No. 50. 5. (1) In all civil cases, in their nature cognizable by any magistrate under and by virtue of the Act of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, No. 20 of 1856, such magistrate shall have jurisdiction whensoever the amount in dispute shall not exceed one hundred pounds sterling: Provided always that in all cases wherein the amount in dispute is beyond the ordinary jurisdiction of such magistrate under the aforesaid Act, it shall be lawful for the plaintiff to bring his action either in the court of such magistrate or in any circuit court to be holden for the district within which such magistracy is holden, or in the High Court of Griqualand, at his discretion. No. 10. No. 51. Sd. Bowker, Thompson, and Giddy.] Proclamation prohibiting Issue of [Aug. 8, 1872. Licences to Deal in Diamonds to Holders of a Retail Licence to sell Wines. WHEREAS by Proclamation of His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, K.C.B., Governor, No. 44 of 1872, (2), it was provided that licences to buy, sell, or deal in diamonds might be issued on payment by the applicants for each such licence of the sum of ten pounds sterling: 2. And whereas it is inexpedient that the buying, selling, and dealing in diamonds should be carried on in houses and places of business the owners or occupants whereof are deal in diamonds licensed retail dealers in liquor: No licence to to holders of retail wine licence. 3. Now, therefore, we do hereby, pending and subject to the signification of His Excellency's pleasure herein, proclaim, declare, and make known that, from and after the date of the publication of this our Proclamation, no such licence to buy, sell, or deal in diamonds shall be granted to any person who at the time of his application is the holder of a retail licence to sell wines, spirits, or intoxicating liquors, under and by virtue of the Ordinance No. 9 of 1851, or any other Ordinance or enactment. (See Nos. 14 and 18.) No. 52 (3). Sd Bowker, Thompson, and Giddy.] [Aug. 8, 1872. Proclamation fixing Special Criminal Sessions for High Court on 5th September, 1872. W THEREAS His Excellency the Governor of Griqualand West did, by his Proclamation No. 70 (4) of 1871, proclaim, declare, and make known that there should be within the territory of Griqualand West a court to be called the High Court of Griqualand : Repealed by Ord. No. 13 of 1874 S ect.1. No. 44, 1872, is repealed by Ord. No. 21, 1874, which in its turn is repealedby Ord. No. 4 of 1877. (3) Spent. 4) No. 4. 2. And whereas it is necessary that a special criminal session of the said court should be shortly holden : 3. Now, therefore, we do hereby, pending and subject to the signification of His Excellency's pleasure herein, proclaim, declare, and make known, that a special session of the said High Court of Griqualand West will be holden at Klipdrift on the 5th day of September next, and following days, for the hearing and disposal of such criminal cases as may be in due course of law brought before the said High Court. No. 52. No. 53. Sd. Thompson and Giddy.] [Sept. 4, 1872. Proclamation establishing a Diamond-field on Crown Land at Waldek's Plant. WHEREAS diamond-diggings have been opened at Waldek's Plant, otherwise Hunter's Rush, or portions of Crown lands within the territory of Griqualand West, as defined in the Proclamation of His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, K.C.B., Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, of the 27th day of October, 1871, No. 67 (No. 1): 2. Now, therefore, we the undersigned, commissioners appointed in and by the Proclamation of His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly, of the same date, No. 67, do, by virtue of the power and authority thereby conferred upon us, proclaim and give notice that the area or portion of Crown land now being worked and searched for diamonds, and commonly known as Waldek's Plant, otherwise Hunter's Rush, situate Waldek's Plant on the south side of the Vaal River and within the district of a public diaPniel, shall be deemed to be a public diamond-field, under the provisions of the Government Proclamation of the 27th day of October, 1871, No. 71 (No. 5). No. 54. Sd. Bowker, Thompson, and Giddy.] [Sept. 27, 1872. Proclamation imposing Quarterly Licence of £1 10s. on certain Conveyances plying for Hire. WHEREAS it is desirable that provision should be made for the issuing of licences to the proprietors of carts and other vehicles plying for hire within this territory: mond-field. plying for hire. 2. Now, therefore, we do hereby proclaim, declare, and make known that from and after the first day of October next Quarterly liensuing it shall be lawful for the distributors of stamps for cence on vehicles every district to issue quarterly licences, on stamped paper of the value of one pound and ten shillings, and every such licence shall be numbered, and shall be a permission to the person receiving the same to use one cart or other vehicle in plying for passengers for hire within such district for the period of three months thence ensuing. No. 54. 3. Every holder of such licence shall cause the number Number to be on of his licence to be legibly painted or printed on some conspicuous part of the cart or vehicle thereby licensed. vehicle. Penalty. Line of postal route. Preamble. 4. Any person who shall use any cart or other vehicle for plying for passengers for hire without first obtaining a licence as aforesaid may be summoned before the resident magistrate, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding £5, and in default of payment to imprisonment for not more than one month. No. 55 (1). Sd. Bowker, Thompson, and Giddy.] [Oct. 14, 1872. Proclamation defining Postal Route between Barkly and WHEREAS it is desirable to define the route whereby Her Majesty's mails shall be conveyed between Klipdrift, within this territory, and Hope Town, in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope: Now, therefore, we do hereby proclaim, declare, and make known that, from and after the promulgation hereof, the said mails shall be conveyed along the postal route following, that is to say, from Klipdrift, past the Pniel mission station, to Vooruitzigt, thence through Du Toit's Pan to Alexandersfontein, thence to Scholtz's farm, thence by Combrink's to the drift commonly known as Junction Drift, thence by the house or homestead heretofore known as Berry's, thence to Botha's farm, thence to Burgher's homestead, thence to Wayland's farm, thence over Wilput to Conradie's Pan, and from Conradie's Pan to Matthew's Pont on the Orange River. And we do hereby proclaim and declare the aforesaid route to be a public highway within this territory. [Oct. 21, 1872. No. 56 (2).