2nd Charter of Justice

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LETTERS PATE.NT,,
LETTERS PATENT,
ESTABLISHING THR
ESTA.DLISHING THE .
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COURT OF
COURT OF JUDICATURE
JUDICATURE
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PRINCE OF
PRINCE OF WALES'
WALES' ISLAND,
ISLAND, SINGAPORE,
SINGAPORE,
AND MALACCA,
AND MALACCA,
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IN THR
IN THE .
• EAST-INDIES,
E.llST-1NDIES,
Bearing Dato
Dearing Date tho
the .Twenty-seventll
.Twenty-seventh Day
Day of
of NovEMDER,
NOVEMBER, inin the
the Seventh
Seventh
Year
Y of the
car or the Reign
Reign ofof GMRGB IV: Anno
GEORGE IV: Anno Domini,
Domini, One
One Thousand
Thousand Eight
Eight
Hundred and
l:lunured and Twenty-six-
Twenty-six. •
' GEORGE
GEORGE THE
THE FOURTH,
FounTH, by the Grace
by the Grace of
of GoD,
GOD, of of the
the United
United
Kingdom of
J{iugdom of Great
Great Britain
Britain and.,
and Ireland
Ireland King,
King, Defender
Defender of of th~
the
Faith, To all to whom these Presents shall
Faith, To all to whom these Presents shall com.e, greeting_ come, greeting. •
WHEREAS, by
WHERI:.\S, by Letters
Letters Patent
Patent ofof Our Royal Father,
Our Royal Father, King
King George
George
the
the Third,
Third, of of glorious
glorious Memory,
Memory, underunder the
the Great
Great Seal
Seal ofof the
the
United Kingdom of
United Kingdom Great Britain
of Great Britain and
and Ireland, bearing Date
Ireland, bearing Date at
at
Westminster the twenty-fifth Day of March, in the forty-seventh
J,Yestminsterthe twenty-fifth Day of March,· in the forty-seventh
Year
Year ofof His
His Reiga,
Reigllf, reciting,
reciting, that
that by Virtue of
by ,;Virtue of divers
divers Charters
Charters
granted
granted by by His
His and
and Our
Our Royal
Royal Predecessors,
Predecessors, and and by
by Virtue
Virtue of
of
divers Acts of Parliaments, Our beloved Subjects,
<livers Acts of Parliaments, Our belov~d Subjects, the Un-ited the United
Company
Companyof of Merchants
Mercliantsof of England
England trading
traclingto
to the
tl!e East-Indies,
East~Indies, were
were
entitled to the whole and sole Trade and Traffic,
entitled to the whole and sole Trade and Traffic:!,and· t4e only
and the o~ly
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Liberty,
the Trade
the
Use, an~
Liberty, Use,
Trade or or Business
Privilegeof
andPl'ivilege
of .i\forchand ize,
trafficking,, and
trading, trafficking
oftrading,
Business of Merchandize, into and from the .East•
into and
and exercising
from
exercising
the East-
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Countries and Parts of Asia
Indies, in the Countries and Parts of Asia and Africa, and into
the ancl Africa! ncl into
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Indies, in
Ports, Havens,
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Towns, and
Creeks, Towns,
Cities, Creeks, and
and from
and from the Islands, Ports, Havens, Cities,
Places of
Places ofAsia,
Asia, Africa, America, or
and America,
Africa, and any of
or any them, beyond
of them, beyond the the
Cape of
Cape of Bonc1, Esperanza to the
Bona Espcrm.iza the Strcigltts
Streights of where any
JJ,fagellan,where
of Magellan, any
Trade or
Trade or Traffic
Traffic of Merchandi
Merchandize was or
ze was q,r might
might be used or
be used and
had, and.
or had,
to and
to and from evel'Y
every ofof them ;; and that the
and that said Unitecl
the said Company
United Company
Body politic, capable in
-were aa Body
·were Law to have,
in Law to have, take, purchase,
take, purchase,
receive, hold,
receive, hold, keep;
keep; possess, enjoy, an<l
possess, enjoy, retain, to
and retain, and to
to and to the Use
the Use
of them and their Successors
of Successors,, any nny Manors, Messnages, Lands,
Manors, Messuages, Lands, •
. Tenements,, Liberties, Privileges, Franchises
Rents, Tenements
Rents, IIcreclita-
Franchises,, Heredita-
ments, and
ments, and Possession
Possessionss whatsoeve r, and of
whatsoever, and of what Kind,what Nature, or
Kind, Nature, o,r
Quality soever; and that by the said Charters
Quality Charters the United
said United
the said
Company were entitled to'have
Company to11avethe ordering,
ordering, Rule, Government
and Government
Ilule, and
of all such Forts,
•of Factories, and Plantations,
l:;,orts,Facto.des, Planfations, as heen or
had been
as had should
or should
be settled, by or under them, within the East-Indies East-1rulies and Parts
and Parts
before-mentioned,
before-men tioned, and to name and appoint Governors Officers
Governors and Officers
Plan-
from Time to Time in and for
from
tations,
tat
for the said
ions, and them to remove and displace
said Forts, Factories, and
displace at the Will ,vmand
and Plan-
Pleasure
and Pleasure .
of the
of the said United Company,
Company; and that such Governor and Officers
Governor Officers
might, according
might, according to the Directi6ns
Directions of of the
the said
so.id United
United Company,
Company,
• raise, train,
raise, train, andand muster suchsuch military
military ForcesForces as as might
might be be necessary
uecessary
for
for the
the Defence
Defence of of the
the said
said Forts,
l?orts, Places,
Places, and and Plantations
Plantations respec-
respec-
tively, the
tively, the sovereign
sovereign Right,
Right, Power, and an<l Dominion
Dominion over over all all the
the
said
said Forts,
Forts, Places,
Places, andand Plantations,
Plantations, to to Our saidsaid Royal
Uoyal Father,
Father, His His
Heirs
Heirs and
and Successors,
Successors, beingl>cingalways
al waysreserved.
rescl'vccl. AndAnd reciting,
reciting, thatthat
the
the said
said United
United Company
Corn1Jan9had,had, some
some Time Time theretofore,
theretofore, obtained,
obtained,
by
by Cession
Cession fromfrom aa Native
Native Prince
Prince inin the the East-Indies,
East~Indics, an Island
an Island
formerly
formerly called
called PuloPulo Penang,
Penang, and and then
then called
called Prince
PJ'ince of of Wales'
Wales•
Island,
Island, situate
situate in in the
the Streights
Streigltts of of Malacca,
JJ'lalacca,and and alsoalsoaaTract
Tract ofof
Country
Country in in the
the Peninsula
Peninsula of of Malacca
Malaccaoppositeoppositetotothe tllesaid
saidIsland
Isla~d inin
the
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the Bast-Indies,
the East-Indies,within withintl1e theLimits
Limitsafor~aid;
aforesaid; and andtu.at,
that,atatthethe Time
Time
when such
when such Cession
Cession was was made,
made,the the said
said Island
Island w~·was wholly
wholly uncul-
uncul-
tivated and
tivated and uninhabited,
uninhabited, and and that
that since
since such
such Acquisition
Acquisition the the said
said
United Compauy
United Company ha.<l had caused
caused aa Fort
Fort and and aa Town
Town to be be built
built onon the
the
said Island,
said Island, and and many
many of of Our
Our Royal
Royal Father's
Father's Subjects,
Subjects, and and many
many
Malays, Indians,
Chinese, Malays, Indians, and andother
otherPersons,
Persons, professing
professingdifferent
different
Religions and
·Religions and using
using and and bavj_rig
having different
different Manners, Habits, Habits, Customs
Customs
and Persuasions, ha<l
and had settled there, and that, that, if due Encouragement
Encouragement
should be
should be given
given to to the
the said
said Settlement,
Settlement, itit was was toto be
be hoped
hoped that
that _itit
would increase considerably in its Population Population and Commerce, Commerce, to
• the Benefit
Benefit of of the
the said United
U1titedCompany,
Company, and and toto the
the Increase of that that
Branch of the tbe national Trade which was carried on with the East- East- •
Indies,
/ndies, and
Security
Security of
and would
would form
the British
of the
form an an important
important marine
British Possessions
Possessions in,
marine Station
in, and
and the
Station for
the Facility
for the
Facility of of the
general .
the g~neral
the British
British
.
Trade
T1·adecarried
carried on on with
with thethe East-Indies
East-Indies and and China,
Cftina, andand the
the Islands
Islands
and
and Places in those Parts ; and that, in Expectation thereof, the
Places in those Parts ; and that, in Expectation thereof, the
said
said United
United Company
Company ha<l had determined
determined to to establish
establish aa permanent
permanent Fac- Fae•
tory
tory atat the
the said
said Island,
Island, and and hadhad then
then lately
lately appointed
appointed aa Governor
Governor
or
or President and three Counsellors, with a Secretary and other
President and three Counsellors, with a Secretary and other
Officers,
Officers, for the Government of the said Factory of Prince of
for the Government of the said Factory of Prince <if
Wales'
JVales' Island,
Island, and and allall the
the Places
Places which
which then then were,
were, or or thereafter
thereafter
might
might be be subordinate
subordinate or or annexed
annexed thereto.
thereto. And And reciting,
reciting, thatthat no no
Sufficient Provision could be made for the Administration
sufficient Provision could be made for the Administration of Justice of Justice
and
and· thethe Security
Security of of the
the Persons,
Persons,. Rights,
Rights, and and Property
Property of of thethe
Inhabitants, and the public Revenue of,
Inhabitants, and the public Revenue of, and for the Trial and and for the Trial and
Punishment
Punishment ofofcapital capital andandother
othercriminal
criminalOffences
Offencescommitted,
committed,and and
the
theRepression
RepressionofofVice Vicewithin
withinthethesaid
saidFactory
Factoryand andPlaces
Placesaforesaid,
aforesaid,
without
·without the the AidAid and and Assistance
Assistance of of aa Charter
Chartertotobe be granted
grantedby by
Our said Royal Father, making Provision
Our said Royal J:ather, making Provision for those Purposes • for those Purposes.
A.:AND
N D that
tha.t the
the said
said United
Unitecl Company
Company had bad lately
lately preferred
preferredtheir their
humble Petition to Our said Royal Father,
humble Petition to Our said Royal Father, stating to the Effect stating to the Effect
herein-before
herein-beforerecited;
recited ;and ~ndalsoalsothat
thattheytheywere werewilling,
willing,sosolong longasas
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they
tl1eyshould maintain the said
- sai<lFactory, to defray defray, all the Expenses
Expenses .•
necessarily.incidental
necessarily.incidental to
('
to such
such Courts
Courts ancland Judicatures
Judicatures as Our said
as Our said .. ..
Royal Father
Royal l:;,athermight
might seesec fit
fit to
to establish,
establish, or authorize to
or authorize be established
to be established
there,
there, on on the
the Application
Application of the said
of the said Unilerl
United Company_~ncl
Company.and there- there-
fore most humbly praying, that Our said
fore most humbly praying-, that Our snid Royal Fat er would be Royal Father would be
graciously pleased to
graciously pleased to grant
grant to to them
them His His Royal_
Royal Letters
Letters Pat~nt,
Patent,
thereby establishing
thereby establishing or or authorising
authorising the Establishment of
the Establishment of such
such Courts
Courts
and Judicatures for the due Administration
and Juclicatures for the due Administration of Justice, and the of Justice, and the
Security of
Secmity of the Persons, Rights,
the Persons, Rights, and and Property
Property of of the
the Inhabitants,
Inhabitants,
and the
and public Revenue
the public Revenue of, of, ~nc.1
and the
the Trial
Trial and
and Punishment
Punishment of of
capital and other Offences coimnitted, and
capital and other Offences committed, and the Repression of Vice the Repression of Vice 0
0 within the
within the said
said li'actory
Factory of of Prince
Prince of of Wales' Island, and
Wales' Island, and the
the Places
Places
then, or
then, or at at any
any Time
Time thereafter,
thereafter, to to bebe subordinate
annexed
thereto, as should be suited to the State of
thereto, as should be suited to the State of the said Factory and the said Factory and
the Condition
the Condition of of the
the Inhabitants,
Inhabitants, and and as as to
to His
His Royal
Royal \Visdom
Wisdom
should seem
.should seem fit.
fit. Oun
Our said
said Royal
Royal Father
Father did,did, by
byHis
Hisaforesaid
aforesaid Royal
Royal
Letters Patent, for Himself, His Heirs and Successors,
Lettel's Patent, for Himself, Hisl-Ieirsan<lSuccessors, give and grant giveandgrant
unto the
unto the said
said United
United Company
Company and and their
their Successors,
Successors, and and did
did grant
grant
direct, ordain,
direct, ordain, andand appoint,
appoint, that that there
there should
should be be within
within the Fac-•
the Fae-
tory of
toTy of Prince
Prince Wales'
Wales' Islcmd,
Island, and and the the Places
Places then
then or or at
at any
any
Time to
Time to bebe subordinate
annexed thereto,
thereto, aa Court
Court of of Record,
Record,
which should
which should l.,e
be called
called "the
"the Court
Court of ofJudicature
Judicature of ofPrince
Princeof of Wales'
Wales'
Island;" and did thereby erect, create, and
Island;" and did thereby erect, create, and constitute the saicl constitute the said
• Court of of Judicature
Judicature of of P1ince
Prince of of Wales'
Court }Vales' Island
Island toto be
be aa Court
Court ofof
Record ; and
Record; and dicl
did further
further will,
will, ordain,
ordain, andand appoint,
appoint, that
that the
the said
said
Court of Judicature should consist of and
Court of Judicature should eonsist of and be holden before the be holden before the
Governor or
Governor or President
President and and thethe three
three Counsellors
Counsellors of of the
the said
said Fae-
Fac-
tory for the Time being, as four of the Judges
tory for the Time being-, as four of the Judges of the said Court, of the said Court,
and before
and before 011e
one other
other Judg·e,
Judge, who who should
should be be called
called thethe Recorder
Recorder
of Prince
of Prince of of Wales'
Wales' Islmu1,
Island, to to bebe appointed
appointed as as therein
therein men-
men-
tioned, and that such Court of Judicature should
tioned, and that such Court of Judicature should have such Powers, have such Powers,
Jurisdictions, and
Jurisdictions, and Authorities,
Authorities, as as inin the
the said
said Letters
Letters Patent
Patent are,
are.
mentioned
mentioned,
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ionC'cl. Ancl Andininthe the:-nicl
saidLcttrr
Letters s J>~tt cnt i~i&
Patenfc is isp1·0Y iclcd,that
provided, that
focnt
nothing- therein contained,
·i1rc:c,nt ainecl,oror any
any clone und< ·rtlic
..\l'tAct to he done under the Autho-
to he Aulh o-
nothi ng d1er,
rity1i1,thereof, should extend, or hecon:-
ld c:-.tc n,1, or h ... -trnccltoto<",.te
construed ncl,totopreve
extend, nt
prevent
i-:ty r,·o~·,:-lion
Our:,;aidsaidftuyaRoyal Father,
l l·'ath( 'r, HisHis!l1•i1•,
Heirs - ~,mlandSucce
Successors, uponthe
.i,sori-, upon theSur ..
Sur-
Ou:-
render lri-tlitthereof
'reof bybythethe:-nid
saidUnitr
United
.d C111 Company theirSucc;
11prmoryortheir ,,•ssors,oror
Successors,
r~'nc
uponthe thePct;t:
Petition
on oiofthl!thesaid
saidUnite
United d Comp Company theirSucce
<lll!/ororthl'ir ssors
Successors
t:!;on
Cfi"nrs, witho ut Sur-
totoOtirOur:-:aidsaidUoya
Royal Father,
l R,thc r, HisHislll'ir~
HeirsororSucc Successors, without Sur-
render thereof, to repeal the said
saicl Letters
Lette r::. Patent,
Pattn t, oror any
any Part
Part
r~nc.c1· therco1·, to rc>1walthe
thereof, by Lc>tt ers
thcr~ of, oror toto m:• make such fort
"'e :-uc!t further
her oror other other Provk .ion by
Provision Letters
Patent for the
the .Aclm
Administration
ini:itration of of Justic
Justice,
e, civil and crimi
civil antl nal,
criminal,
ratcn t for
• within
withi n the the saicl
said Facto
Factory, and the
ry, ancl the Place Places then, or
s then, any Time
or atat :my Time
thereafter
ther\; after to to be
be annex
annexed thereto,
1.:dtl,erc to, as as to toOar
Our~aidsaid !loya
Royal Father, His
l Fathe r, His
Heirs andSucce Successors,
ssors, 8houshould seem lit,
ld srcth fit, in as full andand ample Manner
ampl e i\'lan ner
·Heir s ancl
asis ififthe
the saidsaid Lette
Letters Patent
r~ Paten had not
t ha.cl not been
been made
made..
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WHEREAS,
EAS, by by an
an Act
Act ofof Parlia
Parliament passedd in
ment pa~sc the sixth
in the sixth
Year of of Our
Our Reign
Reign, intituled,
, intitn lccl, "" An
An ActAct for
for furthe
further regul ating
r regulating
Year
the Pa~
Payment
mcnt oi of the
the Sahri
Salaries
~ andand Pen:-
Pensions
ions to the Judges::,of
.l u<lgc His
of His;
'' the
Majesty's Courts in India
tis in India and
and the
the Bishop
Bishop of Calcutta,
Calcrtlta, for au-
for au-
" Maje .-.ty's Cour
thorizing the Trans
Transportation
portation of of o.mm
Offenders
ders from
from the Island!bland ofof
,. thoriz ing the
Saint llden
Helena,a, andand 1·or
for more effectually
more effcc Luallyproviding
providing for Adm
for the Admi-
the i-
" Sai,tt
certain
" nistration
nistra.tion of of justice
J u:-ticc in
in Singapore
Singapore and and Malacca,
Malacca, and ancl certain
" Colonies
Colonies on on the
the Coast
Coast ofof Coromandel"
Coromwulcl," reciting,
reciting, that
thnt under
under and
and
by Virtue, an Act the
pas!Sedinin the
Act passed
by Virtu e, and
and according
according to to the
the Effect
Effect ofof an
forty-second
forty-secon<lYear Year of ofthe
the Reign
Reign ofof Our
Our said
said Royal I◄'athcr, King
Ro)al Father, King
George authorize the East-
the East-
George the the Third,
Third, intituled,"
intitulecl," An An ActAct toto authorize
1.'llarlboroug/1,
" India
India Company
Company toto make make their
their Settlement
Settlement atat Fort
Fort Marlborough
'' ininthe
the East-Indies
East-Indies a aFactory
Factory subordinate
!SUbonlinate totothe Pr~i<lencyofof
the Presidency
Servantswho, who,onon
••Fort
Fort William
William ininBengal,
Bengal, and andtototransfer
transferthetheServants
~,the
theReduction
Reduction ofofthat thatEstablishment,
E~tabli:-,hm,ent, shall supernumerary,
shallbebesupernumerary,
passed
Actpassed
"totothe thePresidency
Presidency ofof Fort Fort Saint
Saint George;"
Georf.fe;"and andananAct
ininthe the fifth
fifth Year
Year ofofOur OurReign,
Reign, intituled,
intitulecl," A n Act
" An Actforfortrans-
trans-
~ferring
forringtotothethe East-India
East-India Company
Companycertain
certainPossessions
Possessionsnewly newly
acquiredred
acqui
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• acquired
acquircu in the
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tbe -East-Indies,
East-lnflics, and the Removal of Convicts from from
" Sumatra;"
Smnatra ;" the Island of SingaporeSingapore in the EMt~Indies,
East-Indies, and the
Town and Fort of of Malacca
lJfalacca andand its Dependencies, and all the
Colonies, Possessions, _and and Establishments
Establishments ceded by Ilis His Majesty
the King of the Netherlands
Netherlandsto Us, by a Treaty Treaty concluded between
Us and His said Majesty Majesty on on the seventeenth
seventeenth Day of March, One
thousand eight hundred and twenty.four, twenty-four, had becomebecome and then
were Factories subordinate to the Presidency of Fort William in
Bengal, and thereby, hy by Virtue
Virtue of of anan Act
Act passed in the thirty~
thirty-
ninth and fortieth
fortieth Years of the Reign of Our said Royal Father, Father,
intituled, "" An
fotituled, An Act
Act for establishing further
for esta.blishing further Regulations
Regulations for for the
the
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" Government of the British Territories in Inrlia, India, and the better
Administration of Justice
"Administration Justice within the same;" same;'' were subject
subject to
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
the Jurisdiction Court of of Judicature
Judicature of of Fort Wil-
Wil-
aforesaid, and that
liam aforesaid, that it might be expedient that that some.
some other
Provisions should be made for for the
the Administration
Administration of Justice
Justice within
within
Island and other Places aforesaid; It is enacted,
the said Island enacted, ThatThat it
should be lawful for for Us, Our Heirs and Snccessors, Successors, by Letters
qy Letters
Patent under
Patent under the Great Seal Seal ofof Great
GreatBritain,
Britain, ororinin anyany other
other
lawful Manner, to make such Provision for for the Administration of of
Justice in civil, criminal,
Justice criminal, ecclesiastical,
ecclesiastical, andand admiralty
admiralty Matters,.
Matters,
arisen and to arise within the said !:;land Island of Singapore,
Singapore, and and the
the
C said Town and Fort
said Fort of lJialacca
Malacca and its Dependencies, as as by
by Onr
Our
and Their
and Their Royal Prerogative, vVe We or TheyThey mjgbt
might have done, ifif the the
last-mentioned Act had never been niade
said 1ast-mentioned made or passed;
passed; and and inin
case any
case any such
such Provision
Provision sho11l<l
should be be made
made by Us, Our
by Us, Our. Heirs
Heirs ancl
and
Successors, then
Successors, then the
the said
said Island,
Island, andand thethe Town
Town andand FortFort, ancl
and
its Dependencies,
its Dependencies, from from thethe Time
Time, or or several
several Times
Times when when such
such
Provision should take effect, or from any other Time
Pro-vision should take effect, or from any other Time or Times to be or Times to be
appointed by
appointe<l by Us,
Us, OnrOur Heirs
Heirs or or Successors,
Successors, an<land all
all the
the Inhabi-
Inhabi-
tants of
tants of the
the said
said Jslan<.l,
Island, andand thethe said
said Town
Town andand Fort
Fort an<l
and its
its
Dependencies, and
Dependencies, and other
other Persons
Persons being
being thereon,
thereon, i;:boulcl
should cease
cease to to
be subject to, and should be wholly exempt from
Le subject to, and should be wholly exempt from the J nrisdiction, the Jurisdiction
of
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thesaid
saidSuprem
Supreme Court,the
e Court, saidl~st-me
thesaid last-mentioned:lAct,ororany
ntipnc\Act, any
otherL:tw
other LawororStatute
Statutetotothethecontrary
contrarythereof anywisenotwith-
thereofininanywise notwith-
standing.
standing . •
AN
j-\., o Dit itis isby bythethesaid saidAct Actfurther
furtherenacted,
enacted,That shouldbe
Thatititshould be
fa\\lawful
ful for forthe
theCourt
CourtofofDirectorDirectors s for forthe
the Time
Timebeing
being ofof the said
the said
UnitedCo111p
United Company m1!J toto declare;
declare,and andappoint,
appoint, that that the said Island of
the said Island of
Singapore,
Si11gap ore,andandthethesaidsaidTownTownand andFortFortofof Malacca and its Depen-
1llalacc aand its Depcn-
dencies, and the
<lcncic,, an<lthe Colonie Colonies, s, Possessions,
Possc:-s ions, andEsta.bli:
and Establishments
:,hmentsso soceded
ceded
asasaforc:;ai
aforesaid, d, ororany
anyofofthem,them, should
should cca:scceaseto tobe
beFactorie
Factories s or or a Fac-
a Fac-
• tory:--ubord
tory
and
subordinate
that they
inatetotothe
should
thesaicl
be
saidPrc:-idc
Presidency
annexed
ncy ofofFort
to,
to, and
and
Fort 1Villiam
be
be
William in Bengal,
considered
consider
in
ed as,
Bengal,
as, and
and be
..
be
and that they sboultl be annexed
Part of
)?art. of the
the Settleme
Settlement nt of of P,·illcc
Prince ()f of Wales' Island, or as Factorie
1Vaks' Island, Factories s
oror aa Factory
Factory~ubonli
subordinatennte to to the
the :,.aid
said Prc:,;<k
Presidency ncyofof Fo1'l
Fort St.St. Georgl'
George,,
oror to
to any
any Presiden
Presidency cy or or Govern
Government ment of of the
the $aid
said Uuitcd
United Compan
Company; y;
oror that
that they,
they, or or any
any of of them,
them, bhoultl
should b1:: be i11depe
independent Settlements,
ndent Settleme nts,
or tin
01· an ind('pen
independent Settlement,
dcnt Settlem subject to
ent, imbjcct to such Government
iUCh Govern mentas a::.the
the
said Unit
sai<l United Company,
eel Compan under and
!J,under and hy by Virtue
Virtue of of the
the Charters
Charters granted
grantrd
to them, or otherwise, might lawfully
to ..liem, or otherwise, might lawfully ap 1loint, and appoint, and from
from Time to
to
Time, a:s
Time, as Occa:::
Occasion might require,
.ionmight require, to to revoke
r.;rnkc and and alter
alter such
such Ap-.
Ap-
pointments,
pointment:-., or or Appointment,
A ppointm<.'nt, and aacl toto place
place thethe said
said Island,
hland, Town,Town,
Fort,
Fort, and and its its Dependencies,
D.!pendencies, and and thethe said
said Colonies,
Colonies, Possessions,
Po:ssc:-sions,
and
ancl Establishments,
.Establishments, under umh'r such such Presidency
Pl'c:-;idcncyororGovernment,
Government, ororto. to •
be
be independent,
inckpe .•tl "nt, as a:s to to them
tht:m shall
:shall seemseem fitflt and
ancl expedient;
expedient; sub- sub-
ject,
ject, nevertheless,
ne,·crthl'le.-;~,to to the
the Superintendence,
Snperintell(1ence, Direction,
Direction, and and Control
Control
ofof the
the Commissioners
Comrnis=,ioner~ for
forthe
the Affairs
~\.ff1irsofofIndia,
/11dia,inin like
like Manner
:\Ianner asas
any
an) Acts or Or~lt:rs of the saicl Conrt of Din·ctors were then
Acts or Orders of the. said Court,of Directors were then byby
Law
Law subject:
l)Uujrct: and andthe thesaidsai<lIsland,
Island, Town, Town, Fort, Fort, and antlits.
itsDepen-
Dl'pen-
dencies,
de,1cic.,,Colonies,
Cvlonic,, Possessions,,
Po:-scssion:-.,and a.mlEstablishments,
E ..tabli:-hments,sosoceded cede,lasa~
aforesaid,
aforc:-n.i<l, and
and tli..:Rc,·ennes thereof, and the Civil Servantcon-
the Revenues thereof, and the Civil Servants s con-.
neeted
nc<'tccltherewith,
then.mith,respectively,
re~pccti,dy, should, should,from fromand andafter
~fterthetheTime-to
Time to
be beby hythethesaid Court
i-nicl CourtofofDirectors
Directorslimitedlimitedand andappointed,
appointed,be,br,totoallall
Intents and Purposes,
Purpo:.es, annexed armcxcdtotothe thePresidency
P1\:~itlcncy ororGovernment
G0Yci·111nent
Intents nnc1
toto
•
J
8
•
to l)c
~o be nppointcd
appointed i-:1
in ,l'i'fanrY:)r
Manner aforesaid,
aforesaid, or or f.iuch
such Island
Island anti"
and Places
Places
aforesaid should
aforesaicl should bebe an an jnclepcndent
independent Settlement
Settlement ·or or independent
independent
Settlements, ancl
Settlement:-;, and the
the Revenues
Revenues andand Ch'il
Civil s~rrants
Servants thereof
thereof should
should
.. be annexed
b::: annexed thereto,
thereto, according
according toto the
the true
true lnt~nt
Intent an<l
and J\Ieaning
Meaning ofof
such Appointment as aforesaid, any Law or Statute to
such Appointrn.ent as afol'c~aid,any Law or Statute to the contrary the contrary
thereof in
thereof in anywil:ie
anywise notwith~tanding.
notwithstanding.
WHEREAS the
A N D \V1-rnREAS
Al:\D said United
the said Company, in
Uni'tedCompany, in Virtue
Virtue of of the
the Power
Power
vested in them by the said last-recited Act,
vested in them by the i;:aicllast-recited Act, have declared and have declared and
appointed that
appointed that the said
said L;bnd
Island of Si11gaporc,
Singapore, and and the
the Town
Town andand C>
Fort of BI£1lacca
I·'ort Malacca and its Dependencies, shall cease cease to be be Factories
Factories
or aa Factory
or Factory subordinate
subordinate to to the
the Presidency
Presidency of of Fort
Fort TVillimn
William in in
Bengal, and
Bengal, and that
that they shall be annexed
annexed to, and and bebe considered
considered Part Part
Settlement of
of the Settlement of Prince
Prince of of TVales'
Wales' Island,
Island, anc.l
and they have united united
the whole in one
the one Settlement,
Settlement, underunder one Government,
Government, consisting of
Governor or President
a Governor President anc.l
and three Counsellors,
Counsellors, under under the the Desig-
Desig-
nation of Governor and Council of Prince
nation Prince <1f of 1Vales'
Wales' Island
Island Sin-
Sin-
gapore, and
gapore, and Jfllalacca,
Malacca, and and have
have directed
directed thatthat one
one ofof such
such Coun-
Coun-
shall reside
sellors shall reside atat each
each of of the
the three
three p1-inciple
principleStations
Stationsof Prince-
of Pri11ce
of Wales'
of Island, Singt.(pore,
TVales' Island, Singapore, and and Malacca,
Malacca, withwith the
the official
official Desig-
Resident Counsellors
nation of Ilesident Counsellors ; and that, that, in the
the Absence
Absence of of the
the
Governor, the Business shqll shall be transacte<l
transacted by by the
the Resident
Resident Coun-
sellor; and that the Governor shall visit the different
sellor; and that the Governor shall visit the different Stations, Stations, for for
the Purpose
the Purpose of of assisting
assisting in in the
the Administration
Administration of of Justice,
Justice, or or as
as
other Circumstances
other Circumstances may may suggest;
suggest; and and ~hat
that wherever
wherever the the said
said
Governor shall
Governor shall reside,
reside, the
the Business
Business shallshall be
be conducted
conducted by by him
him andand
the Resident Counsellor conjunctly: and the said
the Resident Counsellor c011j~nctly: and the said United Company United Company
have made
have made other
other Provir;ions
Provisions for for. the
the Government
Government of of the
the said
said united
united
Settlement. AxD
Settlement. A N D WHEREAS
WHEREAS the the said
said United
United Company
Company have have lately
lately
preferred their humble Petition to Us, stating to
preferred their humble Petition to Us, stating to the Effect herein-the Effect herein-
before recited;
before recited; andand also
also that
that they
they. are
are willing,
willing, so long as
so long as they
they
shall maintain
shall maintain thethe saiu
said United.Settlement
United Settlement and and Places
Places aforesaid,
aforesaid, to to
defray all
defray all the
the Expenses
Expenses necessarily
necessarily incidental
incidental to such Courts
to such Courts andand
JJudicatures
uclicatures
0
0
9
Judicatures
Juclic atures :-.s as"'cWem~y maysec seefitfittotocstab lisl1,ororautho
establish, rizf'!totobebeesta-
authorize esta-
blished
blishe there,ononthethe Application of the said United Company, !J,
d there, Appli cation of th; said lJILile d Co11 1pat1 an~
and
therefore most
mi..:,t humbly
humb ly praying
prayin i that
that \VeWe will
willbebe gr:icio u:--ly
graciously please
pleasedd
therefore
er 01·or Letter :) Paten t hcrein -
totoaccep
acceptt .a aSurrc
Surrender
yidcr ofofthe theChartCharter Letters Patent herein-
before recited;
.: recitc cl; /Ancl A n d that,
that, for for thethe PmpoPurpose:;c ofof makinmakingg furthe r
further
1,eion
Pro,Provision
i~.on for forthe theA<lm
Administration U~lice, an<l
ini::-trntionoiof JJustice, and the the Secur ity of
Security of
the Persons, Rights,
!light s, andand Property
l.>r(.l pcrty of of the
the itants
Inhabitants
Inhab of
of the
the saicl
said
the Per.sons,
Settlement,
S<:uh :ment, and andthe thepublic
publicRcrcn Revenue thereof,
ue thereo and for
f, and Trialand
theTrial
for tht:; and
Punishment
Punis hment ofof capita capital and other
l ancl Offences, and the Repression of
other Offen ces, and the R('pre .s:;ion of
Vice within the said Settlement
ment and
an<l Places
Place s said,
aforesaid,
afore: We
We will
will be
be
Vice within the ::.a.idSettle
graciously
gracio pleased
u~l) ,,lea~ to grant
,·d to grant to to them,
them, the the :said
said Unite
United ,l Con,p
Company,any, OurOur
•
Royal Letter
Royal Letters s PatenPatent, thereby
t, thereb fo,hin or authorizing the
establishing
y e:stab g or autho rizing the •
Establishment
fo,hment oi of :ouch
such Court
Courts uc!icntnre:-:,for
and JJudicatures,
s an<l the Purpo
for the Purposesses
. E--tab
:,aforesaid, within tl.c
.·or~aid, within the said
said Settle
Settlement
ment of of Pri1,
Prince Wales' Islan
ceof Wales'_ Island, d,
Singapore,
aporcand ,and ltlalac
Malacca,ca,j.lnand the Place
d the Places :. now, or at any Time here-
any Time here-
,!:,mg
united to to
..after to be
~~r to be subor
subordinate
tlim,~e or t,r annexed
•.nncxed thereto,
thereto, as ..s shall
i,;hall be
be united
the Stn.te
the State of of thethe ~aidsaid Settlement,
Settlement, and and the Condition
Condition of tbe Inha-
of the Inha-
bitants,
b,tant and as
:s, an<l as to to Our
Our Royal
!loyal Wisdom
"'isdom shall ::.hallseem
::;eemfit.
fit.
A N D WHEREAS
AKD ,vmmEAs We
,ve are
arc graciously
graciously pleased
pleasedto
to grant
grant the Prayer ofof
thePrayer
the
the said
said Petition:
Petition :
Now W
/Now E , havin
°\\'E, having considered
g con:;i the J>rcm
dcred the Premises,
iscs, of Our c.special
Our especial •
Grace, certai
6;acc, certainn Knowledge,
Knowlcd3e, and and mere
mere Motion,
i\fotion, have
haYc given
gi,·en and
and
granted,
granted, and and byhy these
the~e Presents
Presents do,
do, for
for Us,
Us, our
our Heirs
Heirs and and Suc-
Suc-
cessors, give
;ive, and
and grant
grant unto
unto the
the said
said United
Um.ledCompany
Compa11y and their
and their
C-..;.,.,:sors
Successors,
Succc:ssors, and an<lbyby these
thc:se Presents
Presents We,,ve, for
for Us,
Us, Our
Our Heirs
Heirs and:\ncl
Successors, CourtoforJudicature
Judicature
bucccssors, do do grant,
grant, direct,
direct, ordain,
ordain, and
and appoint,
appoint, That
That there
thereshall
shall Court
be
be within
within the the Settlement
s~ttlement of c!Prince
Prince ofof Wales
JVales'Island,
Islancl Singapore.
Siu,..a
0 1
,ore of Prince
of Prince ofofWales'
WaleS'
. ' . ' Isl.and established
,r Island established
and
an clMalacca,
JJ.1.alacca, and
and the
the Places
Places now,
now, ororatatany
anyTime
Timetotobebesubordi-
suborch-
nate
nate ororannexed
annexed thereto,
tl1ereto,aa Court
CourtofofRecord,
Recorcl,which
whichshall
shallbebecalled
called
The Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales'
" The Court of J u<licature of Prince of TVales' Island Island, , Singapore,,
Singa po~·e,
and
and Malacca."
l',Jalacca."And AndWe \Vedodohereby
herebyerect,
erect,create,
create, and
and constitute
constitute
the
CC the
r
10.
10, '
the said
the said Comt
Court of Jn<licnt
Judicature Prince of
of Prince
ur,9of of Wales' '
Islancl,
TV-alesIsland, Singapore.
Singapore,;
Recol'cl. 1
and ,;.llttlac
ancl Malacca,c:a,
to be a Court
1,c'a Court of
of Record.
A N D 1VE
A~D WE <lodo fnl'ther
further will,
will, onlain,
ordain, ancl and appoint, That the
appoint, That said
the said.
To consist
To consist of of tho
the
Governor and
G,n·crnor and tile
the
Court of Judicature
Court J udicaturc shall
shall consist
con~ist of, and be
of, and b,~forcthe
hol<lcn before
be holden the
Resident Counsel- p rcs1c· 1ent and l I 1> . • l t C 11 r I r1•·
11no
lor, and
Jor, and one Governor
G
...•nt Counsel-
J~c!>id
one other• ovcrnor or
other or President anc the
t ic Resident
\CSlC en Counsellor,
Ol\U),e or, for
1orthe
tic Time
Judge, to
Judge, to be being,
being, of
called
he called of the
the Station
Station where
where the the said
sai<lCourt
CQurtshall
shall be
beheld, twoofof
held, asastwo
the Recorder
r of
of the
the Judges
Judo·cs of the
the said
saicl Court,
Comt and ancl before
beforeone other Judge,
one other who
Juclo-c who
the_
Prince
Prmce of clcr
Rcco
of Wales'
1Vales' 0 ' o '
Island.
lsla11d. shall
shall be
be called
called "" the
the Recorder
Rcconler of of Prince
Prince of of Wales'
TVales'Island Singapore,
IslandSingapore,
and
and Malacca,"
1lhdacca,"andand which
which Recorder
Recorder shall shall be
be aa Barrister
Barrister inin Eng-
Eng-
land
laurlor
or Ireland
lrclanrlof ofnot
not less
lc~sthan
than five
llveYear'
Y car' Standing,
Standing, to to be
benamed
nn.niecl
• and
and appointed,
appointed, fromfrom Time
TimetotoTime,Time, byUs,
h) Us, OurOur.Heirs and Succes-
Heirs and Succes-
sors, by Letters Patent
sors, by Letters Patent under under Our
Ou.r and
and Their
Thefr Great
Great Seal
Seal ofof the,
the.
United
United Kingdom
Kingdom of of Great
Great Britain
Brilafa and and Ireland.
lrela11d.
A N D·wE
A~D WE<lo
doordain,
ordain,.That thesaid
