[Ord. 11 anno 1871.1

No. LXXXIV.

of Georgetown

lighted.

furnish

to

with gas.

reduction of

pipes, burners, meters and lamps, and for the repair
thereof; and may also from time to time enter into any
contract with the Mayor and Town Council for lighting the Terms on
streets of Georgetown or any of them with gas, and for which streets
providing the Mayor and Town Council with lamps, lamp are to be
posts, burners, and pipes for such purpose, and for the
repair thereof, in such manner and upon such terms not
exceeding One Pound and Ten Pence sterling for one thou-
sand cubic feet of gas, as shall be agreed upon between Company
the Company and the said Mayor and Town Council or bound t
other person. The Company shall be bound to furnish gas Georgetown
for lighting any street of Georgetown, according to its
present limits, when required to do so by the Mayor and
Town Council, at such rates as may be agreed on, not
exceeding the rate above mentioned. Provided that, when Proviso as to
at any time the average yearly profits of the Company, after price of gas;
deducting 2 per centum per annum on the capital invested
for depreciation of property, shall exceed a dividend of
fifteen per centum per annum on the said capital, the
price of gas shall be reduced to a rate calculated to give
fifteen per centum per annum, for the dividend next
accruing, and that a statement of the accounts of the said and as to
Company shall be laid before the Governor and Court of working of
Company to
Policy half-yearly, say on or before the 1st day of May be laid before
and the 1st day of November in each year, showing the Court of
Policy.
working of the Company for the six months ending,
respectively, on the 31st day of December and the 30th
day of June next preceding. Provided also, that the illu- Illuminating
minating power of the gas supplied by the Company shall power of gas.
be the same as that supplied to the City of London, under
the Metropolitan Gas Act of 1860, viz., five feet of Gas,
burned in an Argand burner with a seven-inch chimney,
shall equal the illuminating power of twelve sperm candles,
six to the pound each burning one hundred and twenty
grains per hour.

statement of

4. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on Ordinance the publication thereof.

when to take effect.

No. LXXXV.

No. LXXXV.

No. LXXXV.

[Ord. 13 anno AN ORDINANCE TO ENABLE HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVER1871.] NOR TO CHANGE, AND TO ADD TO THE NUMBER OF, THE PLACES FOR HOLDING SESSIONS OF THE INFERIOR COURTS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND TO INCREASE OR DIMINISH THE NUMBER OF SESSIONS OF SUCH COURTS.*

Preamble:

increase or diminish the number of times of hold.

Enacted 4th August, 1871, published the 5th following, came into operation on publication.

[JOHN SCOTT, Governor.]

WHEREAS it is desirable that His Excellency the Governor

should have the power, by Proclamation, to change, and to add to the number of the places now appointed for holding Sessions of the Inferior Courts of Criminal Justice, [the part relating to Inferior Court of Civil Justice repealed by Ordinance 8 of 1872]: 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 His Excellency the Governor by ProGovernor may, clamation to appoint additional Sessions of the Inferior Courts of by proclama tion, add to or Criminal Justice, to be held in such places as to him shall seem fit, change the and to direct that the places of holding the Sessions of such Courts, places and whether already appointed or hereafter to be appointed, shall be changed, and to diminish or increase the number of times that ing Sessions of such Sessions, whether already appointed or hereafter to be Inferior Crimi- appointed shall be held and all laws and rules whatever relating subject to all to the holding, postponement or adjournment, of, and to the applicable to practice applicable to, existing Sessions, shall apply to all Sessions hereafter to be appointed or held under the provisions of this Ordinance.

nal Courts

laws and rules

existing Ses

sions.

(Section 2 repealed by Ordinance No. 8 of 1872.)

3. Any

* So much of this Ordinance as relates to Inferior Courts of Civil Justice and all laws or Ordinances, parts of Ordinances, rules, customs, usages, and practices whatever in. consistent with Ordinances No. 8 of 1872, Section 16, are repealed.

| Ord. 13 anno 1871.]

No. LXXXV.-LXXXVI.

3. Any Laws, Ordinances, and parts of Ordinances whatever Repeal Clause. in any way inconsistent with this Ordinance, shall be, and are hereby repealed.

4. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The In- Short Title. "ferior Courts Ordinance, 1871."

5. This Ordinance shall come into operation, and take effect on Commence. and from the publication thereof.

ment of Ordi. nance.

No. LXXXVI.

AN ORDINANCE TO ALTER THE STYLE AND TITLE OF THE [Ord. 14 anno PUISNE JUDGES OF BRITISH GUIANA.

