[Ord. 26 anno 1868.] No. XLIV.-XLV. and that any moneys have been taken from the prisoner on his apprehension, it shall be lawful for the Court, on the application of such purchaser, and on the restitution of the stolen property to the prosecutor, to order that out of such moneys a sum not exceed. ing the proceeds of the said sale be delivered to the said purchaser. 9 This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on the publication thereof. Commencement of Ordinance. XLV. [Ord.27 anno AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 10, OF THE YEAR 1868.] Preamble. 1868 INTITULED "AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN THIS COLONY." Enacted 25th November, 1868, published the 28th follow. ing, came into operation on 11th March, 1869. [FRANCIS HINCKS, Governor.] WHEREAS it is expedient to amend in certain respects Ordi nance No. 10 of the year 1868, entituled "An Ordinance for the Registration of Births and Deaths in this Colony :" Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of British Guiana, with the advice and consent of the Court of Policy thereof, as follows: 1. It shall be lawful for any person giving information of a notice by wri- Birth or Death happening in any part of the Colony within the ting instead of limits set forth in the Schedule to this Ordinance, instead of in person. attending personally and signing the original entry in the Register Book of such Birth or Death, to write the particulars of such Birth or Death, as required by said Ordinance upon a printed form, two copies of which will be sent to him upon application by letter or message to the nearest Registrar, and to sign the same, with the name and residence and description of such informant, or to make his mark thereto in presence of a witness, and to forward forward such printed form to such Registrar, either by some safe messenger, or by post; and if the receipt of such information is not acknowledged by the Registrar within Ten days, such informant shall be bound to make and forward in like manner a duplicate of such printed Form. to proceed on written notice. 2. The Registrar shall, immediately upon receiving notice in any Registrar how manner of a Birth or Death in any part of the Colony within the receipt of limits set forth in the said schedule, forward to some one or more of the persons who are bound to give information of the particulars of such Birth or Death, such printed forms (two copies to each such person) as may be furnished to him for the purpose by the Registrar General, and shall require every person to whom a form may be forwarded, to fill up one copy of the same in terms of the preceding section of this Ordinance; and upon such form being filled up and returned to him, shall acknowledge the receipt thereof by letter addressed to the informant, and forwarded by some safe messenger or by post, and shall proceed to Register such Birth or Death in the Register Book, filling up the name, residence and description of the informant in the proper column, and adding his own initials at the foot of such column, and completing such entry in the same manner as if the informant had signed it; and the form shall be preserved by the Registrar and delivered to the Superin. tendent Registrar, together with the certified copies for the quarter next ensuing. under this Or. 3. Nothing in either of the foregoing sections contained, shall Informarts excuse any informant from signing the original Register in due form, dinance when when he is personally present with the Registrar, and an entry is from signing tendered to him by the Registrar for signature. original Regis. ters. at same time 4. Any Registrar or Superintendent Registrar who shall carry, Penalty for transmitting or forward or transmit, either by post or in any other way, the certified copies originals of any Registers at the same time as the certified copies, as original or until the originals or copies of the same Registers previously Registers. forwarded or transmitted, shall have been acknowledged to have arrived at their place of destination, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Forty-eight Dollars. VOL. IV. U 5. If [Ord. 27 anno 1868.] Penalty for No. XLV. 5. If any person residing in any part of the Colony within the limits set forth in the Schedule to this Ordinance, and who is bound to give information of a birth or death, shall not within three this Ordinance, months from such birth or death give such information either in neglecting to give written notice under Letters sent manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 10, of the year 1868, or in manner prescribed by this Ordinance, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Dollars. 