No. XVI.
An Act to amend an Act of the Governor and
Council intituled " An Act for
instituting
" Courts of
" New South
General
Wales
and Quarter
[13th June,
Sessions
1834.]
in
W
H E R E A S b y a n Act of t h e G o v e r n o r a n d Council passed in t h e
t e n t h year of t h e r e i g n of H i s l a t e Majesty K i n g George t h e
F o u r t h i n t i t u l e d " An Act for instituting
and regulating
Courts of
General and Quarter Sessions in New South Whales" provision is m a d e
for t h e n o m i n a t i o n a n d a p p o i n t m e n t of a C h a i r m a n of t h e Q u a r t e r
Sessions for t h e D i s t r i c t s of Sydney P a r r a m a t t a W i n d s o r C a m p b e l l t o w n a n d M a i t l a n d as t h e r e i n is m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y m e n t i o n e d A n d
whereas by a n o t h e r A c t of t h e G o v e r n o r a n d Council passed i n t h e
t h i r d y e a r of t h e r e i g n of H i s p r e s e n t Majesty K i n g W i l l i a m t h e
F o u r t h i n t i t u l e d " An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for the
" transportation
and punishment
of Offenders in New South
Wales
" and for defining the respective powers and authorities
of
General
" Quarter Sessions and Petty Sessions and for determining
the places
" at which the same shall be holden and for better regulating the summary
"jurisdiction
of Justices of the Peace and for repealing certain Laws and
" Ordinances relating thereto " provision is m a d e for h o l d i n g C o u r t s
of Q u a r t e r Sessions a t B a t h u r s t a n d such o t h e r places as t h e G o v e r n o r
should by P r o c l a m a t i o n a p p o i n t a n d it is expedient t o m a k e f u r t h e r
provision for a p p o i n t i n g a C h a i r m a n t o preside i n t h e said respective
C o u r t s of Q u a r t e r Sessions at s u c h places as l a s t aforesaid B e it t h e r e ­
fore e n a c t e d b y H i s Excellency t h e G o v e r n o r of t h e said Colony w i t h t h e
advice of t h e L e g i s l a t i v e Council thereof T h a t t h e J u s t i c e s for t h e dis­
t r i c t of B a t h u r s t shall a p p o i n t a n d n o m i n a t e a person qualified to act as
C h a i r m a n a n d t r a n s m i t a m i n u t e thereof to t h e Colonial Secretary for
t h e p u r p o s e of b e i n g laid before t h e G o v e r n o r w i t h i n t h e like t i m e a n d
i n like m a n n e r as i n a n d b y t h e said first recited A c t is directed a n d
i n like m a n n e r as if t h e district of B a t h u r s t h a d b e e n m e n t i o n e d a n d
i n c l u d e d i n t h e said first recited act a n d t h e person i n whose favour
t h e majority of t h e m i n u t e s of n o m i n a t i o n shall a p p e a r shall b e
declared t o be t h e C h a i r m a n of t h e Q u a r t e r Sessions of t h e said district
of B a t h u r s t .
2. A n d be it f u r t h e r enacted T h a t w h e n a n d so often as i t
shall a p p e a r expedient t o t h e G o v e r n o r of t h e said Colony for t h e
t i m e - b e i n g t o a p p o i n t C o u r t s of G e n e r a l Q u a r t e r Sessions to be h o l d e n
a t such d i s t a n t places i n t h e said Colony at which t h e C h a i r m a n
a p p o i n t e d as aforesaid c a n n o t c o n v e n i e n t l y a t t e n d it shall a n d m a y b e
lawful for t h e said G o v e r n o r a n d he is hereby a u t h o r i z e d a n d em­
p o w e r e d t o n o m i n a t e a n d a p p o i n t some fit a n d p r o p e r person b e i n g
a J u s t i c e of t h e P e a c e t o act as t h e C h a i r m a n of such C o u r t s of
G e n e r a l Q u a r t e r Sessions respectively a n d t h a t t h e p e r s o n or p e r s o n s
so respectively n o m i n a t e d a n d a p p o i n t e d b y t h e said G o v e r n o r t o act
as C h a i r m a n of such C o u r t s of G e n e r a l Q u a r t e r Sessions respectively
shall have and exercise t h e same j u r i s d i c t i o n a n d a u t h o r i t y as t h e
C h a i r m a n a p p o i n t e d p u r s u a n t to t h e provisions of t h e said recited A c t
or O r d i n a n c e passed in t h e t e n t h year of t h e r e i g n of his l a t e M a j e s t y
K i n g George t h e F o u r t h .
