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Title: Legislation of Sierra Leone
Uniform Title: Laws, etc. (Legislation of Sierra Leone)
Alternate Title: Supplement to the laws with an index of legislation in force
Spine title: Sierra Leone ordinances
Cover title: Ordinances of the colony of Sierra Leone
Legislation of the colony of Sierra Leone
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Language: English
Creator: Sierra Leone
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Place of Publication: Freetown
Creation Date: 1933
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    Ordinances
        Page 1
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    Orders in council
        Order 1
        Order 2
        Order 3
        Order 4
        Order 5
        Order 6
        Order 7
        Order 7a
        Order 8
        Order 9
        Order 9a
        Order 10
        Order 11
        Order 11a
        Order 12
        Order 13
        Order 14
        Order 15
        Order 16
        Order 17
        Order 18
        Order 19
        Order 20
        Order 20a
        Order 20b
        Order 20c
        Order 20d
        Order 20e
        Order 20f
        Order 20g
        Order 21
        Order 21a
        Order 22
        Order 23
        Order 23a
        Order 24
    Governor's orders
        Order 1
        Order 2
        Order 3
        Order 4
        Order 5
        Order 6
        Order 6a
        Order 7
        Order 8
        Order 9
        Order 9a
        Order 10
        Order 10a
        Order 11
        Order 12
        Order 13
        Order 13a
        Order 13b
        Order 13c
    Rules
        Rule 1
        Rule 2
        Rule 3
        Rule 3a
        Rule 3b
        Rule 4
        Rule 4a
        Rule 5
        Rule 5a
        Rule 6
        Rule 6a
        Rule 7
        Rule 7a
        Rule 7c
        Rule 8
        Rule 8a
        Rule 9
        Rule 9a
        Rule 9b
        Rule 9c
        Rule 10
        Rule 11
        Rule 11a
        Rule 11b
        Rule 11c
        Rule 12
        Rule 12a
        Rule 12b
        Rule 12c
        Rule 12d
        Rule 12e
        Rule 12f
        Rule 12g
        Rule 12g
        Rule 12i
        Rule 12j
        Rule 12k
        Rule 12l
        Rule 12m
        Rule 12n
        Rule 12o
        Rule 12p
        Rule 12q
        Rule 12r
        Rule 12s
        Rule 13
        Rule 14
        Rule 14a
        Rule 14b
        Rule 14c
        Rule 14d
        Rule 14e
        Rule 14f
        Rule 15
        Rule 16
        Rule 16a
        Rule 17
        Rule 18
        Rule 18a
        Rule 18b
        Rule 20
        Rule 20a
        Rule 20b
        Rule 20c
        Rule 20d
        Rule 20e
        Rule 21
        Rule 21a
        Rule 22
        Rule 22a
        Rule 22b
        Rule 22c
        Rule 22d
        Rule 22e
        Rule 23
        Rule 24
        Rule 25
        Rule 26
        Rule 26a
        Rule 27
        Rule 27a
        Rule 28
        Rule 28a
        Rule 28b
        Rule 28c
        Rule 29
        Rule 30
        Rule 30a
    Proclamation
        Proclamation 1
        Proclamation 1a
        Proclamation 2
        Proclamation 3
        Proclamation 4
    Bye-laws
        Page A 14
        Page A 15
        Page A 16
    Orders of the King in Council
        Page A 17
        Page A 18
        Page A 19
        Page A 20
        Page A 21
        Page A 22
        Page A 23
        Page A 24
        Page A 25
        Page A 26
        Page A 27
    Statutory rules and orders
        Page B 125
        Page B 126
        Page B 127
        Page B 128
        Page B 129
        Page B 130
        Page B 131
        Page B 132
        Page B 133
        Page B 134
        Page B 135
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CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX to the Ordinances, Or
Governor's Orders, Rules and Proclamations of Si
Orders of the King in Council affecting Siei
enacted and made during the year 1
(Note.-The titles of enactments which are,no longer operaitve

ORDINA NCES.

