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(Received the assent of the Goverlzor General on tlze 12th Februavy 18691. An Act for tlze appointment of Justices of tlze Peace. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to the appointment of Justices of the Peace; It is hereby Preamble. enacted as follows :- 1. This Act may be called " The Justices of the Peace Short title. Act, 1869." 2. The enactments mentioned in the schedule hereto annexed are hereby Repeal of enact. repealed to the extent specified in the third column of the tuents. same schedule. 3. The Governor General of India in Council, so far Appointment of J u ~ t i ~ e s of the Peace as regards the whole or any part of British India (other than for the ~~lofussil. the towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay), and every Local Gove~nment, so far as regards the territories subject tlo its Government or administration (other than the towns aforesaid), may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint such and so many of the Copenanted Civil Servants of the Crown in India, or other British inhabitants, as the said Governor General in Council or the Local Government (as the case may be) shall think properly qualified to act as Justices of the Peace within and for the territories mentioned in such notification. Ap~ointmeni, of Jus4. The Governor General of India in Colmcil or the tices of the Pcace for the presidency to\-ins. Local Government, so fi~r as regards the to\im of Calc~~tts, , ' may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint any persons resident withiii British India and not being the subjects of any foreign State whom such Governor General in Council or Local Government (as the case may be) shall thii~k p~operly qualified to act as Justices of the Peace within the Emits of the t o m mentioned in such notification. 5.[All persons appointed under section thee or sectioil four shall be ] Powersand tluties of Justices of the Peace and shall have authority to act ZLS SIIC~, J O S ~ I C . ~ ~ of the Peace. and shall have power to coiumit f o ~ trial European British subjects of Bey IIajesty to the COUL'~ prescribecl in that behalf by the law in force for the time heiag, and sliall do a11 other acts appertaining to llle office of Justice of 1!1e nil~ich uader or hy virtue uf any lam in fornr: for the time being may be done by a Juslice ult the Pcacc aithin the said territories or tomrns, as the case may be. 6.[All personsbeing servants of Government appoint- ] Powers of Justices of the Peace in Native ed bv the Governor General in Council to act as Justices of States. V the PC~CC for the whole of British India,, and all pemons being servants of Government appointed by a Local Govcrnment to act as Just,ices of the Peacc forthe territories sul~ject to such GoyernIpAnt other t11m the towns aforesaid, shall, so far as regards European British and Christian sul~jects of Her M?iesf,y within the douiinions of Princes and States in lnclia in alliance with Her Majesty, have power to act as Justices of the Peace and to commit such subjects for trial according to law. 7.[Providcd thst no person other ][t)ha<n. ] n person now acting as a Justice of Dcclarntions to be[the Pcncc undor ][a ][commissionsha,ll ][he ][c ~ p a h l ~ , ] of acting as taken Justi0e8 of a Justice of thc Pcace until he shall have made, and subscribthe Peace. ed, before some other Justice of the Peace or the chief ' civil officer of any station within the territories or place in and for which he shdl have been appointed, declarations to the following effect :- c c I dccla~e that I will be faithful and Boar true allegiance to .H er lihajesty." `8.` The subscriptions of such persons to the said declmatiom shdl be Subscriptione to de-[deposited with and kept by such officer as the Governor Gene- ] clarations to be kept. ral in Council or the Local Government (as the case may be) ' shall from time to time appoint. - 9. The Governor General of India in Council in the case of any Justice of Power to suspend[the Peace appointed by him, and the Local Government ] or dismiss. the case of any Justice of the Peace appointed by it, may suspend or dismiss any person so appointed. ||||||SCHEDULE.||| |-|-||I||---|I|-=-| |33|33Oeo.111,Cap. 52||...||An Act for continuiug in the East India Company, for a furtherI||ISections 151,and 152.| ||||||term, the Possession of the British Territories in India, together||| ||||||with their exclusive Trade, uuder certain lin~itations ;for establish-||| ||||||iug further Regulatious for the Government of the said Territo-<br>ries, and the better Administration of Justice within the same;<br>for appropriating, to certain uses, the Revenues aud Profits of|;<br>/|| ||||||the said Colllpal~y;and for lnakiilg provision for the good Order|I|I| ||||||and Government of the Towns of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay.||| |47 Geo.||111,Sess. 2, Cap.|Sess. 2, Cap.||An Act for the better Government of the'settlements of Fort St.||Sections 4,5and6.| ||68.||||George and Bombay;for the Regulation of Public Banks;and||| ||||||for amending so much of an Act passed in the thirty-third year||| ||||||of his present Majesty as relates to the Periods at which the||| ||||||Civil Servants of the East India Company may be employed in||| ||||||their service abroad.||| |53Geo.111,Cap. 155|||...|...|An Act for continuinginthe East India Company, for a further|the East India Company, for a further|Section 112.| ||||||term, the Possession of the British Territories in India, together||| ||||||with certain exclusive PI-ivileges;for establishing further Re-|for establishing further Re-|| ||||||gulations for the Government of the said Territories, and the|gulations for the Government of the said Territories, and the|| |||||1|better Administration of Justice within the same; and for<br>regulatiug the Trade to and from the Places within the Limits<br>1<br>of the said Company.|better Administration of Justice within the same; and for<br>regulatiug the Trade to and from the Places within the Limits|| |2|2&3mm. IV, Cap. 117...|||...IAn Act to amend the Law relating to the Appoiutmeut of Justices||An Act to amend the Law relating to the Appoiutmeut of Justices|The whole.| ||||||of the Peace, and of Juries in theXEast Indies.||| |Act No. XVI of 1841||Act No. XVI of 1841|Act No. XVI of 1841...|...|An Act Concerning the taking of Oaths of Qualification by Jus-|An Act Concerning the taking of Oaths of Qualification by Jus-|So much as has uot| ||||||tices of the Peace.||bee11 repealed.| |Act No. VI of 1845||Act No. VI of 1845|...|...|...<br>An Act to amend the Law regarding the issue of Commissions of||The whole.| ||||||the Peace.|||