The Statute Law of Griqualand West: Comprising Government Notices, Proclamations, and Ordinances, Together with an Appendix Containing the Regulations Promulgated and Enacted from the Date of the Annexation of the Province as British Territory to the Date of Its Annexation to the Cape ColonyW. A. Richards & sons, printer, 1882 - 502 pages |
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Common terms and phrases
advice and consent aforesaid application appointed authorized Bultfontein Cape Civil Commissioner claim Colony constable conviction Court of Griqualand Crown land declare deemed default of payment diamond-field Digging district duly duty election electoral district enacted entitled Excellency Sir Henry expedient Expenditure on account force Government Gazette Government Notice Governor of Griqualand granted Griqua Griqualand West hard labour hereby proclaim hereinafter High Court holder hundred pounds imprisonment Inspector or Overseer justice Kimberley Klipdrift lawful Legislative Council thereof liable Lieutenant-Governor liquors Majesty Majesty's ment Mining Board native offence officer Orange Free Ordinance period not exceeding person or persons Pniel Police pounds sterling Preamble Proclamation promulgation Province of Griqualand purpose Registrar regulations repealed Resident Magistrate respect retail licence Riet River Schedule servant shillings Sir Henry Barkly Southey Stamps sum not exceeding territory of Griqualand therein tion Toit's Pan Vaal River Vooruitzigt vote voters whereas
Popular passages
Page 193 - I AB do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance, to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary: So help me God.
Page 84 - ... to procure, any office, place, or employment to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote or refrain from voting...
Page 85 - ... any meat drink entertainment or provision to or for any person, for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to give or refrain from giving his vote...
Page 256 - British possession of this Act, or of any part thereof, so far as it relates to such foreign state, and so long as such law or ordinance continues in force there, and no longer ; or direct that such law or ordinance, or any part thereof, shall have effect in such British possession, with or without modifications and alterations, as if it were part of this Act.
Page 408 - I, AB, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Her heirs and successors according to law. So help me God!
Page 84 - ... any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election : 3.
Page 85 - Every elector, who before or during any election, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives, agrees, or contracts for any money, gift, loan, or valuable consideration, office, place, or employment, for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting, at any election ; 7.
Page 359 - Britain, to be made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of our said Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, if he the said AB shall fail in the condition indorsed.
Page 405 - Governor to do and execute all things that belong to his said office, according to the tenor of these our letters patent and of such commission as may be issued to him under our sign manual and signet, and according to such instructions as may from time to time be given to him under our sign manual and signet, or by our order in our Privy Council, or by us, through one of our principal Secretaries of State, and to such laws as are now or shall hereafter be in force in the State.
Page 410 - Dominion, a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions or any respite of the execution of the sentence of any such offender, for such period as to Our said Governor-General may seem fit, and to remit any fines, penalties, or forfeitures, which may become due and payable to Us.