Date of
Subject. Commenceme


Arms and
ment)


Cinematograph
(Amendment)


Ammunition (Amend-


Exhibitions


.Pensions (Non-European Officers)
(Voluntary Retirement) (Amend-
ment)

*Pensions (European Officers)
(Voluntary Retirement)


Registration of United Kingdom
Designs (Amendment)


Freetown
ment)


Municipality (Amend- 11


7 Irtrgretation (Amendment)


8 (1932) Supplementary Appropriation

9 Noh-Native Poll Tax (Amendment)




10 Vaccination (Amendment)


13 July, 1933


13 July. 1933


13 July, 1933


1 January, 193


13 July, 1933



13 July 1i33




13 July, 1933


13 July, 1933

13 July, 1933




13 July. 1933


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ders in Council,
erra Leone and
rra Leone
933. .-"
Share printed in italics.)



ni. Remarks.

Repeals and re-
places section
30 of Cap. I.
Amends seclotio -'-
(3) of Ordinanoe
No. 12 of 1931.

Amends section 2
of Ordinance
No. 23 of 193R.

2 .



Repeals and re-
places section .4
of Ordinance
No. 28 of 1928.

Amends sections 9 -
(3), 26 (1), 26(2).
(b) and 155 of
Ordinance No. 38
of 1927.

Repealed by Ordi-
nance No. 29 of
1933.

Spent.

Amends section 11 '
(2) and First
Schedule to Or :
finance No. 28
of 1931.
Amends sections 4. 6,
9 and 10 of ap. 25:
repeals and -
places section -.
and also repeals th Y
Vaccination Fees 4
Bules, 1924.



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28 13 July, 1933


25 13 July, 1933

28 13 July, 1933


13 July, 1933






13 July, 1933


39 13 July, 1933


43 1 August, 1933


51 To come into opera-
tion on such date
as the Governor
may fix by a
notice published
in the Gazette

59 To come into opera-
tion on such date
as the Governor
may fix by a
notice published
in the Gazette


62 1 January, 1934

65 24 November, 1933


Aliens (Deportation) (Amendment)


Railway Superfluous Lands

Folded Woven Goods


1


1


14 House Tax (Colony) (Amendment)


15 Public Health (Amendment)


Sherbro Judicial District (Amend-
ment)









Freetown Municipality Building
Scheme
"Midwives





Medical Practitioners. Midwives,
Dentists and Druggists (Amend-
ment)


0: ',(1934) Appr6priation

:1 Customsi (Amendment)


Repeals and
replaces section
3 of Cap. 3.



Repeals and re-
places Cap. 71.

Repeals and re-
laces sections 6,
16 and 17 (6)
of Cap. 96; alsa
amends sections
17 (1), 17 (f), 17
(5) and 18.

Repeals and re-
places section 27
of Cap. 171;

Amends sections
3, 6(1), 7 (1), 9
(2), 10, 13 (1), 17
and 24 of
Cap. 189; re-
peals and re-
places- sections 4
and 5; repeals
section 23; and
also inserts hew
sections SA -and
3B therein.



Amended by
Ordinance
No. 31 of 11933.




Amends long aid
short titles of
Cap, 125; also
amends -sections
3, 4, 8, 9, 13 (1)
and 14; repeal
section 6 (4) and
the Midwives
Rules, 1924.


Repeals section
145A of Cap. 49.


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Subject. T Commenceent. emiarks.
" .. j omneet


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ORDINAN( CS--continued.






D I MANC ES-owdimaed.

1 subject. 1i Doeate of
Commencement. Remarks..