That the said GoYern
Governor or Presiden
or or President, and
t, and
the Residen
the Residentt Counsel
Counsellorlor of the Station where
where the said Court shall
Comt shall
from Time
from Time toto Time
Time be held, shall at
be lwld, nt all Times be Judges
Jnclgcs of of the said
the said
Court, and
Coul't, and shall
sh~ll hold
hold their
thei1·said
said Offices
Officesof Judges, severally,
of Judges, SC\ crally, during
during
all such
all such Time
Time asas they shall severally
they shnll spverally hold and exercise the
exercise the Offices
Offices
of Governo
of Governorr or or President
President andand Counsellor,
Counsellor, respectively,
rc~pcctivcly, of of the
the said
said
Settlement.
Settlem PROVIDED
ent. Pnovrn1 ALWAYS, And
m ALWAYS, And We "'e hereby
hereby declare,
declare, ThatThat in.
in
Case at
case at any
any Time
Time there
there shall
shnll be
he more
more than
than one
one Counsellor
Counsellor present
present
at either of said Stations, besides the
at either of saicl Statiom;, hel:ii<lcsthe Go,·crno Governor, r or
or President,
Presiden t,
then
then that
that the
the Governor
Governor or or President
President andand the
the Resident
Resident Counsellor
Counsellor
only,
only, if if he
he shall
shall be
be there,
there, shall
shall be
be Judges
Judges of of the
the said Court; and
saitl Court; andifif
the Resident Counsellor shall not be present, then
the Resident Counsellor !>hallnot be present, tl1cn that the that the Governor
Governo r
or Presidentntand
or Pre~i<le and the
tl1e senior
senior Counsellor
Counsellor present,
present,according
accol'dingto to his
hisRank
Hank
in
in the said Council,
the said Council, shall
shall be Judgess of
beJndg~ of the
the said
said Court.
Court. AA~m N D We We fur-
fur-
ther direct, That the said Recorder of Prince of Wales'
ther direct, That the said Reconler of Prince ()j JVales'-Island, Sin- Island, Sin-
gapore, and Malacca, shall hold his Office during the pleasure of
gapore, ancl l',Jalacca,shall holµ his Office during· the pleasure of
Us,
Us, OurOur Heirs'and
Heirs· and Successors.
Successors.
AND
11
. AA~D ,v
N D We e dodohereby
hereby futther
further give
give and
and gi·n.nt
grant to the said
tp the said' Go,ernor
Governor Their
Their Rank.
or ~.>rc.:;idcnt
or President fo1\ for the Time being·,
the 'Time being, Rank
Sank nncl
and Prece<lcmce
Precedence above above and
and
before
bcfo1·call all Our
Our Snhjects
Subjects whomsocn
whomsoever, within the
er, within the said
said Settlement
Settlement of of
Prince of
Prince of Wales'
1Vales' Island, Singapore, and
Island, Sing((pore, and JJialacca,
Malacca, and and the
the Places
Places
now or at any Time hereafter to be subordinate
now or at any Time hereafter to be subordi.wte o.:annexed thereto; or annexed thereto;
excepting the Governor-General
excepting-the Governor-General for for the Time l;cing
the Time being of of Fort
Fort rVil-
Wil-
liam in
liam in Bengal,
Settlement or
Settlement
Be1wal, if
~
if he
or Places
he shall
Places aforesaid.
.
shall J~apnen
happen to
aforesaid. A
to be
be any
N D ,ve
A:-.o
any Time
We do
Time within
do hereby
within the
hereby also
the said
also g-ive
said
give and
and
grant to each of the said three Counsellors
grant to each of the said three Counsellors respectively, being respectively, being
Judges
J11d,,·0s
;-, of the
of the mid
said Court,
Court, accorc1in
according to the
°· to
0
the Order
Order of of Rank
Rank they
they
• shall hold
shall hold inin the
the sai<l
said Council,
Council, RankRank and and Precedence
Precedence a?ove above andand
before all Our Subjects whomsoever within
before all Our Subjects whornsoeYerwithin the said Settlement of the said Settlement of
Prince, of
Prince of Wales' Island, Si,~9,·(lpore,
fVitles' Island, Singapore, and and lrlalacca,
the Places
Places
now, or
now, or atat any
any Time
Time hereafter,
hereafter, to to bebe subordinate
subordinate m· or annexed
annexed
thereto; excepting
thereto; excepting the the said
said Governor-General
Governor-General for for the
the Time
Time being
being
of Fort-William in Bengal, if he shall happen
of Fort-TVilliam in Bengal, if he shall happen at any Time to at any Time to be
be
within the
wjthin the said
said Settlement
Settlement and and Pfocc:s
Places aforesaid;
aforesaid; and and excepting
excepting thethe
said Governor
sai<l Governor or or President
President of of Prince
Prince nf of TVales'
Wales' Island,
Island, Singapore,
Singapore,
and Malacca, for the Time being; and excepting
and lJialacca, for the Time being-; and excepting all snch Persons all such Persons
as, by
as, by Law Law or or Usage,
Usage, taketake place
place inin England
England before
before Our Our. Justices
Justices
of Our
of Our Court Court of of King's
King's Bench,
Bench, except
except as as hereinafter
hereinafter mentioned
mentioned...
A N D·we
A-:-rn Wedo do hereby
hereby also also give
give and
and grant
grant toto the
the said
said Recorder
Recorder of.of
Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca,
Prince of }Vales' Island, Siugapore, ancl 1Jlalacca, for the Time for the Time •
being, Rank
being, Rank and and Precedence
Precedence above above andand before
before allall Our
Our Suhjccts
Subjects •
whomsoever within
whomsoever within thethe said
said Settlement
Settlement of of Prince
Prince of of Wales'
Wales' Island,
Island,
Singapore, and
Singapore, and lJfalacca,
the Places
Places now,
now, or or at
at any
any Time
Time here~
here-
after, to be subordinate or annexed thereto
after, to be subordinate or annexed thereto; excepting the said ; excepting the said
three Counsellors,
three Counsellors, being being respectively Judges of
respectively Judges of the
thesaid
said Court,
Court, and
and
excepting such such Persons
Persons and and Officers
Officers asas liereinbeforn
hereinbefore are are directed
directed
.. excepting
to take Precedence of and
to take Precedence of and before them . before them.
PROVIDED AL
PnovrnED ALWAYS, And We
WA vs, •And We dodo hereby
hereby declare,
declare, That
That when
when the The Recorder
the The Recorder in in
"d J cl h 11 b •• I • • d · . Court to
Court to take
take Pre-
Pre-
said Judges
sat u ges sshall
3:- be repectively
e repectlve sitting an
y s1ttrng· and actmg
acting m in and
and as
as aa cedence
cedence next
next to
to the
the
Court, or
Court, or otherwise
otherwise executing
executing thethe judical
judical Functions
Functions hereby
hereby vested Governor or
vested Governor or Coun-
Coun-
C sellor acting
acting as as
C 22 m
. sellor
in Governor
Governor.•
•
·"
•
12
inin them,
them,but no otb~r
upon po
but upon Occasion,, the
other Occasion the said Recorder,, if
said Recorder if ho
he
~hall h:n e and t,ike Preceden ce·
shall be present, shall have and take Precedence next after the
shall be present, next after the
Governor or
Governor or Prc~iclen the Time
for the
Presidentt for of the
being of
Time being said Settlemen
the said Settlement, t,
or next
or next after
after the Counsell
Counsellor the Time
for the
or for being acting
Time being as such
acting as Go-
such Go-
vernor or
vernor or President
President ofof thl'.' said Settlemen
the said Settlement, if he
t, if be present,
shall he
he shall present,
but before any other Judge of the said Court, any thing herein-
but before any other Judge of the said Court, any thing herein-
contained to
contained to the thereof in
contrary thereof
the contrary wise notwithst
any wise
in any anding.
notwithstanding.
AllActs
All Acts toto be
be de-
de- AKD A N D,vc
Wedodofurther
furtherwill
willand ordain, That
andordain, all Jndgmen
That all Judgments, Rules,
L-., Rules,
cided by
cided by the
the Ma-
Ma- Orders,
Orders, and
and Acts
Acts ofof Authority
Authority or Power whatsoever, to
Power whatsoever, made
be made
to be
jorityof
jority ofthcJ
the Judges
nclg?s Island,
present, cxccptm
except
, or done
in or done by the said
~aid Court of Judiratur
Judicature Wales'
Prince of Wales' Island,
e of Princenf
1>rcsc11t
case
c;:. ·c ofof Adjouru-
Adjourn- Singapor
Singapore, and J.lialacca
e, and Malacca, ,shall
shall be made or done by ancl
by and with by
anclby
with and
ment after-men
mmt after-men-- or
tioned.
tio.ucd.
the Coucurre
the Concurrence of the
nc-e of the Judges of the said
said Court,
Court, oror so
so many
many or
such one
such one of
of them
them as as shall
shall be,
be, on such . Occasion
Occasionss respectively,
rcspectfrely,
assembled
assemble or sitting
d or sitting as
as aa Court,
Court, or of the major Part
Part of
of them
them so
so
assembled
assemble or sitting
d or sitting;; except
except in
in the
the Case
Case of
of Adjournm
Adjournment,
ent, herein-
herein-
after mentione
after mentioned. d.
The Recorder,
The Recorder, or or A N D\Ve
AND Wedeclare,
declare, That
That inin case
case at
at any Time there shall be be more
more
in
in his Absence
his Absence the than one of the
the than the, said Judges
J udn-es present sittinn-
or sitting
or as a Court the
as a Court,. • the
Governor
Governor or Coun-
or Coun- . 0 . o
sellor acting
scllor acting as
as such Recorder,, 1£
such llecordcr if he
he shall,
shall be
be present,
present, shall
l:ihallvote
\ ote in
m every
every Question
Question to to
to vote
vote tirst,
first, an~
and i_n
in •be
be decided
decided before
before the other Judges
J uclges present
present shall
shall vote,
vote, and then
and then
to
case of
of equal
equal D1vi-
Divi- C
the Governor
Governor or }> •l ·c1S l
case
sion, to
sion, to ha.vo
have aa cast-
cast- the or President
res1ccnt of
of the
the said
i-m Settlement,
ett ement, or or the
the Counsellor
ounseJlor
ing Voice.
Voice. acting as
acting the Governor
as the Governor or or President of of the said Settlement,t, shall
the said Settlemen shall
ing
next vote,
next and then
vote, and then the
the Resident
Resident Counsellor
Counsellor ifif he
he shall
shall be
be
present.
present ..
PROVIDED
PnoVIDED ALWAYS, That
ALWA Ys, That in
i'ncase
ea e the
the Judges
J uclgespresent
present at
at any
nnyTime
Time
shall
shall consist
consist of
of only
only two,
two, and
and they
thry shall
i:.hallbe
bedivided
divided in
intheir
their Opinions,
Opinions,
the •
the Recorder,
Recorder, ifif present,
prc::;ent,and
anclifif the
the Recorder
Recorder shall
shall be
beabsent,
absent, then
then
the
the Governor
President ofof thethe said
said Settlement,
Settlement, shall
shall have
haveaa.
double or casting Voice.
double or casting Voice.
. • PORVIDED
PonvrnEo .
..
• •
• , I3
15
PROVIDED
Paovxmm ALSO,
ALSO, Andnd We
\Ve further
further will
wiUand and direct,
dir~et, That
That no Ceurt No
J).OCourt NoActActto tobe
be done
done
shall be holden, and that no Act shall be done by the said Court by the
th Court in the
th e
hall be hol len, and that no Act h.11 be done by the• aid Court •
Abyb e Cout;tthin
• Absence
sence of o theeRe- C•
without
without the the Presence
Pre. ence ofof the
the Recorder
Record r of of Prime
Prince of nf Wales'
WalC$1 Island,
.[slcmd, corder,
cord r,without
without thetl\e
Singapore, and
Sin°·apore and Malacca,
JIIalacca, for the Time
forth Time being,
hein ·, ifif he
h~shall
h~Ube r ·jrltnt special
b~resident special
the
License
License of
of
o ' . the Governor
ovcrnor orr
within
within the the said
aid Settlement,
S ttlement, or or the
the Places
Place now, now, or Of at
at any
any Time
T1m~ Counsellor
Counsellor acting acting
hereafter to be subordinate or annexed thereto,
h~rcafter to be ubordinate or :um .' <ltberetof unless he Gover~ tounless the Gover- as such,
a.adjourn with Power
uch, w· I ower
. . Settlement,
• • l Counsellor
C ll acting . toadjournany) any Mat-at-
nor or President of the said or the
nor or Pre ·1dent of th • aid Settl ment, or t e oun ·e or a tins- ter tertill
till the
theRecorder
ecor er
as
as such,
uch, shall
·hall authorize
authorize the the Court
Court to to sitit and
and act
act ininthe
theAbsence
Absence of of shall
hall be
be present.
prcse t.
the Recorder; and in such Case We direct,
the R cord r; and in ,'uch Ca c We direct, that the granting ofthat the granting of
such
uch Authority
Authori y shall hall be
b noticed
n ticcd andand recorded
r corded on onthe
tl e Proceeding
Proceedino-of of
.. the
t 1esaid
ai<lCourt.
Court. ButBut inin all
all Cases
Cas •of of the
the Absence
Ah enc of of the
tl e Recorder
Recorde •
from
from the aid Conrt, and in case of Vacancy of the office
the said Court, and in case of Vacancy of the officeof of
Recorder, We declare that it shall be lawful
Recorder, We d clar that it. ball be lawful for the Govern.or or for the Governor or
President
P1e iclentof of the
the said
aid Settlement,
Settlement, or or the
the Counsellor
Coun ellor actingactincrasq.ssuch,
such,
to adjourn the
to adjourn the Trial, Trial, Hearing,
earing, or Deci ion of any Cause, or
or Decision of any Cause, or
any Matter to be considered or done by
any Matt r to be con id red or done by the said Court, from the said Court, from
Time
Time to to Time,
Time, as a he
he shall
hall see
e~ fit,
fit, until
until the said Office
the said Officeof of Recorder
Recorde·
shall
shall bebe full
full and
and the
the Recorder
Re~order shallhall be be present.
pre; ent.
A N D We
AND We dodo herhereby direct, ordain,
by direct, ordain, andand appoint,
appoint, ThatThat such
u<;p Governor
Governor andand
Salaries and Emoluments as shall, from Time to Time,be
Salari and Emoluments as shall, from Time to Time, I:}~paid, Salaries, paid, Council to have no
Cou.n_cilt~have no
t p Fees, or
given,
• or allowed
11
g1.-ven,or a ow e<l to the
h said
• l Governor
G or President
'd and Counsel-
C
o t e . ate. overnor or r J ent and ouri ~l- Perquisites, Salancs, as or
.rces,
Perquisites, as
lors,
lor , for
fi r their
their Services
S rvice as a Governor
Pr id nt and and Council
Council ofqf the Judges.
the Judges. •
said
aid Settlement, shall be accepted and taken
t lem nt, ·hall be ace pt d and taken by t em -in full by them in full
Satisfaction
Sati facti n forfi r their
th ir Services
r ice asa· Judges
Jud 0 ·e. of
of the
the said
·_aidCourt,
Court, and
Q.ndthat
that
they,
they, or any of them, hall not be ntitled to have or r _c~jv~any
or, any of them, shall not be entitled to have; or receive any
Salary,
Salary, Fee,
Fee, Perquisite,
Perqui ite, or or Emolument
• mo ument whatsoever,
what.~oever,as Judges of
t!S.Ju~1g~ the
oft~~
said Court.
said Court.
• AND Wedodoher
hereby further direct, oi·<l.aiu,
ordain, nn_l
find ~pp.oint,
appoint, That
.AND We by furt r direct, Tb~titit The
-TheRecorder's
Recordel''s
shall
s} aU and
and may
may be
he lawful
lawful to
to and
and for
for the
th. said
aid Recorder of Prince
R cord : ef .ef Salary
PFinf;t; of ~~lary appointed.
a JOi ~e .
Wales' Island,Singapore,and Malacca,to
Wald .f.sltmfl,Sing(lpore,andJYJalaccq., receive from the said United
tp • ceh•efromth~.i!)9 'fl,?ft~!l
Company a yearly Salary of eighteen thousand
Compwiy a yearly alary of eight en thousand Dollar Dollars;; such
such Salary
Salary
to
to
•
.,
I
14. •
14-
histnki
e ofof his ng upo n him self the
totocom
commence
mence from from,thethe'tim Time taking upon himself the
such
Execution of the saidOffOffice
ice atat the
the said
F:ai d Sett lem ent)
Settlement, ancl
and that
that such
Execution of the said
Salary shall ice,Perq uisites, Emo lument:-;,
Sala ry shal l heheininlieu
lieuofofallallFees
FeesofofOff
Office, Perquisites, Emoluments,
AY~, and andW•: We dire ct,
ororA<lAdvantages whatsoever. PROVIDED ALWAYS, direct,
tsocYcr. Pnov 10R1> ALW
vnntag<':;whn
ordain, andappo
appoint, That
t nono li'cc
Fees ofOffi
s of Office, quisites, Ein
Perquisites,
ce, Pl!r c,lu-
Emolu-
orda in, and int, Tha
ments,
mcn ts, ororA<h
Advantages
antap;cs whawhatsoever, other
tsoe\·c1·,othe r than and exce
than and except pt thethe said
said
Salary,
Sala shall
ry, i-lm be acce
ll he accepted, received,
pted, ri:cc ivccl, or taken by such Recorder, in
or i,lkc n hy :.uc h Hcc or1l c1·, in
any l\Ian
Manner, or onon any
any Acc
Account
ount or t-.oc vcr;
or Pretence whatsoever; and that
Pret ence wlm and th ...t
any ner, or
no Pet·
Person holding the Ofli
Office
cc ofof Rcc
Recorder
or<lel' of Prince of
of Prince Jftales'
of Wales'
no son hold ing the
Island, Singapore, and Jlla
Malacca, during
larcri,duri n~ the Time Time of holding and
of holding ancl
lsla 11d, Siug uporr, mul
exercising accepting, taking takin~ or or
cising the
the said
~aid Office,
Omcc, shall
shall bebe capable
capable of of accepting,
exer
performing any other Office, Place, Place, or or Employment,
Employment, or or of being
ofbeing
Recorder
~cco r<lerk~rs trictcd performing any other Office,
restricted •
from taking engaged1in, · or carrying on any Trade, ,, ffi or Business
'f l Traffic, mc.ss what-
what-
from OOi g or any
ta·mcc any
ox- cng- ngc< 111, or rarr) •mg on any 1·a< c, Ira 1c, 01· Bus
other Office or ex- soever, on Pain that the
olho r Acceptance
eptance of of any
any such
such other
other Office,
Onice,
ercising
ercising any other socYcr, on Pain that the Acc
any other any
Place, or Employment, or the Engagement tininororcarrying on any carr ying on
Business..
Dui;iness Place, or Employment, or the Engag-cmen
suchh Trade, Traffic, or Business whatsoever, t:soevcr, shall
1-ihnll bebe andall(lbebe
~nc Trade, Traffic-, 01· Bn:,incss wha
deemed inin Law, Law, dedcfa facto,
cto, anan Avoidance
Arnicln.ncc of his said
of his said Ofli
Office.
ce. And And
deemed
We direct, That the Salary thereof shall thereupon l thereuponcease, cease,and bebe
and
\Ve direct, That the Salary thl!rcof bhal
deemed to have ceased accordingly. PROVIDED ALWA "s,and
v1ocn ALWAYS, andWe 'We
~ccmecl to have cea!,:cclaccordingly. Pno
hereby declare, That nothing herein contained ainedshall
hhalextend,
l extend,ororbebe
l1crcby cledarc, That nothing herein cont
construed totoextend J-Vales'
construed extendtotoprevent
pre, entany anyRecorder
Recorderofof Prince
PrinceofofWales'
Island, Singapore, and Malacca, from takingngupon uponhim him thetheOffice
Office
Island, Si11gnporr,and lJfalrLcca,from taki
of Executor to any Person or Persons, by bywhose who:-c lastlastWill \Viland
l ancl.
of Executor to any Person or Persons,
• Testament he may be he appointed
appointedExecutor,
Executor,nornor fromfrom taking
takingupon upon
Testament he may
him the Office of of Administrator
Administratoto r any
to any Person
Personor Persons,
or Perr-onsso , ROas ns
him the Office
that, in any such Case, such Recorder shall r shalnotl not receive,
recc:ivc or, be
or be
thal, in any such Case, such Recorde
entitled to any Commission.:,io ornother
or otheCompensation
1· Compensatiofor n fortransacting
transacting
enti tled to any Commi!-
any Business to be done, as as such Executor or r Administrator.
or Administrator.
any Business lo be clone such Executo
A N D We do hereby constitute and appoint
int Our
Ourtrusty
trustyand andwell-
well-
A~D '\Ve do hcrelly conl-titute and appo
Claridgebeloved,
SirSirS.S.T.T.Claridge Sir John Thomas
vecl
Claridge, Knight, to be the
, Sir Jolw. 1.'homasClaridge,Knight, to be
thefirst
fir::Recorder
;tRecorder
appointed to be liclo
ointed to lieof Prince of Wales' Island,nrl, Singapore, and
the~!)p
first Recorder Si1igapore ,andMalacca,
llialaccci,in inManner
i\Innner
the first. Rccordt•r of Prince of JVales' Isla afor~said,
ofofPrince of Wales'
Priuceof Wale$' aforesaid,
Island. ,d.
1$lm
C'
1.515
aforesaid,the
aforesa saidSir
id,-the saicl SirJolm
JohnT/,oma
Thomas Claridge
s Claridg beinga aBarrist
e being er inin
Barrister
•
England
Englan d ofoffiv~
fiveYear:s'
Years'Standin
Standing- andupward
g and upwards.
s.
A N D,veWedodofurther
Axn furtherauthori
authorize ze and andempow
empowerer the saidComt
thesaid CourtofofCourt Court~mpo,v
empowered
cr_cJ
. fofp Prince if r1 p / , l I s· l 71,,- / toto appoint
appoint a.a Regis-
Ilcg1s-
Judicature rwcc oof ,Wales'
·
a es Island,
I.
s mu , Singapore,
wgapore, an< and.1.u.a
Malacca,
acca, trn.r.trar.
J m11cature o
fromTime
from TimetotoTime, Time,asasOrcasio
Occasion n shall shallrequire
require,, totoappoin
appointt one onePer- Per-
sonresiden
son resident within the
l within thef.:aiil
saidSettlem
Settlement, ent, totobe beand
andbebecallecl
called " "the the
""Registr
Registrar ar ofofthe theComt
CourtofofJudicat
Judicature ure ofofPrincePrincenfof1-Vales
Wales''Island,Island,
" Singapore, and Malacca," which
"Singnporc, and llialacca," ,thich Rep;istrar shall hold the said Registrar shall hold the said
Office <luring
Office during the the Pleasur
Pleasure e of ofthethe said said Court,
Court, an<l
and whowhoby byhimself
himself, ,
or bis
or his Clerk
Clerk or or Clerks
Clerks toto be be appoin
appointed ted and and paid
paid byby him,
him, and and for for
whose Conduc
whose Conduct he shall
t he shall bebe re:-:pon
responsible, shall make
sihle,shall makeout out and
and issue
issue all all •
the P1·oce
the Process of the
ss of the said
said Court,
Court, . an<l and enter
enter up up thethe Record
Records, s, andand
register tbe
register the Procee
Proceedings thereof,, and
dings thereof and do such other
do such other Duties
Duties as as hehe
shall hereby
shall hereby,, or or by
by the
the ~aid
said CourtCourt of of JJudicature,
uclicaturc, be be authori
authorized zed or or
required to do, and as are incidental to
required to do, and as arc incidental to the said O lhce of Registrar the said Office of Registrar
of
of the
the said
said Court,
Court, and and whowho before
before he he shall enter upon
!-!hall enter upon the the Exe- Exe-
cution
cution of of his Office, shall
his Office, shall taketake an an,OathOath in in open
open Court
Court faithful
faithfully ly toto
execute
exccnle the the same,
same, and and also
alt:10 the
the Oath
Oath of of Allegiance,
Alle~iancr, of of which
which Oaths Oaths
aa Record
Record ~hall be made and entered on the Proceedings of the
shall be made and entered on. the Proceedings of the
said Court.
said Court. Clerks
Registrar's Clerks
PROVIDED
PROVIDED ALWAY!==,That
ALWAYS, That no no Clerk
Clerk or or Clerks
Clerks shall
~hall be appointed Registrar's
be appointed
· I1e executi•on o Jn:, 01cctoContro be subject to tho
l ofto the
R ·
"dRegistrar · him 1 · in f • O • to be subject
by the said rto
to assist
m;s1:st um m the
t execution of his Office the
y
b tl 1c sa1 .1 eg1stra Control of the
without
without the the Approbation
Approbation ofof the thesaid said Court
Court for forthat
that Purpose
Purpose first first Court.
Court.
had
hadand andobtained
obtained; ; and and thatthat everyeveryClerk Clerk who who shall
shall be1,cemployed
employed
bybythe tl,esaid
saidRegistrar,
Registrar. asasherein-before
herein-beforeisismentioned, mentioned, shall !-.ball beberes-
res-
ponsible
ponsible immediately
immediately for for the the Execution
Execution ofof Duties Duties hehe shall shallbe be
required
requiredtotoperform, perform,ininlike likeManner
Mannerasasififhehewas wasaaprincipal
principal Officer Officer
ofofthethesaidsaidCourt,
Court, and andshall
shallbebeliable liabletotoDismission
Dismis:,ionbybyand. andatatthe the
Pleasure
Pleasure ofofthe the said
said Court;
Court ;and audbefore
beforeheheshallshall enter
enterupon uponthe the
Execution
Executionofofhis hisOffice
Office shall
shi.11 take
takeananOath OathininopenopenCourt,
Court,faithfully
faithfully
totoexecute
executethe. thesame,same,.and andalso alsothe theOath
Oath ofof.Allegiance,
Allcgi:mcc,ofofwhich which
Oaths
Oaths
•
•
•
r
16 ~
16 0
Oathsaa Record
Oaths Record shall
shall be
be mp.de
made and
and entered
entered in
in the
the PrQcer:dings
Proceedings of
of
thesaid
the said Court.
Court. ' . \
I
Sheriff to
to be
$he.-.ifi' be ap-,
ap- AND A N DvVe
Wedodofurther,
further, for
forUs,
Us,OurOurHeirs
Heirsand
and Successors,
Successors, gmnt,
grant,
pointed.
pointed. ordain, and
ordain, and appoint,
appoint, That
That asas soon
soon as
as conveniently
conveniently may
may bebe after
after
'
the Arrival
the Arrival of of these
these OurOur Letters
Letters Patent
Patent atat thethe said
said Settlement,
Settlement,
the Governor
the Governorin inCouncil
Councilof ofthe
thesaid
saidSettlement
SettlementofofPrincePrinceofof 1Vales~
Wales'
Island, Singapore, and Malacca, shall appoint
Islwul, Singapore, and lJialacca, shall appoint one fit and proper one fit and proper
Person to
Person to be,
be, ancl
and whowho shall
shall bebe Sheriff
Sheriff of of the
the said
said Settlell).ent
Settlement of of
Prince of
Prince of Wales'
Wales' Island,
Island, Siugapore,
Singapore, and and lrirtlacca,
Malacca, andand the the Plac~
Places
D
now or at any Time hereafter to be
now or at any Time hereafter to be subordinate or annexed subordinate or annexed
i,
thereto; and
thereto; and such
such Sheriff,
Sheriff, ,,vhen
when appointed,
appointed, shall,shall, as
as soon
soon as as con-
con-
veniently may
veniently may be,be, andand before
before hehe shall
shall enter
enter uponupon his
his said
said Office,
Office,
!
take an
take an Oath
Oath faithfully
faithfully to to execute
execute his his Office,
Office, and
and thethe Oath
Oath of of
Allegiance before the Governor, or in his
Allegiance before the Governor, or in his Absence the Resident Absence the Resident
It
I• Counsellor (who
Counsellor (who are are hereby
hereby respectively
respectively authorized
authorized to to administer
administer
the same),
:the same), and and shall
shall continue
continue in in such
such Office
Office until
until anothel'
another shall
shall be be
duly appointed
duly appointed and and sworn
sworn intointo the
the said
said Office.
Office. A N D 'We
AND We do do fm-
fur-
ther, for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, grant,
ther, for Us, Our Heirs ancl Successors, grant, direct, and appoint, direct, and appoint,
II
That the
Tbat the Governor
Governor in in Council
Council of of tbe
the said
said Settlement
Prince of of
,. Wales' Isla,,d,
Wales' Island, Singapo1'e,
Singapore, an<l and llla/,acca,
Malacca, aforesaid,
aforesaid, for for the
the Time
Time
,,
being, shall yearly, on the twentieth Day
being, shall yearly, on the twentieth Day-of September, proceed of September, proceed
to the
.to the appointment
appointment of of aa new
new Sheriff
Sheriff forfor the
the Year ensuing, to
Year ensuing, to be
be
computed from
computed from the the twenty-ninth
twenty-ninth Day Day of of September
September next next afterafter
;, such Appointment;
·such Appointment; which which Sheriff,
Sheriff, when
when appointed, shall as
.appoint.eel,shall as soon
soon
as conveniently may be, and before he shall
as conveniently may be, and before he shall enter. upon his ·said enter upon his said
II
Office, take
Office, take such
such Oaths
Oaths a.-<3as hereinbefore
hereinbefore are are mentionecl
mentioned as as to
to the
the
Person to
Person to be
be appointed
appointed first Sheriff, which
first Sheriff, which Oaths shall be
Oaths shall be taken
taken
before the Governor, or in his Absence
before the Governor, or in his Absence the resident Counsellorthe resident Counsellor
'I (who are
.(who are hereby
hereby respectively
respectively authorized
authorized to administer the same),
to administer-the same),
and
.anu shall
shall continue
continue in such Office
in such Officeduring
during the the space
space ofof one whole
one whole
Year, to
Year, to he
be computed
computed from from the
the said
said twenty-ninth
twenty-ninth day day of of Septem-
Septem-
ber, and until another Person shall be duly appointed
ber, ~nd until auotll.er Person shall be duly appointed antl sworn and sworn
into
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intothe
into thesaid
said Office.
Office. And And inin case shall die
Sheriff shall
such Sheriff
case su~h in bis
die in his
Office, or depart from the s:1id Settlement
Office, or depart from the said Settlement of Prince of Wales' of Prince of 1Valcs•
Island, Singapore,
Island, Singapore, and Malacca, then
and JUalacca, another Person
then another shall and
Person i,;hall and •
may, asasRoon
may, soonasasconvenien
conveniently tlymay
maybe beafter the Death or Departure
after the Death or Departure
of such
of such Sheriff~
Sheriff, be be inin like
like Manner appointed
l\fanner appointed and sworn in
and sworn in as
as
aforesaid, and shall continue in his Office for the Remainder of
aforesaid, and gJaall continue in his Office for the Remain<lm of
··
the Yea.1·,
the Year, andand until
until another
another Sheriff
Sheriff shall be duly appointed and
duly appointed and
sworn in
sworn in the
the said
said Office.
Office. A:-rn
A N DWe We <lo
do further
further order,
order, clirect,
direct, and
and
appoint, That
uppoint, That th~the said
said Sheriff
Sheriff and
and his Successors shall, by them-
selves or
H·h·es or their
their suflicicnt
sufficient Deputies,
Deputies, to be be by
by them
them appointed
appointed and and
• duly authorized
duly authorized underunder their
their respecti,·e
respective llan<ls
Hands and an<l Seals, and for
Seal:;;, and
whom he
"·horn he and
and they
they shall
shall be be responsible
responsible during
during all his or their theil-
Continuance
Continnanc in such
e in such Office,
Office, execute,
execute, andand the
the said
said Sheriff
Sheriff and his
his·
said Deputies
said Deputies areare hereby
hereby authori,.ed
authorized ancl and required
required to execute, all
the Writs,
the Writs, Summonse
Summonses, Rules, Orders,
s, Rules, Orders, \Varrants,
Warrants, Command~
Commands,, and
Process of
Proces!'- of the
the said
said Court
Court of of Judicature
Judicature or of Prince
Prince of of Wales'
TValcs'·
bland, Siugnpore, and Jllalacca, ~ncl make Returns of the same,
Island, Singapore, and Malacca, and make Returns of the same,
together with the Manner of
together with· the Manner of the Execution the Execution thereof,
thel'cof, to
to the
the said
said
Court, nnd
Court, and toto receive
receive and and detain
detain inin Prison
Prison all all such
such Persons
Persons as as
shall be
shall be committed
committed to to the
the Custody
Custody of of such
such Sheriff
Sheriff by
by the
the said
said•
Court, or by any of the Judges thereof,
Court, or by any of the J ntlges thereof, or any other Person or any other Person
having competent
h,wing competent Authority
Autlwi-ity so so to
to do
do ;; and
an<l toto do
<loall
all such
such Acts,
Acts,
Matters, and
1\latters, and Things,
Things, and and perforin
pt>rformall all such
such Duties,
Duties, as as nearly
nearly asas
Circumstances, shall admit or require, as are or ought
Circumstance:-.,shall admit or require, as al'e 01· ought to l,e done to be done
and performed by
and performed by the Sheriff of
the Sheriff of any
any Shire
Shire oror County
County within
within that
that
Part of Our United Kingdom
Part of Our United Kingdom called England. called England.
A N D We
AND Wefurther
further direct,
direct, ordain,
ordain, and
and appoint,
appoint, That
That whenever
whenever Provision
Provision for E\'.e-
for Exe-
the said
the said Court
Court of
ofJudicature
Judicature ofofPrince
Prince of
of TVales'
Wales' Island
Island, Singapore, cution
Siiwapore •~ution of
of Process
l'rvce,;s
. : .~ ' in
1ncase
c:tse the S1,c::.:
the Sheriff
and
and Malacca,
Malacca, shall
shall direct
direct of
or award
award any
any Process,
Process against
against the
the said
said shall
shall be
be intcr.stc
interested .....
Sheriff, or
Sheriff, or award
a.ward any
any Process
Process in
in any
any Cause,
Cause, Matter,
l\latter, or
or Thing,
Thing·,
wherein the
wherein the said
said Sheriff,
Sheriff, on
on account
account of
of his
his being
being related
related to
to the
the
Parties, or
Partie.s,or any
any of
of them,
them, oror by
by reason
reason of
of any
any good
goodCause
Causeof of Chal-
Chal-
D lenge
lenge
:
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10 •
Part of o( •
lengewhich
lengr which would
would-be allowed
be allowe against
d againi -t any in that
Sheriffffin
any Shc>ri that Part
Our United
Our\· Kingdom
nitl'cl Kingd calledI I::11gf
on, calle< England, cannott 01·
all(/, canno ought not
or ougl1t not hy
by Law
Law
to exrcut
to execute the s:nnr,
c the same, inin r.,·L·ry
every su('h Case the said Court of Judica--
such Case thr. Court
!'-:tit! of J ndica.
ture :-hall
shall name
name andand :mnoin
appointt f.'Omc Personn to to execut e an,l
0 tun'
return the same;
re-turn th<' ~anw; and
and
'
the
tlw
. said
some o,
i,.;nid
other
Process
ProCC
her fit P.!l·i-o
shall
!-hnH
'"I; hn
be tlircrlr
directed
execute
d to
to thei=;
the
and
said:-iicl
Personll s-o
PcrhO so nam<'
namedd forfor that
that purpose,
purpo-.c, and the Cause eof
th<' Ca11'- !--pi:!c-ial
:mch special
of such
Proceedings
Prorcc shall be
<lin!;&shall
said Court.
Court.
be sug~cs
suggested tcll and
mul entered .
entered on on the lleconls of
the Records of the
the
said
Clause \\~llllo
Cln.uso authorizing A N DVic
riziog_ AND Wedodoherchy
herebyfurthe
further grant,
r crtant
•
declar
-
e ancl
declare,
, ordain,• That
andordain That
the appointment
thcapp omtmcntotof the Governor in Councilofofthl' :,.,
Coroners.
Corone rs. the C:ovrrnor in Council the .said Settlement
id Srtllt!m cnt ofofPrmceo
Prince af Wales''
f TVales
Island,
Island Singapore,
, Si11ga and lllalac
1mrc,a1ul Malacca, shall have
ca, i-lmll havefollfull Pow,•
Powerr andand Autho
Autho- -
rity, b)'
rity, by Orders
Orders in in Counc
Council, front Time
il, fron~ Time to to Time
Time to nominnominate ate a.nd
and
appoint
appoin so many
t so many Coron
Coroners as they
<'l's:t'-tht' shall rc!:pe
Yt~hall respectively fit, or ai,
think fit,
clivc1ythink or as
shallhe
~hall be limite
limited,d hyby the-
the Court
Court 01of Direct
Directors
or:. of of tit~
the sai<l
said Company,
C 11npa ny,
and by
and by like
like Onlei•
Orders:,; toto supcr:
supersede and remove
-rcle and remove the Persons Persons so so
appointed,
appoin tccl, asas Occac
Occasion may app~a
.;ionmay appear.1·to
to r~qnir
require; and that
e; aml that thetl~ Per-
t)cr-
sons so
t::ons so nomin
nominated, and ta!
att'u, an,l taking and bul,--r
...in~ and subscribing
rihin~before
before oneon<'of thethf"
Judges of
Judges of the
the !)a.i<l
said Comt
Court of of Judicature
J udicntme the the Oath
Oath of Allegiance,
of Ailc:;i anc~.
and the like Oath of Office
and the like Oath of Office n • j,.., directeas is directed d to
to be
he taken
t;'!.kenbyby thethe
Coroners
Coroner:;of of Counties
Counties in in England,
Bugfwul, shall i;halland
arnlmay
mayhave,
haw, do, do, execute,
cx..;cutc,
perforin,
perform, and and exercise
cxcrci ;c the thl.·like
like Powers,
Powc·rs, Authorities,
Authoriti~~. and anclJurisdic-
J urisdic-
tions
tion" within
within thethe said
i:,:nicl Settlement,
St ttlemcnt,. as asbyby Law
Law may 111nybe
hehad,ha.cl,done,
clone,
• executed, performed, or exercised, by Coroners
cxcctttN.1, pr.rformc<I, or C'-l'rcisc1l, hy CoronPrj electe elected d for
for any
any
County
County or ot· Place
Place inin England,
En~·laud, and and notnototherwise
otl1crwi:;e or01·ininany
any other
od1eL·
Manner;
Manner; and and that
that such
such Coroners
Coroncrd shall bhall have
have andandbe he entitled
entitled toto
such reasonable Fees and Allowances for the Performance of the
such rea.-.;onablcFcl's and All6wance'i for the Pcl'fo1·manccof the
Duty ofoftheir
theirsaid Office,
F;ai<l Office,asa!'l shall
Hhallbehelimited
limiteclororprescribed
pre.scribedbyLythe Lhe
Duty
said Court of Judicature ininthat that Behalf.
Behalf.
said Court of J udicaturc •
A N D We do hereby further authorize and
The Court to set.I"""'AND ~Ve do hereby ful'thcr ::rnthori1,c
a.nclempower
empow the said er the !-aicl
The Court to set Court ofof'Judi
tie Fees Comt Judicature
T.lbloofofFees
a Table
tlca caturc to
to settle
settle aa Table
Table of
of the
th.cFees
l~eestotobebeallowed
allow~tltoto
i' the
Part ofo the
5 lrar, such
snch Registrar,
Rcgi&trar,Sheriff, and
and Coroner,
Coroner, for
for
forthe
theRegistrar,
R.,•gi _Shcl'ifi~. forall
alland
anclevery
everyPart
Sheriff, :
and Coro-
Coro- • ll
Business
•
U~lUCbS
ne~ , and
Sheriff
ner.
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Business~ to to lrbe don

