CHAPTER XX

hIISCELLANEOUS OFFEXCPS AGAINST PUBLIC AUTHORITY,

Tcdsc Declaration

as to

,!hecution

^of

8entertce

of

Death.

29 VK. No. 13, ^S. 61.

86. Any person who Rubscribcs B ccrtificate n r declnra-

certifbte

tian as to the execution of a judgineiit of deilili, lriiowilig it

or dcckwation

as

t o the execution of

8

sentencc

to bc falm o r to contain any fnlso s t i ~ t c ~ ~ ~ e n t , is guilty of felony, and is liable o n convictiou to penal servitude for

any

term n o t exceeding fifteen ^ycnrR anci leas l,han tilree

mterial palnticldar, is guilty of

a

c r k e , and is

pens, or t o imprisonment for !L t e r m n o t oxcecding two

liable to hiprisomzzent with hard l t h o m for

years with o r without hnrcl lobour.

fourteen years.

197. Any person

^.nr]lO

SLIbscribes

tT1lich is, to lIis ~ ~ false ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ l ~ ~ ,

(12)

(17) Being lawfully examined on oalh before the Auditor-General, wilfullp and corruptly givos . false evidence in the c o u m of the eramina-

tion; or

(18) After the expiration of sixty day8 and boforc the expiration of three yonrs after iha birtll of n child born in Queenslnnd, or wlthin three p a r s after the arrival in Queensland of a o h M under the age of eighteen months, mnkes qipli- cation to register the birth of the child, and 111

the solemu clcclarntion accompanying tlie appli- cation wilfully malrea any fnlse stntenlout can- eerriing anything required to be m(i forth in it; or

(21) Makes an a f f i d n ~ t or nffirmation required lo bo made nnder the laws rolating t o prilitinp;, and knowingly and milfdly inaltos in t h o akkhvil any f alae staternolit conceiming anything required by iaiv to bo sot forth in it, o r knowingly and Nilfully omits fi*om tho aIlidavit a true statemeut of anything roquired by law t o be set forth in i t ; or

(22) Being a managing director, inannger, chief cashier, or clerk, of n banking c o q a u y or banker, talres a fnlsa oath as to any quarterly abstract of averages 01’ my other matter aa t o which nu oath is reynired t o be taken imder the pro6nons of tLe lams relat~ng to the publication of the liabilities and assets of banks (41 Tic. No. 13) j

[is guilty, &c.]

31 Tic. No. 12, BY, 11, 18, 16.

90. Any person who wilfulIy and corrupt1 i d r e s tb

199. b y pci’son ]v\Y1io,

⁰¹¹

aiiy occasion on

false declaratioii in nny ease in mhich by law a c h a r a t i o n

,,,hic~ he is l,enrrittecl or rcqubecl by la,y

to i a nuthorised t o be made, -ivhether in substitution f o r an

oath or othermifie, knowing the sanie t o be untrue in any lvake

sLatcmel’t cleclaTcztion befora

material particular, is guilty of a misdemennour, ^{G ~}is ^Z

pcrsoii authorised by 1 ~ 1 ~ to pCr11i.t it to be

liable on conaidion to J7ie iord k ~ p ~ ~ ~ n i ~ o n t a t t 7 ~

inado

1l(+fore ]libi,

mek(:s

st:11,(:111(3nt

or

&&a.

discretion qf fhe Cuuif.

29 Tic. No. 15, s. 33.

tion bcl’orc that, person ivliieIi is, 60 his know-

account of the receipts and expenditure of the trusteoli oE the cemetery for any year, n statement which is false ids i o my materid pnrticular in the account, is guilty of a misdemeanour, nnd is linble on coitaiclion to Jim m d imprisonment at the discretion v t h e Chrt.

88 Vic. No. 17, B. 213.

93. Any peraou slio, beiirg ^II iiieiuber of a regisiercd friendly somety, or registered brancl1 of ^:L friendly society, or a person clniming thaough a member of any such society or brmch, mid being reqnirecl bp the society or brauch to mnke statutor declnratioii that the total amount to which Le is e n t i t t d from one or more of such societies or branches does not oxceed two liiindred pounds by nay of x gross _sum, together with auy bonuses ^UP rulilitioiis declared upoii ussurances not e-icreding thnt m o u n t , nois fifty pounds a year by way of annuity fronr nny one or more of such societies or brauchep, UOF two ponucls ih ivcck by wny of nllorrnuce from any one or wore of such aocieties or branches, knowingly makes a false or fraudolout decla- ration touching tlie matter, is gniltv of ⁿ mlsderneai1our, and is liable an conaiction i o fine a& impstsonnacnt nd tho discretion of the Oaio‘t.

201. Any person who-

(1) Bhoots a t

^;I

vessel of any kind which

i s

i n me by

an

officer of Cmtoms while engaged in the execntion of his duty as such officer

;

or.

