A A for 12aising 7 O a i a Police Porce for t i r e P ~ o v i n c e of S O Z C Z ~ d u s t ~ a l i a .
\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
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Ij:i i i. T i i K R E r O I t E EXACTED by Erceilency Licuten~:;t-Colonel (;nor;oi:
O ~ w r m t Knight of the Royzl ilacoverisn Guclphic Order Governor and Calanlindnr-in-C1~ief of i i e r i\lajesrJ's Province of South ~ i u s t m l i a lvitil tiic adrice orid c r m r 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
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and such other -oi;iccrs a s 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 ofthe l'olico within t h e said l'rovillec undcr the authority of this or ally
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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 a n d to appoint otbers in their place as to the said Governor allall seen1 fit. .
11. Anti idso t h ~ L every person to be appointed s Superintendent or I 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
the said I'rovincc or :L Justice of the Peace wllo are hereby respectively re- 1 quired and ilutl~oriscrl to ad~ninistcr such oath 'l'hat is to say-& A. B. do
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swear tLut I will faithfully impartially and honestly n c c ~ r c l i ~ l g to the befit of 011th t5 be t i i k d - e
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by %.printenderrcmy aliill ,and knowledge erecate all the powers and duties of a Supelms , of
tendent Poiica,
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P W . A n d also that it, shall Le t h : t h t y of the said Superintendent aati
. i ~ . ( l O ~ A C Q - ~ t o officew to s u r p s s all t a m u l 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 c o n m i t t e d in any part of the Provincc where hc or thry shall bc orr c!uty,
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,4nd also tllc?t any pc;son cni;:lo) et1 in t lic said Police F ~ r c r : w h o 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 ithixi t L i a P10~'incc ? O escape or f ~ r Be- t'lwtin~; t o csecutc ally w a r r i a t or lam process critrusted to him or to n~aJ,e21: 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 ~ a i l l l : a P y coni-iction &ereof Lcfore one
o: morc Justice or Justices of t h e 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 t o thc said Yolice Force to ap;;rehend any porson whom he shall find Jzi.nk in the streets
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uldic places of any city t o m or village or upon any highwy or publi:mac within the said Province where he the snid Policcxnan shall be upon duty a l any hour of the day oraight and the same to corwey before any Justice of
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Ancl also that if any persoli shall assault or resist any p c ~ ~ s o u be- Assault on l)~lricc-Ion+g t o iilc mid Poiicc Force in execution of his d u t y or shall aid ol* M m
* i x a t e an) person so to assault or resist every such oi3iender bciug convicted tiicreof in R sulnn~ary \\-ay before a Jusiice of the Peace s h d i for erery such c 5'eilce forfeit ;IS Lnot less than five ~ pounds rwi exceeding tcn pouucls or shall in the c iscrction of such Justice Le comnitted to take C
his or her trial before t h e liesident ;t9agisti.rtte of the Gistrict wherein the olx'eace has been committed or at the next General Gaol Delivery.
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a130 that i f sliy vic+.i.dIcr or iic~ilaed pol,li:an or &er perro:Ie m s hnrboaring
policemen s i ~ a L h o w i n g l y Eiz. Jails or cn: !,tin any mail Inlonging t o the said Police
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the ~ i o u r s v: duty. , 4 ~ r c e or j,crnrit such Inan to ai, : or remain in his Ilouse shop room or ot:,nr
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'<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 l o 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 i n 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 ~ c d thiit t h c party has h e n con- vicrcd ancl that rhere be a good and vxhti conviclion to sustain tlic 2;lrl;a '
ancl v h e r e 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 a n y defect or w m t of f o r m in wtrrmnt, &c+ in the summons conviction warrant of distress or other proceeclings sclatilg
- thereto nor s f d l ihe party distrainilig Le deemed a trespt;bser
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iuiliu no n c c o u tXiV. X;ld n k o far the platection of persons a ~ t i n g in the execution Aa to procc:diagr
of tIlis iIct be it cnactcd tbnt all a c i i ~ n s and prosecutioi~s to t ) ~ com- W i " " ~ J L T ~ L ) ~ ~
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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 1 1 t h ~ d l e r the fact was c o n mittiscl and ~ ; o t 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 ilct 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 a s any defendant bath by law in other cases ancl t'locgh avertlict shali be given for t h e plaintiff i n 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 t h e 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
L e 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 H e r 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 t o 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 t o 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 e n t i ~ l e d to Iile same immedidiely upon the recovery tiiercof.
11. And also be it f ~ i i h e r enacted that this Act shall conrmencs XIi"
and take c k c t from and after the first of day of November next.
XVYII. And also t h a 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..'
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Governor of South Awtrdia.
Passed tlic Couucil this eleventh day of October, 1833.
GEOkGE HI3,1LL, C *
Clerk of Council.
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