Convicting cate. 6. When any holder of a license under this Chapter CHAP. 221 is convicted of an offence committed against any law or laws made by or under the authority of the Parliament of justice to forCanada or of the Legislature of Nova Scotia, the justice ward certifior justices convicting the prisoner shall forthwith forward by post a certificate in the form B in the schedule to this Chapter to the Provincial Secretary, and thereupon the license of the said holder may be revoked in manner aforesaid. 1923, c. 2, s. 6. of prisoner on license. 7. (1) If any such license is revoked or forfeited it Apprehension shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Governor by an order revocation of in writing under the hand and seal of the Provincial Secretary, stating that such license has been revoked or forfeited, as the case may be, to authorize and require the apprehension of the prisoner to whom such license was granted, and such order in writing shall be sufficient authority for any constable or peace officer to apprehend the said prisoner and to deliver him to the gaol or other prison, from which he was released by virtue of the granting of the said license. serve unexpired (2) Upon the delivery of the prisoner to the said Prisoner to gaol or other prison in the manner aforesaid, such prisoner time. shall be remitted to his original sentence, and shall undergo the residue of such sentence which remained unexpired at the time his license was granted. 1923, c. 2, s. 7. serve sentence followed by 8. (1) When any such license is forfeited by a con- Prisoner to viction of an indictable offence or other conviction, or is for later offence revoked in pursuance of a summary conviction or other- unexpired porwise, the person whose license is forfeited or revoked shall, tion of original after undergoing any other punishment to which he may be sentenced for any offehce in consequence of which his license is forfeited or revoked, further undergo a term of imprisonment equal to the portion of the term to which he was originally sentenced and which remained unexpired at the time his license was granted. (2) In every case such prisoner shall be liable to be dealt with in all respects as if such term of imprisonment had formed part of his original sentence. 1923, c. 2, s. 8. cense to notify dence and 9. (1) Every holder of a license who is at large in Holder of liNova Scotia shall notify the place of his residence to the place of resichief officer of police of the municipality, city or town or to changes thereof. the sheriff of the county in which he resides and shall, whenever he changes such residence within the same municipality, city, town or county, notify such change to the said chief officer of police or sheriff and, whenever he is about to leave a municipality, city, town or county, he shall notify such his intention to the chief officer of police or sheriff of that municipality, city, town or county, statng the place to which he is going, also, if required, and so far as is practicable, his address at that place, and whenever CHAP. 221 he arrives in any municipality, city, town or county he shall forthwith notify his place of residence to the chief officer of police of the last mentioned municipality, city or town to the sheriff of the last mentioned county. Holder to re (2) Every male holder of such license shall, once in port monthly. each month, report himself at such time as may be prescribed by the chief officer of police of the municipality, city or town or to the sheriff of the county in which such holder may be, either to such chief officer of police or sheriff, of the county himself, or to such other person as he may direct, and such report may, according as such chief officer of police or sheriff directs, be required to be made personally or by letter. Lieutenant- (3) The Lieutenant-Governor may by order under remit require- the hand and seal of the Provincial Secretary remit any of ments. the requirements of this section either generally or in the case of any particular holder of a license. 1923, c. 2, s. 9. Failure to comply with license. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES. 10. (1) Any person to whom the last preceding conditions of section applies failing to comply with any of the requirements thereof, is guilty of an offence against this Chapter unless he proves to the satisfaction of the court before which he is tried that he did his best to act in conformity with the said requirements. Penalty. Failure to produce license. Attorney-Gen eral to advise (2) On summary conviction of any such offence the offender shall be liable in the discretion of the justice either to forfeit his license or to imprisonment with or without hard labor for a term not exceeding one year. 1923, c. 2, s. 10. 11. Any holder of a license who (a) fails to produce the same whenever required so to do by any judge, stipendiary magistrate or justice of the peace, before whom he may be brought charged with any offence, or by any peace officer in whose custody he may be, and fails to make any reasonable excuse for not producing the same; or (b) breaks any of the other conditions of his license by an act which is not of itself punishable either upon indictment or upon summary conviction, is guilty of an offence against this Chapter upon summary conviction of which he shall be liable to imprisonment for three months with or without hard labor. 1923, c. 2, s. 11. ADMINISTRATION. 12. It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General to re administra- advise the Lieutenant-Governor upon all matters connected tion of Chapter with or affecting the administration of this Chapter. 