Registrar, Sheriff,
done by
hc ·i 1: nndand C
y. ththem
Coroner
.
n respectively;
--,·p· tiY 1: • wh>h
shall and
ron r .·hall and nay
which T.'Fees
may faw lawfully
the .::1.i
es the
1 y demand
said
emand
and receive. A N D We do further authorize
and reoei,1e. AND vVedo for he antho ·ize the.ail Cou t, from the said Court, from
Time•me to to Time,
Time, to to '\i·ury
vary th the .said Table of
aid '.,able of Fee·
Fees a· as there
I er shall
hall bebe
Occasion./AND
Occa ·ion ..,,/ AND ,ve Wedodoh hereby require aud
r by r·rtttire. enjointhe
11d enjoin the.,aid
said Court,
Court,
within
"(,'i hin oneone Y Year after the
m· after thesee Our Our Let Letters Patent
rs Pat nt shall have been
·ball have been
published at the said Settlement, and by the
published at th ·aid ettlerpent, an l by the Gr.-tconvenient Oppor-· first convenient Oppor-
tunity
t nity aftafterr the
the settling
·cttlint ancland Allowance
Allowance of of the
the said Table of
·ai<l Table of Fee·,
Fees,
to certify, under
o certify, under the the Hand
Hands of of the
the said Governor or
aid Governor or Pr
President and
·ident and
the
tl e Recorder, and to transmit to. the Court
c rc.l r nntl to transmit to the Court of Dir ctor • of the of Directors of the
• said Unit
,aicl United Company, to
d Company, to be
be byby them
them or or their
their Order
Order deliver
delivered,cl,
with their Observations thereon, to the
"ith their Ob ervation• thereon, tq the Board of Coromis ·ioners Board of Commissioners
for the
for the Affair
Affairs of of India,
India, to to be
be laid
laid before
before U Us,·, Our
Our Heir
Heirs andand Suc-
'uc-
c ·sor , for Our and their Royal Approbation and Correction, aa
cessors, for Our and their Royal Approbation and Correction,
true Copy
true Copy of of the
the said Table of
·aid Table of FeFees, and al
. , an<l alsoo any
any Variation
Variation of of·
the said Table to be made as aforesaid,
the. ai<l Table to b_emade as afore ·aid, by the fir t convenient, by the first convenient,
Opportunity
01 porlunity after after the
'the sameame shall
s-hallhave
ha e been
been.soo varied.
·ari d. AAN'DD \Ve We
further direct
further direct and an~ appoint,
appoint, That That the the said Table,, and
said Tabl and th the said
aid
Alterations and Variations thereof (if any
Alterntions and Variation th r of (if any Alteration or Variation Alteration or Variation
shall
·hall bebe mad
made)) shall hall he be hnno-
hung up up iiin some
omc conspicuous
ou.·pi uou.· Part Part of of t1
thee
Hall or Place at each of the said three Stations
Hall or Place at ea h of the aid thrc Station of Prince qj' TVales' of Prince of Wales'
Island, Singapore,
Island, Singapore, and and lJfalacca,
Malacca, where where the the said
said Court
Court of of Judica-
Judica-
ture shall
ture hall be be puhlicly
publicly hold holden. n.
A NDD We
A ,v farther authorize
e further authorize and
and empow
empowerr the
the said
said Court
Court toto ssettle
ttle Court to
Court to settle
allowances
sctUe the
to
the
Re-
and
and adjust
adJ°Llt what
what Salary
Salary or
or,Salaries,
.
or what
alarie , or
.
what Pro1Jortion
Proportion of of the
the Fees es ajlowanccel
gistrar, °
1 Red-
"l'tr,r, Clerks,
r,,at,and
to be allowed to the Registrar, Sheriff, and Coroner, respectively,
to be allowed to the· Rcgir-trar, h r1ff, and Coroner, re, pectively, Sheriffs
.Silcri s Officers.
O ·ccrs.
shall be
sball paid and
be paid and allowed
allow cl by
by them,
them re. respectively, to any
p ctivel ,, to any Cl
Clerkrl or
or
Clerks, Under-Sheriff or
Clerk , Under-Sheriff or Officers,
Officers, to
to bebe employed
employed byby or
or und
underr them
them
respectively.
respectively.
AA N·oDWeWedodofurther
further grant,
grant, ordain,
ordain, and
and appoint,
appoint, That
That the
the said
said This
Tllis Court
Comt is is to
to
Court
C our t of
fJ d • t
Judicature h
shall11h
have. andd -
use, as •
occasion may .
require have a Seal bearing
havcaSc.tlbc riw~
o u 1ca ure ~ a a1 ~ an u.:)e, as occasion may re m ·e l\IajesLy', 0
His Majesty's
His
D
D22 aa,enl
Seal
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whichisis toto aa Seal

Arms,,vliich
Arms, Seal bca
beariug Device aqd
riug aa Dcyico and Impressio
Impression of Our
n of Royal Arms
Our Royal Arms within
within
bekc-pt
be keptby
bytho
the ~o-
Go- an an Exergnc
Exergue or
or Label
Label surroundi
surrounding ng the
the same
same, with
with thi$
this Inscri1>t
Inscription; ion•
'
vernor oror Senior
vcrnor Senior ' '
"
"TheThe Seal
Seal of
of the
the Court
Court ofof Judicature
Judicatur e of
of Prince
Prince of
of 1Valcs'
Wales' Island,
Island,
Counsellor.
~oouscllo r,
" Singapore,
"Singapo re, ancland Jllalacca
Malacca." A N D,ve
." .A~D Wedo dohereby ordain, and
grant, onlain,
herebygrant, and,
be delivered
appoint, That the said Seal shall be delivered to and kept in the
appoint, That the ~aid Seal ,-;lmll to and },ept in. the
Custody of
Cu.-;tody of the
the Governor
President of of the said S~ttlemc
the sai<l Settlement; nt; andand
inin case
case ofof Vacancy
Vacancy of the the Qfficc
Office of ofGovernor
Governor or , the
or President, the same
President same
shall, from
shall, from TimeTime to to Time,
Time, be delivered over, and
he delivered o,·cr, and kept
kept i11 in the
the
Custody of the
Custody of the Recorder Recorder of the
the said Court,
Court, with full Liberty
Liberty to
to che
the
said Governor
said Governor or or Recorder
Recorder to deliver the same to any other Judge
any other Judge ,,
of the
of the said
said Court,
Court, forfor any
any temporary
temporary PurposePurpose or orPurposes.
Purposes AAN . N Do
We do
\Ve do hel'chy
hereby grant,
grant, ordain,
ordain, an<l and appoint,
appoint, That
That if it shall happen
that the
that the said
said Seal
Seal shall
shall byby any
any i.\leans
Means come to the Hands Hands of any
Person or
Person or Persons,
Persons, other
other than
than such
such Person
Person as for for the
the Time
Time being being isis
hereby authorize
hereby authorized d to have the
to have the Cu~tocly
Custody thereof,
thereof, the the said
said Court
Court of of
JJudicature
udicaturc of of Prince
Prince of of Wales'
1Vales' Island,
Island, Singapore,
Singapo_re, and Malacca, ~lal«cctt,
shall be,
shall be,vand
aml isis hereby
hereby authorize
authorized and empowered
d and empowered to to demand,
demand, seize, seize,
and take
anrl take the the saitl
said Seal from any
cal from any Person
Pcri:;onoror Persons
Persons whomsoever,
,vhomsoelcr, by by
what Way
what ,vay and and Means
Means soever
soever the the same
same maymay havehave come
come to to his,
his, her,
her,
or their Posession,other than the
or their Posession, other than the Perilon for the Time Person for the Time being
being
hereby authorize
he1·eby authorized d and
and required
required to to have
have thethe Custody
Custody thereof,
thereof, and and
shall forthwith
shall forthwith deliver
deliver such
such Seal
Seal toto such
such Person
Person as as shall,
shall, for fo1·the
the
C, Time being,
Time being, be authorized
be authorize d byby these
these Presents
Presents to to have
have the the Custody
Custody
of such Seal as aforesaid.
of such Seal as aforCi:iaid.
All
All Writs
Writs are bo A
aretotobe N D \Ve
AND We hereby
hereby grant,
grant, ordain,
ordain, and
and appoint,.
appoint, That
That all
all Writs,
Writi:i,
issued
issued_ under
u ndcr theth0 Summonses,
Summon8cl-lPrecepts,
Precepts Rules,
Rules Orders,
Orders and other mandatory
mandatory Process
Process
Seal,
Seal, in
m the
tho name
nnmo to ' ' ' ' ' .
of Kin~, and
the King-,
oftho andtoto to be
be used,
used, issued,
issued, or01· awarded
awarded by
by the
the said
said Court
Court ofof Judicature,
Judicature,
be
be attested the shall
attested inin the shall run
run and
and be be in
in the
the Name
Name and
and Stile
.
Stile of
ofUs,Us, or
orof Our Heirs
of Our
.
Heirs and
and
name of the Gover- Successors, and shall be sealed
name of the Gover- 0
orPresident.
uor or
nor President. Successors, nnd shall be scaled with with the
the Seal
Sealof
of the
thesaid
studCourt,
Court, and
ancl
shall
si1allhave
have and
and bear
bearthe
theAttestation
Attestation ofofthe
theGovernor
GovernorororPresident
President ofof
the
tha said
sai<lSettlement,
Settlement, of
or during
during aa Vacancy
Vacancy of ofthe
thesaid
said Office,
Office,then
thenofof
the
the Recorder of the said Court, and shall be signeq l>y thesaid
Recorder of the said. Court, and shall be-signed by the said
Recorder
•Recorder
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•
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Recorder,or by the Registrar of the said Court, whose Duty it
Recorder,-or by tl1e Registrar of the :;aid qourt, whose Duty it
shall be to prepare
prepare and
and make
make out
out the
the same.
same.
hall be to
•, /A AND ·o itit isis Our

Our further
further WillWill and
and Plea
Pleasure, That the
nre, That the said
aid Court
Court of of Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction of
ofthe
the
Court defined..
JJudicature
ud icatnre of of Prince
Prince of of Wales'
J,Vales • Island,
Island, Singapore,
Si,wa pore, andand Malacca,
J.l:lalacca, and
and Court defined
the several Judges of the said Court, shall severally and respectively
the ·everal Jud"' of the ·aid Court, hall ever.illy and re. pectively
be, and the said Court is, and they are all, and each, and every of
be, and the aicl Court i , and they are all, anrl ea h, and every of
them is hereby appointed to be Justices and Conservators of the
them is hereby appoin.ted to be Ju tic and Con ervator of the
Peace and Coroners, within and thoughout the said Settlement of
Peace and Coroner , within and thou 0 ·hout the ·aid ettlement of
Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca, and the Places
Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and lJ:lalacca,and the Places
now or at any Time hereafter to be subordinate or annexed thereto,
• now or at any Time h reaf er to be subordinat or annexe l thereto,
and to have such Jurisdiction and Authority as Our Court of King's
and to havesuch.Juri diction and Authority a Our Court of King'
Bench and Our Justices thereof, and also as Our High Court of
Bench and Our Ju tic • thereof,- and al ·o as Our Hio-h Court of
Chancery and Our Courts of Common Pleas and Exchequer,
Chance ry aud Our Court of Common Pleas and Exch quer,
respectively, and the several Judges, Justices, ,and Barons thereof,
rei pectively, an<l the everal J udn-es Ju tice and Baron thereof,
respectively, have and may lawfully exercise within that Part of
r· pective ly, have and may lawfully exer i. e within that Part of
Our United Kingdom called England, in all civil and criminal
Ou'r United Kingdom called E1tgl((,/ul, in all civil and criminal
Actions and Suits, and in Matters concerning the Revenue, and in
Action s andofSuits, and in latter cone rning· the Revenue, an<lin
the Control all inferior Courts and Jurisdictions, as farfarasasCir- Cir-
the Controlwill of all inferio r Court and Jurisdiction , a
cumstances admit. A N D further, That the said Court ofofJudi-
A o further, That the aid Court Judi-
cumstashall
cature F1ceswill haveadmit.
and exercise Jurisdiction as an Ecclesiastical
and e ercise Jurisdiction as an Eccl ia tical
cature so
Court, shallfar ashave
the several Religions, Manners, and Customs ofof
Court, so far aof the everal R lio-ion , Manner , and Cu tom
the Inhabitants the said Settlement and Places will admit. A N D
nt antl Place. will admi . AND
ttlemPower,
S full
That the saidants
the Inhabit Court shallaid
of the have and is hereby authorized
That the !:laidCourt shall have full Power, and i hereby au horized
to hear, examine, try, and determine, in Manner hereinafter men-
rmioe, in Manner hereinaft r men-
to hear,alle'\amin
tioned, Actionse, and Suits<let
try, and which shall or may arise or happen,
hall 01· may ari. e or happen,
ortioned,
be brought all Action . and Sllit
or promoted, uponwhichor concerning any Tresspasses or
Injuries, of what01· Nature
11·01 or Kind soever, or any Debts, Duties, De- • c r
Tre po
rning nny
n or cone
o d, up
or b brought
s, of whatorNatllt'e ol' J ind oevel', or anyorDebt , Dutie , De-

mands,
InjurieInterests, Concerns, of what Nature Kind soever, or
.-oever, or
any mand , Intere
Rights, Titles, or Concer
t , Claims, ornDemands, in, orortoKind
, of what of,ature any Houses,
Lands, or otherTitle
any Rights, Things, , Claim
real or Demandwithin
, orpersonal, the or
, of, in, said any Hou s,
to Settlement
of Lands,
Prince of Island,, real
other Thing.
or Wales' or person
Singapore, and within theandaid
al, Malacca, ,ttlement
theS Places
now, or at any
of Prince 'Island, Singap
Time hereafter
of 1Vales ore, and Malacc
to be subordinate or annexed the Places
a, and thereto,
now, or at any Time hereafter to be subordinate or annexed thereto,
.'1,. or ·~r
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or touching
or touching thethe Poss~ssiou,_or
Possession,or any any Interest
Interest oror Lieu
Lieu inin or
orupon
upon thethe
same; and all Pleas, real, personal, or mixed, the
same; and all Pleas, real, pcrsonnl, or mixed. the Causes, of which·Causes, of which
shall or
fi"hall or may
may hereafter
hereafter arise,
arise, accrue,
accrue, andand grow,
grow, or or shall
shall have
have
heretofore arisen,
heretofore arisen, accrued,
accrued, and and grown
grown agninst
against thethesai<l
said United
United Com-
Com-
pany, an<l
p.any, and against
against any
any Persons
Persons who who shall
shall be
be resident
resident within
within thethe said
said
Settlement of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore,
Settlement of Prince of Wnles' Islanrl, Si11gapore.. and JIIalacca, and Malacca,
or the
or the Places
Places now,
now, oror atat any
any Time
Time hert?a.fter
hereafter toto be
be subordinate
subordinate or- or
annexed thereto,
annexed thereto, oror who
who shall shall have
have resided
resided there,
there, oror who
who shall
shall
have any Debts, Effects, or Estate, real or personal,
have any Debts, E!fectf'l, or Estate, real or pen,onal, within the within the
I. same, and
same, and against
son. PROVIDED
against the
PROVIDED ALWAYS,
the Executors
Executors and
ALWAYS, That
and Administrators
Administrators of
That itit shall
shall not
not be
of such
be competent
such Per-
competent to
Per-
to the
the
son.
said Com-t
said Court ofof Judicature
Judicature to try or
to try or determine
determine any any Suit.
Suit, oror Action·
Action
against any Person who shall never have been
against ~ny Person who shall never have been resident in the saidresident in the said
1
Settlement of
S~ttlement of Prince
Prince of
of Wales' Island, Singapore,
Wales' Island, Singapore, and and Malacca,
Malacca* or or
any of
any of the
the Places
Places now,
now, or or atat any
any Time
Time hereafter
hereafter toto be
be subordinate
subordinate
or annexed thereto, or any one of them,
or annexed thereto, or any on~ of them, nor against any nor against any Person
Person
then resident
then resident inin Great
G1·eat Britain
Britain or Ireland, unless
or Irelanrl, unless such
such Suit
Suit oror Action·
Action-
against such
against such Person,
Person, soso then
then resiclentin
resident in Great
Great Britain
Britain ox Ireland,
or Ireland,
shall-be
shall commenced within
be commenced within two two Years
Years after
after the
the Cause
Cause of of Action
Action
arose, and the Sum to be recovered be not of greater
arose, and the Sum to be recovered be not of greater Value than• Value than- •
twelve thousand
twelve thousand Dollors.
Dollors.
The governor and

Th&governorand PROVIDED ALWAYS,
PnovIDED and We<lohercbydecla1·e,
ALWAYS, and We do hereby declare, That
That nothing
nothing in.
in
Counsellors and
Counsellors and Charter shall extend, or be construed
this Charter construed to
to extend
extend to
to subject
subject the
the
Recorder not
Recorder not to
to be
be .
arrested.
nrrested. Person of
Person of the Governor or
the Governor or President,
President, or
or any
any of
of the Counsellors of
the Counsellors of
the said
the said ~ettlement,
Settlement, or or the
the Person
Person of
of the
the Recorder
Recorder ofof Prince
Prince
of Wales'
of Wales' Island,
Island, Singapore, and lJIIalacca,
Singapore, and Malacca, to
to be
be arrested
arrested or
or impri•
impri-
soned in
soned in any
any civil
civil Suit,
Suit, Action,
Action, or
or Proceeding
Proceeding inin the
the said
said Court
Court..
..
The Court
The Court to exer- A
to cxer- ANDN D We
Wedo
dohereby
herebyauthorize
authorizethe
thesaid
said Court
Judicature to-
to
cise Authority over
cise.A.uthority over appoint
appoint Guardians and Keepers
Guardians and for Infants
Keepers for Infants and
and their
their Estates,
Estates,
the
tEbe
Persons and
Porsf?ns ~ antd according to the Order and Course
Course ohserve<l
observed in that
that Pat·t
Part of Our
Our
Estates
•states oof 1Infants
01an s .
and Lunatics.
and Lunatics. United Kingdom called England, and also Guardians
U ni;ed Kingdom called England, and also Ouard1a11S and Keepers
and Keeperj ,
of
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of th'e
of the Persons
Persons and and Estates
Estates of
of natural
natural J?ools,
Fools, ~ndand of
ofsuch
such asas are
are or
or
shall be
'Shall be deprived
deprived of of their
their Understanding
Understanding or or Reason
Reason byby the
the Act
Act of
of
God, so
God, so as
as toto be
beunable
unabletoto govern
govern themselves
themselves and and their
their Estates;·
Estates, 0
which We
which We hereby
hereby authorize
authorize an.d
and empower
empower tbe the said
said Court
Court to to inquire,
inquire,
hear, and
'hear, and determine,
determine, by by Inspection
Inspection ofof the
the Person,
Person, or or such
such other
other
Ways and
Ways and Means
Means by by which
which the
the Truth
Truth may
may be be best
bestdiscovered
discovered and and
known.
known.
A N DititisisOur
AND Ourfurther
furtherWill
Will and
andPleasurP,
Pleasure, and
andWeWe do
do hereby,.fot The Court
hereby, for Tho Court to
to exer'-
exer-
-r_y · d S d • bl. l d •cise
cise Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical
• , Us,s, O
u Our Heirs an
ur uell's and ._
Successors, grant, or
ucccssors~ grant, ordain, establish,
am, esta and ap•
1s 1, an ap- Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction nnd
and
point, That
point, That the the said
said Court
Court ofof JJudicature
l\dicature of of Prince
Prince of of Wales'
Wales' g-rnnt
grant Probates
Probates of.
of.
Island, Singapore,
Isla1id, Singapore, and and JJialacca,
Malacca, shall
shall be
be aa Court
Court of
ofEcclesiastical Wills,&c.
Ecclesiastical Wills,&o •
Jurisdiction,
.T with full
urjsdiction, with full Power
Power to
to graJ?.t
grant Probates,
Probates, under
under the
the Seal
Seal ot
of
the said
the said Court,
Court, of of the
the last
last WiJls
Wills an<l
and Testaments
Testaments of of all
all or
or any
any of,
of
the Jnh~bitants
the Inhabitants of of the
the said
said Settlement
Prince of of 'J,Vales'
Wales' Island,,
Island,
Singapore, an<l
Singapore, and lJJf'l.lacca,
the Places
Places now,
now, or or at
at any
any Time
Time here~
here-
after to be subordinate or annexed thereto, dying
after to be subordinate 01· annexed thereto, dying within the said within the said : .
Settlement, and
-~ettlement, and of
of all
all other
other Persons
Persons whowho sliall
shall die
die andand leave
leave per.:.
per-
sonal Effects
sonal Effects within
within the said Settlement,
the said Settlement, or or the
the Places
Places now,now, or or at-·
at
any Time hereafter to be subordinate or annexed
any Time hereafter to be subordinate or annexed thereto ; and to 1 thereto ; and to
commit Letters
commit Letters of of Administration,
Administration, under under the
the Seal
Seal of of the
the said'
said •
Court, of
Court, of the
the Goods,
Goods, Chattels,
Chattels, Cre<lits,
Credits, and
and all
all other
other Effects
Effects what-
what-
soever of
soevci: of the
the Persons
Persons aforesaid,
aforesaid, whowh.oshall
shall die
<lie intestate,
intestate, or 01· Who
,vho
shall not have named an Executor resident within
shall not have named an Executor resident within the said Settle- the said Settle-
ment and
ment and Places
Places aforesaid;or
aforesaid,or where where the
the Executor
Executor ueing·
being duly
duly cited'·
cited
shall not
shall not appear
appear and
and sue forth such
sue forth Probate, annexing
such Probate, annexing the the Will
,vm
to the said Letters of Administration, when
to the said Letters of Administration~ when such Persons shall such Persons shall
have left
have left aa Will
Will without
without naming·
naming any Executor, or
any Executor, any Person
or any Person for·for
Executor,
Execntor, who shall then
who shall then be be alive
alive and
and resident
resident within
within tbe·said
the said Set-
Set-
• tlement and
tlement Places aforesaid,
and Places aforesaid, andand who
who being
being duly
duly cited
cited thereunto
thereunto
will not appear and sue forth a Probate thereof;
will not appear and sue forth a Probate thereof; and to sequester and to sequester
the Goods and
the Goods and Chattels~
Chattels, CTedits,
Credits, and
and other
other Effects
Effects'whatsoever
whatsoever of of
such Persons
ilUCh ~etsonsso so dying;
dying, in in Cases
Casesallowed
allowed byby Law>
Law, as the same
as the same is and
is and
may
may
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maynow
may nowbe beused theUioce
used inin the Diocese se ofof Londo
London, n, and
and £o to deman
demand, d, re- re-
• ne, and allow, and if occasion require, to
and allow, and if occasi on requir e,
quire,take,
quire. take,hear,hear,exami
examine, to
the Accou nt of them, in such ~Jann er and
disallow
di8allo w ancland reject the Account of them, in such Manner and
reject
Form as is now
Form as is now used,
used, or may he
or may used, , in
be URed said Dioce
the said
in the Diocese se ofof
London,
Londo n, andand totododo allallother
other Thing
Things s whatso
whatsoever and neces-
needfull and
ever needfu neces-
saryin
sary inthat
that Behalf
Behalf.. PROVID
PROVIDED ED ALWAYS,
AL\VAY and We
S, and We do hereby autho-
do hereby autho-
rize an<l
rize and 1·equi
require the said
rethe Court, in such Cases as aforesaid, where
said Court, in such Cases as afores aid, where
Letters
Letter s of of A<lmi
Administration shall
nislrot ion shall be committed with the Will an-
comm itted with the ,vm an-
nexed,
nexed , for
for Want
\Vant of
·of an
an Executor
Execu tor appearing
appear ing in
in due
due Time
Time to
to sue
sue
forth the
forth the Probate,
Probate, to to reserve
reserve in in such Letters
Letters of of Admin istration full
Administration full e
Power and
Power and Autho
Authority
rity to re,revoke
1oke the
tlte same, and to grant Probat
to grant Probat of o(
the said ,vm

the said Will to to such
such .Execu
Executor tor or Executors, whenever he
Executors, whenever he or they
or they
shall duly
shall duly appear
appear and anclsue
sue forth
forth·thethesame.
same. AAND N D \Ve do
We do herebyhereby
furtherr authorize
furthe authorize and and require
require the tbe said
said Court of JudicatureJudicature of of
Prince of
Prince of Wales'
1Vales' Island,
Island, Singapore,
Singapore, and Malacca, J1Ialacca, to grant grnnt andand
commit
comm such Letter
it such Letters of A.dmi
s of Administration
nistn1tion to any one or more more of the
of the
lawful next
lawful next of of Kin
Kin of of such
suchf> Person
eri,on soso dying
dying as aforesaid,
aforesai<l,andand being
being
then reside
then resident nt within
within the the Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction of of the
the said
said Court, and being
Court, and being
of
of the
the Age
Age of of twenty-one
twenty-one Years;Years; and and in in case
case no such Person Person shall
shall
then
then be residing
be residin g within
within thethe Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction of ofthe
the said
said Court,
Court, or orbeing
being
duly
duly cited
cited shall
shall not
not appear
appear and and pray
pray the
the same,
same, to to the
the Registrar
Rc 6 istrar of of
the
the said
said Court,
Court, or or toto such
sncll Person
J>ersonor or Persons,
Person!'-,whether
wheth Creditor or
er Credit or or
Creditors
Creditors or or not
not ofof the
the deceased
deceased Person,
Person,as as the
the Court
Court shall
shallseesee fit.
fit.
"
ALWAYS, That That Probates
ProbatesofofWills Willsand andLetters
LettersofofAdmi-
PROVIDED
PnovrnEo ALWAYS, Admi-
nistration
nistration to to bebe granted
granted by by thetbe said
said Court
Court shall
shall be belimited
limited to to such
such
Money, Goods, Chatties, and Effects, as
Money, Goods, Chattlei:, aud Effects, as the deceased Person the deceased Person shall
shall
be
be entitled
entitled to to within
within thethe said
snidSettlement
Settlement of ofPrince
Prince of ofWales'
fVales'Island,
Island,
Singapore,
Si11gapore,and and Malacca,
1'lulacca,and andthe the Places
?laces now,
now, or 01·at
atany
anyTime
Timehere-here-
after toto be besubordinate
annexed thereto-
thereto.
after •
Administrators
Administratorsare are ANDAND We do
,ve do hereby
hereby furthe
furtherr enjoin
enjoin and
and require,
require, That
That every
every
to
to give
giveSecurity
;:,ccurity by
by
act- Person
Person totowhom
whom suchsuch Letters
Letters ofof Administration
shall bebecom-
11
com-
Bond
Bond forfor duly
duly ad-
ministering .Btlects, mitted,
minis tcring Effects, mitted, shall,
shall, before
before the
the granting
granting thereof,
tliereof, give
givesufficient
sufficientSecurity,
Security,
as
as in
in the
the Diocese
D1ocei.e by
by
of
oI London.
London.
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by Bond, to be entered into the said. United Compa Company, for the
by Bond, to be ent red int<> the ~aid. United
Payment of a competent Sum of Money,, with
Payment of a compet t ttm of Money
. .
with one, two,
n.11, for
or
n '· two, or root'e
ho
more
able Securities, Respect being had in the Sum therein
um therein to to bbe co11-
con-
able Securities, lle·pecl being had in tll
tained, and in the Ability of the Sureties, to the Value of the
uined, and in the Ability of the nr ti , to the Va\ne of the
Estate, Credits, and Effects of the Deceased; which Bond (if
Estate, Credit , and Effect of the Decca. ed ; which Ilond (if
Administration shall be granted to the R Registrar
o-i.tn.w of
of the
h said Court)
aid Con rt)
Ad mini 'tration hall be granted to the
shall be deposited in the Treasury of the said United Compare for
$hallsaid b d l ositcd in the T.rea ury of th . aicl United Compwi.11f r
the Settlement, and if granted to any other Person Or Persons
. L a:ul if g ,rn '". to aay o· 1
shall be deposited in the said Court of Judicature of• Prince Pri. c of of
h 11bed po$it J in ~ ~aitl C,Y r
Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca, among the Records thereof,
J.Valc: s'Island Si11rrnpore and 1llalacca, amon~ the Records ther of,
and there safely kept, and a Copy thereof shall be also recorded
• and tber afely l pt, and a Co y thcr of ·hull be also recorded
among the Proceedings of the said Court. And And Condition
Conclition of of
amono- the Proc ding of h ·aid Court.
the said Bond shall be to the following effect: That if the above-
the aid Ilond hall be to th followin(Y' ff et: That if the above-
bounden Administrator of the " Goods, Chattels, and Effects of
bounden Admini. trator of the "Goods, Chattel , and Effect of
the Deceased do make, or cause to be made, , aa true tme andand perfect.
perfect
the Deceasofedalld and
'·'Inventory mat , or cau e to be mad
singular the Goods, Credits, and Effects of
" Invento1·y of all and in ufar the ocL, Cr <lit , and Effect of
the said Deceased, which have or shall come to the Hands, Pos-
" the aid: D,., ea:etl, which lw,v or ·hall come to the Hands, Po ••
session, or Knowledge of him the said Administrator, or the
" sc ion, or Kuo vl d(Te of him the ·aicl Admini tl-a.Cor,or the
Hands or Possession of any other Person or Persons for him,
" Hand or Pos ·e ion of any other P r or or P rson for him,
and the same so made do exhibit, ororcause cau:etotobebee exhibited,
·hibita d,into
into
• 0 and the. ame o made do exhibit,
the Court of Judicature of Prince ofofWales' Island, Singapore,
Wale lsl,wd, Sin,.,.upore,
" th Court of Judicature of Prince
and Malacca, at or before a Day therein to be specified, and the
" and lllalacca, at or before a Day tl1er in to b , pc ified, and the
same Goods, Chattels, Credits, and Effects, and all other the
" same Good., Chattelo, Cre<lits, and ffect, a:n<lall other the
Goods, Chattels, Credits, and Effects of the Deceased, at the
" Good~, Chattel , C1·eclit , and .E[o;!ct~ of the Deceased, at the
Times of his' Death, or which at any Time afterwards shall come
., Tian of hi. Death, or which at any Time aft rwarcls hall come
to the Hands or Possession of such Administrator, or to the
" to the Hands 01· Po. ·es. ion of ··uch Admini trator, or to the
Hands or Possession of any other Person or Persons' for him,
• 1 Hnnd or Po. s ion of any other P r ·on or P 1··on for him,
shall well and truly administer accordingngto toLaw, Law,and anclfurther
furth r
'' ~hall well and truly admini. tei· accordi
shall make, or cause to be made, a true and just Account of his
" shall make, or cause to be maue, a true and j Lrt Aceount of hi
said Administration, at or before a Time therein to be specified, ,
• ◄• said' A<lmini -tration, at or before a: Time th rein to be pecified
and afterwards from Time to Time, as ahe,he, she,h or they
, or' theyshallhallbebe
.,, and afterward from Time to Time,
lawfully required, and all the Rest and Residue of the said
~ !awfully requfred, and all tne Re t and Residue of the aid
Goods, Chattels, Credits, and Effects, which shall be found from
.. Ci'oods, Chattel', C1:edit , and' Effects, which shall be found from
•. E E "Time
. "Time
2626 ..
TimetotoTime Timerem1 remaining uponthethesaid saidAdm inistration Ac•