21 Ceroners,-Amendment)


Plteectorate Courts Jurisdiction 70
(Amendment)


.uimmary Convictiod' Offences 72
(Ameendment)

Eruit Export 74
Sorestry (Amendment) 77


Customs Tariff (Amendment) 79


L ioanL(epayment) 81
Interpretation 3 E









Gbiange of'Titles 95
ffidwives (Anedment) 98


SProtectorate 100


Public Heathe i (Pi -ite&J
S(Amendment)


9rDecember, 1933







9,Deoember, 1933



9 December, 1933


1 January, 1934
9 December, 1933


9 December, 1933


9 December, 1933
9 December, 1933.









9 December, 1933
9 December, 1933


9 December,33










9 December, 1983


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Repeals andi re-
places section
9c of Cap. 40;
also amends sec-
tions 24, 28, 29
30, 34, and
Forms D, E;. F
and G in the
First Schedule.
Inserts new sec-
tion 47A in
Ordinance No. 40
of 1932.
Repeals and re-
places section 39
of Cap. 201.,


Inserts new sec-
tion 21A in
Cap. 74.
Amends section 2
of Ordinamne
No. 1 of 1932.


Repeals and e-
places Cap. l t
also repeals the
Interpretation
Ordinance
(Amendmeit)
Ordinance, 1929
and 1930 ; Ordin-
ance No. 3 and
No. 14 of 1931;
No. 3 of 1932
andNo.7ofl933.


Amends sectieo14.
(e) of Ordinance
No. 18.of 19B3.
Repeals and relanes
Oaps. 167 an 170{
repeals the ,
tectorate (Amenda-.
*1t95 o) Ord s .i
1925 to 1928; the "
Protect.or e-
Nat iyv'e FMW.
(Amen d ment)
Ordinan. 1925 t
1927. and Odtpance
No 24 ofM-127 also
makes o inor
amendment t
Ordinanrce- T
of 1~37. 4 of 1.41
of 1932 and 0M of
1932.
Amends Beet9o tot
Ordinance No Bof
1926.


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iv ORDERS IN COUNCIL.
Dat of


Subject.


2

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4
5


6



7


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11




12




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14
15



16


17


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Probates (British and Colonial)
Recognition (British Guiana)
Estate of Samuel Athanasius Have-
lock Thorpe
Public Holiday (Empire Day)
Import Prohibition
Customs (Free Storage of Goods)


Protectorate Health Areas (Amend-
ment)


House 'Tax (Extension of Time)


Prospecting for Diamonds (Prohibi-
tion
Customs Tariff (Amendment)



Probates (British and Colonial)
Recognition (the Colony of
Gambia)
Public Motor Roads (Protectorate)




Customs (Free Storage of Goods)
(No. 2)



Customs Inland Port (Gene)


Control of Rice
Ferry Tolls (Amendment)



Yoni-Niawama Ferry


Prisons (Masanki)


Date of
Commencement,

26 January, 1933

16 February, 1933

23 February, 1933
30 March, 1933
13 April, 1933


20 April, 1933



18 May, 1933


1 June, 1933

7 June, 1933



8 June, 1933


8 June, 1933




8 June, 1933




15 June, 1933


6 July, 1933
3 August, 1933



14 September, 1933


21 September, 1933


Remarks.

Applies Cap. 163 to
British Guiana.



Spent.


Revoked by Order
in Council No. 12
of 1933.
Amends First
Schedule to
Order in CQuncil
No. 20 of 1931.
Amends for 1933,
sections 12 and
17 (1) of Cap. 96.



Amends Schedules
I and III to
Ordinance No. 1
of 1932.
Applies Cap. 163
to-the Colony of
the Gambia.
Revokes and re-
places Orders in
Council Nos. 8
of 1922 and 16 of
1927.
Amends Schedule
C to Cap. 49 and
revokes Order in
Council No. 5 of
1933.
Revokq Order in
Council No. 7 of
1926.


Amends clause 2
of Order in
Council No. 5 of
1932.
.Amends Schedule
to Ordinance
No. 27 of 1931.


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ORDERS IN COUNCIL-continued.


S. Subject.


Protectorate Health Areas (Amend-
ment) (No. 2) .