1923, c. 2, s. 12. CHAP. 221 Halifax,. .at. SCHEDULE. [Form A.] LICENSE. day of........19.... His Honour the Lieuten- ant-Governor is graciously pleased to grant to... This license is given subject to the conditions endorsed upon the same, upon the breach of any of which it will be liable to be revoked, whether such breach is followed by a conviction or not. And His Honour hereby orders, that the said be set at liberty within thirty days from the date of this order. 1. The holder shall preserve his license and produce it when called upon to do so by a judge, magistrate, justice of the peace or a peace officer. 2. He shall notify the proper authority of the place of his residence and changes thereof in the manner required by Section 9 of The Nova Scotia Ticket of Leave Act. 3. He shall abstain from any violation of the law. 4. He shall not habitually associate with notoriously bad characters, such as reputed thieves and prostitutes. 5. He shall not lead an idle and dissolute life without visible means of obtaining an honest livelihood. If his license is forfeited or revoked in consequence of a conviction for any offence he will be liable to undergo a term of imprisonment equal to the portion of his term of.. years which remained unexpired when his license was granted, viz:-the term of.. years. [Form B.] CERTIFICATE OF CONVICTION. I do hereby certify that A. B, the holder of license under the Nova Scotia Ticket of Leave Act, was on the. ...duly convicted by and before. and sentenced to..... .day of... ...in the year .of the offence of... J. P., Co. CHAP. 223 Power of court to remit. Limitation. Governor-in- cases. CHAPTER 222. OF THE REMISSION OF CERTAIN PENALTIES. 1. Where a pecuniary penalty or forfeiture is imposed by any Act of this province, the court or judge having cognizance of the proceedings may at any time after the commencement thereof, remit in whole or in part, any sum of money by such Act imposed as a penalty or forfeiture on a convicted offender, and may do so whether the money is in whole or in part payable to the Crown, or to some person other than the Crown, and whether the same is recoverable by indictment, information, summary process, action or otherwise. 1907, c. 53, s. 1. 2. This Chapter shall not be held to give to a stipendiary magistrate or justice of the peace the authority herein mentioned. 1907, c. 53, s. 2. 3. The Governor-in-Council shall also have power at remit in certain any time to remit any such penalty or forfeiture, in whole or in part, unless the same is imposed by "The Nova Scotia Election Act," "The Nova Scotia Franchise Act" or by any Act respecting elections of members of the House of Assembly, or is recoverable in respect of an offence committed in connection with an election of a member of the said Assembly. 1907, c. 53, s. 3. Costs not to be remitted. 4. This Chapter shall not be construed to include the power of remitting any costs incurred up to the time of remitting the penalty or forfeiture. 1907, c. 53, s. 4. Short title. CHAPTER 223. OF JURIES. SHORT TITLE. 1. This Chapter may be cited as "The Juries Act." 1918, c. 7, s. 1. INTERPRETATION. Interpretation. 2. In this Chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires (a) "county" means each of the counties of the province, except in the cases of the counties of Digby, Yarmouth, and Shelburne, in which cases each of the districts of Digby and Clare, in the county of Digby; each of the districts of Yarmouth and Argyle, in the County of Yarmouth, and each of the districts of Barrington and Shelburne, in the County of Shelburne, CHAP. 223 (b) "council" includes the City Council of the (c) "territorial division," or "division," means and includes the City of Halifax, the area included within the limits of each incorporated town, and each municipal district; (d) "cause" includes issue and assessment of damages; (e) "verdict" includes special verdict, and the answers of a jury to questions submitted to it; (f) "treasurer" means the treasurer of the municipality which pays the fees of the jurors of the county. 1918, c. 7, s. 2. QUALIFICATIONS. of grand jurors, 3. Every person who has resided for twelve months Qualification within any county shall be qualified and liable to serve as a grand juror for such county if he is assessed for taxes in respect to property of the following descriptions, and of not less than the following values, respectively, that is to say: (a) in the case of the County of Halifax, real or personal property, or real and personal property to the value of four thousand dollars; (b) in the case of the Counties of Guysboro and Richmond, real property of the value of four hundred dollars, or personal property or real and personal property of the value of five hundred dollars; (c) in the case of every other county, real property of the value of five hundred dollars, or personal property or real and personal property of the value of six hundred dollars. 1918, c. 7, s. 3. petit jurors. 4. (1) Every person (whether liable to serve as a Qualification of grand juror or not), who has resided for twelve months within any county, shall be qualified and liable to serve as a petit juror for such county if he is assessed for taxes in respect to real or personal property, or both, of not less than the following values, that is to say: (a) in the case of the County of Halifax, eight hundred dollars; (b) in case of the Counties of Guysboro and Richmond, three hundred dollars; (c) in the case of every other county, five hundred dollars |