Administration Ac- .,
" Time .ining upon
counts,
ts, thethesame
sameueing
beingfirstfirstexam
examined
ined and andallow ecl ofofbybythe
allowed the
" coun
said Court of Judicature ofof Prince
Princ e of of Wales'
r-V< des' l,
Island,
Islwu Singa pore,
Singapore,
"said Court of Judicature
andJ.1la
Malacca, shallandanddodopay payand anddispo se of,of,inina adue
dispose dueCour se
Course I
" and lacca,shall
ofAdm
Administration,
inistration, ororininsuch such~JanManner
ner a!S asthethesaid said Cour t shall
Court shall
IC of
direct,
" direc then thi!S
t, then this Oblig ation to be void and of none effect,oror
Obligation to be void and of none cffoc t,
else to remain in fulll;,orc Force and Vil't1
e an<l Virtue."_1c."ANDANDi1~ caseititshall
incast' shall
In what
In what Cases the IC else to remain in full
Cases tho S,lkc of obtai n-
Bondmay
Bond may ucbe put
put bebenc-ce
necessary
ssary totoput
puttht•
the::.aid
saidIlond
BondininSuit, Suit,forfor the Sake of obtain-
the
in Suit.
Suit. ingthe
theEffec
Effect thereof
t there for the
of for the Bene
Benefitfit of such Perso
ofsuch Person n ororPer.- ,on-.asas
Persons
in ing
shall appe
appear estccl th~l· such Pcr~
cin, such Person on
shall ar toto the
thesaid
saidConr
Court t totobe
beinter
interested therein, "
or Perso
Persons from Time
Time toto Time Time givingiving ;;- satisf actory Secu
satisfactory rity for
Security for
or ns from
paying
payin all such
g all such Cost
Costs asshall
s as shall arise fromthe
arise from saidS,,it,
thesaid anyPart
Suit, ororany Part
thereof, such Perso
Personn oror Perso r of
Persons shall, by Order of the said Court,
ns shall , by Orde lhe s:iid Cour t,
there of, such
be allow
allowed to sue
sue the
the !-am
samee inin lhe
the Nam
Name e ofof the said U,,ite
the s2itl Unitedd ComCom- -
be ed to
pany,, an<l
and thethe said
said Dond
Bond shall
shall not
not be sued in
be suctl in any other mann
any other manner.er.
pang
A N D,ve We<lo dohereb
hereby authorize
y autho rize and andempo
empower wer the said Cout
the said Court to order
t to order
AND
that in Suit name
the name of the
in the of the said
that the
the said
said Bond
Bond shall be put put in Suit in said
United
United Company.
Compang.
A N D "\Ve
We furth
further will, order
er wi!l, order,, and
and requi re, That
require, That the Court
said Court
the said
Aso
Regulation
Regulation as ns toto shall
shall fixfix certain
certain Periods,
Perioch;, when
,, hen or
or within
within which
which all Persons to
all Persons ,t hom
to whom
the conduct
the condu ct of Exe-
ofEx. c- shall be granted
be granted
cutors Probates of Wills, and Letters
Admi- Probates of Wills, and Lettc
n; of
of Administration
<:utorsand
and Admi- of
nistrators.
»istratoril. by
by the
the said
said Court,
Court, shall from
1:>hall fromTime
Time totoTime,
Time, until
until the Effoctsof
the Effects
the pass their Ac-
their Ac-
the deceased
deceased Persons
Persons shall
shall bebe fully
fully administered,
adminir,tered, pass
counts N Do inin case the
ca;c the
counts relating
relating thereto
thereto before
beforethe thesaid
saidCourt.
Court. AAi-.
effects n
withi the the
effectsofof thetheDeceased
Deceased shall
shall not
not be
be fully
fullyadministered
administered within
Time oratat
Timefor forthat
that Purpose
Purposetotobebefixedfixedby bythe
thesaidsaidCourt,
Court, then,then, or
any the
<lire~tthe
anyearlier
earlierTime,
Time, ififthe
the said
said Court
Court shall
shall seeseefit{itsosototodirect
Person shall
Person ororPersons
Pe1~onstotowhom
"horn suchsuch Probate
Probate ororAdministration
bebegranted, ging
granted, shall
shallpay
payand
an<ldeposit
depositthe theBalance
BalanceofofMoney.Moneybelonging
belon
totothe Hands,and and
theEstate
Estateofofthe
theDeceased,
Deceased,then thenininhis,
his,her,
her,orortheir
theirHands,
allall.
Money Bands;
Moneywhich whichshall
shallafterwards
aflerwar<come into
intohis,
his,her,
her,orortheir
le:;come theirHands;
and
andalsoalsoallallprecious
preciousStones,
Stones,Jewels,
Jewels,Bonds,
Bonds,Bills,
Bills,and andSecurities
Secnritic~
belonging
belonging
..
0
..
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belonging
brlongi n~ to tothetheE<;tate
EstateofofthetheDctcas
Deceased,, andininthe
into:m<l
·<J.,into theTreasu ry
Treasury
ofof thethe saidUnited
said UnitedCompu
Company, Nameofofth~
uy, ininthethe~ame theAccoun tant-Ge
Accountant-Gene- ne-
ralralofofthethesaidsaidCourt,
Court,totoabide Orders of thesaid
abidethetheOrdl'rs of the Court; oror
saidCourt;
shallothC'rw
shall otherwise disposeic
isc di!<pm ofofsuch
suchMoney
Money, Goods,,Chatte
, Goorl-1 ls, and
Chattels, andSc-Se-
curities, as
cu1·itie,, as the the said
!-aid Court
Court shall
shall direct.
direct. A
A~n N D We
\Ve rcc1uir
require nThat
That the
the
saidsaidCourt
Courtshall,
shall,fromfromTimeTimetotoTime,
Time,makemakesuch suchOi'<ler as bhall
Order as shall be be
justfor
just forthe
thedue
dueAd Administration
mini tration ofof1-ouch suchA~set~
Assets, and forthe
, and for thePayme
Payment nt
ororRemitt
Remittance thereof,
ance thereof , ororanyanyPm-t
Partthcrcot
thereof,~ asas Occasi
Occasion shall re-
on hhall re-
quire, totoororfor
quir~, for th~the UseUse ofofanyanyPcr:)on
Personoror Pcr;:;on
Persons, whether re-
~,"hether re-
sidentorornot
sident not1,·csidc
resident ntinin the
thesaid
said Settlc!n
Settlement,
cnt, who whomay maybe be entitled
entitled
• thereto, or any Part thereof, as Creditors,
thtro!to, or any Part thereof, as Ct\_,clitors,Lr~atce Legatees, l'I, or
or next
next ofKin,
of Kin,
ororbybyany
anyothet·
other Ri~ht
Right or or Title
Title whatso
whatsoever.
ever. A:so A N D\Ve We further
further or-
or-
dainand
dain and direct,
direct, ThatThat itit shall
shall bebe lawful
lawful for
for the
the said
said Court
Court to to allow
allow-
to any Executor or Administrator of the Effects
to any .Executor or A<lminii.trntor of the Efl1·cts of any decea!-cd of any deceased
Person or or Pen,on
Persons (except as as herrin-
herein-mentioned)
mrntionecl) sndi such CommCommission
i~sion
Per--on s (rxcept '\/CANc--C.,:'
or Per-centage, out of his, her, or their Assets, as shall be just and
or Per-c<'n.tage, out of hi~, her, or their A, ~ctH, as ~hall be just and
reasonable, for their Pains and Troubletherein. PROVIDED ALWAYS, ls C-1,,
c--A-f •
reasonable, forlheir Paine; andTronblethcrcin. PROVIDED ALW \ YS,
That no Allowance whatever shall be made for the Pains and.
Tlmt no Allo" a.nee "hater er i:;hall lu• made for the Pains and.
Trouble of any Executor or Administrator who shall neglect to
Trouble of any Executor or A dministrato1· who i-.hall neglect to-
pass his Accounts at such Time, or to dispose of any Money,
p?.f;Shis Accounts at such Tim<\ or to cli~pose of any Money,..
Goods, Chattels, or Securities with which he shall be chargeable,
'Goocl,, Chattels, or Securiticc; with which he Rhall lie char~ea.hle,
in such Manner as, in Pursuance of any general or special Rule or
in such ~Ianncr a<:,in Pnr:-uancc of any genrral or i-pecial Rule or·
Order of the said Court, shall be requisite. AND moreover, every
.Order of the said Court, shall be reqllisite. AND moreovrr, evrry
Executor or Administrator, so neglecting to pass his Accounts,
E~ecut or or Admini~trator, so neglecting to pas,; hi:s Accounts,
or to dispose of any such Money, Goods, Chattels, or Securities.
or to di!':poseof any such Money, Gooch:, Chattels, or 8rcuritics.
with which he shall be charged, shall be chargedl with Interest, at
with which he shall be charged, i:.hall he chargec "ith Interest, at.
the Rate to be then current within the said Settlement, for such
the Rate to be then current within the !-laidSettlement, for such
Sum and Sums of Money as, from Time to Time, shall have been
of i\Ioaey as, from Time to Time, shall ha\.e been
Sumswhether
Sum
in his and
Hands, he shall or shall not make Interestt thereof.
in his Hands, whethct· he shall or shall not make Interes thereoL
A N D to the End that Justice may be administered in the

thesaid TheUe
saidThe thodofc
Method om-
of com-
AND to the End that Justice mny be administered in
Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and mencing ~n~
me~cinand prose-
g pro~c-
Court of Judicature of Prince nf 1rales' Island, Singapore, andcuting Civil Suits,.\;
Malacca,: with all convenient Speed, known Form, and' certain-
Malacca, with nil convenient Speed, known l.'orru, and' certainand ~~~~1p ~~~~t~
of proceedingin.
EE2 2 Effect,
Effect I
•
•
•
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allCnt..c
Cases Effect, Our'Will
Willn1'I~andPlca$
Pleasure is,and
andWe We<lo doherebherebyy grant , ordai
grant, nt
ordain,
allany sinin":bicn
whichEffe ct, Our ure i~,
Order oftho the and appoint, That upon any Causeo fofActio • n oror Suit
Action supposed
111t suppo sed toto
1iat upon any au'-e
S •
.111} Onlcr Ol nc-

shall be ne-an appoint,
C
Courtshall
,
.
d
Court 1
cessary.
~1.:,s ary.
00 havearisen
)uwe arisenanclandtotohobeco~nicognizable
zablc bybythe thesaidsaidCourtCourtininany anyofofitsits
Jurisdictions
Jurisd ictions horei herein-mentioned,
n-mE'ntioncd, llpon uponany anyOcca Occasion
sion where wherethe theAid Aid
et~1. t
ofofthe the~aid
saidComt
Court shallbeberequi
required,
red, itit:;hall
shallbebela\\fulawful and competent
~hall land comp
forany
for anyPcr:-0
Person whomsoever,
11whom s0t·,·c1-, hy by himse
himself lf oror herseherself, hisororucr
lf, ororhii:; her
lawful Attorney, or
lawful Attorn<'y, 01· hi~ Fricncl his Friend or
or Agent,
A:;cn t, toto prefer,
prefe r, verbally
verba lly or
or inin
Writing,
,Vriti ng, to to thcsa
the said CourtofJutl
id Court of Judicature
icatureof ofPrmc Prince cnfJV of Wales' Island,
ales' Island ,
Singapore,
Sfoga pore, and and lllttla
Molucca,
cca, or or totoany
anyofofthe theJJudges
ucl~e.sororthe the Ri;ist
Registrar,
rar
thereof,
thereo his or
f, his or her
her Comp
Complaint,
laint, and and thereu
thereuponpon the the RccoRecorder
1·clerof of thethe
said Court
said CourtofofJ Judicature
u<licature ofofPrittc
Prince c ofofI Vales
Wales' Island
Island, Singapore,
, Singa pore, and ancl
Malacca, or the.Registrar of the
111alacca,or the llc~i.,tmr of the said Court, or the said Court, or the Clerk
Cltr!( of such
of such
Registrar,
Regi! .tmr, hy by,his Direction,
hi..:;Direc tion, Ashall reduce
hall reduc the Subst
e the Substanceance of of thethe said
said
Complaint,
Comp laint, ifif \'erba
verbal, into Writi
l, into Writing;
ng; or or ififitit shall
shall be be prefe
preferred
l'red in in
Writing, he shall divest it of all extraneous
\Vritin~, he shall dire-t it of all extraneons )latter, Matter, and
and set
set down
clown
the Substance thereof in a Writing to be drawn up, if it it shall
shall re- re-
the Substance thereof in a Writinp; to be clra.wn up, if
quire to
quire to be
be re~dr
re-drawn;
awn; andand such
such Comp Complaintlaint shall
shnll be be in, or ghall
in, Ol' shall be
reduced into the Form of a Petition to the said Court, stating shortly
n~shortl y
reduced into the l~orm of a Petition to the::-ai<lCourt, !-.tati
the Substance of the Matter complained of, or touching which which the the
the Snbstancc of the Matter complained of, 01· touching
Aid of the Court is required, and praying that Justice maybe be done,
done, as as
.Aid of the Court is rcquirccl, and pmying that Justice may
the Case shall require, and such Petition shall be filed of Record rd in
in the
the
the Case shall require, and such Petition shall bPfi!eclof Reco
said Court.. Whereupon the said Court shall, and is
is hereby
hereb y autho-
autho-
said Court ·whereupon the said Court shall, and
rized and required to award and issue a Summons in Writing, "' riling, to to .
• ri:t.ed and rf'C{uiredto ,rn ard and is:-ue a Summons in
be prepared by the Registrar of the said Court, directed e<l toto the
the
be prepared by the Hc~istrar of the i-aid Court, direct
Sheriff, intimating shortly the Cause of Action or Suit set
set forth
forth
Sheriff, intimating :::ihorllythe Cause of Action or Suit
in such Petition, and commanding the said Sheriff to summon on thethe
in such Petition, and commanding the i-aid Sheriff to summ
Person or Persons against whom the said Complaint shall have
shall ha\'e
Person or Per~ons a~ini-t whom the said Complaint
been preferred, and all others whom it shall appear to the said
said Court
Court
been preferred, and all others whom it shall appecir to the
to concern, to appear,r, atataacertain certain TimeTime and and Place,
Place therein
therein totobe. be
to concern, to appea
specified, to answer or appear to the said Complaint or Petition
Petition as as
specified, to answer or appear to the sai<l Complaint or
Justice shall require: which said Summons, and the Execution
E:xecution
Justice shall require: "hich i-nicl Summons, and the
thereof, the said Sheriffff shall duly return and certify
certif y toto the
thesaidsaid
thei:cof, the said Sheri shall duly return and
Court of Judicature, and the Person or Persons so summoned
Cow't of Judicature ► and the Person or .Persons so
summoned
shall
shall
C,
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shall accordingly
tihaU accordingly appearappear;; and and such Person or
such P.erRon. Persons, er
or Persens, or any
any
Others having
()thers and appearing vo1untarily
having an Interest, and appearing voluntarily without Sum-
a.n Interest, withont Sum-
mens, shall confess
mons, shall confess the Truth of
the Truth Complaint, or
the Complaint,
of the may plead
or may plead
thereto such
thereto such Matter
Matter of Exception or
of Exception or Defence (excepting always
Defence (excepting always
Matters of
Mo.tters of mere
mere Form)
Form) as he, she, or
he, she, or they shall see
they shall or such
fit; or
see !it; such
Person or
Person or Persons
Persons so so summoned
summoned or appenring,
voluntarily appearing, shall
voluntarily shall
bebe compellabl
compellable, and if necessary, be compelled
e, and if necessary, be compelled to make aa full
to make full
Answer or
Answer or Answers
Answers and and Discovery, on Oath, Oath, as on on aa Bill filed on
llill filed 011
the Equity
the Equity SideSide of of Our
Our HighHigh CourtCourt of Chancery,
Chancery, a.n<l and requil'ing
requiring a11 an
Answer and
Answer and Discovery,
Discovery," as the the Cases may require;
require; and the full
the full
• Substance of such
such Confession,
Confession , Plea,
Plea, Defence,
Defonce, or Answer, as
as the
the
8uhstance of
Case mo.y
Case may be,be, shall
shall bebe reduced
reduced into into ,vriting
Writing and annexed to tQthe
Petition, and
Petition, and which
which Petition,
Petition, Confession
Confession,, Plea, Plea, Defence, or An-
swer maY.
swer may be be amended
amended or or withdrawn
withdrawn,, from from Time to to Time, and ancl
upon such
upon such Terms
Terms as as subRtantia
substantiall JusticeJustice shall appear to to the said
"aid
Court to
Court to require:
require: and and aftet·
after such
such Appearance
Appearance, the the said
saicl Court
Court of of
Judicature sl~ll
Judicature shall proccc<l
proceed from from Time
Time to to Time,
Time, assigning reasonable
Days to the said Parties, or to
Days to the ~ill Parties, or to any other Party any other Party or Parties
Parties lawfully
intervening in
intervening in the
the Suit
~uit andand alleging
alleging an an Interest
Interest therein;
therein; or or whowho
shall appear
shall appear to the Court
to tb{ Court to to beoe necessary
necessary Parties,
Parties, to to hear
hear their
their
respective A1leg\ttion
respective Allegations,s, as as Justice
Justice may may require,
require, and and examine
examine the the
Truth thereof (that is to say) : in
Truth thereof (that is to say) : in Cases arising out Cases arising out of
of personal
personal
Contract or
Contract or Obligation,
Obligation, as as well
well on on the
the Oath
Oath of of the
the Parties
Parties to to the
the
Suit, where
Suit, where suchsuch Oath
Oath may lawfully be
may lawfully be tendered
tendered by by thethe Court;
Court;
and if
and if it
it shall
shall appear
appear to to the
the Court
CoUt't necessary
necessary to to examine
examine any any
Party on Oath, as also upon the Oath or
Party on Oath, as also upon the Oath or Oaths of such competentOaths of such competent
and credible
and credible Witnesses
Witnesses as as the
the Parties
Parties shall,
shall produce
produce in in Court,
Court,
respectively,
respectivel y, and
and in in all
nll other
other Cases Cases uponupon the the Oath
Oath or or Oaths
Oaths ofof
such Witnesses as aforesaid. To which End, We hereby
trnch 'Witnesses as aforesaid. To which Encl, ,ve hereby autl1orizc Witnesses authorize Witnesses toto be
00
.. and empower the said Court of Judicature, at the Request Of any
and empower the said Court of Judicature, at the Rcql\est of any summoned. summoned.
Party, to
Party, to issue
issue aa Summons,
Surnn:ions, to to bebe prepared
prepared by by thethe Registrar
Registrar ofof
the said
the said Court
Court or or Person
Person acting acting asassuch,such, directed
directed totoeveryeveryoneoneofof
such Wituesses, commanding him or he1·to appear, at a Timeand
such Witnesses, commanding him or her to appear, at a Time and
Place
Place
•
,
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on~, to to depo se hishis herher