Gum Copal (Export Prohibition)
Pensionable Offices



Customs (Legal Quays)



Protectorate Health Areas (Amend-
ment) (No. 3)


Customs Tariff (No. 2) (Amend-
ment)


Siurey of Boats (Application to
Freetown Harbour)


SDate of
S Commencement.

145 21 September, 1933



146 1 January, 1934
147 26 October, 1933



155 9 November, 1933



157 30 November, 1933



158 30 November, 1933



160 1 January, 1934


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Remarks.

Amends First
Schedule to
Order in Council
No. 20 of 1931.


Revokes and re-
places Order in
Council No. 12 of
1932.
Revokes and re-
places Order in
Council No. 9 of
1927.
Amends First
Schedule to
Order in Coun-
cilNo. 20 of 1931.
Amends First
Schedule to Or-
dinance No. 1 of
1932.


GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.
"Subject. 8 Date of
lSubject. b Commencement. Remarks.

1 Tassoh Island (Removal of Head- 161 9 February, 1933
man)
2 Forest Restricted Area (Kongbora) 162 23 March, 1933 Revokes Order
No. 7 of 1919.
3 Headman and Committee (Fabaina) 163 18 May, 1933 Amends Schedule
A to Cap. 91.
4 Headman and-Committee(Garahun) 164 18 May, 1933 Amends Schedule
A to Cap. 91.
5 Headman and Committee (Kundaw) 165 18 May, 1933 Amends Schedule
A to Cap. 91.
6 Cinematograph Exhibitions (Board 166 18 May, 1933 Revokes and re-
of Control) places Order
Of No. 7 of 1932.
7 RIgulation of Work by Residents 168 6 July, 1933 Amends Schedule
(Fabaina, Garahun-and Kundaw) 'c to ap. 91.
8 Fugitive Criminals Surrender 169 20 July, 1933 Adds to list of
(Amendment) Foreign States
in clause 2 of
the Fugitive
Criminals Sur-
render Order,
._____ C__ S_ __1_ _____ 1924.


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*v GOVERNOR'S ODEBRS-continued.
Date ofRemarks.
SSBubject. I| Commencement. Remarks.

9 Pepel Town 170 14 September, 1933
10 Lunsar Town 172 14 September, 1933
11 Headman and Committee 174 26 October, 1933 Amends Schedule
(Six Miles). A; to; Sap. 91
12 Pensions (European Offiers) 175 23 November, 1933 Adds to' Sohe-
(Voluntary Retirement) dule to Ordin-
ance No. 4 of
1933.
13 Bash Fire Prevention (Protective 176 28 December, 1933 Addsi to Schedule
Belts). (Protectorate) (Amend- to Order No. 11
ment) _of 1932.


RULES.

Subject. DCom te nt. Remarks.
p, Commencement.


],
1 Wild Game (Amendment)




2 Public. Transport
(Amendment)


Services
a*


4 Customs Tariff (Amendment)


Immigration Restriction)
Supreme Court Rules,
S(Am dment)


1924,,


PFoaign Tribunals Process
Banded Duiker and Cobus Antelope
'Preaeition


181 19 January, 1933


182 26 January, 1983


186 16 February, 1933


23 February, 1933
2 March, 1933



2 March, 1933
9 March, 1933


Revokes and; re-
places .rule 3
of the Wild
Game (Amend-
ment) Rules,
1927 to 1929;
Amends "First
Schedule to the
Public Trans-
port Services
Rules, 1929: and
1930.
Revoked by Rules
No. 20 of 1933.
Revokes and re-
places rule 2 (1)
of Rle i
Schedule IV to
Ordinance No. '1
of 1982w;. also
amends.-rules 7
(1), 8, 17 and
Foms 1. an& C
in the Appendix
thereto.


Revokei and re-
planes Order
LXIV of the
Suprefe Court
Rues.tegll.


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S'iSubject. CommDate of Remarks. /
5 Commencement.