-Sd. Thompson and Giddy.] HEREAS it is expedient for the better preservation of health in the camps of De Beer's and Du Toit's Pan, within the jurisdiction of the courts of the resident magistrate of Pniel and Du Toit's Pan respectively, that additional regulations should be framed to ensure the sanitary conditions of the said camps: and whereas the regulations (1) See Ord. No. 1-1880. (2) See No. 48 supra; and Ord. No. 2-1874. TOIT'S PAN. following have been framed to meet the exigencies thereof by the medical inspector: Now, therefore, we do, by virtue of the powers and authorities in us vested, proclaim, declare and make known, that from and after the date hereof the following additional sanitary regulations shall be of force and effect within the jurisdiction aforesaid of the said court of resident magistrate of Pniel and court of additional resident magistrate of Du Toit's Pan: No. 56. 1. It shall be the duty of every employer of labour, house- Latrines. holder, and owner, or occupier of any business or other stand, to provide suitable and sufficient latrines for the use of his household and servants, such latrines to be dug at least twelve feet deep, and covered, and constructed in such places and in such manner as shall be approved by the sanitary inspector. 2. It shall be lawful for the Government for the time being Locality of to cause suitable and sufficient latrines to be constructed for latrines. public use in such places in the vicinity of the diamond claims as shall be approved by the sanitary inspector. 3. All such latrines as aforesaid shall be subject to inspec- subject to intion at all times by the sanitary inspector and his duly spection. authorized assistants, and such means shall be adopted for cleansing and deodorizing them as shall from time to time be by him or them directed. 4. Any person found committing any nuisance in the Nuisances how camp shall be liable to be summoned for contravening this punishable. section before the magistrate of the district, either of the sanitary inspector, or at the instance of any other person, and may upon conviction be fined any sum not exceeding £5, and may in default of payment be imprisoned for any period not exceeding one month. spector. 5. Any person who shall disregard any direction of the Order of insanitary inspector or of any of his duly authorized assistants, or who shall fail to comply with the requirements of first and third sections of this Proclamation, may be summoned before the magistrate of the district, and may on conviction be fined any sum not exceeding £5, and may in default of payment be imprisoned for any period not exceeding one month. 6. It shall be lawful for the sanitary inspector to choose Deposit of rubsuitable spots in different parts of the district for the deposit bish. of rubbish and refuse, and to give information of the locality of such spots by notice in the Government Gazette; and any person who shall, after the publication of such notice, deposit any rubbish or refuse in any place other than one of the spots so chosen and indicated as aforesaid, may be summoned before the magistrate of the district, and may upon conviction. be fined any sum not exceeding £5, and may, in default of payment, be imprisoned for any period not exceeding one month. No. 57. No. 57 (1).-Sd. Thompson and Giddy.] [Oct. 31, 1872. Proclamation imposing Annual Licence of £50 on all Ferries. (Repealed by No. 84.) No. 58.-Sd. Thompson and Giddy.] [Nov. 7, 1872. Proclamation appointing Place to collect Klipdrift Toll. (Repealed by 83.) No. 59 (2).-Sd. Thompson and Giddy.] [Nov. 7, 1872. Preamble. Issue of pros Proclamation establishing Regulations and Tariff for Prospecting Licences on Private Property. WHEREAS it is desirable to provide certain regulations in respect of the payment of licences for prospecting upon private property for precious stones, gold, or silver, and in respect of the right of the owners of such property to fix the rate of digging licences on such parts thereof as have not heretofore been proclaimed as public diamond-fields: 1. Now, therefore, we do hereby proclaim, declare, and pecting licences. make known that from and after the publication hereof it shall be lawful for the civil commissioner of any district within which any such private property shall be situated to issue licences, to be called prospecting licences, each of such licences being a licence to prospect for the period of one month from the date thereof on any part, save as hereinafter excepted, of the said property not heretofore proclaimed, and the amounts paid in respect of any such licences so issued shall be subject to the same charges for the expenses of the Government of the territory as are by law charged upon the amount received in respect of digging licences. Finds to be reported. 2. (3) There shall be payable at the office of the civil commissioner, for all prospecting licences so issued as aforesaid, the respective sums following, that is to say:-For a licence issued- To a party of not more than three persons for a month... To a party of more than ten, in addition to the £2, four shillings for every person above ten. £1 0 0 3. It shall be the duty of any person who shall find any diamonds, gold, or silver while prospecting under any such licence, forthwith to report the same to the civil commissioner of the district; and any person who shall fail so to do shall be liable upon conviction thereof before any magistrate to forfeiture of his licence, and to pay a fine not exceeding twenty pounds sterling, and in default of payment may be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding three months. (1) See Ord. No. 6-1876, which provides for Ferry Licences. (2) See Schedule to Ord. 10 of 1874, Section 7. (3) Repealed vide Schedule to Ord. 10 of 1874, Section 7 Clause 2. |