or or Know -
Plac< Place
! to to
liebe specified
1:,pe rilicc\in in such
sur)1 Summons,
8nmm depose Know-
ledge touching c~11Ll1c theParti c~, n:rn1 in~;
ledge touch ii.1~ thl'the Suit
Suit HOso depending
dPJK 'ndin~ hetw between Parties, naming
mo11<; :-;hal l have ·
• them them,
, andand i-r>c .
specifying al atwho~
cif'vin•.,,.
~
whose Request
t! ll<•c suchf,11m
, •ut:~,ts11ch Summons shall have
issused. A Nnpcm
D upon tlH'the Appearance
Appc arauc·(: oflhu of the 1 "'iti1
s:1i1said ~es, orany
Witnesses, or any
, i:-i;m ie<l. AM>
of them, the said Court
Cour t of of Judicature
Judic at11r c may,
may, a)l(l
and isis hcr.:i .>y
hereby r.!1t1
required1ir,~il
oi th ·m, the said
, surh such r~~:1 ,.,0ll'.tble
totoorderorderandanddccr<
decree 'c tototlll'm
themand andmrh each ofof them them, reasonable
SumofofMon Money forhis,
his, lwr, her,orortheir
theirExpr m::;c:..i,~--th
Expenses, as ther Slidsaid{;:)ur
Court t
Sum <'y for
shall thinkfit,fit,\\ whether such\Vitn
hctl11~ri-;nch Witnesses shallhebe cxarn
c::sc:s shall i?wtl orornot
examined not
1-hal l think
thesame
sametotobebep.Lid paidforth
forthwith
with bybytl:e theParty
Partyatatwhoswhose n~t
e Request the
H.Nt tlu!
the
saidlSumm
Summonsons fih:1 shall haveifsnc
ll have issuedd; ; and andififthethe said Sum ofof t,Jon
R,li< l
Sum Money, cy, •
r,;aic
soorder
ordered and <lccrdecreed, shalll not
<'l'cl,i-1,al not he be forth
forthwith paid or
\\ ith p,icl or ~ccu
securedretl
fiO <'d and
totosuch
such Witn
Witnesses,
r~~ci-., totothe theSatis
Satisfaction of the
the !"aid
said CourCourt, the Party
Party
faction of t, the
toto ,yhom
whom itit shall
shall belon
belong g to to pay
pay thethe f:amc
same shallshall n0t only lose the
not only lose the
Benefit
Bene fit ofof such
such \VitnWitness's Testimony,
c:-:s's Testi mony, hut but i-hall
shall l>e be compelled to
comp elled to
pay him, her, or them, the
1>ayhim, her, 01· thc1i1, the Money HO onlc:red Money so ordered and
and awarded,
awan Jctl, by
by
such \Vay
such Ways and Proc~
s and Process s u~ as are
are herei
hereinafter
nafter proviprovided
<led for for cn.fo
enforcing
rciug-
the Paym
thc Paymentent nncland Snfo
Satisfaction
,faction of of Money
i'\joncy recovered
rccovc1wl by hy Judgment,
Judgmcnt,
Sentence, or Decree of the said Court. AA~ N DD the thc\asaid
i<l Court
Courl of of
Ancl nre to be Sentence, or Decree of the i-aid Comt.
And are to be Judicature is hereby authorized and empowered werctl to to administer
adminisler to to
sworn,
sworn, in
in such Wa.y .Judicature is hereby aulhorized and cmpo
such Way •
such Witnesses . .and others,• whom they
1 may see Occasion O ccal)•tonto to exa-
their snc l1 ,v·1tncs.scs
as nm l ot I1c1.:-., cxa-
as may
may
uindi ng
be
llc most
on most \\ 1.101n t icy may sec
binding on their mine, proper Oaths and Affirmations (that is toto say): say): toto such such
Conscience
Coru;cicnco mine, 1>ropcr Oaths ancl .\Oirmations (that is
Persons as profess the Christian
Persou · as profess the Christian Ucligion, the Oath
Religion, the Oath upon
upon thethe Holy
Holy
Evangelists of God ; and to Quakers, the Affirmation, on, according
according
E,angdists of God ; and to Qunkcrg, the .Affirmati
to the Form used in. England for that Purpose; and an<ltolo others,
othcr:i,
to the Form 111;<•din l?uglwul for that Purpose;
such Oath,, inin such snch MannerManner and an<lForml•'ormasasthe thesaidsai<lCourt
Com·tshall shal1
such Oath
esteem most binding on their Consciences respectively. cly. AndAncl the the
c.~tccm.most binding on their ConRciencrs re.:-pcctiv
said Court ofofJudicature J udicat11rcis,iA,ononthe th<'Trial
TrialororHearing
Bearingofofallallsuch such
s:iicl Colll't
Causes asas are hereinafter declared to be appealable,c, required reqnirctltoto
Cause;:::; are l1creinafter dcc\arc<l to he app~alahl
cause the Depositions to be reduced into Writing, and anclsubscribed
subscribed
cause the Depositions to l)c reduced into ·wl'iting,
by the several Witnesses with their Name or other Mark, Mark, and antlto to
by the several Witnesses with their Name m· other
annex the same totothe thePetition
Petitionand andthethePlea PleaororAnswer,
Answm·,and andto to fdefile
annex the same
the same of Record; and in case any Person or Persons, Persons,so so cited,
cited,
the same of Record ; and in case any Perbon or
shall refuse, or wilfully neglect to appear and be sworn, or
sworn, 01· beingbeing
sholl refuse, or wilfully neglect to appear nncl be Quakcrs
Quakers
.•
• • :: I 31
Qua Quakers
kcrs to. to affirm
affir m :rnc and
l hebecxamexamined, . .
i1wcl, or orto tosuhsubscribe cribe s11c suchh thei
icatn:-e l-ha
r
their
ll
DrpDepositions
o--ilions as asafor aforesaid,
r:-aid, as as tlir:the said Court
:-aic l Cc,n rt of of.Jud Judicature shall
appoint, owcrccl totopt1n ish such
appo int, thnthesaid saidCou Court
rt is ishcrf hereby
•hy cmp empowered punish
~lt,
such
hy Wit Witnesses
nes:.cs :nincon~
con-
Persons tin~ , as for a Con tem
J>L "rsonc;sosorrfu
refusing
sifl!( oror,,ilfu
wilfully neglecting,
l
lly m·g lc•c
l 1> · as
I for a Contempt,by
m • t<'m pt, totoLtbefined
tempt, fined
·
,.Fine,. Imprisonment, cctmg ororir.m risoncd.
imprisoned.
•l•m c-, Impnsonmcnt, ororotother 1c1· corpcorporal
ora um:-:uncnt, not
Punishment, nota affecting
Life or Limb. •
Lifo or Limb.
lic:itnrcof The The Court
ucl!;Conr
toYo
ttogi
ncco give
r,1-
A N D,veWedodofmth further
cr on-hcgive
. totothe saidCou
the :iicl rt ofof J11c
Court Judicature of JJudgment
mrnt
accord-
A,o
Prince lacra, fnllfull Pow er and ing lo
and inct to Justi
Justice and
ce and
Priu r.e ofof 1Va
Wales' Island,
lcs' Isla nd, Si11Singapore,
!(<rporr and
and Malacca,
., 1lla Power Right.
Authority, upon examining
minin~ mul and coni
considering
-i<lcring the the scY eral Alle
several gations Riobt.
Allegations
Aut hority, upo n <'xa
and Proofs of the said Pasilties to suchh Suit Suit,, or or to
to such
such of of them
them
an<l Proof~ of the ~aid Pa~i,•s to finc
as shall appear at the Trial or Hearing thcr thereof,
rof, or of the Com--
the Com
a shall appear at the Trial or Ilrarin:-;
plainant or Complainants, or Parties promoting promoting such such Suit alone, alone,
pbinant or Complainant~, or Parties
in case the Defendant or Defendants shall shall make make Default
Default afterafter
in cac;e the Defrnclant or Dcknclnnls
Appearance, or say nothing, or confess the the Petition
Petition of of Complaint
Complaint
App aranc<', or s-:aynothing, or confcs,..
or ex-parte the Petitioner, if Justice shalll so so require,
rr(luire, and ancl onon exa-
exa-
or c.r-p ffl~ the Petitioner, if Justice shal
mining and considering the Depositions , ofofthe theWitnesses, toto
, give
1
WitnC."!"CS gir~
mining and consi<lerin!r th<' Dc•posilion
and pass Judgment and Sentence accordingg totoJustice .Justicc andanclRight:
Right:
nncl pa!:lsJ 11<lgmentand Smtcncc acconlin
And in case of any Proceeding removed from from oror originating
originating inin
And in cac:;cof any Proceeclin~ removrd
any inferior Courtt ofofJudicature,
J11clicnturc,totoremit r~mitthe thesame
same thereto,
thereto,asas
any infol·ior Com
substantial Justice shall best be attainable 1e; ; and andalsoal~ototoaward
awardand and
i,,ubstantial Justice ~hall br-.t l,c attaina1>
order such Costs to bebepaid paidbybyeither eitherororany anyofofthe theParties
Partiestotothe the
order such Co:-ts to
other or others, as the said Courtrtshall think
thinkjust. ju!>t.
otht•r or others, as the said Cou i;hall
A N D We do farther authorize, and empower owcr thethe said
mid Court The Court to o.,l'arJ
Court ofof The
A" n Yr'c do fort her authorize ant1 t•mp Court to award
Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island,
Isla m!, Singapore,
,S'in gap o,-eand
,
and ,~la larc
Malacca, a,to
to Ex.ecutiou.
Execution.
.l udiraturc of Prince of lValcs'
award and issue.uc a Writ or Writs, or otherr Process
Proce.:. of bf Execution,
Execution,
a,rard and i~.-. a \'Vrit or ,Yrits, or othe
to be prepared inin Manner
i\lanner before-mentioned,
befor~-mentionr.\1, and and directed
<lirectcdtotothe
the
to be prepared
said Sheriff' for the Time being, commanding ding him himtotoseize,
seize, and
and
~nid Sheriff for the Time hei11~, comman
deliver the Possession of the Houses, Lands, d-.,ororother Things
othel·Th ings reco-
rcco-
<kli\er the Po~scs~ion of the Ilnur-c':-:,Lan
vered in and by such Judgment, Sentence,e, or01·Decree,
Decrl:C,orortotolevy-
ll'yy
,erecl in and by such Juclgment, Sent.:ac
any Sum of Money whichchshall be so recovered, or any Costs which
vered, or any Co~l~ which
any Sum of i'1oncy whi shall be so l"tco
shall be so awarded, as the eCase Casemay mayrequire,
require,bybyseizing and
sei:c:ingnndsel-~el-
shall be so awarded, as-th liog
ling
•
, •
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32,32 •
lingsosomuc
much ct.c;,real
ling h orof
thethe
,UoHouses,
use,c;,LanLands, Debts,
ils, Dch ts, oror other
othe r EffeEffects, real
andpers
personal, of the Party or Parties against
nst whom
who m such
such Wri t
Writ oror
and onal, of the Party or Parti~ agai
Writs shall be awarded, as will be sufficient nt totoansw
answer
er and satii ,l'y
and satisfy
\Vrits shall be awar<led, as will be sufficie
the said Judgment; or to take and imprison n thetheIlod
Body
y or Bodies
or Bod ie:..ofof
the said J udiment; or to take and impriso ::.-
such Party or Parties, until he, she, or theyshal shall make
l mak such
e imc Satis-
h Sati
such Party or Parties, until he, bhc, or they
faction, or to do both, as the Case may require. ire. .A~A NoD We Wedire ct
direct
faction, or to do both, as the Case may requ E-h all
and appoint, That the several Debts to beseiz seized
ed asasafor
aforesaid,
e.,ai d, shall
nnd appoint, That the several Dchts to be
from the Time the same shall be extended andl retu returned
rned intointothethesaid
said
from the Time the same shall be extended au<
Court OfJudi
Judicature of Prince of Wales'
cature of Prince of 1Valcs'Island, Island, Singapore,
Sing apo re, andand Ma-
11fa-
Court of
lacca, be paidand
and pay
payable
able ininsuch
such ~fan
Manner and Form
nei- and Form as as the
the said
said
lacca,be paid
Court shall appoint, and no other; and suchPay Payment,
ment, and and nonoothe
other,r,
Court shall appoint, and no other; and such
shall form thenceforth be an absolute and effe effective Discharge
ctive Disc harge for. for.
shall form thenceforth be an absolute and
the said Debts, and every of them respectively. A N D We
D,ve do do here-
here -
Court empowered
rt emp owered the said Debts, and erery of them respectively. AN
Cou
to mak
makee inte
interlocu- by further authorize and empower the said said Cou
Court of Judi
rt of Judicature
cature of of
to rloc u-by further authorize and empower the
tory Orders, &c. Prince of TVa Wales' Island,
lcs'Isl< Singapore,
d, aporr, and
l.11Sing and .Dla
Malacca, to mak
lacca,to make such fur-
e such fur-
tory Orders, &.c. Prin ce of
ther and otherr interlocutory Rules and Orders
Orders as as the Justice
Just ice of
ther and othe interlocutory Rules and
the Proceeding may seem to require.
the Proceeding may seem to require.
PROVIDED ALWAYs,and
\\
Provision
Provision as ns to PROVIDED ALW AYs,anWe
d,vehhereby further
ercbyfur declare,
therdccl are, That no Person
Tha.tno Person.
Agents or Persons shall be permitted to appear appear or or act
act as
as the Ad \'ocate,
the Advocate,
Agentsfor
for Suitors.
Suitors. or Persons shall be permitted to
Solicitor, ·verbally or in
or in
Solicitor, Attorney,
Attorney, Proctor,
Proctor, oror Agent,
Agent, or or to plead
plead verbally
Writing, except
and except
\Vriting, for
foi any
o.nySuitor
Suitor or
or Suitors
Suitors in
in thesaid
thcsaiclCourt
Court (save
(saveand
only Suit, or
or Suit, or
only forfor the
the said
said United
United Company),
Company), in in any
any Action
Action or
touching Persons
or Persons
touching anyany Matter
l\latter whatsoever,
whatsoever, unless
unlesssuch
such Person
Person or
shall Court
saidCourt
shall have
havebeen
been previously
previouslypermitted
permitted ororlicensed
licensedby bythe
thesaid
totoact said Cou rt,
actasasan
an Agent
AgentororAgents
Agrnts for
for the
the Suitors
Suitors ofof the
the said Court,
generally Occasions.
generallyororspecially,
specially, for
forthe
theparticular
particular Occasion
Occasion oror Occasions.
AA~oN D We Court atat
t.aiclCourt
,ve further
further authorize
authorize and.
and empower
empower the the said
its Pleasure, either assigning a Reason without as:,igningany
without assigning any
(Sic
(Sic orig.)
orig.) its Pleasure, either nc:.signinga. Reason n or Lice nse
Reason
Reasonwhatever,
whatever,totowithdraw
withdrawororvacate
vacateanyanyPermission
Permissio or License
which Persons
Person ororPersons
whichshall;
shall; atatany
anyTime,
Time, bebegranted
grantedtotoany anyPerson
totoact, Agentsofofany any
act,generally
generallyororspecially,
i::pecially,asasthetheAgent
AgentororAgents
Suitors D DWe further
\Vefurther
Suitorsororparticular
particularSuitor
Suitorof of
thethe
saidsaidCourt.
Court- A N AN
declare
declare
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33
declare, That the Fees to be recieved by any such Agent ororAgents
That theorFee recievat
s to be shall ed by any such A~ent Agents
whether
dec1are,general special, all Times be subject to the
or ·pe cial , hal l at 11Time. be ubject to th_e·
Control
wheth erand gen Taxation
era l of the said Court, as well in Court as on
n of the aid Cou rt, as w 11 in Court as on
Reference
Control and to the Taxsaid
atio Recorder or the said Registrar, if the said
id Rec er or the in
ordReference, aid Regi trar, if the , aid
Court
Refere nce see fit to i:.a
shall, to the make such like Manner as Costs
ma ke uch Re~ ren in lik Manner as Costs
ce,Bench
may be
Court taxed
hal l in
see Ourfit tosaid Court of King's at Westminster,
r ai< l Cou rt of Kin (r' Ben ch at 1¥estminster,
either
mayasbe between
taxed in Party Ou and Party or as between Attorney and
ey and
Client,
eitherasasthe betCase
weenmay ty and Party 01· as bet'-Veen Attorn
Parrequire.
Client, as the Case ma.Yrequire.
PROVIDED ALSO, And We hereby direct, That all Examinationsn,ofof
t, That all Examinatio
Witnesses
PnovIDED by theAIL o,said <l We her
AnCourt, andby allclirHearings and Trials, whether
rt, and all Hea rin~ and Trial , whether
in·w Chief aid Cou
itn esorbyon interlocutory Matters, and all Judgments,
the
ry and Matter , and all J udgments,
Sentences,
in Chief and on int torloc
or Decrees beuto made passed, shall be taken, n, had,had,
to be ma de and pa· ed, hal l be tak
andSen passed
tencespublicly.
, and Decree PROVIDED ALWAYS, That it shall be lawfulful
law
ALWAY , That it hall be
fora11d
the pa Judges:
ed pub of lithely.saidPRO Court,
VIDED out of Court, and in Vacation,
aid Cou rt, out Court, an<l in Vacation,
of Natures
to for
make the such
Jud Orders
ges of theand do Acts of such as are usually
do ·Ac t. of su h Nat ur a are u. ually
doneto out,
makeofsuc Court
h Ord and rin and Vacation, by the Judges of any of ourour
~ of any of
Courts
done at outWestminster;
of Court and in butVac the n, by the
atioOrders andJud Acts Of the saidsaid
and Act s of the
JudgesCourts out. at of Court
Westmare, inster~ but the to
nevertheless, Ordbeersubject to the Review iew
the Rev
andJud Control
ge outofof theCou rt are, nevertheless, to be subject to
Court.
and Conti:ol of the Court.
PROVIDED ALWAYS, and We hereby further declare, That except As to ActsAct tos be
to be
eby furt her dec lare , Tha t except doneAsbytothe Judges
in thePno Case vIDofEDtheALW Vacancy
AY , and her
of the Office of Recorder of Princence
,ve udges
y of the Off ice of Recorder of Pri out don of eCourt,
by theJand
of Wales'
in the Ca e Island,of Singapore,
the Vac anc and. Malacca, or in case of the
• ea e of the as tooutReturns
Cou to and
rt,
of Returns
d 11-rzacca, or m as to to
Absence,I' J,"of l the
• r l
said an
d
, S-"
Recorder
mg apo from
re, the
an said
.J.r,.1 Settlement,
..a
or in case, Habeas Corpus out
oJ ,, a es ..1.s Habeas G'orpu.sout
me1,1t,or in casofe, Court.
by Reason order from the aidtheettlsaid
Ab enceofof Sickness the aid Re or other Misfortune, Recorder
sa.i<lR cord~r of Court.
shall'by beReaincapable er Mi fortthat , the other
unenone
son of ofSic attending
kn · or to othBusiness, of the
Judges , tha t non e oth er of the
shallof be theinc said
apable Court shall
of a.tt endbeinO competent
'to Busin to make any Order,
any Order,
or doJl\,any petentSuit, to maorkeConcern,
dg Act out of
of the aidCourt,
Courtinsha any ll civil
be com Matter,
·or Con e rn,
unless theany Recorder 7\fatt r, , to uit,meet
or do Act outshall of Qobe urt,previously
in any i ilsummoned the
Judgeunlabout to make such Act,, umin mo meet the
nedtotoassist
ess the Record er Order,
ball beor pr do vio
such u. ly order
him with ·uch and et, inWeord r to a· i ·t
Judgehisabo Opinion
ut to ma thereon-. Order, or do
ke uchPROVIDED, ALWAYS, hereby
"'leofher. by
furtherhimdeclare. LW:A of , aand
with bi That Opinio non theWritreoofn ..orPROinVID
the ED.A Nature Writ
of a ,vrit 9f. •
fµrther declare, That no Wr F it of Qr in the rature Habeas Habeas
F
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Habeas C01pus
IIabeas Corpus ad ad subjiciendwn
subjiciendum shall shall bebe retnrnabre
returnable in in V.acation--•
Vacation-
Time, or
'l'ime, or during
during an, any Adj~rment
Adjourment of of the
the said
said Court,
Court, before
before any
any
of tho
of the Judges
Judges of the said Court, Court, other
other than
than the Recorder;
Recorder; except
except
in the
iri the Case
Case ofof the
the Vacancy
Vacancy of of the
the O/Tice
Office of of Recorder,
Recorder, or or in
in the
the
Case of the Absence of the Recorder from the
Case of the Absence of tbe Recorder from the said Settlement, o:r said Settlement, or
of his
of his being unable by
being unable reason of
by reason of Illness
Illness to to transact
transact Business:
Business:
but we
but we direct,
direct, that
that upon
upon anyany such
such Return
Return of of any
any Writ
Writ of
of Habeas•
Habeas
Corpus, to produce the Body or Bodies of any
C01p11s,to produce the Ilody or Iloclies of any Person or Persons, Person or Persons
committed or
committed or detained
detained in in Cust~dy
Custody by, by, or or byby the
the Authority
Authority or or
Direction of
Direction of the
the Governor
Governor or or Presi<lcnt'
President of of the
the said
said Settlement,
Settlement, or or
any of the Council of the said Settlement, Notice
any of the Council of the sai<lSettlement, Notice of such Return of such Return C)
•
shall be
shall be forthwith
forthwith given
given toto thethe said
said Governor
Governor or or President,
President, or or to
to
the Counsellor·
the Counsellor acting
acting as as such
such for
for the
the Time
Time being, and no
being, and. no such.
such.
Prisoner or Prisoners shall be released or discharged
Prisoner or Prisoners shall be released or discharged out of Custody. out of Custody:
by the
by the said
said Recorder
Recorder out out of of Court,
Court, until
until the
the .Expiration
Expiration of of forty.
forty-
eight Hours
eight Hours from
from the Time when
the Time when suchsuch Notice
Notice shallshall have
have been
been
given, unless the Governor or President, or the
given, unless th~ Governor or President, or the Counsellor acting Counsellor acting
as sucl'i,
as such, sl1all
shall in
in the
the Meantime,
Meantime, by by ·writing
Writing under
under his his Hand,
Hand, auth,o-
autho-
rize the
rize the Recorder
Recorder to to prnceecl
proceed out out ~fof Court
Court to to the
the Consideration
Consideration of.of-
the Matter of the Return ; and in case the said
the Matter of the Return ; and in case the said Governor 01· Pre-- Governor or Pre-
sident, or
sident, or the
the Counsellor
Counsellor acting
acting as such, shall
as such, shall cause
cause ti1e
the said
said Court
Court
of Judicature
of Judicature to be specially
to b·e specially convened
convened before
before the the Expiration
Expiration ofof the
the
said forty-eight Hours, the Matter of such
said forty-eight Hours, the Matter of such Return shall be pro- Return shall be pro-
ceeded up«?n
ceeded upon inin Court
Court only.
only. ..
ver
vertoto arrest
arrest aa AN
A NDD in in case
case the
the Party:
Party, so so summoned
summoned as as aforesaid,.
aforesaid, sha11
shall not
not
endant on
endunt appear upon
on . appeai· upon the Return of
the Uetur~ of such
such Summons
Summons or or Precept
Precept asas aforesaid,..
aforesaid,
ne Process
ne Process lD
in according l
to tthe E • l f ·r I C f A •
ain Cases,
a.in Cases.
]'
accorc mg to 1e Exigence
'x1gence tthereof, or 1if the
1ereo , or tie Cause ause oof Action,
ct1on, as
as
contained in
contained in such Petition of
such Petition of Complaint
Complaint as as aforesaid,
aforesaid, shall
shall exceed
exceed
the Value of eighty Dollars, or or shall
shall be
be in
in the
the Nature
Nature ofof a personal • •
Wrong,
·wrong, andand in
in eithet·
either or
or any
any of
of the said Cases,
the saicl Cases, the the said
said Court
Court shall•
shall
be satisfied,
be satisfied, by
by Affidavit
Affidavit or Affirmation to
or Affirmation to bebe filed
filed of
of Record, that
Record, that
the Case is such
such asas to
to require
require Security;
Security, then
thenafter
after Return
Return of of such-
such ,
Summons
Summons
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JC
Summons, or in i.n Lieu

Li~n thereof,
tl;crcof, thethe said Court is
sai<l,Pourt is hereby authorized
autho;ized
and
ond empowered
empo,~ereclto award aw,ml and a:n<lissue
issue a Writ or Warrant Warrant directed to •
the
the said Sheritf, commanding him to arrest and seize
said Sheriff, commanding him to arrest and seize thethe Body
Body of of
such
such Defendant,
Defendant, and and to to have
have thethe same,
same, at at aa Time
Time and antl Place
Place in in the
tlte
said
said Writ
·writ to to bebe specified,
specified, before
b~fore the the said
said Court,
Court, to to answer
answer the said And
the said And in in certain
certain.
Complaint.
Comp lamt. • AN
A D 1
the •
said
.1 CCourt may, •in and-,,b
by the
1- "d
said nr • or Cases
Writ Cases to
to hold
hold to
to
ND t 1e sa1u ourt may, m aU(l y tue s:11 n nt Ol' Bail. Dail.
Warrant,
,varrant, authorize
autho1·ize the said Sheriff
the sai<l Sheriff to to deliver
deliver the Body of
the Body of such
such
Defendant,
Defendant, so arrested, to
so arrested, to sufficient
sufficient Bail,Bai], thatthat suchsuch Defondant
Defendant
shall appear, at a Time and Place
shall appear, at a Time and Place mentioned in such Writ mentioned in such Writ
or Warrant, and
or ·warrant, and in in allall Things
Things perform perform and and fulfil
fulfil the
the Exi-Exi-
• gence thereof.
gence thereof. And And upon upon the the appearance
appearance of of such
such D"efendant
Defendant
in and before the said Court, We
in ~nd before the said Court,_ We do hereby authorize and do hereby authorize and em-em- Prisonof saidShe.:
Prison of said She-
power
power the said Court
the said Court to to commit
commit him him to to Prison
Prison to to the
the said
said Sh·eriff,
Sheriff, rifl:
riff.
unless and
unless and until
until he shall give
he shali give Bail,
Bail, to to the
the Satisfa,ctiou
Satisfaction of of the
the said
said
Court, for paying the Debt, Damages,
Conrt, -for paying the n·eht, Damages, and Costs which shall be and Costs which shall be
recovered against
recovered against him him in in such
such Action,
Action, or or for
for rendering
rendering himselfhimself to·to
Prison; and
Prison; and inin default,
default, thatthat the
the Bail
Bail will
will paypay such
such Debt,
Debt, Damages,
Damages,
and Costs, for him; which Bail
and Costs, for him; which Bail We hereby empower the We hereby empower the said
said •
Court to
Court to take,
take, and and thereupon
thereupon to to deliver
deliver the the Ilo<ly
Body of of the
the said
said
Defendant to
Defendant to Bail.
Bail. And And ifif thethe said
said Sberin-:
Sheriff, shall
shall make make Return·
Return
upon either Of the said Writs of Summons
upon either of the said 't.?i:its of Summons or Ca,pias, and the or Capias, and the
Court shall
Court shall be be satisfied
satisfied that that the
the Defendant
Defendant is is not
not to to bebe found
found
within the
within the Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction of of the
the said
said ConCourt, and the
rt, and the Plaintiff,
Plaintiff, or or some
some
other Person, shall by Affidavit, or in
other Person, shall by Affidavit, or in, tbe Case' of a Quaker hy the Case of a Quaker by
Affirmation, in
Affirmation, in Writing
Writing 01· or otherwise,
otherwise, to to the
the Satisfaction
Satisfaction of of the
the said
said
Court, make
Court, make Proof,
Proof, vel'ifyiog
verifying the the Complainant's
Complainant's D~maud, Demand, ·we We do'do
hereby grant, ordain, and appoint, that
hereby grant, ordain, and n.ppoint, that the said Court shall or the said Court shall or
may award
may award and and issue
issue aa Writ,
Writ, in in the
the Natu1·e
Nature of of aa ·writ
Writ of of Seques-
Seques-
tration, to be prepared in Manner above-mentioned, and directed to
tration, to be prepared in Manner above-mentioned, and directed to Effects of Defen-
the said Sheriff, commanding him to seize and sequester the Houses Effects of Defen-
• the said Sheriff, commanding him to seize and sequeste1·th.eHouses ~auts dants not
not appcar-
appear-
Lands, Goods, Effects, and Debts of such Defendant, to such ing or not to be
Lands, Goods, Effects, and Debts of such Defendant, to such• t·onugndor not bto bo
Value as the said . Court shall think . reasonable and adequate to the found,, may may be se-
e se-
Value as the said Court shall thmk reasonable and adequate to the questered,and questered, andPro- Pro-
said Cause of Action so verified as aforesaid, and the same to ceedings taken to
said Cause of Action so verified as aforesaid, and the same to cebetad~ngs • tdaken to
. . oobtainm 1Judgment
u gment
FF 22 detain and
detam andE~ecution
Execution. .
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detaintill
detain tillsuch
suchDefen
Defendant
dant shall shallappea
appear r andandabideabidesuch suchOrder Orderofofthe the
said Court, as i f h e
· said Court, as if lte had ippeared on had appeared on thethe former
forme r Process.
Proce ::.s. AndAnd
the&aid
the saidCourtCourtshall,shall, and andif ifhereh
hereby y authoauthorized
rii;ed and andempo empowered,
wered,
according
accord ing toto theit·their Discre
Discretion,
tion, eitber eithertotocause causethe the i;ui<l
said'Jlouse
Houses, s,
Lands,
Lands , GoodGoods, Effects,
s, Effect andDebts
s, and Debts, , totobe beclctain
detained c<linin SpeciSpecie,e, orOrtoto
bebesol<l,
sold,and andtotogive givea aDay Daytotosuch suchDefenDefendant,
dant, by byProcla
Proclamation
mation inin
openCourt
open Court, fromTime
, from TimetotoTime, Time, not not<'xcee
exceedingding two twoYears Yearsininthe the
whole;
whole ; and and ifif suchsuch Defen
Defendantdant 1:,halshalll not not appear on the last
appea r on the last
Day which the said
])ay which the sai<l Court in their Court in their Discretion
Discre tion shallthink
shall thinkpropeproper r loto
give,and
give, and the the Court
Courtshall shall be bei:;atis
satisfied that due
liedthat due dilige
diligencence has has been been
• •
used on
used on thethe Part
Part of of the
the Comp
Complainant
lainant to give Notic
to give Notice e ofof such Action
such Actio n
oror Actio
Actions ns to to the
the Defen
Defendant
dant or or Defen
Defendants,
dants, itit shallshall be be lawfu
lawful, and
l, and
the said Court is
the &aid Court i; hereby authohereby authorizedri_zcd to
to proceed,
proce ed, ex-parte,
ex•pa 1·te, to
to hear,
bear,
examine,
exami ne, and and determ
determine ine thethe said
said Co111
Complaint plai11andand
t Suit Suit or CauseCause of of
Action,
Actio and to
n, and to gi,e
give suchsuch Juclgm
Judgment therein,
<'nl therei and award and order
n, an<l award and order
Such Costs as aforesaid.
such Costs a:,,;afore~aid. And if J udgmAnd if Judgment ent shall, in such Ca~e, Case, pass pass
for the
. for Complainant,
the Comp lainant, the said Comt
the sai<l Court is hereby
is hereb authorized
y autho t·ized and em- em-
powered
powered to award and
to a\\'ard aud issue
issue aa WritWrit to lo the
the said Sheril Sheriff, l: to be pre-
be pre-
pared
pored in in Manner
Manner above-mentioned,
auo\'e•mentioncd, commanding _com mand ing him
him to sell the
sell the
said se.
t;aid Houses,
Hou-3es, Lands,
Lauds., Goods,
Goods, Effoc Effects,ts, and Debts,so
Debts, so seized ~eized and and se-
questered, f to
questered, and and to to make
make Satisfaction
Safo.,faction out of the Produce Produce thereof to
thereo
the
the Complainant
Complainant for forthe
the Debt
Debt or or Sum
Sum so sorecovered,
recovered, and and his Costs,
his Costs,
and r-aid
the said
and to to return
return the theOverplus,
Overplu ·,,ififany auy there
there be,be, after i-:atii:-f)ing the
after satisfying
Judgment stratio n,
J udgment and and Costs,
Costs, and and the the Expenses
E:-.penses of of the
the said
said Sequestration,
Seque
toto such
such PersonPerson inin whose"hose Possession
Possession the the said
said Effects
Effects were seized,
were seized,
ororotherwise
otherwise totoreservereservethe the same
same for forthe
the Use Use of of the
the said Defendant
said Defendant
asasOccasion
Occasionshall sha.llrequire;
rcq1,1.ire: and
and ififlmch
such Effects
Effectsshall rshallnot notbe sullicient
besufficient
totoproduce
producethe theSumSumsoototobe berecovered
recove1·ec and l the
an<l thesaid Cm,t the
i-aiuCosts, s, saidid
thei-u
Court Pro-
Courtisishereby
herebyfurther
furtherempowered
empoweredtotoaward awardand andissue issuesuchsuch, Pro-
•
cess provided •
cessofofExecution
Execution for forthe
the Deficiency,
Deficiency, asasisisherein-before
herein.beforeprovided
for
forlevying
levying Money Money recovered
recovered bybyJudgment Judgment and andCosts; Costs; and andif if
Judgment
Judgmentshall, shall,ininsuchsuchlast-mentioned
la t•mentionc<Case, l Case,pass passfor forthe Defen-
theDefen-
dant, d and
dal)t,the thesaid
saidCourt
Cow·tisisauthorized
authorized and apdempowered
e,mpower.cdtotoaward awai::and
I order
order
• •
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prderthetheCosts
order Costsofofthether-aicl
saidSuit,
Suit,ancl
andthethe Expense
Expen se ofofthethe saidSe-
said Se-
questration,
. qucstm tion, andandallallthe
theDama
Damages occasioned
ges occ,ls thereby,
ioned- thereb y, totobebepaidpaid
bybythethe~aid
saidComp
Complainant
lainant totothethesaid saidDefen
Defendant
dant ororhishisAttorn
Attorney,
ey,
or the Person in whose possession the said
or the Person in whose possession the said Effects were Effects were seized,
Rei zed, the
the
same to be levied by such Process as is hereinbefore providedforfor
same to be levied by such Proccc;;sas is hereinbeforc providrd
levying Costs ; and the said Debts, from the Time of their being
levying Costs ; and the said Debts, from the Time of their being
so seized and extended, and returned into Court, shall bepay• pay-
i,o seized and extended, and returned into Court, shall be
able in such Mann Manner er as the said Court shall direct, and nono
as the said Court shall direct, and
able in such
Other.
Qther.
A N D\Ve
AND Weclodohereb
hereby appoint,
y appoi ThatallallAffid
nt, That Affidavits takenininthe
avits taken thesaicl
said Affida andAf-
vits and
Affidavits Af-
•
Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore,
Sing(l pore, and
and firmations,
firmat ions, how
ho\f toto
Court of Judicature of Prince nf Wales' Isla.ncl, be taken.
Malcca,
flialcc a, oror before
before any
any ofofthe
theJudpe
Judges thereof,
s thereo orany
f, or any Comm
Commissioner
issioner be taken.
to be appointed by the said Court, shall be made on Oaths admi-
to be appointed by the said Court, shall he made on Oaths admi-
nistered in such Form and Manner as is before-directed, in case of of
nii:tered in such Form and Manner as is before-directed, in case
Witnesses to to be
be exam
examined before the same Court.
ined before the same Court. PnovJDED PROVIDED
,vitnesses
NEVERTHELESS, That in in all civil
all civil Cases
Cases,, the
the Affirm
Affirmation in Writin
ation in Writingg
NEVERTHELESS, That
of a Quaker, which the said Court or the Judges thereof, respec--
of a Quaker, which the said Court or the J nclges thereof, respec
tively, or any Commisioner to be appointed by the said Court are are
tively, or any Commisioncr to be appointed by the said Court
hereby authorized and empowered to take, shall be of the same same
hereby authorized and empowered to take, shall be of the
Weight, Authority, and Effect, as an Affidavit upon Oath.
"Weight, Authority, and Effect, as an Affidavit upon Oath.
A N D ,ve
AND We do do hereb
hereby furtherr will,
y furthe will, ordain,
Qrdain, and and declare,
declare, That itit Power the •
for the
Power for
shall
6hall and
and maymay be be lawful
lawful toto and
and for
for the
the said
said Court
Court of J udicatureof Court
of Judicatureof Court. to
to_appoint
appoint
s·mgrrporl',and Commissioners ersto
p art ofof takeAfiidavits,&c.
Comm 1ss1on to
Prince
rmceof oif Wales'
,, a es Island,
J'T. JS mu:, Singapore, an d Malacca,
.bui acca,in any Part
l'I
.
l . Tl l
r-1
•
many take Affidavits, &c.

its
its Jurisdiction,
Jurisdiction, whether
whether common
commonLaw,Law, Equity,
Equity, or or Ecclesiastical,
Ecclesiastical,
P
by
l>yCommission
Commi~sionor01·Commissions
Commissions under
under the
theSealSealof
·ofthe
thesaid
said Court,
Court,
to authorize and appoint any fit.or proper Person or Persons, either
to authorize and appoint any fit or prope1· Person or Persons, either
generally or in any particular Case, or with such Limitations asas
generally or in any particular Case, or with such Limitations
the said Court shall see fit, to receive the Acknowledgments ofof
• the said Court shall see fit, to receive the Acknowledgments
Recognizances of Bail and Bail-pieces, and to administer Oaths
Rer.ognizances of Bail and Bail-pieces, and to administer Oaths
for the Justification of Bail, and for taking of any Affidavit oror
for the Justification of Bail, and for taking of any Affidavit
Affirmation,on,or01·forforreceiving
receivin~and and taking
taking the theAnswer,
Answer, Plea,
Plea,
.AffirJl}ati
• Demurrer,
Demurrer,
•
•
I
(
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Ex am ination of any Party or Parties to

De muDemurrer,
rre r, Dis Disclaimer,
cla im er, or or Examination of any Party or Parties to
tio n of any ,Vi tncss or Witnesses
any. anySuit,Suit, or for or for the Examination of any Witness or on
the 'Ex am lna
or in Chief, or
Witnesses
any
upon Interrogatories,
oga tor ies , eith either
er De Deben e esseesse
bene or in Chief, or on any
upon Interr s or Ad ministrators in
cm ·in g EM ?cu tor
othother
e1·Occa Occasions,
·ions, andand for for swearing Executors or Administrators in
sw
pending, or about'
. any Suit, Matter,
, or or
Pro Proceeding
cee din g whwhich ich mamay y be be pending, or about
nny Su it, Ma tter
urt , upo n suc casion as the said
h OcOccasion
to be instituted
to be in!-lituted in in
the the
sai said
d Co Court, upon such as the
direct said
ch Co mm i~i on. AND \Ve
CoCourt
urt fihshall all thithink
nk fitfittotois~issueue !msuch Commission. A N D We direct
andord ordain, mmi~sion anc l Co mmissions, sosototobebe
and ain, ThThe e suc such
-h CoCommission and Commissions,
returned,
issued, shall respectively
ect ive lybe be iss ued, actacted
issued, ed und er, and
under, and returned,.
issued , sha ll rec ;;p
n, in ~u ch Ma nner and Form
if if
thethe samsamee shashall
ll reqrequire
uir e anyany ReReturn,
tur in such Manner and Form n
s gen
mmission general or era l or
asas·susuch
ch l\fa Matters
ttcrs are areusn usually
:.\lly tr:m sactecl hy
transacted byCo Commissions
g'i; De nch atat We stminster,
spespecial,
cial, i1's issued
ued out outofofOm OurCo Court
urt ofofKin King's Bench Westminster,
hc Ec clesiastical Co urt of the
Or
or Ou Our r High
Hig h CoCourt
urt ofof Chancery,
Ch anc ery or
,. ort the Ecclesiastical Court Of the
Diocese of London, respectively. cly.
Diocese of London, re..,pccti\
mprmy hav e und ertaken to be.
A N D WHEREAS the said d Un United
itecl Co Company have undertaken to be
AND wHER EAS the sai ney,
Suitors' Money answerable to the Suitors r. of
of the
the said
sai d Co urt for
Court for all
all such Mo
such Money,
'Su itor s' Mo
and Securities ney to answerab le to the Su ito of
Securitieswithto Jewels, precious Sto Stones, and Scc Securities,
nrities, as under the
as under Orders of
the Orders
anddeposited
be els , pre cio us nes , and
<lcposited with Jew
be Company's
the the saisaidd Court shall be paid d or
or delivered
<leliv<'redinto,into, or <lepositetlin
or deposited the
in the
Co mp any 's the Co urt sha ll be pai
Cash.
the Cases of
( except inin Cases Fire,
ofFire,
Treasury of the said United Company Company (except
Cash. Treasury of the sai<l Uuitcd unaYoidableAcci- Acci-
foreign Invasions, civil Commotions, motions, or or other
other unavoidable
foreign Invasions, civil Com. Sto , oror
precious Stones, nes
dents, whereby wh ere by the
the said
sai d Money,
Mo ney, Jewels,
Jewels, precious
den ts, Charge
theCharge
Securities,S,may ybe
he lost
los torordamaged),
cla ma geu),and andalsoalsototobebeatatthe
Sec uri tic: m~ fthcdt :positing
and Expense which may be occasioned .<-ioned Reai-ono
bybyReason of the depositing
and Expense which may heocca precious
Jewels,precious
safe-keeping, and restoring of thethesaid :-aidMoney,
~loney,Jewels,
safe-keeping, and reRtol'ing of Pri,iceofofWales TVales'
Stones, and and Securities;
Scc uri tie. atatthe
'-, the saidsaidSettlement
, ettlementofofPrince
Sto nes , l ordain,
Island, Singapore,
Island, Singapore, and lJia
and Malacca, ,v
lacca, We do therefore
e <lo the1·efor will l anc
cwiland ordain,
That all Money, Jewels, precious ciousStones,
Stonesand , and Securitiesof of
Securities thethe
That all Money, Jewels, pre o Courtor, to or to
Suitors of the said Court, whichich shall
shabe ordered
ll be ordereinto
d intCourt,
Suitors of the said Court, wh be paid,
ll paid,
be paid, delivered,redor deposited for for safesafCustody,
e Custody, shall
shabe
be paid, delive , or depo..:itcd
delivered into, or deposited or dep osi in in
ted the thepublic
pnl>liTreasury
c Treasury of theof thesaidsaid
ive red int o,
del Company at the said Settlement,' or'into h public
United Settlement, or int One of suc
of such
o one public
· United Com.pc.myat t11esaid dcpo-
Treasuries, if there shallsha bell more
be mo than
re tha one,
n oneto ,beto kept
be kep and• depo-sited
t and
Treasuries, if there
sited
-.
C,
39
sited with the Cash, precious Stones, Jewels, andand EffeEffects

cts of of thethe
sitc<l with the Cash, precious Stones, Jewels,
said Company, subject to such Orders and Directionsctions as asthethe saidsaid
i.-aidCompany, subject to such Orders ~nd Dire
Court shall from Time to Time think fit to make concerning
e concernin g the the
Court shall from 'fime to Time think fit to mak
same, for the Benefit of the Suitors. A N D We do further
furth er authauthorize
orize
same, for the '.Benefitof the Suito1·s. AND ,ve do
and empower the said Court, from Time to Time, e, to to order
orde r and and
and empower the said Court, from Time to Tim
direct any Money belonging to the Suitors of thesaid saidCou
Court
rt totobebe
dil'ect any Money belonging to the Suitors of the
iuyested at Interest, or without Interest, for the Purpose
Purpose ofof RemRemit-
it-
iuvcstc<l at Interest, m· without Interest, for the
tance to any Place without the said Settlement,asasthere theremay maybebe
tance to any Place without the said Settlement,
Occasion, for the Use and Benefit of the Parties respectively
pectivelyentit entitled
led
Occasion, for the Use and Benefit of the Partiesres
thereto, on any Bills, Bonds, or Securities of the said
the said United United
thereto, on any Bills, Donds, or Securities of
Company, or any other Bills, or Bonds, or Securities,
rities, asasthe theiaid
said
• Company, or any other Bills, or Bonds, or Secu
Court shall see to order and direct. AND ,v
Court shall see to order and direct. A N D We hereby
e here by decldeclare,
are,
That all Executors, Administrators, Guardians, s, and and Trus
Trustees
tees
That all Executors, Administrators, Guardian
whatsoever, acting, with respect to such Investment nt at at Interest
Inter est
whatsoever, acting, with respec't to such Investme
or for Remittance, under the Directions of the said said Cou
Court, shall
rt, shall
or for Remittance, undel' the Directions of the
be indemnified against all Risk or Loss to be occasioned thereby.
sioned there by.
be indemnified against all Risk or Loss to be occa
A N D\Ve
Wedo,
do,for
forUs,
Us,Our
OurHeir
Heirs and Succ
s and Successors, give and
~sors, give and gran
grantt AnAn Acco untant
Accountant
AND
unto the General
Ge_n eralto bo
ho ap-
the said United Company, That the
the said
£,:aidUnited
United Company,
said Unit ed Com p<my,That Company, or or
unto pointed.
their Court of Directors, or the major Part of of them,
them, or Ol' the pointed.
their Court of Dil'cctors, or the major Part
Governor or President and Council of the said Settlement,
Settlement, or or any
any
Governor or President and Council of the said
two of them,, the Governor or President always being being one,one, shall
shall
two of them the Governor or Pre. ident always
have full Power and Authority, from Time to Time,e, toto name name andand
have full Power and Authority, from Time to Tim
appoint the Treasurer of the said Company at the said said Settlement,
Settlement,
appoint the Treasurer of the said Company at the
or any other Officer under the said United Company,pany, tobe
to heand
and bebe
or any other Officer nnclcr the aicl United Com
called " t h e Accountant General of the Court ofofJudicatureJudicature ofof
calleu "the Acconntant General of the Court
fi Prince of Wales'es'Island, Singapore, and Malacca," accrt,"and
andthethesame
same
"Prince nf JVal Island, Singapore, nncl 1llal
at their Pleasure totoremove
removeandamlanother
anothertotoappoint,
appoint,who whoshall
shallact,
act,
at their Pleasure
perform, and do allnllMatters and Things necessary
Matters and Things necessary to carryto carry into
into
perform, an<l do
Execution the. Ordersrsofofthe thesaid
saidCourt,'.
Court, relating
relatingtotothe
thePayment
Payment
Execution the. Orde
or Delivery, or depositing of the Suitors' Money, Jewels, Jewels,precious
precious
• or Delivery, or depositing of the Suitors' Money,
Stones, and Securities, into or in the said Treasury, .-,ury,and
an<ltaking
taking
Stones, and Securities, into or in the said Trea
the same out again, and investing the Money of ofthetheSuitors Suiton,at at
the same out again, and invehting the Money Interest
• Interest
•
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ount.~ thereof
Interest
Inte rest ororforforUcm ittance, nn<
Remittance, and l kee ping the
keeping theAcc Accounts thereof
ncil and the Regis-
witwith
h thethesaid
saidGov
Governor
ernor ororPre sident and
President and Cou
Council and the Regis-
icature ofof Pri 1tce ofof 1Va lcs' Jsla ud
trarofofthe
trar thesaid
saidCou
Court
rt ofofJud
Judicature Prince Wales' Island,'
ng suc h oth er Ma tters rela t-
Singapore,
Si1 1gapore,and andllla
Malacca,
lacca, andandforfordoidoing such other Matters relat-
ections, Mas sha ll
ingther
ing thereto,
eto, undunder such
er suc Rules,
h Rul thods, and
Methods,
es, ·Me and Dir
Directions, shall
rt of
from Tim
from Timee toto Tim
Timee bebe mad
madee an<andl pas sed by
passed by the saidl Cou
the sai< Court of
Judicature ofPri
Prince of JVa
Wales' ,id, Sin
Island,
les' Isla gapore, a1u
Singapore,, andl JJ[ alacca.
Malacca.
Jud icature of nce of
A N D We do hereby grant, order, er, andanddiredirect,

ct, Tha Thatt inincas e any
case any
Proceedings
Pro ceedingsbyby or AND We do hereby grant, ord
of Person the said
or Persons shall have any Action
Act ion or
or Suit
Sui t inst
against
aga the said
nagainst the .Ea
gndi_os~,
lbe s- Person or Persons shall have any
Eas-
• erty toto pro ceecl
0
India Company, United Company, he,