9 KIroo TrIbdl Administration

10' Pbsta Offise (Amendment)


'RaA*y (Coaching Tariff) (Amend-
inenti)





Railway (Goods Tariff) (Amend-
ment)











Public Tfansport Services (Amend-
mtat)




iEuropeh Reserve Force
iGuatoms Tariff (Amendment)
(No. 2)


Railway :(Goods
S2Bni(No. 2)



QusaSms (Transit
maEit)


Tariff (Amend- 235


Sheds) (Amend-


Gihematograph Exhibitions
;Weetown Waterworks (Amend-
SB~tSt


5 April, 1933

1 May, 1933


4 May, 1933






4 May, 1933











.4 May, 1933





8 June, 1933
22 June, 1933




13 July, 1933




27 July, 1933


238 27 July, 1933
241 24 August, 1933


Amended by Rlues
No. 23 of 1933.
Amends rules 132
and 133 of Rules.
No. 21 of 1930.
Amends rules 23,
32 and 85, and
revokes and re-
places rules 24
and 30 of the
Railway (Coach-
ing Tariff)
Rules, 1924.
Revokes and
replaces rule655
and Schedules
R, E, F, G, H
and L of the
Railway (Goods
Tariff) Rules,
1924; also
amends Schedule
C, D and K and
adds new Sche-
dules M, N, 0,
P, Q and R
thereto.
Amends First
Schedule to the
Public Trans-
Sport Services
Rules, 1929 and
1930.


Inserts new :rule
17A in Rules in
Schedule IV to
Ordinance No. 1
of 1932.
Inserts new rule
60B in the Rail-
way (Goods)
Tariff) Rules,
1924.
Amends rule (4)
of the rules at
p. 49 of Vol. MI.


Revokes and re-
places rule 26A
of the Free-
town Water-
works Rules,
1924.


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Subject. I Date of Remarks:
a Commencement.


20 A rms and Ammunition


Sherbro Judicial District (Amend
ment)


Tariff


Kroo Tribal
(Amendment)


242 14 September, 1933


248 21 September, 1933


(Amendment) 250 21 September, 1933


Administration 256 12 October, 1933


24 Protectorate Land (Amendment)


25 Motor Traffic (Amendment)


26 Quarantine (Amendment)


Pensions (European
(Amendment)


257 I 12 October, 1933


258 2 6 October, 1933


1 January, 1934


Officers) 261 30 November, 1933


Revokes and re-
places the Rules
m Schedule K
to Cap. 11; also
revokes rules
SNo. 19 of 1931
and Rules No. 3
of 1933.

Revokes and re-
places rule 24F
of the Sherbro
Judicial District
Rules, 1924.

Revokes and re-
places rule 8 of
Rules in Sche-
dule IV to
Ordinance No. 1
of 1932; also
amends- rule 20
and inserts new-
rules 21A; 21B,
.21c0 nd 21D
therein.
Revokes and re-
places rule 2 of
Rules No. 9 of
1933; also
revokes rule 16.

Amends rules 1
and 2 of the
Rules in the
Schedule to
Ordinance No. 16
of 1927.

Aniends Forms G
and H of First
Schedule to
Rules'No. 32 of
1930.
Revokes and re-
places rule 7 (1)
of Rules No. 4
of 1930.
Amends rule 19c
of Rules in
First Schedule
to Cap. 146 ; also
revokes and
replaces the
Schedule added
thereto by Rules
No. 12 of 1929.


Customs
(No. 3)


~I


3?-,


RULES-continued.






4


RULES--entinued. ix

ae SubjCom c ent.s.
Commencement.
04


Education. (Protectorate) (Amend-
ment)


Public Hdalth (Protectorate)
(Amendment)


Railway (Telegraph)(Amendment)

-* *"


1 ,anuary, 1934


267 30 Noveniber, 1933


1 January, 1934


Revokes and re-
laces rule 73 o
Bules No. 28 of
1930.
Revokes and re-
places rule 8 of
Rules No. 27 of
1929.
Revokes and re-
places rules 6
and 7 of the
Railway Tele-
graph Rules,
1924.


h. L


BYE-LAWS.