3. A n d w h e r e a s n o provision h a t h been m a d e t o s u p p l y t h e
place of t h e said C h a i r m a n so t o be a p p o i n t e d u n d e r t h e provisions of
t h e said recited Act passed i n t h e t e n t h y e a r of t h e reign of H i s l a t e
Majesty
Majesty K i n g G e o r g e t h e F o u r t h i n case of t h e d e a t h r e s i g n a t i o n
r e m o v a l or illness of t h e said C h a i r m a n d u r i n g t h e year for w h i c h h e
shall be so a p p o i n t e d a n d declared as aforesaid a n d w h e r e a s it is
e x p e d i e n t t o provide for t h e same B e it therefore f u r t h e r e n a c t e d b y
t h e a u t h o r i t y aforesaid T h a t in case of t h e d e a t h r e s i g n a t i o n or r e m o v a l
of t h e C h a i r m a n so t o be a p p o i n t e d a n d declared p u r s u a n t t o t h e
provisions of t h e said recited A c t or O r d i n a n c e passed i n t h e t e n t h
y e a r of H i s said l a t e M a j e s t y or of a n y o t h e r C h a i r m a n t o be a p p o i n t e d
for a n y other district of t h e said Colony u n d e r t h e provisions of t h i s
A c t d u r i n g t h e year for w h i c h h e shall be so a p p o i n t e d a n d declared
as aforesaid b y reason whereof t h e place or s i t u a t i o n of such C h a i r m a n
shall become void or if from illness h e shall be u n a b l e t o a t t e n d t o t h e
d u t i e s of his said office t h a t t h e n a n d i n every s u c h case it shall a n d
m a y be lawful t o a n d for t h e G o v e r n o r of t h e said Colony for t h e
t i m e - b e i n g a n d h e is h e r e b y e m p o w e r e d a n d a u t h o r i z e d b y a n y N o t i c e
in t h e Government
Gazette duly issued for s u c h p u r p o s e t o n o m i n a t e
a n d a p p o i n t some o t h e r fit a n d p r o p e r p e r s o n t o act as C h a i r m a n of
s u c h G e n e r a l Q u a r t e r Sessions as aforesaid for t h e r e s i d u e of t h e y e a r
for w h i c h s u c h C h a i r m a n h a d been n o m i n a t e d a n d declared as aforesaid
or d u r i n g t h e illness of such C h a i r m a n a n d t h a t t h e p e r s o n so t o bo
n o m i n a t e d a n d a p p o i n t e d b y t h e G o v e r n o r as aforesaid shall d u r i n g
t h e period for w h i c h h e shall be so n o m i n a t e d a n d a p p o i n t e d t o a c t as
C h a i r m a n h a v e such a n d t h e s a m e p o w e r a u t h o r i t y a n d j u r i s d i c t i o n
as t h e said C h a i r m a n so t o be a p p o i n t e d p u r s u a n t to t h e provisions of
t h e said recited A c t or O r d i n a n c e passed i n t h e t e n t h year of t h e r e i g n
of H i s said l a t e Majesty or of a n y o t h e r C h a i r m a n of a n y o t h e r district
of t h e said Colony t o be a p p o i n t e d p u r s u a n t to t h e provisions of t h i s
A c t or O r d i n a n c e .