.ted Company, he, she, she, oror they
they shall
sha ll bebeatatLibLiberty proceed
1n 1a..,ompany. "v1n therein, in like Manner as hereinbefore tioned, and
mentioned,
re men and itit sha
shallll
therein, in like Manner as hereinbefo mons for for
and may be lawful for the said Court to to i1:1
issue
sue their
thei r Sum
Summons
and may be lawful for the said Court ed upo n
the Appearance of the said United Cm Company,
npany, to be be serv
served upon
the Appearance of the said Unite<l nsellor of of
the said Governor or President, and the the resi
resident
dent Cou Counsellor
the said Governor or President, and arisen.
have arisen.
the Station in which the Cause of Action ion or Suit
Suit shall
shall have
the Station in which the Cause of Act resident
and thereupon the said Governor or President, President, and and suchsuch resident
and thereupon the said Governor or Persons toto
Counsellor as aforesaid, shall appointt such such Person
Person or Ol' Persons
Counsellor as aforesaid, shall appoin fit~
appear and act for the said United Company pany asasthey theyshall
sh.111 see
seefit,
appear and act for the said United Com and
and such Person or Persons shall be be admitted
admitted totoanswer answer and
and such Person or Persons shall
defend such Suit,t, ininthe the Name
Name and an<for
l fol'and
andon onthe the Behalf
Dehalf ofofthe the
defend such Sui Libertytoto
said United Company, and the said Court Courtshallshallbebeatat Liberty
said United Company, and the said Tenements,
issue Processs ofof Sequestration
Sequestration against
againstthe theLands,
Lands, Tenements,
issue Proces
Chattels, Estate, and Effects of the said United UnitedCampany,
Campany, totocom-
com- •
" . Cha ttels, Estate, and Effects of the said
pel their Appearance and Answer, and on Non-appearance,
Non-appearance,oror for.for.
pel their Appearance anci Answer, and on
want of Answer of thethesaid saicCompany,
l Compauy,, to toproceed
proceein d inthethesamesame
·wa nt of Answer of
Way as the said Court rtmight proceed against againstananIndividual Individual
i.,V ay as the said Cou might proceed
absent from the said Settlements, and on whose se Behalf,
Behalf,after afteSe-
r Se•
-ab sen t from the said Settlements,. and on who
questration of his Goods and Chattels, no Appearancence should
should be be
que stra tion of his Goods and Chattels, no Appeara
entered or Answer given. A NAND D We \Vehereby
herebyauthorize
authorizeandand em-em-
Answer given.
power the or
entered said Court to try, hear, and determine all such Actions
all such Actions
pow er the said Court to try, hear, and determine
and Suits against the said United Company, and to give to giv Judgment
e J udgment
and Sui ts against the said U1tileclCompany, and
and Costs, and award Execution, and do andand order ordall
er such
all sucother
l1other
and Costs,and a,vard Execution, and do l\fa
Matters
tters
0
0
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"
Matter
Matter andThing~
s nnd Thingstherdn
therein,
, aaasfarfarasasthetheCn~e
Case'7ill
willadmit,
admit,in r-nfoh
such
0
Manner as herein is mentioned, as to any Person or Persons
:Manner as herein is mentioned, as i.o any• Person or Perr.ons
whomsoever; subject, nevertheless, to such Right of Appeal by
whomsoever; subject, ne-rerthelc!-!., to ~uch Right of Appeal by ' 0
either Party as herein is mentioned. A N D , in like Manner, if the
either Party as herei~1is mentioned. Ar-.o, i11like Manner, if the
said United Company shall have any Action or Suit against any
said United Comp,rny shall have any Action or Suit against any
Person or Persons, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said
Person or Peri-ons, it shall and may bE>lawful to and for the said
Governor or President and Council, or any two of them, the
Governor 01· Pm,idcnt and Council, or any two of them, the ...
Governor or President being always one, to authorize any Person ·,
GoYernor or President being always one, to authorize any Pcr~on
or Persons for and on Behalf of the said Company, and in their
or Persons for and on Behalf of the said Comjmuy, and in·their
Name, to make Complaint thereof, in Writing, to the said Court,
Name, to make Complaint thereof, in Writing, to the i-aid Court,
who shall proceed therein, and shall hear and determine the same
,, who shall proceed therein, and.shall hear and determine the same
as in other Cases ; and in case Judgment or Sentence shall be
as in other Cases ; and in case J udgment or Sentence shall· be •
given against the said Company, shall award Costs to belevied
given against the i-aid Company, shall award Costs to be levied
upon the Goods and Effects of the said Company, as they shall
upon the Goods and Effects of the said Company, as they shall
see Occasion, subject, nevertheless, to such Appeal by either
t:ce Occasion, suhject, nevertheless, to such Appeal by eithe1~
Party as herein is mentioned.
Party as herein is mentioned.
A N D\Ve
AND Wehereby
herebyfnrther
further "ill,
will, direct,
direct, and
and orclnin
ordain,, That
That the
the said Court
Court Empow ered
Empowered
Court
Court ofof JJudicature
udicaturc of of Priuce
Princeof of 1Vales
Wales''Island
Island, Singapore,
, Singnp Ma- to
and J.1la-·
ore, and ~ frame Rules
frame
.a:rocess.
Rules and
and
. Process..
lacca, hereby established, shall frame such Process, and make
lacca, herehy estahhshcd, Rhall frame such Proc~s, and make-
such
such Rules
Rules and
and Orders
Orders for for the
the Execution
Execution of of the
the same,
same, inin all
all Suits
Suits
to be commenced, sued, or prosecuted, within their
to be commenced, sued, or prosecuted, within their Jurisdiction,· Jurisdiction, ,.
as shall be
be necessary
necess ary for
for the
the due
due Execution
Execu tion of
of all
all or
or any
any of
of the
the
as shall
Powerss hereby committed thereto, with an especial Attention-to
Power hereby committed thcrnto, with an especial Attention- to,
the different religious Manners and Usages of the Persons'who ])
" the different religious Manners and Usages of the Persons who·
shall he resident or commorant within its Jurisdiction, and ac-
shall he resident 01· commomnt within its Jurisdiction, and ac-
commodatingg the same to their several Religious, Manners, and
commodatin the ,mmeto their several Religious, Manners, oud
Usages, and totothe theCircumstances
Circumstances ofof the the Country,
Country, sosofar farasasthe
the
u~ages, and
same can consist twith the due Execution of Law and- the Attain-
same can consis with tile clue Execution of Law and the Attain-
ment of substantial Justice,
ment of substantial Justice,
•
PROVIDED ALWAYS; and and We do hereby further ordain and Forms
do hereby further orclain and· Forms ofofProcess
Process
PROVIDED ALWAYS; \Ve
direct,
direct, That
ThatallallForms
FormsofofProcess;
Process, and
andRules
Rulesand Ordersfor
andOrders thetoto
forthe tobebe
thotransmitted
Boardittedof
transm
to the Board of
GG Execution
Execution
..
•
...t, ,",,
42.
Execution
ution there thereof,
of, which • shall
which be framed by -the i,aid Court,
shall be framed, by the said Court,;
0
Commissioners
Comm for Exec
issiOn('TS for
said Uni/Nl
the Affairs of India ,
~hall he:trnn,; ;mittc d fo the
shall be transmitted to the Court Cour t ofofl)i1'.. -cto1·sofofthe
Directors the said United.
t_hcAl_flursol'Indi},
for 111
his .M,IJC
Majesty's
:.lyd • • t ofofl)ircr lors comm unical<•d
tor
Approbation.
.A ,prol>atiou. Company,
Co11 to t he
1pfl11y, saidCour
o b ehybythrthesaid Court Directors; communicated
the•
issioner::i for
•1 • withtheir
"ith theirObs~ ;vatiom1 totothe
Observations BoardofofComm
thelloard Commissioners for the
bi.!hid befor e UH," Our llcirs or' Succe ~~or~•1
Affairs
Affai r-. of India, to be laid before Us, Our Heirs or Successors,
of India , to
pprnb:\I ion, Conc
l AApprobation, clion, oror Rt'fu ~al.
forOur
fol' OurandandTheil
Their ' Hoya
Royal Correction, Refusal.
and
AANoN D WeWe ordain
ordai n and anddirec
direct, suchProcc
Thatsuch
t, Thn.t Process shallhebeused,
....s slnll used, and
he repea led
., • such fiul(•
s\tch Rules shalll ob~c
~ 1-hal observed, until the
nrd, until shall.ll be repealed
same c1-h:1
the 1-1am
or"aricd
or_ variedhy byU:,
Us,_Our Our Heirs
Heirs~rorSucce ssor~;_ an<l
Successors; last Case,
the last
and inin the Case,
with such Variation
tion as
as shall
shall be
be made
ma<l c in.
therein.
there • •
"1th such Varia
·. Go"cr
Governor nor and
and
A N Dit itis isOur
AND Ourfurthe
further ,vm
r Will and
and Pleas
Pleasure, the f:aid
That the
ure, That said
Courtt ofofJudic
Judicature
ature o( of Prmc
Prince of 1Valc
.! ()f Wales's' Island
Island, pnre, and
Singapore,
, Siugn and
Council
Connc andl Recor
1lan~ Recor-Cour
-
der appointed to
1 to Malacca, shall bl'
acca, shall be aa Cour
Court t ofof O,·cr
Oyer and
and Tchn
Terminer Gaol
incr and Gaol De-
and De-
d,cr ;1,PP0tmt,~< JJJal • • • ,
be
l c aa 'l'crmi
Court
"our of o Oyer ,livery .in un<l
O ycr and for
for the
the
.
said
said
,
Settlement
Settle ment of
of Prince
J>r11 1reof
oj Wales'
1Valc Island,
s Island ,
and Terminer.
11111.l ncr. livery m
Singapore, and 1.llal
Malacca,
<tccaand ,and the
the Place
Placess now, or any Time hcre-
Time here-
. . . Singa pore, and
Jurisdiction
JCourt 1cbon
11risdof of
ofthe after to
the after to bebe !'.ubo
subordinate
•
.rdma or annex
te or annexeded thereto,
therrto, and have and be be
Court Oyer
of Oyer aud
and or
Terminer. invested
inve with the
tc<l with
.... the like
like Power
Power and and Authority
Authority as ns Commissioners
Comm is~io ners or
Tcrwi.ncr. may
or may
Justices
Justic es of of Oyer
Oyer and
and Terminer
Termincr and and Gaol
Gaol Delivery
Ddi, cry have haveOr
exercise England,
exercise in in that
that Part
Part of of Our
Our United
United Kingdom
Kingdom called called England,
to
to inquire,
inquire, by by the
the Oaths
O,tths of of good
~ootl and
and sufficient
t-uOicient Men, Men, of of all
all
Treasons,
Treasons, Murders,
Murder:--,and and other
othc~Felonies,
Fdoni~, Forgeries,
Forgcrie:., Perjuries,
Perjurict-, Tres-
Tr~-
passes, done,
passc:-, andand other
other Crimes
Crimes and and Misdemeanours
Mis<lemeanoursheretofore
heretoforehad, had,done,
.. ..
or
or committed,
committed, or or which
"hich shall
i-hallhereafter
hrrcaft,•rbehrhad,
had,done,
done,ororcommitted
committe,1
within
within thethesaid
said Settlement
Settlement ofof Prince Prince ofnfWales'
lf"ales'Island,
hlmul, Singapore
Smga potc
'
and Malacca,
and 11lalacca, and
and the
the Places,
Place s now,
now, or
or at
at any
any Time
Time hereafter
herea fter to to
bebe subordinate
subordinate orOl' annexedannexed thereto;
therr.to; and
an<l forfor that
lhal Purpose
Purpose tolo
issue
issuetheir
theirWarrant
Wa1·1·ant ororPrecept,
Precept, totobebodirected
directedtotothe thesaid
saiclSheriff,
Sheriff, ..
,q
commanding
commanding him him toto summon
summona aconvenient
convenient Number,
:\"umber, therein
therein toto
II
bebespecified,
specified, ofofthe theprincipal
principalInhabitants
Inhabitantsresident
residentwithin
withinthethesaid
said
Settlement,
&ettlement,ororthe the Places
Places now, now, ororatatany
nnyTime
Timehereafter
.hereafterto tobel,e
subordinate or annexed thereto, or of such other sufficient Persons Persons
subordinate or annexed thereto, 01· of such other sufficient
asasmay a Timeand and
maybebecommorant
commorantthere, there,totoattend
aUcndand andserve,
serYeat, ata Time
Place
Place
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nd Jury or orInqu est forfor
PlacPlace
e thertherein
ein alsoalso to be
to ~c spccspecified,
i fted, as aasGraa Grand Jury Inquest
ch
,.
• rnt to~h to et hsaic l Cou rt i:1u
Ui:iUs,
, ourour
IlcirHeirs
~ :m<andlSucSuccessors,
ccs~ort1,ancl and present
prc; e said Court such
thethe
Crimes r Kno wledge, andand
Crim e~ andandOffc Offences
nc<'s aq as shall
shal l com come
e to to
theitheir Knowledge,
rmine, bybythetheOath s ofof
saidsaid Crimes
Crim es anrland Offences
O ffcn ccs to to hear
hcnr anddete
ancl determine, Oaths
other good in thethe sai< l Sett lement,
othe r goo cl andand sufficient
!lnff Men
icient 'i'\Je resident
nresic knt with within said Settlement,
after totobebesubo rdinate oror
or orthethePlac
Places
es now now,
, or orat atany
anyTimTime hereafter
e here subordinate
annexed thereto e a aSum mom, oror
ann exed ther eto; ;anclandforforthat
thatPurp
Purpose
o!-c totoissu issue Summons
Precept, prepared in-before isismen tioned,
Prec ept, prep ared ininsuch suchManManner
ner asashcrr herein-before mentioned,
anddiredirected himtotor-mm m.ona.a
and cted totothe thesaid saidSheSheriff, commanding
riff, com mandiniz him summon
convenient
conv enient Num Number
her totohebethertherein specified,
ein t'lpc suchInha
cilied, ofofsuch Inhabitants oror
bita nts
Persons commorant all Indi ctments
Pers ons com morant atatthe thesaid
saidSett
Settlement,
lement, tototry tryall Indictments
• or Inquests. And if any Person or Persons ons totohe besum moned upo
summoned uponn
or lnquec::ts. And if rmy Person or Pers ect toto
such
,mc grand
h gran d oror pcti
petit Jury,
t Jury asafor
, a'i aforesaid,
esaid, shalshall refuse
l refu se or or negl
neglect
attend according to such Summons, ancl and bebe swosworn rn upoupon n suchsuch
attend accordin~ to such Summons, pun ish
Inquest, We do hereby further empower the
Inquest, \Ve do herehy furthe1· empower
the said Cou Court to punish
rt to
such Contempt by Fine or by Imprisonment onablP Time
reasonable
nt for a reas Time
such Contempt by Fine or by lmpri-;onmc
to be limited, or by both. A N D We do furth further
er empempower
ower the said
the said
to he limited, or by both. AND We <lo all
Court, in like Manner and under the like Penalties, Pena\tie.~, to to cause
cauc all-
;e
Court, in like Manner and uncler the like
such Witnesses as Justice shall require, to to be
be summoned,
summonecl, and and toto
such \Vitne!'lses as Ju<:tice shall require,
administer to them and each of them the proper proper Oath Onth (that (that isistoto
administer to them and each of them the
say) : to such as profess the Christian Religion, gion, an anOath
Oath inin such such
say) : to such as profe,;;sthe Chri~tian Reli
Manner and Form as the same would have h1.Ybeen
ebeenadministered
adm inist ered inin
l\lanner and Form ai::the i::ame wonld
England, and others, such Oaths, and in such such Manner,
Manner, asasthe the
E·z~·laurl, ancl oth1>rs, i::uch Oathc:;, and in
said Courtrtshall esteem to be most binding upon upontheir Conc:;ciences;
theirConsciences;
said Cou !'lha\le.,teem to be mo~t binding 0
and to proceed to hear, examine, try, and a•1 ldetermine

1
determine the th said
said
an1l to proceed to hear, examine, try,
Indictments and Offences, and to give Judgment mentthereupon,
thereupo and n, and
Ia,lictmcnt<; ancl Offencc-1, and to give Jndg
to award Execution thereof,, and in all respects respectsto toadminister
admini~ter
to awar<l Execution thcreor, and in all
criminal Justice ce in such or the like Manner and andForm;
Formor , or as as
nearly
nearly,
criminal J miti in snrh or the like Jlanner
as the Condition and Circumstances of ofthethePlace Placeand anclthethe
as the Condition. and Circum~t-inces
Persons will admit itof,of, as as
ourourCourts
Courtsof ofOyer Oyeand r andTerminer
Te1•minand- cr and
• Persons will adm
Gaol Delivery dodo or ormay,
may,in inthat
t.haPart
t Partof of
ourour United
UnitedKingdom Kingdom
Gaol Delivery
called England, due Attention being had to the to theseveral
several Religions,
Religions,
called E11glan<l,due Attention being hacl
Manners, and; Usages of thethe native Inhabitants;.
native Inhabilants.
Manners, and Usages of PnovIDED
GG2.2 PROVIDED
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by (urlhcr declare, That no
As to Juries. Pno vrntD ALW
PROVIDED ALWAYS, andWe
AY:-:, :i.nd Wehere
hereby further declare, Thatons no
As to Jurioa. than thirteen Pers
Grand
Gra Juryororlnqu
nd Jury Inquest shallcon
&.')tshaU sist of
consist of less
less than thirteen Persons
ority of the Persons
orormor
more thantwe
e than nty-three; and
twenty-three; andthat the Maj
thatthe Majority of the Persons
est (suc h l\loj ority not being in
totosit
sitononsuch
such Gra
Grand urv or
ncl JJury or Inqu
Inquest (such Mojority not being in
icient to authorize any
any Cas
any Case than seve
less than
e k:ss n), shal
seven), l be
shall be suff
sufficient to authorize any
doneby
bedone
tobe
Act to them. AND We
bythem.
Presentment
Pres entment to be mad made, or any
e, or any Act A N D We
Pers on an·a igne d for any Offe nces what•
further
furt declare,
her decl That
are, Tha t no Person arraigned for any Offences what-
peremptory Challenge,
any peremptory above the
Challenge, above
soever
soev shalll be adm
er shal admitted
itted to any the
Number of seven.
Number of se,·cn.
by decl are, Tha t the said •
tbo PROVIDED
Pno vIDED AUl" and\Ve
AYS, and
ALWAYS, Wedo dohere
hereby declare, That the said
Exception
E:(c of the
eption of rmine any
Governor
Gov c1:~or and Court
a~d Re- Cou shall
rt shal l notnot be
be com
competent
petent toto hear
hear,, try, and dete
try, and determine any
Council and Re- Indictment or IInformation
ion •
against
agai nst the
the G rnor
Governor,
ove , or
or any
any of
of the
the
Co unc1
corder,
cord er, in
iu certain I nc1·
ancertain 1ctment or nformat
nd, Sinr rapo re.
1Y< Isla
lles'
Cases,
Casei-,from
nal
~romCrimi- Council,
Crimi• Cou or the
ncil, or the Rec
Recorder
order ofofPriu
Prince
ce of Wales' Island, Singapore,
of
or Felo ny, with•
with wl1
~1chthe
nalJurisdiction. ·on or
J unsdlcl1011o andand lJia
Malacca,
lacca, not • g for
not bein
being for Trea
Treason Felony, which the
order, shal l or
Governor
Gov ernor oror any
any of the Cou ncil, or
Council, said Rec
the said
or the Recorder, shall or
mayy be
be char
charged, in the
ged, in the Juri
Jurisdiction
sdiction of of the sau1e.
the same.
ma
may arise,
Cas<'Smay
WHEREAS Cases
may be proper to
"herein itit may
arise, wherein
A N D WHEREAS
AND be proper to
Thee Court t may
mny remit the general Severity
Severity ofof the Law, We
the Law, We do authorize
hereby authorize
do hereby
Tb Cour.Exe
ieve cuti onrem it the gen eral
reprieve Execution
repr Time to
fromTime
passed, from
Sentence passed,
of Se~- and
and empower
empower the the said
said Court, after Sentence
Court, after to
orany
.mycapital
capitalSen- • of f any S cntence passed
tence, and substi- Time
T. to respite
. or repr •
reprieve
ieve the
t l,e E t1on
Execution
• xccu o any Sentence passed
tute e,
t.tnc
tute lesssubs
and Pu- une to respite or
erPu-
aa lesser
h-
convicted ofofany
any
on
on any
any Offender O0cndcrs who
Offender oror Offenders t-hallbebe convicted
who shall
nishment.
~bment. rt. And
Offence, otherwi~c,by b1•fore
byororbefore Cou
;;aidCourt.
thesaid
Offence, capital
capitalororotherwise, the And
t in all Cas es, afte r Sen tence passed.
We
\Vedo doorder
orde1·and declare, That in all Cases, after Sentence passed
and decl are, Tha
orderany
andorder anylesser 1 Punishment to
les....er
the said
the saiu Court
Cou rtmay substituteand
maysubstitute Punishment to
ons con vict ed, Pui::.h•
thanthethePuish-
bebeinflicted
inflictedononthe
thePerson
Pe1·son ororPersons convicted, than
Pers
l havbeen
~shalhave
Pei-:,onshall e been sentenced,
ment
mento t towhich
whichsuchsuchPerson
Pcr.:sonororPersons sentenced,
according Puni~hmcntbebe
lesserPunishment Transport-
accordingtotoLaw, LawAvhether
, whethersuchsuchlesser Transport- •
keptto tohard Labour,or or
bardLabour, such
ation
ationororImprisonment,
Imprisonment, oror to to
behekept such
Other Punishment, notnotextending extendingto Life,.to Life,
otherreasonable
reasonablecorporal
corporalPunishment,
thethe said Courtshall l think
shalthink
Limb,ororperpetual
Limb) perpetuaImprisonment,
l Imprisonment,as ns said Court
said
fit fit
to to
bebesoso
substituted and
and inflicted.
inflicted.And And WeWe authorizthe
authorize e thesaid
substaute<l Court,
,,..'
• Court,
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Court, at its Discretion during the Respite ©r Suspensionof ofthethe
Cmut, nt its Discretinu dw·ing the Re.c;pitcDr SuspenEfon
Execution of any Sentence, or the Indiction of any Punishment,
hment,
.Execution of any Senti..nce, or the Iniliction•of any Punis
to cause the Offender to be kept in strict Custody, or to todeliv
deliver
er ..
to cause the Offender lo be kept in strict Custody. or ... ·1
him or her to sufficient Bail or Mainprize, as the Circumstances
mstances
him or her to suflicient Ilail or 1\lainprize, as the Circu
shall seem to require.
shall seem to require .
...
AND Court to
,veWedodo farther authorize andempo
empower thesai<l
saidCour
Court,
t, ononPowe
er autho rize ancl wer the Powerr for
for Court to ,
AND furth
any Occasion where the Judges thereof shall think fit,totorefer referany referany
anyrefer any Case
Casetoto
• any Occasion where the J ndges thereof &hallthink fit, the King's Consi-
Case to our Royal* Consideration, to reprieve and suspend pcndthe the~~~a: ~:~•s Consi •
Case to our Tioyal• Consideration, to reprieve and 1:ms deration.
Execution of any Sentence, capital or otherwise, untilOur OurPlea-
Plea-
Excrution of nny Sentence, rapital or otherwise, until
sure shall
shall be
be know
known; and the said Court shall, in such Case,,
.. n; and the said Court f.hall, in such Case
snre
transmit to the Court of Directors of the said UnitedC.om Company
pnny aa
· transmit to the Conrt of ])irectors of the said United
Statement of the Case, and of the Evidence, and of the Reas Reason
on of of •
Statement of the Case, and of the Evidence, and of the
such Reprieve or Suspension, with an authentic Copy of all
of all the
the
.i;ucb Reprieve or Su!.pension, with an authentic Copy
Proceedings on such Case, in order that the same may
may be pre-
be pre-
l'rocccding~ on such Ca~e, in orcler that tbe same
sented to Us, Our Heirs and Successors, for Our or Their Roya Royal l
scntecl to Us, Our Ilei1·s and Successors, for Our or Their
Determination thereon. And we authorize the said Court, in the
t, in, the
Dct{:rmination (horcon. And "e authorjze the sa.id Cour
mean Time,, loto cause
cause the
the O0't!
Offender to be kept in strict Custody,
ndcl' to be kept in strict Custo dy, or
mean Time
to deliver him or her out to sufficient Bail or Mainprize,, as as !he
the
·to deliver him or ber out to sufficient Dail or l\Jainprize
Circumstances shall seem to require. PROVIDED ALWAYS, and ,andWe
,ve
Circu1m,tances shall seem to require. Pnovwco ALW.AYs
hereby reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors., Our and
Our a.nd
herchy reserve to Ourself, Our llcirs and Successors,
Their Royal Prerogative to extend Our and Their Mercy, y, and
and toto
Their Royal Prcr0gati"e to C.\'.tendOur and Thei.i·.Merc
grant Our and Their Pardon to, and to reprieve and respite re~pite thethe •
'£,TantOur and Thc-ir Pardon to~ and to reprieve and
Exeeution of any Sentence which shall be passed upon any .any Of-Of-
Execution of any Sentence which shall be pa~sed upon
fender or Offenders, and to allow of the Return of any such
any such
• fender 01· Offenders, and to allow of the .Return of
Offender or Offenders from Transportation, in any Case where
wher eWe,
,ve,
Offonder or Offenders from T.ran!-pOrlation,jn any Case
or Qur Heirs or Successors, shall see fit to interfere, as fully fullyandand
or Our Heirs or Successors, shall see fit to interfere, as
amply as if We had not granted any of the Powers herebyygranted granted
amply as if We had uot_granted any of the Powers hereb
to the said Court.
to the said Court .
• AAND
N D WeWe hereby
hereby order.-and
order and declare,
declare, That
That ininall
allCases
Caseswhere ofofTrans-
Case
wliereInInCase Trans-
any
onyOffender
OffenderororOffenders shall
Otfen<lers shallbebesentenced orderedtotobebeportation
sentencedororordered and
portatiouau dkeep-
bard
to hard
kcq>-
La-
.. l L ingmg to La-
transported or to be kept totohard
l1arcLabour,
abou r, the
theGovernor
Gove rnorand
and bour,
bour, Govcr uorand
Governorand
.transported .or to be kept Cow1cil Connell to take
Council Council to take
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Order fortho dueCoCouncil