Freetown (Slaughter House) Amending Bye-Laws, 1933-Page 271
*Frpeto"w (Slaughter House) (No; 2) Amending Bye-Laws, 1933-Page 272

PROCLAMATIONS.


...... .. .D ate of
S Cubjeet. Commencem t. Remarks.

1 Assumption of the Administration of 273 14 June, 1933 Spent.
the Colony by His Excellency
Captain Claude Edcward Cookson
2 Highways (Straying of Animals) 275 28 September, 1933
Ordinance, 1924 (Extension)
8 Prrogation of the Legislative 276 5 October, 1933 Spent.
Council (Ninth Session)
- 4 Legislative Council (Date' of 277 2 November, 1933 Spent.
.Cosomencement of Tenth Session)


ORDERS OF THE KING IN COUNCIL.

Subject. Date of
SnSubject. r Commencement. Remarks.

1 1Air Navigation (Colonies, Pro- 279 1 January, 1933
cto -. estates ,and Mandated Terri-
S toria) (A'endment) Order, 1932
2 Copyright (Rome Convention) 283 16 March, 1933
Order, 1933
3 Portugal (Extradition) Order in 293 10 July, 1933
SCouncil, 1933


~i^ "-? '"


4







Supplement No. 1 to the Sierra Leone Royal Gazette, Vol. LXIV
No. 2852, Dated 13th July, 1933.









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 1 of 1933.

In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.


C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.



An Ordinance to Amend the Arms and Cap. 11.
Ammunition Ordinance. 1924.
[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Arms and Short title.
Ammunition (Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 30 of the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, Repeal and
1924, is hereby repealed and replaced by the following replacement
section: of section 30
of Cap. 11.
"30. (1) The Governor in Council may make rules for"Powerof
the further, better or more convenient carrying out Governor in
of any of the provisions or purposes of this Councilto
Ordinance; and in particular, but without derogating make rules."
from the generality of the foregoing, with respect
to any of the following matters:--*)'
(a) The appointment of persons to be the
prescribed authority under this Ordinance;

Rt i&fca0. h-





SNo. 1 Arms and Ammunition (Amendment). 1938

(b) The prescription of forms to be used for any
purpose under this Ordinance;
(c) The prescription of fees to be charged and paid
under this Ordinance
(d) The prescription of anything which under this
Ordinance requires to be prescribed;
(e) The prescription of the duties and powers of
any person engaged or employed in the
administration of the provisions of this
Ordinance;
(f) The prescription of rents to be charged and
payable in respect of articles deposited under
this Ordinance in any warehouse;
(g) The grant of licences, permits and authorisations
under this Ordinance;
(h) The prescription of the duties of any person to
whom any licence, permit or authorisation is
granted under this Ordinance;
(i) The landing, storage and transport of arms
and ammunition;
(j) The management, use and control of public and
private warehouses and withdrawals therefrom;
(k) The keeping and examination of books, records
and registers in connexion with the administra-
tion of any of the provisions of this Ordinance;
(1) The dealing in arms and ammunition.

(2) Unless and until amended or revoked by the
Governor in Council under this section, the rules
contained in Schedule K to this Ordinance shall be in
force."

Passed in the Legislative Council this twentieth day of June,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIs PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.
M.P. X18129,






No. 2 Cinematograph Exhibitions (Amendment).


1933


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 2 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.





C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.


An Ordinance to Amend the Cinematograph
Exhibitions Ordinance, 1931.


Ordinance
No. 12 of
1931.


[ 1th July, 1933.] Date ofcom-
mencement.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
S1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Cinematograph Short title.
Exhibitions (Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 6 (3) of the Cinematograph Exhibitions Ordinance, Amendment
1931, is hereby amended by deleting the second and third lines of section 6
and the word "decision" in the fourth line and substituting (3)of Ordin-
dtherword te fourdcli n s ance No. 12
therefore the following words:-" it shall signify its decision of 1931.
by a certificate in the prescribed form."






