Supreme Court Acts Amendment Act of 1903 (3 Edw VII No. 9) (Qld)

STAMPS-SUPREME COURT. 8641 3 Enw. VII. No. 9, 1903. Supreme Oourt Acts Amendment Act. (3.) In the Schedule to the Principal Act, under the heading" RECEIPT," in lieu of the words Given for or upon the paympnt of money amounting to twenty "'hilling!'! or upwards ... 001 repealed by the said last-mentioned. Act, the following .provision is inserted ;- Given for or upon the payment of money- Amounting to one pound or upwards, but less than two pounds 001 Amounting to two pounds or upwards, out less than fifty pounds ... ... ... ... 0 0 2 Amounting to fifty pounds or upwards, but less than one hundred pounds .. 0 0 :1 Amounting to one hundred pounds or upwards, for everyone hundred pounds OJ' fraction of one hundred pounds 006 3. The provisions of this Act shall cease to have Duration effect on the first day of January, one thousand nine of Aot. hundred and five. SUPREME COURT. . r An Act to Amend "The Supreme Court Acts, 1867 3EWo·. n . to 1899" • THE SUPREME COURT ACTS [A ] SSENTED TO 13TH NOVEMBER, 1903. AMENDMENT ACT OF 1903. B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queemlland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows ;- 1. This Act shall be read and construed with and as Short title' an amendment of "The Supreme Oourt Acts, 1867 to and 1699,"* and may be cited together with those Acts as ~~ nf~ ~ ction "The Supreme Oourt Ac18, 1807 10 HW3," and separately as" The Supreme Court Acts Amendment Act of 1903." 2. rrhe Governor, with the advice· of the Executive Appointment Council, may appoI. nt the Sen' lOr r U UI ' sne JUdge 0 f thoefPSueisnnieoJrudge. Supreme Court for the time being resident in Brisbane to be the Senior Puisne Judge of the Court. • 31 Vie. No. 23, supra, page 2446; 38 Vie. No. 3, supra, page 2461; 68 Vie. No. 17, supra, page 3799; 66 Vie. No. 37, lupra, page 4714; 66 Vie. No. 10, supra, page 4718; 57 Vie. No. 17, 81lpra, page 4878; 59 Vie. No. 21, supra, page 6721; and 63 Vie. No. 5, supra, page 7148. .

8642 SUPREME COURT. Supreme Oourt Acts Amendmellt Act. 3 Enw. VII. No. 9, 1903. The Judge so appointed shall, for all purposes whatso- ever, be deemed to be the Senior Judge of the Court next after the Chief Justice, and shall continue to have such seniority, notwithstanding any subsequent transfer of a Central Judge or a Northern Judge to the Supreme Court at Brisbane. Number of Judges. 3. The number of the Judges of the Court shall not be less than four and shall not exceed five, and it shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, by commission in His Majesty's name, to appoint a duly qualified person to fill any vacancy in the number of such Judges, whether such vacancy has occurred before the passing of this Act or may hereafter occur. Repeal of 4. Sections seven and nine of " The Supreme Cou'rt ecneratcatimu ents. Act of 1889"* arid the first paragraph of section seventeen of " The Supreme Court Act of 1895 "t are hereby repealed. *' 53 Vic. No. 17, 8upra, page 3799. t 59 Vic. No. 21, 8upra, page 5721.