Supreme Court Act 1855 (SA)

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An Act to coztmlidnte the several Ordimnces relding to the Establish-

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ment of the Su~rerne Court qf

the Province ?f South Australia,

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HEREAS, by an Act or Ordinance, No. 5 of the seventh year prearnbI,.

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a Court of Judicature was established, called the Supreme Court of Recital, :

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the Province of South Australia: And whereas two other Acts or

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have since been passed, the one being No. 6 of the year 1844, No. 6.

other being No. 12 of the year of our Lord one thousand eight 1840, NO,

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hundred and forty-nine, to amend the aforesaid Act or Ordinance:

And whereas an Act or Ordinance, bcing No. 5 in the yeitr one ,s4a, No.

thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, was passed to make the validity of the Generd Rules and Orders of the Supreme Court of South Austrculia then already made, or thereafter to be made, de- pendant upon the ratification of thcm by sonic subsequent Ordi- nance of the Governor and Leaislative Council of South Australia, and a certain other Act or 0rdLanee boiug No. 10 in the year on6 ,,,,No,

thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, was passed to extend the time for the confirmation of the General Rules and Orders of the supreme Court, and a certain other Act or Ordinance, being No. 2 ~ O, N O

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of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty, was passed for the

confirnmtion of the General Rules a d Orders of the Supreme Court

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of Sonth Australia, and to v e n d the laws relating to such General / -

Rules and Orders; and it is deemed expedient t o m e

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amend the provisions of the aforesaid Acts or Ordinances-Be

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as is hereinafter set for&, that is to say-That

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said Supreme CoDt, so established as af&esaid, s h d continue, and Supreme court to be

held before one or

shall be holden by or before one or more Judge or Judges appointed, ,,,

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or Judges

only one, or by the several Judges acting together if there shall

Court, shall and may be exercised by the sole B udge if there be

be more than one, or by any one of such…