Police Act 1839 (SA)

AA for 12aising 7 O a i a Police Porce for t i r e

P~ovince of S O Z C Z ~ dust~al ia.

\TTL-IEREAS it is espedient and necessary to make provision for thc

mni:itenniice of thc piiblic pence and ;.odd order wiiiiin the i'rovincc

of South Australia and to raise arid organise n i>ololice Force for that

purpose: \

Ij:i i i. TiiKRErOItE EXACTED by Erceilency Licuten~:;t-Colonel (;nor;oi:

O~wrmt Knight of the Royzl ilacoverisn Guclphic Order Governor and Calanlindnr-in-C1~ief of i i e r i\lajesrJ's Province of South ~iustmlia lvitil tiic

adrice orid c rmr i l t of the Legislative Council thereof as ibllo~vs: T h a t it ailall Lc lawfd for illc Governor of ihis I'rovince for tile tinre being fronl

time to time by rvarlmt uiicier his Land to appoint n Co.llmissioncr

OS Comnlir*ioners of l'olice a Supcriiitendelit oi Police and such other

-oi;iccrs as he may dcem ea7edit:nt for :he general superintendence of the Folicc Force and to cxecule such other duties as shall be hereinafter a1xxi!lcd or as sllilll ire fi-om time to time directed by the U o ~ ~ e r n o r oT

this i'rorinct? for the time l w i n ~ for the more efficient adrniniatratio~l of

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the l'olico within the said l'rovillec undcr the authority of this or ally

o t i i c ~ Act or ordinancc in force within this Province and the said f uper-

i n t and other officers from time to time to displace u~rd relnore and to appoint otbers in their place as to the said Governor allall

seen1 fit..

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11. Anti idso t h ~ L every person to be appointed s Superintendent or

oiliccr o i Police sllall before lie rhail lregin to execute the duties of his 1

oflice take r h f o l l o a i ~ i ~ oath belore ;h Judge of the Supreme Court of 1

the said I'rovincc or : Justice of the Peace wllo are hereby respectively re- L

quired and ilutl~oriscrl to ad~ninistcr such oath 'l'hat is to say-& A. B. do j

swear tLut I will faithfully impartially and honestly ncc~rcl i~lg to the befit of 011th t5 be t i i k d - e

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my aliill ,and knowledge erecate all the powers and duties of a Supelms, of

tendent Poiica, j

P W. And also that it, shall Le th: t h t y of the said Superintendent aati

. i ~. ( l O~ACQ-~ t o officew to s u r p s s all tamul i s riots afli-ajs t,r lrrcnrl~es OS the pezce arid

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mult*, &c.	all pul)lic nuisances anti oii'cnces against t70c law conmit ted in any part
of the Provincc where hc or thry shall bc orr c!uty,

TT. ,4nd also tllc?t any pc;son cni;:lo) et1 in t lic said Police F ~ r c r: who

snail take a bribe or. any ~ r a t u i t y whatcvcr hi. sufYaing aprisnner or ofi'cniler

n ,z:iast any of the Ihws 111 IOL'CC H i thixi t L i a P10~'incc ? O escape or f ~ r Be-

t ' lwtin~; to csecutc ally warr ia t or lam process critrusted to him or to n~aJ,e

21: seit.lm or for in any way s l ~ t ~ ing fifavor to a prisoner or ulf'ender of what-

evcr kind or dcscripiiorl slid1 ilpm ~ail l l :aPy coni-iction &ereof Lcfore one

o: morc Justice or Justices of the l'taoe bc snbjcct t o a fine not c s -

ccccling fifty or to impriso1m.t ~t for any period not. exccet!ii~g six

n:onths or to both iirie and imprisonment in-the discreti~n	of the said Justice
or Justices.

p ~ w ~ r s ofpdice* \'H. And also that it shall be lawfill for any man boiongillg to thc said

Yolice Force to ap;;rehend any porson whom he shall find Jzi.nk in the streets

uldic places of any city t o m or village or upon any highwy or publi:

al any hour of the day oraight and the same to corwey before any Justice of OX P mac within the said Province where he the snid Policcxnan shall be upon duty

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IS. Ancl also that if any persoli shall assault or resist any p c ~ ~ s o u be- Assault on l)~lricc-

Ion+g to iilc mid Poiicc Force in execution of his du ty or shall aid ol* M m

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ixate an) person so to assault or resist every such oi3iender bciug convicted tiicreof in R sulnn~ary \\-ay before a Jusiice of the Peace shdi for erery

such c 5'eilce forfeit ;I S L not less than five pounds rwi exceeding ~

tcn pouucls or shall in the c iscrction of such Justice Le comnitted to take

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his or her trial before the liesident ;t9agisti.rtte of the Gistrict wherein the

olx'eace has been committed or at the next General Gaol Delivery.