thedue uncil ofofthe
thesaisaid
d Set Settlement Rhall, and lhey,are hereby required
tlement shall, and theyare hereby required
Or< l.-rfo~ 1 suc h Sen tences oror
Performance of the totak take
• e Order
o- fort r,1e
rt 1er• r,or the<ldue Performance
ue• 1:> r nnance ofofalall
er,o such Sentences
Pt:rf t ncc
...
Sentence.
Scn ortU .
,UlC C or the to
Orders accordingly.
ingly.
Onlcrs accord
A N".D eWe(lo do hereby
hereby further
furthe horize and empo'\Tcrthe said
r autauthorize and empower the said
Power
P:> totothe
"wcr theCou
Court
rt A ~D m Tim e
Court to hold General and
Quarter s~rSessions
Quarter -.ions of of
thethe ce frofrom
Peace
Pea Time
~~~1!~ ~~
5~
to hold General and al and
Q~~~-1e? Sessions.
Quarter
Co urt
to.
Tim
to
lo hol
Time,
<lGe
e, witwithin
ner
hin ancand
l forfor
thethe
saisaid tlement and
d SetSettlement ces afo
andPlaPlaces
res aid
aforesaid,
,
pairs and andcle ansin'5 ofofthe
to togivgive
e O_Order
rder toutouching
ching thethemamaking
king ReRepairs
mo
cleansing
val anc l A
the
bate-
Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Ferries,
Fer ric. and
-., and for
forthe
thell.e
Removal and Abate-
.. Roads, Streets, Bri<lgc:;,nncl p~~ ofofPol ice
ment h oth er Pur Police'
mc nt ofofPuh Public
lic NuNuisances,
i~ance,,, and andforforsucsuch other Purposes
al and Pun i.;h -
•
andfor forthe
theAp Appointment rs, and Tri
and pointment ofofPea Peace
re Off Officers, and Trial and Punish-
ice
ually
ment
me nt ofof~foMisdemeanors,
,clcmeanors, and and doidoing such
ng suc h oth er Ac
other Actsts as are u::,
as are usually-
done by ourour JJustices i1·Ge neral or or Qu artet·
<lo ne by ustic-es ofof the
the PeaPeace
ce atat thetheir General Quarter
Sessions, within that Part of Our Un United
ited Kin ~dom cal
Kingdom led Eng
called land,
England,
Session~, ";thin that Part of Our
as nearly as Circumstances will adm admit and sha
it and shall uire.
require.
ll req
,. as nearly as Circumstance.s "ill
A N D Weherhereby authorize andem empower
power the thesaisaid
d Co urt, atatthe
Court, ir
their
AN D "'e eby aut hor ize and
Direction as
Direction the
nstoto the inate
General an< andl QnQuarter
arte r Sessions,
Ses !-ions, frofrom
m Tim Time e to to Tim
Time e toto nom
nominate
Appointment ofof Ge ner al
be and
nt
Appointme
Peace Officers. and appappoint
oin such
t suc Persons
h Per sons as as the
the sai
saidd CoCourt shall
urt sha to be
fit, to
see fit,
ll sec and
and
Peace Off icer $.
act as Constables, or to perform the the Duties usually performed by
Du ties usu ally per for me d by
act as Constable.<:,or to perform tha t Par t of Our
Constables and subordinate Peacece Officers,
Ofl ice r-:, in
in that Part of Our
Constables and subordinate Pea different Reli-Ileli-
, .
United Kingdom called England, as nearly nearly as the different
:lS the
U nite<lKingdom called Eugland, as Inhabitants of the
of the
gions, , CuCustoms, and Manners of the the different
different Inhabitants
gionl'l stomg, ancl Manners of And We \Ve
said Settlement and Places shall require requireor or will admit. And
willadmit.
said Settlement and Places shall tha
direct, that the t said
thesaid
authorize and empower the saidd Court Court toto direct,
authorize and empower the sai shallhave haveandand
Constables, and other subordinate Peace PeaceOfficers,
Officers, shall
Constable8, and otlwr subordinate · Districtoror
exercise their Authority within and over overany particula1District
anyparticular
exercise their Authority within and Tribe~of, of
Districts, or oyer any particular Classss ororClasses,
Classes, Tribeoror
Tribe Tribes,
l)istrict~, or over any particular Cla Island,
the Inhabitantstsofofthe thesaid
saidSettlement
SettlementofofPrince PrinceofofWales'Wales'Island, •
the Inhabitan Court
saidCourt
Singapore, and Malacca, and Places cesaforesaid,
aforesaidas , asthethesaid
Singapore, and lJlalacca, and Pla Courtto to
shall see fit. And we authorize and andempower
empowerthethesaid saidCourt
sl1all see fit. And we authorize Offictoesto
compel all and every such Persons to toserve sel'VC thethesaidsaidOffices
com pel all and every such Persons Personmay s may
which they shall be appointed, in thethe likelikeManner
Manneasr as Persons
which they shall be nppoin~, in be
• he
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be compelle
be compelled to serve
d to serve the
the Office
Office of
of Constable
Constable, within that
, -within that Part
Part of
of
Our United Kingdom called
Our United Kingdom cal~ed Englmid, England, so
so~arfar as
as the
the Religions,
Religions ,
Customs, and
Customs, and Manners
Manners ofof such
such Persons
Persons will
will admit;
admit; and and that
that
before they
before they shall
shall cnte1·
enter upon
upon their
their re~pectiv
respective Offices, they
c Offices, they shall
shall
respectively
rc!-pectiv take bcf9re
ely take before the
the said
said Court
Court the
the Oath
Oath of of Allegiance,
Allegianc e,
and an
and an Oath
Oath well
well and
and faithfully
faithfully to
to execute
execute thethe same,
same, without
without
Favour or
:Favom· or Partiality
Partiality, Malice or
, Malice or Hatred.
Hatred.
A N D,ve
AND Wefurther
furthergrant,
grant,ordain,
ordain,and
andappoint,
appoint, That
That the
the said
said Court
Court Power fol'
Pow.er for the
the Gc-
Ge-
d Quarter S • I ll l neral
neral and
and Quarter
Quarter
ooff JJudicature, at ttheir
ud •1cature, at
• G
1'1e1r encra1 an
General and Q uarler ,Sessions,
ess1on1:?sshall
, 1a have
1ave ,Sessions
Sessions toto try
try
full Power and Authority
full Power and Authority by
by themselves,
themselv es, without
without any
any Inquest
Inquest or
or without
without a
a Jury
Jury all
_all
• d d • 11 B I f tl Offences
Offences not
not being
being
Jury, to •inquire • of, hear, and determine all Breaches of the
. J ury, to mqu1re O•, 1car, au
J' I ctennme a reac 1es_o . Felony
1e Treason
Treason 01
or Felony
Peace, Quarrels,
Peace, Quarrels, Controve
Controversies,
rsies, andand other
other Crimes
Crimes and and M Misde-
isde-
meanors whatsoev
meanoi·s whatsoever, other than
er, other than ·and
and except
except Treason
Treason and and Felony,
Felony,
and to
and to cause
cause such
such Witnesse
Witnesses as shall
s as shall be be necessary
necessary to to be
be summone
summoned d
to gh-e
to give Evidence
Evidence before before them,
them, uponupon Oath,
Oath, and and to to award
award and and
cause such Punishment fo be inflicted
cause such P1~nishment to be inflicted 011 such Persons on such Persons who · •
shall be
shall found guilty
be fotrncl guilty by by them·
them' of of any
any suchi;iuch Offences,
Offences, so so as.
as
sueh Punii-hm
such Punishment ent shall
shall not extend to
not extend to life
life or
or Limb,
Limb, or or perpe-
perpe-
tual
tual Imprisonment,
Imprisonment, or Banishment
or Danishm ent or or Transpor
Transportation
tation from
the
the said Settlement of Prince of 1Vales' Island, Singapore, and
said Settlement of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and
Malacca,
lllalacca, oror Places
PI.aces aforesaid,
aforegaid, and and so as such
so as such Punishme
Punishment nt shall
shall not
not
be
be repugnant
repugnant to to the
the religious
religious Customs
Customs or or Manners
Manners of of the
the Person
Person
on
on whom
,vl10mitit isi~toto be
be inflicted.
inflicted. AArm N D \VeWe hereby
hereby authorize
authorize thethe said
said
• Court
CotH't of Judicature to proceed to the Trial and Puni~hment of
of Judicature to proceed to the Trial and Punishment of
such
such Offenders
Offenders as as last
last aforesaid,
afoi-esaid,inin such
such summary
summary Way, \Vay, and
and toto give
give
such
rmch Orders
Orders thereon
there.on to the Sheriff
to lhe Sheriff andand other
other Peace Officers and
Peace Officeri:; and
Ministers,
.Mini!'ltcrs, as shall be most consistent with the Attainment of
as shall be most consistent with the Attainment of
substantial Justice.
substantial Justice. PnovIDED PROVIDED ALWAYS, That the said
AI.WA Ys, That the said Governor Governor
or
or Pre1-ident and Council, and the said
President and Council, and the said Recorder
Recorder of of Prince
Prince of of
•
Wales'
Wales' Island,
Islanrl, Singapore,
Singapore, and and Malacca,
1'Ialacca,shallshall in
in no
no Way
,vay bebe subject
subject
to the Jurisdiction of the said Court at their
to the Jurisdiction of the said Court at their General or QuarterGeneral or' Quarter
Sessions.
Seasi_ons. ~ -~~\
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ND
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And We do hereby further po"•er thethe
emempower d Govcr
-saisaid .-
Clause hori2ing A:-o '" .e do hrrehy. rt•rt11
authorizing
l- erautauthorize
horize :mdand Gover-
Cla .ttsca!1t nce of of nd,
les' IslaIsland,
WaWales"
1J;.,tfls°1:
the Appointment
Justices of ~;;:
1 the_t of nor in Council of the
0 f n~r in Council of tltc
Smg Singapore,
npo rc, anu and
1lla
saidsaid
Malacca.
lacca. for for
Settlement
Settler nenl of Pri
thetheTimTime
of Prince
~, by by
e beinbeing, Com mis sion
Commissions s to to
Peace.
).1c a.cc . l of ofthethe
SeaSeal said Cou rt of
1Jehe from from TimTime
e to to Tim Time
e i:,.cissued
.ne<und l under
er thethe said Court of
rs
jesty, IlisHisHei
g's MaMajesty,
JudJudicature
icature therthere, e, in in thethe Namee of of
thethe
Nam KinKing's Heirs
e of ofthetheRec order ofofthethe said sn'i d
andand Suc Successors,
cessors, testtested ed in in thethe NamName Recorder
eby
Court (which Commissions
mis.,ions thethesaid saidCou rt ofof
Court J ucli cature isisbcr
Judicature hereby
Cou rt (wh ich Com
authorized and required fromTim Time
e totoTim e, bybyany
Time, anyOrd er oror
Order
auth orized a.nc l req uired from
Warrant fromthe thesaid
saidGo\Governor
ernor ininCou ncil, totoissu
Council, e acc
issue ordingly),
accordingly),
,. \Va rrant from
ny ofofthe thecov enanted
totonom nominate
inate and andapp appoint
oint suc such
h anc andl sosom~ many covenanted
as the said
•
Servants ::,
vants ofofthe thesaid
said ComCompany,
pmiy, oror other Inhabitants, as the said
·oth er Inh abit ant.
Ser
Governor in Council
Go, ernor in Council shall thin shall think
k pro properly
perly qua lified toto act
qualified act as as
ent, and the
· JJustices of the Peace within and for the the ~ai
said Settlement, and the
d Set tlem
u~tices of the Peace" ithin and' for exed
Places now, or at any Time hereafter to to be
besub ordinate or
subordinate or ann
annexed
J>laces now, or at any Time herea1tcr
thereto; and such Persons shall, according ordin!:!;to to the
the Ten our of
Tenour of thethe
thereto; and such Persons shall, acc ed and
respective Commissions wherein they sha shallll he
be so nom nominated
inat and
respective Commissions "herein they ity to
appointed, and by Virtue thereof, have bavc Pow Power er ancandl Authority to
Aut hor
appointed, and by Virtue thereof, same
act as Justices of the Peace, according ing toto the
the Tenour
Tenour of of the
the same
act as J usticl.!Sof the Peace, accord
Commissions wherein they shall be named, named, in in and
and forfor the said
the said
pommission<i "11erein they shall be J ncli-
Settlement and Places aforesaid. And the the said
said Court
Court of of Judi-
Settlement and Places aforesaid. And
cature, upon anyRequisition in Writing
iting fromfromthe the said
saiclGovernor
Governor
ca.ture, upqn any Rcqui ition in Wr
in Council, shallll and may, from TimeetotoTime, Time, supersede
supersede such such
in Council, sha and may, from Tim
Commissions, and lupon like Requisition issue issuenew newCommissions
Commii::sions
Com missions, anc upon like Requisition
for the Purposes aforesaid, unto the same Ororsuch such other
other ofofthe the
io1 · the Purposes afore..,aid, unto the same
covenanted Servants of the said Company ororother otherInhabitants,
Inhabitants asas,
cov ena nted Servants of the said Company
shall from Time to Time ebebesosonominated uomi'natcdbybythethesaid -.:aGovernor
idGo\'ernorin in
sha ll from Time to Tim
Council in that Behalf; all which Commissions sshall shabe filed
ll be tileof
d of
Cou nr.i l in that B.?half; all which Commission
Record in the said Court of Judicature, A N D We \Vedodofurtherfurther
lleconldirect, in theand said Court of Judicature. AND
grant, ordain, That tthethePersons who
Persons who ~hall beshall be so so
gra nt, dire ct, and ordain, Tha
nominated and appointed to actact as asJustices
Justicc-. of: of
the'thePeacePeace as a11
nom inat ed and appQinted to
aforesaid, when and so often as a Court of General or or Quarter
Q.ua1:te1·
,afo resa id, whe n and so often as a Court of General
Sessions of the Peace shall be assembled by Order of the tbe saidsai1
S~ions 'of the Peashall ce shall be assembled by Order of
Court of Judicature, and may sit-as Jutices of the Peace,
sit as J u~ice.s of tlie Peaand ce,
Court of Judicature, shall and may and
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41)
an<and have
lhave a deliberate
a dqlj Voice
her:\tc Voic e in in such
such Court
Cou Gen
rt of of eralor orQna
General rtcf
Quarter
Thatthe thePerh ons who
s~siSessions
ons of of thethe
l">ePeace.
ace. Pno vrnEo ALW
PROVIDED A,._, 7hat
ALWAYS, Persons who
shall be so nominated andand appointed
appo inted ns as d,
aforesaid,
afor esai shal l
shall notnotbebe
shall he so nominated
capable iner ororofofGao l
capa ble of of
holdholding
ing any anyCouCourt
rt of ofOyeOyer
r and andTerm
Terminer Gaol
DeliDelivery,
very, nornor to to
sitsit
in in anyCou
nny Court
rt ofofOye Oyerr andandTerm incr ororGao
Terminer
n~io
l
Gaol
n,
. .
Delivery,
Deli very, unll unless suchCou
's8 such Court shall,
rt bhal _ onanyanypart
l, on particular
icula.r Occ Occasion,
callupon
uponthem
themsosototodo, do,ininwhic
which Case,
h Case andsosoQfte
, ancl often
n asasthe thesam o
same
call ,
shallhapp
,hull happen,
en, the thePers
Person
on ororPersPersons
ons r-osocalle
called uponshal
d upon shall
l and andmaymay,
rt ofof Oye r
forforthnt
thatTim
Time, associate withthetheJJustices
uslices ofofs11csuch Court Oyer
e, n.c.s ociatewith hCou
andTerm
llncl Terminer
iner ororGao Gaol Delivery,
l Deli very, and andsit
sit us
asaaJust
Justice
ice or or Jutic
Jutices es Qfof
suchCou
such Court
rt ofofOyeOyer and Tcrm
r and Terminer
incr or or Gao
Gaol Delivery,
l Deli very, nud and have aa
have
• deliberative Voice therein, being first, specially ially authauthorized
orized for for
deliberative Voice therein, being first spec
thatPurp
thnt Purpose
oae hy by Ord
Order in Cou
er in Council,
nc.il. PROVIDED
PnovIDED ALWAYS, and We
ALW AYS , and ,ve
do further declare and ordain,
do further declare and ordain, That no
That no Person
Pers on to be
to be nom
nominated
inated
and appointed in and by any such Commission
nnd appointed in and by any ,mch Commiss
ion asas afor
aforesaid,
esaid, shal shalll
be capable of acting as a Justice of the Peace e inin or
or for the said said
be capable of acting as a J uslice of the Peac
Settlement, until he shall have have take
taken and subs
n ancl subscribed
cL·ibeclin in the Court
Court
Settlement, until he 1::1hall
of Oyer and Terminer of the said Settlement, Settlement, the the Oath
Oath of of Alle-
A.lle-
of Oyer nnd Termincr of the Em.id
giance, and the like Oath of Office as is appointed inted to to be
be taken
tnken by by
gio.nce, and the lil(e Oath of Office as is appo
Justices of the Peace in that Part of the United ed Kingdom
Kingdom calledd calle
Justices of the Peace in thnt Part of the Unit
England, or as nearly to the Tenour thereof as the Case will willadmit,
aJmit,
/J11 glaud,or a1.>nrarly to the Tcnour thereof as the Case
and as shall be approved by the said Court.
endas shall be approved by the said CoQrt.
AND We do hereby further grant, direct, t, and
nndordain,
ordain, That Consta-
Justices, Consta-
Thatallall Justices,
. ANO ,vr do hrreby further grant, dirrc
the Justices of the Peace withininand
andfor
forthe
thesaid
saidSettlement nnd bles,
Settlement and hies, &c.
~c. totobe
be th0
• the Justices of the Peace with subordinate
c~~~~inatototothe
Places aforesaid,
d,and
and all
allthe
theConstables
Con stab lesand
and all other
all othe r l\iagistrate:l Court.
Magistrates
Places aforesai
and Peace Officers, shall be subordinate to, and nndallall
their Acts
tl1ei r Actsand0nd
and Peace Officers, shall be subor<linnte to,
Proceedings shall bebeliable
liablto bebeinquired
e to inquiredinto,
intoannulled, corrected,
, annulled,corrected,
Proceedings 1:1\aall
and dealt with by. the said Court of JudicaturereofofPrime Prince of q/1.
Wales'
Yalel
n.nd dealt with by the said C01~rtof Judicatu
Island, Singapore, and Malacca, and by the like likoMethods
Methoand dsand
/slancl, Singapore, ancl Molacca, ancl by the
Process, asasnear
nearasasmaymay be,be,asa.CJ
allallinferior criminal
inferior criminalCourts,
Co\ Jus-
lrt~ ,Jus•
Proc~,,
tices, Magistrates, and Peace Officers, are subordinateinat to eto
ourour
uces, Magistrates,illd Peace Officers, are s~bord Court
HII Court
•
•
5050
ited Kin gdom called
Court
Co urt ofofKiKing's
ng's l3cBench,
uch, inintha
that Part
t 1~a ourUn
rt ofofour United Kingdom called
England. • •
Euglaud.
eby
herhereby
ppcnltotothe
AAppeal theKin g AND
A Nit Dis itOu
isr Our
King direct, establish, and
fur further
the r ,vm
Will
ancandl PlePleasure,
asure, andand \V cWe do do
mpail!J,or or
and ordordain,
ain, ThaThatt if theif the
sai< said iteclCoCompany,
l UuUnited
in Council.
in Uou ncil . dire ct, esta blis h,
m~elves agg
thethemselves rieved
, 'her, or or
anyany PerPerson
son or or PerPersons
sons i:-hshall find him, her, aggrieved
allfind him
said urt of of
CoCourt J u<l icature
by byanyany Judgment
J udg ment or or DeDetermination
termination oflh ofethe said Judicature
gapore, antand l 1lla lacca,ininany Case
of ofPriPrince
nce of of~YWales'
ates'lslmIsland,
ul, SinSingapore, Malacca, any Case
, 01·orher , to
ful forforthe m, him
whwhatsoever,
atsocYer, it itsha shall
ll andandma may
y.bebelaw lawful them, him,
r ororThe
her, to
ir Pri vy
appeal
eal totoUs, Us,OuOurr HeHeirs
irs ororSuc cP-'-Sors,ininOuOur
Successors, Their Privy •
app trictions and
er suc h Res
CoCouncil,
u nci1, ininsuc such
h Ma Manner,
nner, nnc andl und under such
t
Restrictions
is to say
and
, inin all
Qualifications as are hereinafter-mentioned
afte r-m ent ion ed: : tha
that is to say, all
Qualifications as arc herein Co urt of J ndi -
said
J Judgments
ucl~ments ororDe Determiriations
terminations ma made
de by by thethe said Court of Judi-
/area, in ony
cature
ure ofofPrPrince
ince ofof 1VWales' Island,
alrs'lslm 1gnpnre,and
Singapore,
uf., Si1 and Jiu Malacca, in any
cat , or to wh o!".io
civil Cause, the Party and Parties ties against Whom, or to whose
aga ins t \\ hom
civil Cause, the P:irty and Par termination sha ll
immediate Prejudice the said JJudgment uclgmenl Ol' or De Determination shall
immediate Prejudice the said preferred
be preferred
be oror tcn
tend, may,y, byby 11i
hissoror tht'
theirir humble
humble Pet ition, to
Petition', to be
be cl, ma Us,
to Us,
for that Purpose to the said Court, pray pray Leave
Leave to appeal to
to appeal
for that Purpose to the said Court, Council, stating stating
Ourr Heirs or Successors, in Our or or Their
Their PrivyP1·ivyCouncil,
Ou llefrs or Successors, i11 Our And inincase,case
in suchh Petition the Cause or Causes Ca.usesof Appeal. And
of Appeal.
in suc Petition the Cause or Parties"who ho
such Leave to Appeal shall be prayed .yecf hy
bythe Pal'tyororParties
theParty
such Le.1-veto Appeal shall be pra perform any any
is or are directed to pay any Sum ofof Money, Money, or01·toto perform
is or are directed to pn.yany Sum empowere to awardard
d to o.w
Duty, the said Court shall and isishereby herehy empowered
Duty, 'the said Court shall and intoExe- Exe- •
that such Judgment or Determination tionshall
shallbebecarriedcarriedinto
that such Judgment or Determina Perform-
cution, or that tsufficient Security yshallbeshall begiven gi\'enforforthethePerforms
cution, or tha sufficient' Securit shallbebemost most
ance of the said Judgment or Determination, Determination,asasshall
ance of the said Judgment or
expedient to real and substantial Justice. Justice. PROVIDEDPROVIDED ALWAYS' ALWAYS·
expedient fo r~al and substanti:tl
That where thethe said Court
said Courtshall
shathink
ll thinfit to to
k fit order
order thethe J udginent
Judgment or or
That where m the
frothe
Determination to tobe beexecuted, executed,SecuritySecuritshall
y shabe ll be takentakenfrom
Determination h J udg•
other Party or Parties for the duedue Performance
Performanceof of such sucJudg-
othe1·Party or Parti~ for the k fit
' . ment or Order, as We, Our Heirs, irs or Successors,
or Successors, shall ll thinfit
shathink
ment or Order, ar-1"re, Our He , that
to make thereupon. And in'all Cases CasWees ,ve willwil and l andrequire,
requirethat
to make thereupon. And in all Security
Security
•
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Security
Securi shallalso
ty shnll alsol?e
begiven,
given,totothetheSatisfa
Satisfaction
ction ofofthe thesaid
saidCourt,
Court,
forthe
for the Pa)
Payment
mcnt ofof all all such
such Costs
Costs asasthe the;uid
Said Court
, Court ofofJudi-
Judi-
caturemay
cature maythink
think likely
likelytotobebeincurre
incurred d bybythe the said
said Appea
Appeal,l, and and
also for the Performance of such Judgment
al"o for the Performance of such .Tuclgment or Order or Order as
as We,
\Ve, Our
Our
HeirsororSucce~
Heirs Successors,
sors, shallshallthink
thinkfit fittoto give
give oror mnke
make thereu
thereupon;
pon;
, and upon
and uponsuchsuch Orcler
OrderororOrders
Ordersofofthe thesni<l
saidCourt
Courtthel'cu
thereupon
pon mademade
being perform
being performeded lo to their
their Satisfa
Satisfaction,
rtion, the thesaid
said Court
Court sliall
shall allow
allow
the Appea
the Appeal,
l, andand thethe Party
Party or or Partie:
Parties ) soso thinkin
thinking him, her, oror
g him, her,
themselves
•• themse aggrieved,
h•es nggdev cd, shallshall bebeatatLil>er
Liberty ly totoprefer
preferand
and prosec
prosecute
ute
his, her,
his, her, orortheir
theirAppea
Appeal l toto Us,
Us, Our
Our Heirs
Heirs or or Succe:
Successors,,,
:-sor:,, inin Our
Our
• or their
9r their Privy
Privy Counc
Council,il, inin such
such l\fonne
Manner and Form,
1· ancl Form, and and under
under
such Rules
such Rules as as are
are observ
observeded inin Appea
Appeals made to.
ls made to Us from Our
Us from Our
Plantations
Planta tions or or Coloni
Colonies,es, oror from
from _Our
Our Islands of Guernsey, Jersey,
hlands of Gucrn S<'!J, Jersey ,
Sark, or
Sark, or Aldcrn
Alderney.
c9.
A N DititisisOm
A.ND
Ourfurther
further\Vill
Willand
and Plcasm
Pleasure, That in
e, That in all
all Indictm
Indictments,
ents, InIn crimina
criminal Suits,
l Suits,
the Court may aal-
nrn.y-
IInformations, and crimin
criminal Suits andand C:tuse
Causess "hat~o
whatsoever, the i::aid
said the
al Suits ever, the Court l-
nforruation~, and s· d low
low or
or deny
deny Appeal
Appeal
off p . o., ,I' 1" 1 ' TI l wgnporc, an
eCourt
onrt ooff J
Judicature Prince
rmce of Wales'
r wes Island,
.1.sau, , Singapore, and iind regulatete tho
. and rc••ula the
uc11ca.tureo 0
Malacca, shall have

have fullfull ancl
and absolu
absolute Power and
te Power and Autho
Authority
rity to Terms.
Terms.
lJlalac ra, ~hall
allow or deny the Appeal of the Party
allow or deny the Appeal of the Party pretending pretending to
to be
be aggrieved,
;1ggrie ved,
and also
ancl al~o to award, order,
to award, order, andand regula
regulate the Tenn!3
te the Terms uponupon whicb
which
Appeals
Appeals shall
shall be
be allowed,
allowed, in in all
all Cases
Cases in. which the
in which the said
said Court
Court may
may
think
think fit
fit to-allow
to-allow such
such Appeal.
Appeal.
A N D We do also hereby reserve to Ourselves, our Heirs and

AND We_ do also ,_1~cr~by~escr~e to ?uri:;elves, our Ileirs
and Right reserved to
Right reserved to
Successors, the King to allow
Successors, in in Our
Our or
or Their
I hell' Privy
Privy Council,
Council, fullfull Power
Power andand Author-
Autho - the King to allow·
or
or reject
~ejectany
any Ap-
Ap-
rity,
rity, upon
upon thethe humble
l1umble Petition,
Petition, at at any
any Time,
Time, of any Person or
of any Person or peal.
Persons
'.rersons aggrieved
ag-gricred byby aa Judgment
,Jnclgment or or Determination
Determination of of the
the said
said ge •
Court
Judicature of of Prince
Prince of
qf Wales' Island,
1Valei.Island , Singapore,
Si11gapore, andand
Malacca,
lJlalacca, to
to refuse
rcfu~e or
or admit
admit his,
his, her,
he,~,or
or their
their Appear
Appeal thereupon,
thereupon,
upon
upon such
such Terms,
Terms, and
and under
under such
such Limitations,
Limitationi;, Restrictions,
Re!-ltrictionfi,and
and
Regulations, as We or They shall think fit, and
Rcgulationsi as \Ve or They shall think fit, and to reform to reform, , correct,
correc t,
HII 22 or
or
•
•
•
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H
orVMY
varyeuc
such judgment
h .Yu ororDet
dgment Determination
erminationntastotoUs
Us01'or Them shall 'rhem shaft
Of
seem meet.
seem meet.
A N D it is Our further Will and Pleasure, and We
, ancl We dodo here hereby
by
Tran script ofofPro•
Transcript Arrn it is Our further 'Will and Pleasure
Pro- direct and ordain, That inall allCas
Cases
es ofofApp
Appeal allowed
eal allo wed by the said
by the said
ceedings
c:cct to be
Hngsto sent direct nnd ordain, That in
be sent l
on Appeals Court, or by Us, Our Heirs or Successors,
the Court, or by Us, Our Ileil'd or Successors,
to tbe the
the said
said Court
Cou shall
.rt shal
K1~ :peals to Our or
King. certify
cert and tran
ify ond transmit to Us,
smit to Us, O11 Our,rHeir
Heirs OrS~c
s or Successors,
ccssorri, in Our or
itl
Their Privy Council, ences,
The ir Priv y Cou ncil, aa true
true and
and exac
exact Copy of
t Cop y of all
all Evid
Evidences;
Proceedings Judgments, Decrees,
r~, and and Ord
Orders, had or
erd, had or madmade e in
in
Proc eedings Judg ment~, J)ec
such Causes appealed, so far
far as
as the
the sam
same have Rela
e have tion to
Relation to the the
tmc h Cau ses appe aled, so •
Matter
Mat of Appeal,
ter of such Cop
Appeal, such Copies to l,e
ies to be cert
certified
ified under
und er the Seal of
the Seal of
the said Court.
the said Court.
A N D We do further direct
er dire and orda
ct and in, Tha
ordain, Thatt the Court
said Court
the said
Court
Court to execute AND ,ve do furth
to execute Successors,
or Successors,
Heirs or
Our Heirs
Judgment
Judgmcnt and Or- shall,
~nd Or- shall, in
in all
all Cases
Cases of
of Appeal
Appeal to to Us,
UR, Our
ders pf Jl~ His 1\I~
Ma conform be executed, Judgment~
such Judgments
executed, such
1;;fy .pf conform toto and
and execute,
execute, or
or cause
cause toto be
in such
jesty. and Ordersers asas We
,ve shall think fit
&hallthink the Premises, ,,in
make ininthe
fittoto make Prem ise.-
such
and Ord
Decree, or
J uclgment, Decree, or Decretal, or
; Manner
Manner asas inin any
any original
original Judgment, Decretal, or
by the~ aid Cou rt of Judi cature of Prince of
other
other Order or Rule by the said Court of Judicature of Prince of
Ord er or Rule
should or
Malacca, should
and Malacca,
Singapo_rc,and or might have
Wales'
Wales' Island,
Island, Singapore, might have
been
beenexecuted.
executed.
ALWAYS, That That nonoAppeal

Appeal shall he allowed by the said
shallbe allowed by the said
No
No Appeals
Appeals toto bebe PROVIDED
PaovIDED ALWAYS,
b e pre,rerre<1 wit• h"m •
allowed, except
exce ptthe
the Court,
C unless
l the
t l Petition
--o c • nfor
t"1t1o r,orthat s h a11be
1>urposeshall
th at Purpose preferred within
allow cu,
Petition
Petition shall
shall be be ourt , un ess ic c-
Deter•.
Judg ment or or Deter-
six. six
six months
months fromfrom the the DayDayof of pronouncing
pronouncing the Judgment
preferred
the
preferred within
within six
Months, and unless minationn complained Matter inin
the Matter
l atio complained of, of, and
and unless
unlessthe
the Value
Valu~of of the
~~~nt~t~
the t~~ ui;~
Matter shall~cilmin hun dred Dollare,
thou ..Dispute
Disputeshall
shallexceed
exceedthe theSum
SumofofOne
exceed Onethousand
thousandsix sixhundred Dollars,
exceed OneOno thou-
sand six hundred
snnd six:: hundred
Dollars. •
Dollars. AND Heirsand Succe..CJsor~,
andSuccessors,
Courts,
Courts, ininthe
tl1ena-
na- /A~ o We Wedo dohereby,
hereby, for
forOurselves,
Ou1·selves,Our
OurHeirs1
rr ptmy, and tl 1e1r
anµ- their ,.Successol'd,
• Successors,
ture ofofCourts
tnre
, t ofgive
Coutrts ofb. • eand
g1v an d grant
gr~nt toto the
t lwsaid
sa1"dCompany,
\/om
• •
Bequest, to o be o thesaid Courtofof
sa,dCourt
es, d,to.tode-de-That
"eqnlishe
established,
)estab Tho.tit itshall
shalland
aJ1dmay
maybebelawful
lawfultotoand
andforforthe
Gov
the Governor
andforforthe
Company,and ernor
termine
term ia~Suits notDirectors
Sujtsnot l)irectors ofofthe
tbesaid
saidUnited
UnitedCompany, or
exceeding the Va- or
exceeding the Va• •
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or President and Council of Prince of Wales'Islam Island,l, SingSingapore,
apore. Jue lueorofThir ty•l"'O
Thirty-two
or President and Council o{ Prince of JYales' Dollars.
and Malacca, for the Time being, or the major or Part Partofofthem themDoll ars,
nn<l JJlalacca, for the Time being, or the D)aj
subject to the Orders and Pleasure of the saidCou Courtrt ofofDire Direc-
c-
subject to the Or<lers and Pleasure of the said
tors, to erect and establish such Court or CourtsofofJ udic Judicature
aturc asas
tors, to erect an<l estahlish such Court or Courts
they shall see fit, for the Recovery of small Debts, ts, and andfor forthe
the
they shall see fit, for the Recovery of small Deb
Trial arid Determination of all Suits and Causes whatsoever
es whatsoev er
Trial and Determination of all Suits and Caus
against any of theInha Inhabitants
bitants of the said Settlement ofofPrht
of the said Settlement Prince
cc ofof
against any of the
Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca, or thePlac Places es nownow, , ororatat
JVale-S'Isla1td, Singapore, ancl lllalacca, or the
any Time hereafter to be subordinate or annexed there thereto,to, whewherein,
rein
any Time hereafter to be subordinate or annexed
the Debt, Duty, or l\IattMatter in Dispute shall not exceed
er in Dispute shall not exceed the Value the Value
the Ocht, Dnty, or
of Thirty-two Dollars, and from Time to Time to to appo
appoint any of
int any of
of Thirty-two Dollars, and from Time to Time
the said Inhabitants; whether British born or not, to to be the Judg
be the Judgeses
• the said Inhabitants, whether Britislt born or not,
of the said Court or Courts respectively, and to to revo
revoke ke such
of the said Court or Courts re.c;pectively, and
Appointments. AAN N Doalso to direct and appoint whether the Juris-
Juris•
Appointments.
diction of the said Court
also to direct ancl appoint whether
or Courts, respectively, shall ,shall be
the
be local,
local,_or
l
diction of the said Court or Courts, rc.c;pectirely
whether it shall be personal, with respect to any particular
particular Class Class
whether it shall be perRonal, with respect to any
or Classes, Tribe or Tribes of the said Inhabitants; and
ts; and to frameto .frame
or Classes, Tribe or Tribe:; of the said Inhabitan
such Rules and Regulations for the due Administration ration of ofJustice
Justice
such Rules and Regulations for the due Administ
in and by the said Court or Courts, respectively, and and toto regulate
regulate •
in and by the said Court 01· Courts, respectively,
every Matter incident thereto, as they shall see fit, fit, conforming,
conforming,
-every Matter incident thereto, as they shall see
as nearly as may be, to the Rules generally practised
practised for forthethe.
as nearly as may be, to the Rules generally
Administration of Justiceceininthe theseveral
several Courts
Courts ofofrequestrequest and
Administration of Justi
Courts for Recovery ofofsmall
Courts fot· Recovery
United Kingdom called
small Debts,
England,
Debts, within
so as
within that
that the
that Part
Administration
Partofofour
and
our
of
j
Administration of
United Kingdom called Englancl, so as that the
Justice in and by the said Court or Courts may, as , asfarfarasasCircum-
Circum-
Justice in and by the said Court or Courts may
• stances will permit, always be adapted to the Religions, gions,Manners,
Manners,
stances will permit, al ways be adapte<l to the Reli
and Customs of the severalralClasses and
Classe.', andTribes
Tribesofoflnhabitants,
Inhabitants,
and Customs of the seve
from Time to Time, withininthethesaid said Settlement and Placesafore-
Settlement and Places aforc-
from Time to Time, with
said. PROVIDED ALWAYS,YS, and andWeWe dodo hereby
hereby declare.
declare,That Thatthethe
~aid. /Pnovmco ALWA
Establishment of all such Court or Courts last herein-before-men- fore-men-
~~staf,lis hinent of all such Court or Courts last herein-be
tioned, shall be liable to berepealed, annulled, varied, or
d, oraltered
altered
• tione d, &hallbe liable tq be repealed, annulled, varie
by the said Court of Directors, and.arul by by
thethe
said Governor or
said Govern~r or J.>re... Pre-
by the said Court ofDirectors, • sident
sident
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sidentan<l
sident andCouncil
Council,
, forforthethe Time
Time being,oror
being, thethe major
major Partofofthem,
Part them,
subject to the Orders and Pleasure
subject to the Ordcri' and Pleasure of the said of the said Court
Court ofof Directors.'
Director s.
A N D\Ve
AND Wedodohcrehyherebyfu1·ther
furtherwill,
will,ordain,
ordain,and andappoint,
appoint,That
Thatallall
and every
ancl every the the Court
Court and and Courts,
Courts, soso toto l,cbe establish
established
ed asas last
last
herein-before-mentioned,
herein-b efore-mentioned, shall shallbebesubject
subjecttotothe theOrclrr
Orderandand Con-
Con-
trol of the said Court of Judicature
trol of the said Court of J udica.tme of Prince of Prince of
of Wales'.
JValcs' Island,
Island,
Singapore,
Si11gap ore, andandlJfalacca
Malacca, , ininsurh
suchSort,
Sort, Manner
Manner, andForm,
, and Form,asasthe the
inferior Courts
inferior Courts ofof civil
civil Jurisdic
Jurisdiction
tion ininthat
thatPart
Part ofof our
our United
United
Kingdom called England, are by Law subject
Kingdom called England, arc by Law suhjcct to the Order and to the Order and
Control ofofour
Control our Court
Court ofof' King\;
King's Bench;
Bench; for for which
which Purpose
Purpose the the
said Court
sai<l Court of ofJJudicature
udicatul'e isis hereby
hereby authoriz
authorizeded andand empowe
empoweredred toto •
issue any
issue any WritWrit oror Writl-,
Writs, Orders
Orders or or Precepts
Precepts, , inin aasummar
summary Way,
y Way,
to have the Force of Writs of Certiorari,
to have the Force of Writs of G_ertiorari, Procc<l Procedendo,
en<lo, Error
Error or
or
false Judgme
false Judgment, nt, oror othc1·w
otherwise, as the
iRc,·as the Case
Case may may l"cquire
require,, toto be
be,
directed to
directed to such
such Courts
Courts respccth
respectively,
·ely, oror the
the respecti
respective Judges or
ve Judges or
Officers thereof and to punish any Contempt
Officers thereof and to punish any Contempt thereof, or wilful thereof, or wilful
Disobedience
Disobed thereunto,
ience thereunt o, by by Fine
Fine oror Impriso
Imprisonment.
nment.
Court
Court•~to fix
fix f~riods
Periods •A AND Wedo
·D \Ve dohereby
herebyffurther authorize
ut'ther authoriz and empowe
eancl empowerr the said Court of
for
for holding
bol<lm~
~riminal
civil
Courts,
and
clVlland Judicature
J ut 1.1cnture to
to appoint,
• and
appomt, an d from
f 1·omTime
T"1meto T'1me, as
to Time, ccas1on sh a11
• shall
as 0Occasion
criminal Courts,
t.ic.
Sessions, &c.
Sessions, require,
require, toto vary
vary the
the Place
Place or Places where,
or Places and the
whcrn, and the Periods
Periods at and
during
during which
which the
the said
said Court,
Court, andand any
any Courts
Courts hereby authorized
authorized to
be
be established,
established, shall
shall sit
sit and
and hold
hold Sessions
Sessions for
for the
the Dispatch
Dispatch of of
Business,-
Bui-iness, and
and that
that subject
subject to to any
any general
general Rules;
Rules; andand also
also as to
as to
inferior •
inferior Courts,
Courts, subject
subject to
to the
the Order
Order and
and Control
Control therein
therein of
of the
the
said
said Court
Court of
of Judicature,
J udicaturc, the
the said
said several
several Courts
Courts shall
shall have
ham full
full
Power
Power and;
and Authority
Authority toto sit
sit and
and dispatch
dii:.patchBusiness,
Business, and an<ladjourn
adjourn
from
fromPlace
Place totoPlace
Place within
within thethesaid
saidSettlement
Settlement and
andthethePlaces
Places now
now
ororhereafter
hereaftertotobebesubordinate
subordinate ororannexed
annexed thereto,
thereto, and
and from
fromTime
Time
totoTime,
Time, asas well
well within
within the
the Periods
Periods totobebefixed
fixedfor
fortheir
their regular
regular •
.. Sittings
Sittings and
and Sessions
Sessions asas out
out ofof those
thosePeriods,
Periods, asasthere
thereshall
shall be
be
Occasion.n.
Occasio PROVIDE.I>
•· PROVIDED
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PROVIDED ALWAYS,
YS, andand ,veWehereb
hereby declare,
y declar Thatititsh~ll
e, That shall-be The Presid
b~ Tho President
ent toto
PnovI DED .ALWA have Power tocon-
con-
lawful at all
all Times
TimesininVacat
Vacation,
ion, oror<lurin
during anyAdjou
rrany rnmen
Adjournment t ofoflhe
the have Power t~
ndJou rn
lawfu
. l at · ::, , vene
vcne and
nnd adjourn
said Court
Court of ofJudica
Judicature
ture of ofPrinc
Prince
e ofof1Vale
Wales'. Island,
s'Island Singapore, and
, Singa pore, and special
specia l Courts
Courts in
in
e;aid Vacation-Time.
Malacca, to and
and for
for tue
the Gove
Governor or Presid
rnor or' President
ent-ofof the Settle-- Vacat
said Settle
the said ion-T ime.
Malac ca, to
ment, or
ment, or in
in his
hisAbsen
Absencece totoan<l
andforforthe
thereside
resident Counsellor
nt Coun sellor atat any
any
of the
of the said
said Statio
Stations, of his
ns, of his own
own Autho
Authority,
rity, toto conve
convene,
ne, oror cause
cause to
to
be conve
be convened,
ned, a.a specia
speciall Court
Court,, and
and to
to adjou
adjourn, cause such
rn, or cause such spe-
spe-
cial Court to
cial Court to be
be adjou
adjourned, from Time
rnccl, from Time to Time, and
to Time, and from Place
Place to,
to
Place,, as he shall see fit.
Place as he shall see fit.
A N Dit itis isOur
AND Ourfurthe
further Willand
r Will andPleasu
Pleasure,
re, and and ,veWe do do hereb
herebyy The TheGo\"cm
Governor and
or and
TI b ft th Council
Counc il and
and Re-
Rc-
• direct,
. ordain,
I · and
d appoint,
· That
1at asas soon
soon asas may may be ea after
er the cordertobosw
e cordcr orn.
to be sworn.
1rect, ore am, an appomt,
dArrival of this Our Charter at the said Settlement of Prince e ofof •
Arrival of this Our Charter at the said Settlement of Princ
Wales' Island, Singapore, and Malacca, the said Governor orPre- Pre-
Wales' Islan<l, Singapore, and 1'falacca, the said Governor or
sident and Coun Council, and the said Recorder, or so many
cil, and the said Reco!'der, or so many of them as of them as
sident and
shall then be able to meet together, shall assemble themselves in in
shall then be able to meet together, shall assemble themselves
some convenient Place, and thereupon the said Governor, President, entP-
1;omeconvenient Place, and thereupon the said Governor, Presid
or the senior Counsellors present, shall publicly take an Oath, in in the-
the·
or the senior Counsellors present, bhall publicly take an Oath,
most solemnn Manner, that he will, to the best of his Knowledge, ,
most solem Manner, that he will, to the best of his Knowledge
Skill, and JJudgment, duly execute the Office of Judge of the said,. said,.
Skill, and U<liment, duly execute the Office of Judge of the
Court of Judicature of Prince of Wales' Island, Singapore, and and
Con rt of J u<licature of Prince of 1Vales' Islaud, Singllpore,
Malacca, and impartially administer Justice in every Cause, Matter, r,
l11alacca,and impartially administer J nstice in every Cause, Matte
or Thing which shall come before him; and he shall also take the.
the ~
or Thing which shall come before him; and he shall also take
Oath of Allegiance, in such Manner and Form as the same isis by by
Oath of Allegiance, in i:mchManner and l°;'ormas the same
Law appointed toto be be taken
taken inin Great
Great Britain,
Britain, of of which
which OathOalh aa
Law appointed
Record shall forthwith be made. A N D We do hereby authorizerize
Record !:;hallfortlrnith be made. AND \Ve do hereby autho
the Counsellors and Recorder of Prince of Wales' Island, Sin-
Sin-
the Counsellor:,; and Record<'l' of Prince of rVales' Islaud,
gapore, and Malacca, ororsuch of them as shall then be present,t, toto
gapore, and Jllalacca, such of them as shall then be presen
administer the said Oath, and make such Record thereof accord- d-
administer the !'laid Oath, and make such Record thereof accor
ingly. And then the said Counsellors and Recorder, or such ofof
ingly. And then the said Counsellors and Recorder, or such
them as shall then and there behepresent, shall take thelike
present, shall take the like Oaths,Oaths,
them as shall then and there
only changing what Ought totobeb(lchanged changedfor forthat
thatPurpose,
Purpose, before
before
only changing what ought
the said Governor if present, and if not, then before the Coun- -
the. said Governor if present, and if not, then before the Conn
iellor
sellor
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havhavee taken the the Oaths

