it therefore enacted hy llis Contimied fortwo

Excellency the Governor of N cav South "Wales Avitli the advice and^‘̂“' ’’’ in force except as to so much thereof as relates to the time of passing and execution of any sentence of death as therein is mentioned from and after the said thirty-first day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty-four until the thirty-first day of August one tliousand eight hundred and forty-six.

consent of the Legislative Council thereof That the said first recited

2. Provided ahvays and he it enacted That nothing in the said

first recited Act or in this Act contained shall he deemed to autluArize poUct rHsti'ict

any Justice of the Peace to cause any person to he removed to Sydney	-
to i)c examined unless such person shall have been ajijirehended Avithin the holico District/ of Sydney or informatiem shall have heim given on oath hy some credible AA'itness before such Justice that there is strong ground for suspecting such person to he a transported felon or offender illegally at large.

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