Enacted 4th August, 1871, published the 5th following, came into operation on publication.

[JOHN SCOTT, Governor]

1871.]

WHEREAS by an Order in Council of His late Majesty William Preamble.

the Fourth, bearing date the Twentieth day of June, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-one, it is, amongst other things, ordered that the Second and Third Judges of the Courts in British Guiana shall be called and bear the respective styles and titles of First Puisne Judge and Second Puisne Judge, of British Guiana; and whereas it is expedient that the distinctive titles of First and of Second Puisne Judge should be abrogated, and that the Puisne Judges should take each his respective rank according to the date of his appointment: 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. From and after the taking effect of this Ordinance the dis- First Puisne tinctive titles of "First Puisne Judge" and of "Second Puisne Second Puisne Judge and Judge," heretofore borne by the Puisne Judges of British Guiana, Judge hereshall be abrogated, and the said Puisne Judges shall thenceforth called Puisne Judges. be called and bear each of them the style and title of Puisne Judge

of

after to be

[Ord. 14 anno 1871.]

cedence of

No. LXXXVI.-LXXXVII.

Rank and pre- of British Guiana, and shall hold office and take rank and precedence Puisne Judges, according to the dates of their respective warrants of appointment.

cond Puisne

Judge shall

everywhere

2. Wherever the terms "First Puisne Judge" and "Second First and Se. Puisne Jugdge" are found in any Order in Council, Ordinance, Proclamation, Warrant, Commission, or any other instrument or document whatever, heretofore issued and still having force or effect, Paisne Judge. they shall be taken to mean respectively the Senior Puisne Judge and the Junior Puisne Judge for the time being.

and Junior

3. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on ment of Ordi. the publication thereof.

Commence

nance.

No. LXXXVII.

Ord.16 anno AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARRYING INTO 1871.] EFFECT IN THIS COLONY OF THE "NATURALIZATION ACTS, 1870."

Preamble.

Governor to establish rules and regulations and to fix

fees for carry

ing out "Na

turalization Acts, 1870."

Enacted 11th November, 1871, published the 15th following, came into operation on publication.

[JOHN SCOTT, Governor.]

WHEREAS it is desirable to make provision for the carrying

into effect in this Colony of the "Naturalization Acts, 1870: "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 His Excellency the Governor, by Proclamation, to establish any such Rules and Regulations as may be found necessary for the carrying into effect in this Colony of the Naturalization Acts, 1870," and in like manner to fix the fees to be taken in respect of all things done in this Colony in pursuance of the said Naturalization Acts.

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on when to take the publication thereof.

Ordinance

effect.

4

No. LXXXVIII;

No. LXXXVIII.

No. LXXXVIII.

AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND THE TIME OF PAYMENT BY THE [Ord. 17 anno
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF GEORGETOWN, OF A POR-
1871.]
TION OF THE MONEY BORROWED BY THEM FROM THE
COLONY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF "THE CUMINGSBURG
NORTH-WEST DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE, 1866;"
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUING OF FRESH BONDS TO
MEET THE PAYMENT OF BONDS HERETOFORE ISSUED BY
THE COLONY UNDER THE SAID ORDINANCE, AS AND WHEN
THEY SHALL BECOME DUE.

Enacted 18th November, 1871, published on the 25th
following, came into operation on publication.

[JOHN SCOTT, Governor.]

WHEREAS at a meeting of the Honorable the Court of Policy Preamble.

combined with the Financial Representatives of the Colony, held on the Twenty-ninth day of May, in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-one, there was read a petition from the Mayor and Town Council of Georgetown, whereby they prayed for an extension of time for the payment of the loan made to them by the Colony under the provisions of "The Cumingsburg North-west District Improvement Ordinance, 1866," according to a scheme for such extension attached to such petition, and hereinafter set forth; and whereas thereupon a Resolution was passed recommending that time for the payment of such loan should be granted to the Mayor and Town Council as prayed for by them, and that to meet the payment of the Bonds issued under the Ordinance, fresh Bonds should be issued, payable as His Excellency the Governor and the Court of Policy should be pleased to direct; and whereas it is necessary that an Ordinance should be passed for the purpose of carrying such resolution into effect: 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:

principal of

1. The sum of one hundred and eighty-six thousand, three hun. Times at which dred and seventy dollars, principal money now remaining due, of loan remaining the money borrowed by the Mayor and Town Council under the due shall be paid.

provisions