The Savings Bank Branches Act.—1907. 10. Notwithstanding any provisions of the said Acts, the Trustees Repayments. may repay to any depositor in "The Penny Bank Department" the whole or any portion of the moneys received by way of deposit from him or for his use or benefit: Provided that such depositor shall sign his name to a form provided by the Trustees for the withdrawal of such deposit or portion thereof. 11. The Trustees may enter into arrangements with any Savings Bank authority in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or in any State of the Commonwealth, or in any other British possession, or in any other country— (a) For the transfer, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, of any money standing in the books of such a Savings Bank to the credit of depositors therein from it to "the Bank" or from "the Bank" to such a Savings Bank: (b) For the payment, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, of any money standing in the books of such a Savings Bank to the credit of depositors therein to them through the agency of "the Bank," and for the payment, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, of any money standing in the books of "the Bank" to the credit of depositors therein to them through the agency of such a Savings Bank. 12. The Trustees may, whenever necessary, appropriate from the Reserve Fund such sum or sums of money as may be requisite for the purpose of meeting depreciations in investments. 13. In addition to the societies, trades unions, and employers' unions, corporations, and councils authorised by the amending Act to deposit moneys with the Trustees of the Bank, it shall be lawful for all trades unions and employers' unions, whether legally registered or not, to so deposit the moneys of such trades unions and employers' unions subject to the same conditions as apply to the ordinary depositors of the Bank. In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill. GEORGE R. LE HUNTE, Governor. Adelaide By authority, C. E. BRISTOW, Government Printer, North Terrace. An Act to amend Ordinance No. 4 of 1843, intituled "An BE [Assented to, December 12th, 1907.] E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Magistrates Fees Amendment Short title and Act, 1907," and shall be read and incorporated with Ordinance No. incorporation. 4 of 1843. 2. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the said Ordinance, no person who is or has been a Magistrate or Justice of the Peace, nor his executors or administrators, shall be liable to any process, penalty, or action whatever in respect of any omission by any such Magistrate or Justice of the Peace, whether before or after the passing of this Act, to demand, receive, or take any of the fees referred to in the Schedule A of the said Ordinance, nor in respect of any omission by any such Magistrate or Justice of the Peace before the passing of this Act to make any such return as is referred to in section 3 of the said Ordinance. Indemnity for not taking fees nor making returns. 3. Section 1 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by omit- Amendment. ting therefrom the words "shall and" before the words "may Fees discretionary. demand, receive, and take." 4. Section 3 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by adding Amendment. at the end thereof the words "Provided, however, that this section No return necessary if shall no fees taken. Amendment. Abolition of certain fees. Meaning of the letters J.P." The Magistrates Fees Amendment Act-1907. shall not apply to any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace who has not actually received any such fees, fines, and penalties, or sums of money as aforesaid, since the last return made by him.' 5. Schedule A of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by omitting therefrom the following words and figures: 66 Oath, affirmation, or declaration (except for naval or military Drawing any other document required in the discharge of magis- £0 1 0 0 1 0" 6. The letters "J.P." appearing after any signature in or upon any instrument, certificate, or other document shall have and shall be taken to have the same meaning and effect as though instead thereof appeared the words "one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the State of South Australia," unless it shall appear from the said instrument, certificate, or other document that such signature was affixed out of the said State, or unless another meaning shall be indicated in or upon the said instrument, certificate, or other document. In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to Adelaide By authority, C. E. BRISTOW, Government Printer, North Terrace. An Act to Provide for the Detention and Control of Habitual Criminals. BE [Assented to, December 12th, 1907.] E it enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, follows: PRELIMINARY. 1. This Act may be cited as the "Habitual Criminals Amend- Short title. ment Act, 1907." 2. "Indictment " includes any information presented or filed as Definition provided by law for the prosecution of offences. "Regulations" means regulations made under this Act. HABITUAL CRIMINALS. 3. When any person is convicted on indictment of an offence of Judge may declare one of the classes of offences mentioned in the Schedule to this Act, the following provisions of this section shall take effect (a) Where such person is so convicted of an offence included in classes I., II., III., or IV. of the offences mentioned in the Schedule, and has been previously so convicted on at least two occasions of an offence of the same class, the Judge before whom such person is so convicted, may, in his discretion, declare as part of the sentence of such person that he is an habitual criminal: (b) Where such person is so convicted of an offence included in any or either of the classes V., VI., VII., or VIII. mentioned convicted person an babitual criminal. |