saidsaid . And We do
sellor sellorwhowho slia\lshall
firstfirst taken Oaths. And We do
id Go ver nor , Co uns ello rs, and Recorder,
herebyhereby authorize
author ize tho-sa the said Governor, Counsellors, and Recorder;
inisler thethe said ths, andand
OaOaths, record the same
respecrespectively,
tively, to atlm to administer said record the same
do her eby fur the r ain and establish,
ordordain
accordingly.
accordingly. An And
d ,vc We do hereby further and establish,
sid ent , and Co uns ello rs and Recorder
ThaThatt thethesaid said vcmoror Pre
GoGovernor or President, and Counsellors and Recorder
lacca, and all sue•
of ofPriPrince
nce of of WaWales'
les' Isla Island, gnporc, and
nd, SiuSingapore, andlJfaMalacca, and all suc-
orders, befbefore ore he or they
ceeceeding
ding GoGovernors, unsellors and
,·ernors, CoCounsellors andRec Recorders, he or they
Off ice of Jud ge ofofthe said
shall be capable
shall be capable of ofexeexercising
rcis ing thethe Office of Judge the said
th.q, onl y cha ngi ng
CoCourt,
urt, sha shall
ll tak take,
e, ininope open
n Co urt, the
Court, likeOa
thelike Oaths, only changing, ..
t Pur pose; wh ereof Rec ords
wh what
at oug ought
~1ttotobebecha nged forfortha
changed that Purpose; whereof Records
shall theoth er Rec ords ofof the Court •
sha ll bebema made,
de, and andfilefiled
d anr among
nng the other Records the Court
from Time toTim
Time. And after
d afte thesaid
r the saidGo vernor oror Pre
Governor sident,
President,
to be fro m Tim e to e. An
This Charter to be and Counsellors and Recorder,
Thi ~ Cha rter
er, or or so so ma ny of
many of the
themm as as sl1 all be
shall be
proclaimed, and and Co uns ello rs and Rec ord •
proclaimed, and • Oaths, this
said
thereupon all other assembled
all othee assemblccl for that
r for that Purpose,
Pur pos e, shall
sha ll have
hav e taken
tak en the
the said Oaths, this
ther rts on
eup
Courts but t thos
l>u those Our Charter, and the said Co les'
Cou
arte r, and the said Court urt of ofJud icature of
Judicature ofP1· ince of
Prince of Wa
Wales'
hereby
hereby established,
cst~ blis hcJ , Ou r Ch • ed anc
lauu 1 pu 1s 1cd
bl. l
or authorized to Island, d Singapore,
.._., . and
d Malacca,
J.,J .a l1a11'·ue
11r l acca, sshall be proclaimed
pro c and published
or a11blis zcc l to r l
thonhed, to J..S an , umgap ore , an the
of the
be established,
bo esta to in due Manner, and pro proceed
ceed for forthwith
thwith to the Exe cut
the Execution of ion
cease. in clu e Ma nne r, and
<;case. several Authorities hereby vested in it. it.
se, eral Authorities hereby vested in
A N DititisisOu
Our further Will and Ple
ll and Pleasure,
asure, and We ,vc do hereby
do hereby
After publishingofof r fur ther Wi
Afterpublishing AND
grant and'declare, Thatt imm
immediately
ediately after
after this
this Our shall
Charter shall
Our Charter
this
this Charterthe
Charter thefor-
for- gra nt and · declare Tha by
be pub
published the Charter g1·antedby
Charter granted
mer Court totocease.
mer Court cease. be lished and
and proclaimed,
'procla1m • cd,soso much
much of of the
His in the forty-seventh
the forty-seventh
His said
said Majesty
Majesty King King George
George the
the Third,
Third, in
confersanyany
Year
Year of ofHis
His Reign,
Reign, as herein-before-mentioned, asas confers
as herein-before-mentioned,
eccl~ia tical, upon uponthethe •
Jurisdiction \vhatsoever( civil, criminal, inal,ororecclesiastical,
J urisuiction whatsoever( civil, crim established,
therebyestablished,
Court
CourtofofJudicature
JudicatureofofPrince
PrinceofofWales'
1Vales'Island,
Island, thereby
shall cease and determine, and be absolutely
absolutelyvoid, Intent~
Yoid,totoallallIntents
shall ~case and dete1·mine, ancl be grantedtoto ,
and Purposes, and
-an allallPowers
d Pow ersand
andAuthorities therebygranted
Authoritiesthereby
and Pur pos es, Wales,
Or vested in the said Court of Judicature P1·i11ce
icature ofofPrince ofof Wales'
• or vested in the 1,aid Court of Jud exercisedbyby
Island, shall cease and determine, ,and andbebe nonolonger:
longerexercised
Island, shall cease and determine
the said Court, but the same shall and and may exercised
maybebeexercised bybythethe
the said Court, but the same shall herein
Extentherein
said Court hereby established, in Manner
:Manner and
andtotothetheExtent
said Court hereby e:;tablished, in
directed.
ilirected. PROVIDED
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PROVIDED
I
ALWAYS,. ThatnonoJudgm
Judgment
ent oror ·eeororDeqr
Decree
Deci Decretal, Andits
~tal, And its Autho
Authority
rity
. PROV IDED ALWA YS, That Over all Matters
~'i:!~~t~;c n
ororother
other,Orde
Order, Rule, ororAct
r, Uule, ActofofthetheRaitl
saidC~mCourtt ofof J Judicature
udicaturn ofof~~~:: depending
and
is giyen
transferred to
to
Prince
Princ e ofof1Valc
Wales' Island,
s' Islan< legally
l, legall pronounced,
y prono unced, gi,·engiven, done,and transf
had,01·ordone,
, ha<l, erred
the Court.
ininany anyofofthe
theJurisd
Jurisdictions,
ictions, civil,civil,crimi
criminal,
nal, ororcccle
ecclesiastical,
:-ia~tical, givengiven lbe Court.
iotothe thesaid
saidCour
Court t ofofJudic
Judicature
ature ofofPrinc Princee ofofTValc
Wales' Island, before
s' Islan~ l, befor e
.. such Publication and Proclamation as aforesaid of the saicl said newnew
such Publication and Proclamation as afore-aid of the
Court, hereby established, shall be hereby avoided, but shallrema remainin ,,
Court, hereby estahlishcd, shall be hereby avoided, but shall
infull Force and Virtue, as if these Presents had not been marle made; ;
in foll Force and Virtue, as ff these Presents had not been
nor shall any indictment, Information, Action, Suit, Cams Cause, e, or
or
nol' sbnll any Indictment, Information, Action, Suit,
Proceeding, depending in the said Court, whether, er, originally
origin ally
l>roceetling, depending in the i:;aid Court, wheth
instituted in such Court in any Branch of its Jurisdiction, iclion, 01· or
instituted in such Court in any Ilrnnch of its J urisd
., transferred from any Other Court or Courts, be abated, discontinued,
transferred from any other Court or Courts, be abated, disco
ntinued,
Or annul
annulled, but the same shall be transferred,
led, but the same shnll be transferred, in their in their then
then sub-
or
sisting Condition respectively, to, and subsist and dependd in. in the
sisting Condition respectively, to, an<l sub,;ist and depen
said Courtt hereby established, according to the several Jurisdictions ictions
said Cour hereby established, according to the seveml Jurisd
hereby given to such Court, severally and respectively, y, to to all
all
hereby given to such Court, severally and respectivel
Intents and Purposes, as if they had been respectively commenced,enced ,
lntcnts and Purposes, as if they had been respectively comm
brought, found, presented, or recorded in the said Courtt hereby herchy
brought, found, presented, or recordetl in the said Cour
established.cl. AA, N Do '\Ve
We do do hereby
hereby authorize
authoriie and and empower
empowerthe thesaid
~aid
estabfoshe
Court hereby established, to proceed accordingly in all such
such In-In•
Court herchy cstabli~hecl, to proceed accordingly in all
dictments, Informations, Actions, Suits, Causes, and Proceedings,
eedin gs, •
·c1ictmcnts,lnformatiom1 1 Actions, Suits, Causes, and P,roc
,. to Judgment and Execution, and to make such Rules and Orders Orders
to Juclgment and Execution, and to make such Rules and
respecting the same, and also respecting any Sum Or Sums Sumsofof .,,
1·especting the same, an<.l also respecting any Sum or
Money belonging totothe. Suitors Of the said Court
the Suitors of the said Comt of Judicature of Judicature
l\Ioncy bclonp:ing
of Prince of Wales' Island, Or of any Of the Courts, the Jurisdic- Juri dic-
of Prince nf 1Valcs' Island, or of any of the Courts, the
• tion whereof was transferred to the said Court, as the thesaidsaid
tion whereof was transferred to {he said Conrt, as
Court might have made, or as the said Court hereby established established
Court might have made. or .as the said Court hereby
is hereby empowered to to make, in Causes, Suits, or Proceedings
make, in Cauf-e-, .Suite;, or Procee<line;s
is hereby empowered
commenced or depending before the said Court hereby established. lished.
commenced or depending before the said Conrt hereby estab
F O R which Purposeseit itis isOur Ourfurther
furtheWill
r \\'illandandPleasure,
Pli'.!asure, That
ThatallaU And And all the Re-
all the Re-
Fon which Purpo
the Records, Muniments, ~,and andProceedings
Procc edin~ whatsoever,
s whats oever of
, or
of be-
or be- cords
cordsofofthe Court
theCourt
• the Records, oluniment · of Wales'
•1, rmce • , ofof Judicature ofof s•
Judicature
longing· to thesaid l saic·Court
1 C ourt of Judicature
o
f J d"1catlu
u ofe Prince
of of TValc Island,
s' Island Princ e Qf H'tzle
1ongmg to t 1e Prince of Wales'
or which ought tot be deposited with- such Court,
Courshall be delivered Islandarenrc to ho
01· which ough to be deposited with J
such t, shall be delivered ·clIsland
preserved tobybethe
preserved by. the
I an new
and new Court
.. . Court.
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anddcp
deposited, the Rec
ng~t the ords of
of the
Court or
and ,andpres
o5:ite<laud preserved amongst
erved amo Records the Court of
acca,
JJudicature
u<licatureofofPrin
Prince
cccoof Wales"
f 1Va nd, Sing
Island,
lcs' Isla Singapore, and Mal
apore, and Malacca,
hereby established. ' •
l1er cbyesta blished.
Suits pending
ts pend ing ntat AND A NitDisit Our
is Our
furtfurther \Vill and Pleasure, and We hereby grant
her Will and Pleasure, and We hereby grant
~:1i rter shal l bebesoso
ge
~1~q;:co;
Singapore : and
Malacca 1to bo
0
and declare, That
atat and declare,. That imm immediately
published and proclaimed,
after
ediately afte
theJuri
ed, the
thisOm
r this Our· ChaCharter
sdiction ofofal\allCou
Jurisdiction Courts,
shall
andofofa11
rtA, and all
the published and proclaim
0
tran sferred to the
transferred
cise d, by For ce of any
new Cou
Court. Persons
Pers ons whowhomsoever,
msoever, whowhoininfact hav e exer
fact have exercised, by Force of any
new rt. ers here by
AutAuthority
hority wha whatever,
tever, any anyofofthe theJuri sdictions oror Pow
Jurisdictions Powers hereby
established andgive
given within
n with in the saidIsla
thesaid nd ofofSing
Island apore, ororthe
Singapore, the
esta blished and J ..
said Town and Fort of Malacca

lilal accc , or
or its
its Dep end enci
Dependencies, es, shal
shalll from
from
said 1'oum and Fo, ·t of
thenceforth cease and dete determine;
rmit:le; but but nev ertheless, all
nevertheless, all Act s,
Acts,
then ceforth ceas e and
ons shal l
JJudgments,
udgments, and and Pro
Proceedings
ceedings of ofall such Cou
all such Courts or Pers
rts or Persons shall
remain and be be inin foll
full For
Force,
ce, acco rding to
according to the true Inte
the true Intentnt and
and
1·em ain and
Meaning
' Mea thereof,
ning ther unless
eof, unle the sam
ss the same,e, on proper Proceedings to be had
on prop er Pro ceed ings to be had
for that
that Pur
Purpose, shalll be reve ed, or avo ided
reversed, varied, or avoided by the said
rsed , vari by the said
for pose, shal
PnovrnEo ALWAYS,ALWAYS, That That
Court of Judicature here established.
Court of Judicature herebyby established. PROVIDED
which
no Causes, civil or criminal, which
or criminal,
no Causes, Actions,
Actions, Suits,
Suits, or Proceedings,
Proceedings, civil ...
shall be depending before re any
any Courtor
Cou rt or Persons
Pers ons who mso
whomsoever, ever,in Fact
inFact
shall be depend ing befo
exercising, whatsoever, any any of the
of the
exercising, by by Force
Force of of any
any Authority
Authority whatsoever,
said
thesaid
Jurisdictions withinthe
p;ivcnwithin
Jurisdictions or or Powers
Powers hereby
herebyestablished
establishedororgiven
its
Island
I::.landof
ofSingapore,or
Singapore, orthe thesaid
said Town
'I'ownand and Fort lJialcicca
Fo1·tofofMalacca ororits
Dependencies, discontinued,ororavoided,avoided,
Dependencies,shall shallbe beininany
anywise
wiseabated,
abated,discontinued,
except transferred
exceptasasherein-before-mentioned,
herein-before-mentioned,but butthe thesame
sameshall
shalbel hetransferred
over, CourtofofJudi- Judi-
over,inintheir
theirthen
thenexisting
existingCondition,
Condition, totothe thesaid
saidCourt
cature therein,
caturehereby
herebyestablished,
established, and andshall
shallsubsist and
subsist_ anddepend
depencltherein,
respectively, and shall be proceeded in and determined determinedbyby thethe said
said
respectively, and shall be pl'oceeded in and
Court hereby established, in like Manner as·as if if
they
theyhad been
had been com•
com-
Court hereby established, in like Mannc1
menced therein.
menced therein.
AAND
N D We Thatallallthe Muniments,
theMuniments,
,vc dodo further
further direct
direct and
andordain,
ordain,That
Records, belongingtotoany anysuchsuch
,. Records, andandProceedings
Pl'Oceedings • whatsoever,
whatsoever, belonging
Courts directedtotocease cease
CourtsororPersons
Personswhose whoseJurisdiction
Jurisdictionis ishereby herebydirected
and
and
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and determine, shall be delivered over to, and kept 1.,yby
andand remain
rema in
and determine, shall be <leli,·eredo,•er to, and kept
with the said Court of Judicature hereby established, forfor
thethe Benefit
Bene fit
with the said Court or Judicature hereby established,
of the Parties interested therein. PROVIDED ALWAYS YS and andWeWedodo,
of the Parties intere:;tecl therei11. PnovIDED AI,WA
hereby declare, That nothing herein contained shall extend,
lexten d, or orbebe
hereby declare, That nothini; herein contained e-hal
construed to extend, to determine the Authority ofany anyCourCourt
t oror
construed to extend, to determine the Authority of
Officer
er ininfact
factexerc
exercising,
ising, m·ortotoexerc
exeicise anyofofthe
ise any thePow Powers here-
ers here-
Offic
after to be exercised by any Court or Officer whatsoever soever hereb herebyy
after to he exercised by any Conrt or Officer what
directed to be appointed or established, until such newEstab Establish;
lish 7
directed to be appointed or established, until such new
ment and Appointment shall hereafter be made and and8hall
shalltake
take
ment and Appointment shall hereafter be made
effect.
effect.
A N D\Ve,
We,ofofOur
Ourespe
especial Grace, certain Knowledge, andmere
mere The The I(ing grants
A~D cial Gr~c e, certa in Know ledge, and th King grants,
Motion, have given
given and
and gran
granted,' and by
by these
these Prese
Presents for Us
nts for to the
Us,' to_ Company
e, Com panysedall
all
Moti on • have •.' and
tecJ: Fmes
Fines, Stc. impo
&c. imposed
Our Heir
Heirs and Succ
Successors, do give
give andand gran
grant unto the
t unto the said
said Unite
United d by the Court
by the s of
Courts of
Our s and essors, do
Company of Merchants of England
of England trading
tradi ng to
to the
llte East-Indies,
East- Indie s, and
and Justice,
Justic e, &c.
&c.
Company of 11Jerclia11ts
their Successors for ever, all such Fines, Amerciaments, Forfe Forfeitures,
itures,
their Sncces~ors for ever, all such Fines, Amerciaments,
Penalties, and and Sum
Sumss ofof Mon
Money whatsoever,
ey what soever, as as shall
shall be be orde
ordered,
red,
p,,naltie~,
charged, judged, set, or imposed upon any Person or Persons
n or Persons
char~ccl, judged, set, or impost:cl upon any Perso
whatsoever, in or by the said Court, or by the said Justices Justices of of the
the
whatsoever, in or hy the said Court, or by the sai<l
Peace, or any of them, or otherwise howsoever, by Virtue Virtue or or in in
Peace, or any of them, 01· otherwise howsoever, by
Pursuance of the Powers, Grants, Privileges, or Authorities
Aut'horities in in
Pursuance of the Powers, .Grnnts, Privileges, or
these Presents mentioned, or contained, upon any Personor
Person or Per- l>er-
these Presents mentioned, or contained, upon any
sons, for or by Reason of any Contempts, Misdemeanors, emeanors, or or
sons, for or hy Reason of any Contempts, l\lisd
Offences whatsoever, totohave, have,hold,
hold,receive,
recrive,levy,
levy,sue suefor,
for,recover
recover
Offences whatsoever,
and enjoy the same, to the same United Company and their Succes-
their Succes:
and enjoy the same, to the same Unitc<lCompcm.1/and
sors for ever, without any Account, or any other Matter or Thing
Thingtoto
sors for ever, without any Account, or any other 'i\iatter or
be rendered or paid for the same, ,unto Us, Our Heirs or Suc- Sut-
be rend ered or paid for the same unto Us, 0~1·.Heirs or
cessors.
ccsc; ors. That it shall be lawful, and We hereby rebyau- au- P ow-er,:,
PROVIDED
. DED
PnovI ALWAYS, That . it shall be lawf.ul, and ,vehe
ALWAYS, •. Power 1orthe Court
for the Court
thorize2eand empower the said Court of Judicature to order order Satis- to make Satisfac-
Satis - to mako Satisf ac-
thor1 and f'mpower the e.a1d Court of Jud1catnre to rs.
faction committedtion tiontotoProsecutors.
.Pros ecuto
factiontotobebemade
madetotoanyanyProsecutors,
Prosecutorfl,for foranyanyCrimes
Crimescommitted
or Contempts sincurred, as to the said Court shall seem reasonable reasonable
or Contempt incm·red, as to the said Court shall seem and
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posed -u upon any
imimposed
t oror pon any
and fit,
,
Out
ou t' of ofanany
y FiFine
ne ororFiFines
nes totobebe Geset
an d fit d fin
fore anand ed by them;
Person or Persons
rso ns " who
ho ?hshall
all bebe
coconvicted
n,· ictcd bebefore fined by them;
Pe~ou or Pe pa id ac co rd ing to snch
and,ve
We wiwill,ll, that
tha t Such
su ch FiFines
nes shshall
all be paid according to such
be
and
Order to be given by bythethesasaid
id CoCourt.
urt.
Order to be given
andand Sncc et,SOT5giv , e and
A N D We do rebhereby,
y, fo r for
U! Us,
':, Ou r Our
He Heirs
irs Successors, give and
With Powers toto At ;o "'e do he ls o/ £,i gla ud
Wit~ Po we rs grant unto the said United
ite d Co Company
mp an y '!/" of cf, a,l
11 Merchants of England
lcr
sue for '.'dandrec recover
over gran t unto the sa id Un
essors, fullfullPowe l· an<l...
the::.':
:;: same. trading to the East-Indies
l1i die s an dand the their
ir Su Successors,
cc Power and
tradiug to tile East- all an d ev ery the said Fiue1,
Authority to sue for, recover, er, and levy, all and every the said Fines,
an d lev y,
Authority to &uefor, recov d SuSums ms ofof ~lon ey, hy any
Amerciaments, ts, Fo Forfeitures,
rfe itu res , Pe Penalties,
na lti es, anand Money, by any •
Amerciamen ., Ac tio ns , "a p,, :\l ean~,
Action or Actions, or bysusuch ch oth other
er SuSuits, Actions, Ways, Means,
it;
Action or Actions, or hy d anand o~ecutA:<inlinouour
c.lprprosecuted r
and Proceedings,
ee din g:- , as asma mayy bebela~ lawfully
rfully liahad
•. and Pr oc y oth er law ful ,va ys
said Court, in their corporate orate N: 1mcs, ororbybyanany
Names, other lawful Ways
said Court, in their corp r He ir:; or Su cc so1·s,or
es
or Means, , either
eit he r in
in the
the Name
Na me ofof Us,
Us , Ou Our Heirs or Successors, or
or Means cc e.s so rti , an <l to co llect,
of the said United Company mi9 or or thetheir
ir Successors, and to collect,
Su
of the ~id Uuile<l Comp erciaments, Fo rfeitures.
take, seize, and levy
lev y the
the said
sa i< l Fines,
Fi ne s, Amerciaments,
Am Forfeitures,
take, seize, and d by the se Pt ·e:;ents gr anted,
Penalties, and Sums
Su ms of
of Money,
M on ey , in
in and
an these Presents granted,
Penaltie-, and Time, by by the proper
the proper
or mentioned toto be be granted,
gr an ted , from
fro m Time
Time to to Time,
or mentioned
Officers and Ministers ofofthe said Compauy and their Suc-
and their Suc-
an d i\l ini ste rs the said United
UniteclCompany
Officers Bchoof ofoithem them and and their
cessors, to the only
on ly proper
pr op er Use
Us e and
an d Behoof their
ces~on;, \o the Pr oc es s
otherProcess out of the ou t of the
Successors, without tho ut any
an yWrit,
"'r it, Warrant,
"'a rra nt, or
orother
Successors,ofwi
Exchequer Us, Our Heirs ororSuccessors,
cce-=sors, ororanyanyotherotherCourt Conrtoror
of Us , Ou r He irs Su
Excheq uer , "uatsoe,·erand andwhere-whcre-
Courts of Us, Us ,OurOu Heirs
r He irsand an dSuccessors,
Succe.'-sor~ whatsoever
Cour ts of y U~agor
anUsage c or Custom •
soever, to be had and an obtained
cl ob tai ne in
d that
in tha Behalf,
t Be half, any Custom
ever, to be had ; subject,
to sothe contraryarythereof the rro in
f inanyanywise notwith&tanclin; subject,
"i.,,enotwithstanding;
to the contr r the Satisfaction
nevertheless, to to such su Orders
ch Or cle as
rs shall
a:; shallbe be mademade forfothe .Satisfaction
:-- S,
neYerthele as herein-before directed.
of Prosecutors, before directed.
of Prosecutors, as herein-
A N D We herebyy further thesaid Court,
saidCourt,
so - ,ve he reb far the r willwillandanddirect,
direct,That Thatthe
Estrcat-Roll of or and Ai
Estreat-Roll the Justices of the Peace inintheir said idCourts.of
Court::;ofGeneral Generaland and
of the Pe ac e the ir sa
Fines, Justices
l ..i 0_e&c. to .to
be I.JQuarter
s,&.d·c c and theSessions, shall by themselves, or bybythetbeproper Offic
properOfficers • er,of-o
f
delivered to tothethe Quarter Sessi•ons, shall by them1--elves,or COltncil,
andCouncil,
Governor
dGo vercre
e 11v r and the said Court, deliver to thethe
noand
er to Governor
Governor or or Presidentand
President
Co ur t, de liv e fi xcd
to bfixed
Council,
~ouncil to be
,tofiled or the
be tiled id
theirsaSecretary, fourr,ouTimes
r T' un in
cs every
•
m ev Year,
ery at p en•ol1tos,be
,,.1.eaatr,Periods, by
in m the the Court Co of
urt of or th e1 S
. r ec1·etary,
Revenue..R ev en ue . by
. •
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.
by them, upon Oath, ah Estreat-Roll of allFine Fines,
s, Ame reiamcnt~,
Amerciaments,
by thetn 1 upon 6ath, an Estreat-Roll or all e
Forfeitures, Penalties, and Sums of Money,wh:' which shall
Clishnl fromTim
l from Time
Forfeitures, Penalties, and Sums of Money,
to Time have been set, imposed, lost, or forfeitedited by byanyanyPer. son
Person
to Time ba.ve been set, impo$e<l, lost, or forfe
or Persons whomsoever, at or by, or before the thesaid
said Con
Courts;
rts; andand
or Persons whomsoever, at or by, or before
it shal
shall thereupon be lawful for the said Governor
mor or
or President
Prrs iden t and
and
it l thereupon be lawful for the said Go,e
Council to mitigate or discharge the same, or or to
to ~ive
give such
such O,·d
OrderPr
Council to mitigate or discharge the same,
for the Recovery thereof, by the Process of
for the Recovery thereof, by the Process
of the said Court or
the isaid Cou rt or
Otherwise, as there shall be Occasion.
otherwise, as there shall be Occasion.
A N D "We do hereby strictly charge and command mand allallGov Governors,
ernors, All Allthe
theKingKing's Sub-
's Sob.
A ND ,ve do hereby ~trictly charge and com jects to be aiding
to. b~ aidin'
Commanders, Magistrates, Ministers,civil civiland
andmili
military,
tary, andandallallOnrOurjccts
and assisting.
Commanders, Magistrates, Min. ister::., ththe lementanand
·c1,SSettlement 1 PIPlaces ancl assis ting.
" liege
.1egeSSubjects
b. within
. h~. or bbelonging
cl ongmg tq to esa1said ett c aces
u ~ectAwit m or
}aforesaid, that in the Execution of the severalPow Powers, Jurisdictions,
ers, Juri~ dictions,
aforer-mid,that in the Executionoftheseveral
and Authorities hereby granted, made, given, n, oror crea
created they may
ted they may
and Authorities hereby ~ranted, made, give
be aiding, assisting, and obedient in all Things, as they will answer
gs, as they will answe1·
be airling, assisting, and obedient in all Thin
at their Peril.
at their Peril.
'· Pno
PROVIDED ALWAYS, That nothing in thes
these Presents
e Pres ained, Power
contained,
ents cont Power reserved for
reserved for
vIDED ALW AYS, Tha t noth ing in 1
or making
shall mpa l...i! further
fur~
~1on ,or herth e
or any
any Act
Act which
which shall
shall be done unde
underr the
the Auth
Authority
be done ority thereof,
thereof, shall rov1s
Provision ation for the
extend, or be construed to extend to prevent Us, Us, OurOur Heirs
Heirs and Adm inistr
and Administration of
of
extend, or be construed to extend to prevent Justice,
ice.
Successors, upon the Surrender of this Charter by by the
the said
said United
United Just
S11ccc:-sors,upon the Surrender of this Charter
Company or their Successors, or upon the Petition tion ofofthesaid
the said United
United
Company or their Successors, or upon the Peti
Company or their Successors, to Us, Our HeirssororSuccessors;Succei-sors,with-
4
with-
Company or their Succe~sor~, to Us, Our Heir
out surrenderrthereof, to repeal these Presents,, or orany
any Part
Part thereof,
thereof,
out surrende thel·eof, to repeal thc~e Presents
or to make such further or other Provision, bybyLetters Lelters Patent,
Patl'Dt,for for
or to make such further or other Provisivn,
the Administration of Justice, civil and criminal, innl, within
withinthe thesaid l
saic
the Administrn.tion of .Ju-.tice, civil and criin
Settlement ofofPrince of Wales' Island, Singapore,e,and andMalacca,
11/alaccand a,and
Settlement Prince of fVales' Island, Singapor
the Places now, or at any time hereafter to bebeannexed annexedthereto,
thereto,toto
tlw Places now, 01·at any time hel·eafter to
to Us, Our Heirs sand Successors, shall seem fit,fit,ininasasfull fullandand
to Us, Our Heir and Succes or~, shall seem
ample Manner as if these Presents had notnotbeen beenmade,mad these e
t', thes
ample Manne1· as if these Pre:,cnts hacl
Presents, ororany anyThing
Thingherein contained,
herein contained,to tothethecontrary
contrarythereof
thereof
Presents,
in any wise notwithstanding.
in any wiije notwithstanding. IN
IN
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IN WITNE
IN whereof,
SS where
WITNESS of, We havecause
Wehave d these
caused OurLetter
theseOur Letters to be.
s to be
made Paten
made Patent. inster, the twent y•s~v
t. Witness Ourselfat Westminster, the twenty-seventh
\Vitne ss Ourse lf at Westm enth
Pay of
. Day of Novem
November, the seven
ber, in the seventh Year of
th Year of O\U' Reign..
our Reign
By\Vrit
By WritofofPrivy
PrivySeal,
Seal,
(Signed)
(Signe d) BAT HURST.
BATHURST.
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s, of whatorNatllt'e ol' J ind oevel', or anyorDebt , Dutie , De-

The governor and

the said ,vm

TimetotoTime Timerem1 remaining uponthethesaid saidAdm inistration Ac•

A N D to the End that Justice may be administered in the

.111} Onlcr Ol nc-

on~, to to depo se hishis herher

Summons, or in i.n Lieu

many take Affidavits, &c.

Ex am ination of any Party or Parties to

sited with the Cash, precious Stones, Jewels, andand EffeEffects

A N D We do hereby grant, order, er, andanddiredirect,

India Company, United Company, he,

and to proceed to hear, examine, try, and a•1 ldetermine

Order fortho dueCoCouncil

Malacca, shall have

A N D We do also hereby reserve to Ourselves, our Heirs and

ALWAYS, That That nonoAppeal

havhavee taken the the Oaths

said Town and Fort of Malacca

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