Section XVII. Any person, whether a Europem British subject or not, who shall Jurisdiction vithin local within t,h

XVII. Any person, whether a Europem British subject or not, who shall Jurisdiction vithin local within t,he local limits of the jurisdiction of a Court of Judicalimit8 of Supreme Court. ture est,ablished by Royal Chart& commit any of the offences referred to in the last preceding Section, shall be punishable upon conviction before such Court. A 223. XVUI.[Any person, whether a European British subject or not, who shall ] SE?; to be adbe guilty of any offence, for which, according to the pro- `&g<,` judged. visions of this Act, he shall be liable to a iine only: shdl "r v%+.- $% < --. > be pullishable for such offence by any Magistrate of Police for any of the Presi- `:` `s` `:` `:` `s` `&` .- dency Towns of Calcutta, >/la&ras, and Bombay: or for the Settlement of Prince F, `,&$$L` `;6;-` `2"` < of Wales' Island, Singapore, and Mdacca, Magistrate, Joint-Magistrate, or person $@3-' 2h\rfully exercising 1116 powers of a Magistrate, within whose jurisdiction the ~s::*d,y9f , - . Lw #$@#$,,sb,?ffence `a-s` --, - shall he commit,ted ; and any person hereby made punishable by a &lagis$ * \-2 -- - p & ~ k < ~ ~ ~ ~ *.?ate of * . Police, shall be punislial~le upon sonwary convic&on. , ACT No. PIXI `OF` 1860 XIX.[All fines Illlposed under ][* ][the authority of this ][Aclct, ] Tor offelices p ~ l i s h a ~ l e ~ b y fine only, by ally Police Magistrate, MagisFines how levied. ' trate, Joint-Magistrate, or person lawfdly exercising thr powers of a Magistrate, may, in case of non-pagiment tliereof, bc leviccl by cEstrcss aiicl sale of the goocls allcl - of the oifeiicler, by warrant uncler the lialld of any of tlie above-named Officers, aid iii case any such fine shall not be forthwith paid, any such Officer ]nay orcler the offender to be apprelienclecl* aiid detained `in` safe .austody until the return can be conveaient.ly made to sucli warrant, of: distl-ess, unless sucli party tyllall give security to the satisfaction of such Officer. for liiq appearance. at sucli place nilil time as sliall be appointecl for tlie ret~u.11 of the wanant of dist.rese, ancl sucli office^ may take such security by Tiray of recogiiizance or otherwise, and if, upon the return of such warrant, it shall appear tliat no sucffiient &stress .can be had whereon to levy such fine, and tlie same shall not be forthrpitb paid; or in case it sliall appe'ar to the satisfaction of such Officer, .bjr the 66nfe~sion of -the party or otherwise, that he has not sufficient goods and chaWs wherehpon such fine or sum of money could be levied if a warrant of distress were issued, any sucli Officer, by warrant under his hand, may commit the offender to prison, there to be imprisoned only or to be imprisoned and kept Imprisonment if no to hard labor, according to the discretion of such Officer, sufficient distress, kc. for any term not exceeding two calendar montlis where the anouiit of the fine slyall not exceed fifty Rupees, and for ally term not exceeding four calendar lnontlis rvliere tlie amount sliall not exc6ed one hundred Rupees, and for any teriii not exceeding six cale~idar months in niiy other case ; the commitlllellt to be cleter~niilable in each of the cases aijresaid on pajilient of the amount.