6. All Letters sent by post under the provisions of the first and second section of this Ordinance, all Letters and Parcels addressed under this Or to the Registrar General, or any of the Superintendent Registrars free of postage. or Registrars, and all Letters from the General Register Office, shall be forwarded free of postage. dinance to be sions of this Ordinance. 7. The Governor and Court of Policy may, from time to time, Power to ex by Resolution, to be published in the Official Gazette and one tend provi. newspaper of the Colony, extend the provisions of this Ordinance to other places than those mentioned in the Schedule to this Ordinance; and at the expiration of three weeks from the time of the first publication of any such Resolution, the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to any place or places mentioned in such Resolution, in the same manner as if it or they had been included in the said Schedule. This Ordi nance not to affect Administrator General's Ordi. pance. 8. Nothing contained in this Ordinance, or in Ordinance No. 10, of the year 1868, shall affect the obligation of any person under the "Administrator General's Ordinance, 1865," to report any death. 9. This Ordinance, except in so far as it is inconsistent with, shall be construed with, and shall form part of, Ordinance No. 10 enstrued with of the year 1868. This Ordinance to be No. 10, of 1868. Commence nance. 10. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect, on ment of Ordi. such future day as his Excellency the Governor shall hereafter, by Proclamation to be published in the Official Gazette, name and appoint for the coming into operation, and the taking effect, of the same. Schedule No. XLV. [Ord. 27 anno Schedule referred to in the foregoing Ordinance. IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEQUEBO. From and exclusive of 66 The Supenaam Creek and its Tributaries; the Essequebo River and its Tributaries and Islands, from Supenaam Creek on the one Bank, and Plantation "Philadelphia" on the other Bank, upwards, excepting the Penal Settlement and Bartica Grove Settlement; the Islands of Essequebo, exclusive of Leguan, Wakenaam, and Tiger Island. The Left Bank of the Boerasirie Creek, beyond where it adjoins any Sugar Plantation. IN THE COUNTY OF DEMERARY, The Demerary River and its Tributaries and Islands, from Plantation "Vriesland" on the West Bank, and "Golden Grove" on the East Bank upwards. The Right Bank of the Boerasirie Crecks, beyond where it adjoins any Sugar Plantation. The Mahaica Creek and its Tributaries, above Plantation "Cane Grove" on the West Bank, and the Bridge, on the East Bank. The Mahaicony Creek and its Tributaries, above Relief Viilage on the East Bank, and Felicity on the West Bank. The Abary Creek and its Tributaries above the Bridge. IN THE COUNTY OF BERBICE. The River Berbice and its Tributaries and Islands, from Highbury on the East Bank, and Ithaca on the West Bank, upwards. The Canje Creek and its Tributaries, from "Goldstone Hall" on the East Bank, and Sandvoort on the West Bank, upwards. The Corentyne Coast, from Ulverston upwards to Anamoronusi, or No. 66 Creek. The Corentyne River and its Tributaries on the West Bank and Islands, from Skeldon upwards. No. XLVI. No. XLVI. Ord. 29 anno AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING Preamble. clause. Enacted 27th November, 1868, published the 28th following, came into operation 1st January, 1869. [FRANCIS HINCKS, Governor.] WHEREAS it is desirable to make certain provisions relating to the Licence for the Sale of the Liquor known by the name of Cocoanut Rum or Cocoanut Toddy :-Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of British Guiana, with the advice and consent of the Court of Policy thereof as follows: 1. The Liquor knowu by the name of Cocoanut Rum or Cocoanut Interpretation Toddy, shall not be considered a Spirituous Liquor, within the meaning of the term "Spirituous Liquor," or any term intended to mean "Spirituous Liquor," in any Ordinance now in force or hereafter to be in force. 2. Any person who shall sell, or offer for sale or shall exchange, barter, or otherwise dispose of, the Liquor known by the name of Cocoanut Rum or Cocoanut Toddy, without having a licence to sell the same shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding the sum of Forty-eight Dollars, and, in default of payment of such penalty and of the costs incurred, to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceed ing Three callendar months. 3. Any male person of full age may prosecute for any offence under this Ordinance; and every charge for any such offence shall be heard and determined by a Stipendiary Justice of the Peace, or a Superintendent of Rivers and Creeks; and all proceedings in respect of any such charge, shall be according to the provisions of Ordinances number 19 of the year 1856, and numbers 3 and 5 of the year 1868, and shall be subject to the review and appeal provided by the first and third of these Ordinances, 4. From |