(2)

Shoots at, mounds, or muses

my

grievons boclily harm to, an

officer

of Customs while engaged in the

88 prevention of smuggling, wliile such oIliccr or person is engLged in the execution o € his duty in the piwrention of smuggling j

is guilty of felony, a i d is liablo 011 couvictiou i o penal servitutlo for n. tcrin not cxceodina fifteen ~ e . i r s : ~ n d not less than l;hree yenra, OP to impvisonmeut f o p a terin not esceedmg two ysar3 with or milhont hnrd lnbour.

.

37 Tic. No. 1, ^{P .} 193.

42. Any 1)crson mho wit11 forco nilsaults, resists, opposes, molests, hinders, or o b s l ~ u c l s nu officcr of CUR- toms, or any persou acting in his &id, or any other prsou employed for the preveution OF smuggling, mliilst io tho exeontion of his duty, is guilty of a misdomennour, m d is liable on conviction to p e u d scrvitudo l o r a lerln not exceeding five yenrs, or to iulprisonment for II term not exceeding two years with or witboot hlwrd labour.

IL, s. 192. . 160, Any person mho-

(1) Assaults or obstructs an officer OF the n a v OF

rnnrines on full pay, or m officer of the Gustonis, or nny persou acting in aid of auy such officer, or m y person duly employed for the prevention of smuggling, while such officer or person is engaged iu the execution of his duty under any lam relating t o the Cudoms, or in the due aeizure of any goods liable t o for- feiture under any such lsiv, or

(2) Reircues or attempts to rescuc uip gooda which have been seized under atiy snch larv, or cmises or attcmpts to caiisc auy anch goods t o be rescued; or

(3) Before, at, or xfter the acizure o€ any goods under any such law, staves, breaks, or destroys the goods d h iutent t o preveut the skieore or t h e securing of the goods, or attempts to do so ;

is liable o n summary conviction before tmo justices t o a fine not esceecling one hundred ponnds and not Icily thnu ten pounds.

30 Vic No. 91, s. 11.

156. Any peraou who asssults, resists, molests hinders, or obstructs, a n iuspector of distilleries, or my assistant of an inspector of distilleries, in the oxccutiou of his duty, is guilty of a aiiscleeaannour, and is linble on con- viction t o & fine n o t exceeding tmo Inmired pounds, or t o penal servitude for t h e term of t h e e WE, or t o imprison- ment for n term not exceediug tmo years vitb or vithout hard labour.

5 wni. 4 No, 1, ^s. 12.

157.

Anyperaon mho obstructs or lihders a justice, inspector, or constable, and thereby prnvcnts him froin entering nny premiaes licensed as a place for slaughtering cattle f o r the purpose of examining m y cattle o r skins, is g d t y of a misdemeanour, find is Ziaingle ^01% conviction t o fine and imprisonment a6 the discretion of the Coart.

Refwd by Public

O&er

to Perfarm Duty.

205. Any person who, being employed

in

the P~d~lic Service, or

^ns

an oiticer of any court or tribunal, vikfutlly and without lawful excuse omik or refuses t o do m y act which

he

is

1101utd

to

do

by virtm of his employmcnt is guilty OP a misclemeimour, ancl is liabIe t o iinprisoment for t s o years, ancl to be fined

a;t

tlx disci+etion of the Court.

kq2ecE of Ofleers

ta X i q p e s s Bioi.

206. h y person who, liuiug a sheriff, iuiclor shcyiff, justice, mayor,

^01’

police officw,

cvlrl

l ~ a ~ h g notice that thew is n riot in his neigh- bourhood, vitho-cit wasonable excuse

o m i t s

t o c20 his cliity in siippressing such riot, is g d t y of a dsclernea,nour, mil is liable to imprisoment for two

J T ~ U S .

N&ect

t o

aid in fiqqxessiry Riot.

207. Any pei~soii d o , - having reasonable

notice that he is repixed to assist- any shea5ff,

under sheriff, justice, mayor, or police officer, in

63 Tic.

No.

9, ^88. 380, 141; ti5 Vie. No. 11, ON. ILK!, 178 188. Any pcivoii ivlio, hnviiig cllnrgc

OF

ruly vntor- lawful demtuid t o givc up ~ i ~ ~ ~ c c ~ t i l i l c : l i d quicL pciascmiau thcrcof to any IJCWJ~I eiilitlud la liosscanioii, is guilty of a misdemc:mour, nnd ia linblc o n corivicticii to ti t h o rlol exceediiig two hundred pouods and t c imprisonment €or n teriii not cuccediiig twelrc moiitlis.

A prosecution for the ofEeiictl clefined iu thir Article mid. ba beguu w i t h sir mouths d t r r ihc offencc is committed.

NOl'h th0 1IlV[lCPty Of EL \VnfCr A titlloi'i~y, l ' O f l l H C 8 011

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I'AE'T IT.-ACTS INJURIOUS TO THE