X, And

p*"~:ty OR plrliii- S+ ;' ::(l a130 that i f sliy vic+.i.dIcr or i ic~ilaed pol,li:an or &er perro:I

e m s hnrboaring

policemen s i~aL l i h o w i n g l y Eiz. Jails or cn: !,tin any mail Inlonging to the said Police

the ~iour s v: duty. , 4 ~ r c e or j,crnrit such Inan to ai, : or remain in his Ilouse shop room or ot:,nr

: '<m dm:llg imp p t of tile t i i x s:;poi:itccl for his being on duty elscwIlcra

or af'tcr thc hoi~rs sppointed for c lo s i~g the said public-houses by the

Act of Council So. 1, 2nd Victorii~ unless such constable shall have

cnturcd the said house for the bona $dc execution of his duty and shall ~c;i l; t in there so long oldp as shall be rerluisite in that bclmlf every such

v i c t u d c r licensed pubiican W other person being convicted thereof in a w;it:ilary wny I)e!iise a Sublice of the Peace shall for every such oa'ence

for:'eit a d pay a sum not csceciling five pounds.

so ccrliorari. SIII. And also that no conviction ordrr warrant n r otlicr mutter made

or to be made by viltue of this Act shall be q:lashcd f'or r:.aat

.	of for111 or removed by certiorari or othcrwisc iuto the Supwme C:'o:i;.i
al;i; :lo warrant of c o ~ n ~ ~ ~ i l n l e r i t shali Le hctd void by reason of' any cicli~ct
tilc.:crn provided that it Le therein a l l c~cd thiit t hc party has h e n con- '

vicrcd ancl that rhere be a good and vxhti conviclion to sustain tlic 2;lrl;a ancl vhere any distress shall be madc for levying a n y money by virtiic of tllis

Act the distress itsell' s!iall uot Lc ilcemed unlitwiul nor the party nlakillg

to j,~,,,,~ity the same Le deemed a trespasser on account of any defect or w m t of form

in wtrrmnt, &c+	in the summons conviction warrant of distress or other proceeclings sclati lg
- thereto nor s fd l ihe party distrainilig Le deemed a trespt;bser nl iuiliu no

n c c o u t

XiV. X;ld nko far the platection of persons a ~ t i n g in the execution Aa to procc:diagr

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of tIlis	iIct be it cnactcd tbnt	all a c i i ~ n s	and prosecutioi~s	to t ) ~	com-	W i " "
ct-tin,- under thie

rnenced against any person f ,r anything done in p x w n n c c of this Act A,,

shall be cor;iinenccd within t w o cslen(1ar xrir 11th~ d l e r the fact was c o n

mittiscl and ~;ot otherwise anclnntice in uriting of ~ u c h action ancl of the cause

tilereof shall be given to tke dc,e~d,jnt one ca:e:iCar month at least before the iqotice of action

conl::ic:~cll~,~:lt of the action ant1 in any such action the deferidat r m y

plo,:ii ille general issue a i d give this i lct and the special :zatter in evidence General issue.

at any trial to be h 1 t'ilerenpon a i d no plaintiX shall recover in any such aciic/n if tencler of suiiicient amends shall have been made before such action :xought or if a suificicnt s u n of money shall have been paid into Court after such action brought b y or on behalf of the defendant together with the costs incurred up to that time and if a verdict shall pass for :!le defendant; or the plaiu!,i.;' 1)ecome non-suited or discontinue any suchaction after i,sue joined 0:- lf upon deinurrer OT otherwise juc'ign~ent shail be givm against thc y h i n t i 2 the defendant shall recovcr his full costs as betweerr attorney and client and have i h e like remedy for the same as any defendant bath by law in other cases ancl t'locgh avertlict shali be given for the plaintiff in nmy such action such plcrintj.i allall not linve costs against the c!efendmt

~ n l e s s the Ju(1;;e I d w e who.:: the trial s h J i be had shail certify h i o ap-

probation of the action and of the verdict obtained thereupon.

)(V. And also be it further enacted that all fines and penalfies which may , p, r p r i t i

Le recovered by virtue of this Act shall be given and paid one half to Fines.

;I:o inforrrler or prosecntvr if demanded and tne residue to the use of Her

?icrLjesty Her I-Icirs and Succe~soss	for the pnblic uses of this Provincc and
for the snpport of the Govern~nent	thereof.

XVI, rind also that whcrc m y peri:ci:~ employed in the said Poiicc

Force shall be entitled to the whole or a I.:ciet,y of m y forfeiture penalty or s3izu-e u d e r this or any other act in force within this h'rovincc the amount or proceeds thereof sllu!i go !o a general furid to be distributed at the end

of every Sear anlong the oficcrs and men belonging to the said Police	7.
&*orcc i:: such pl~oportioi~s a d according to such rcguhtions as the Go-
verllor for the time being shall appoint direct and determine and in defdult
of tippointing regulations 01- directions being mzdc the said fiiic shall go to
the person ent i~led to Iile same immedidiely upon the recovery tiiercof.

XIi" 11. And also be it f ~ i i h e r enacted that this Act shall conrmencs

and take c k c t from and after the first of day of November next.

XVYII. And also t ha t in this Act unless where otl~crvise required by

the contest the words C c party" or " person" bhal e ~ t e n d to ma!ei and

females and sll morcls in the si~lgular shall extend to the plural number and

all words of the nzasculine gender to the feminine.

GEOKGE GGAWti..',

Governor of South Awtrdia.

Passed tlic Couucil this eleventh

day of October, 1833. *

GEOkGE HI3,1LL, C

Clerk of Council.

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