4 No. 2 Cinematograph Exhibitions (Amendment). 1933

Passed in the Legislative Council this twentieth day of June, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with
the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a
true and correct copy of the said Bill.

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M-P. E145131.






No. 3 Pensions


(Non-European Oficers) (Voluntary
Retirement) (Amendment).


1933


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.'

No. 3 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent

to this Ordinance this eighth

day of July, 1933.



C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.


An Ordinance to Amend
European Officersl (Volun
Ordinance, 11


the Pensions (Non- No. 23 of
y R) 1932.
Itary Retirement)


[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Per
(Non-European Officers) (Voluntary Retirement) (Amen'
Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 2 of the Pensions (Non-Euror
(Voluntary Retirement) Ordinance, 1932, is b
by inserting therein the words "and gratuit'
after the word "pensions" where the same
and fourth lines.






No. 3 Pensions (Non.European Officers) (Voluntary
Retirement) (Amendment).


1933


Passed in the Legislative Council this twentieth day of Jqne, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-tlree.

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Coineilf.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of legislative Council,


M1.P. 387/181,



























Ii3~c4






No. 4 Pensions (European Oficers) (Voluntary 1933 7
Retirement),









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 4 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
L to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933,



0. E. COOKSON,
S4 / Acting Govemror.




An Ordinance to Amend the Law elating to the
Grant of Pensions to Europe Officers.
1st January, 1932.] Dateofcom-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of/Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legis] ive Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. (1) This Ordinance may be cit d as the Pensions (European Short title,
Officers) (Voluntary Retirement) Or nance, 1933; it shall apply to application
the. Colony and Protectorate, and hall be deemed to have come and com-
into operation on the first day of anuary, 1932. mencement.
(2) This Ordinance and e Pensions (European Officers) Construc-
Ordinance, 1924, shall be re i and construed together as one tion,
Ordinance. Cap. 146.
2. Notwithstanding any revision in the Pensions (European Grant of
Officers) Ordinance, 1924, t the contrary, it shall be lawful for pensions to
the Governor in Counci to grant pensions and gratuities officers
calculated according to te principles upon which pensions and retire von-
gratuities under the said Ordinance are calculated, to the officers tarily.
whose names are specific in the Schedule hereto at any time after
the commencement of t is Ordinance on their voluntary retirement Cap. 146,
with the permission of the Governor from the service of
Sierra Leone.







No. 4 Pensions (European Officers) (Voluntary
Retirement.


1933


Power of 3. The Governor may, with the/approval of the Secretary of
Governor to State, by Order, add to the Schedule the names of any other
add names
to Schedule. officers.
SCHEDULE.


Name.


Name.


Aylott, Walter.
4,- /i/J5 McLeod, Torquil William/
Mo' M Pe 1.; /1
0//4 It dW e44 Trn'R /

Passed in the Legislative Council this twentieth day of June, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand i e hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESS/ON has been carefully cognpared by me with the
Bill which has passed the legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the sad Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. B!67131.


I







No. 5 Registration of United Kingdom Designs' 1933 9
(Amendment).









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 5 of 1933.


SIn His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.



C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the Registration of No. 28 of
1928.
United Kingdom Designs Ordinance, 1928.
[18th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Registration of United Short title.
Kingdom Designs (Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.
2. Section 4 of the Registration of United Kingdom Designs Repeal and
replacement of
Ordinance, 1928, is hereby repealed and replaced by the section 4of
following section :- N. t of 1s.
4. An application for registration of a design under this "Application
Ordinance shall be made to the Registrar and for registra-
accompanied by two representations of the design tion."
and a certificate of the Comptroller-General of the
United Kingdom Patent Office giving full particulars
of the registration of the design in the United
Kingdom and stating the date at which such design
became or will normally become open to public
inspection."







10 No. 5 Registration of United Kingdom Designa 1933
(Amendment).

Passed in the Legislative Council this twentieth day of June,'in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Coiunil and found by pme to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN.
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. 3/28/29,







No, 6


Free~town MBlrunic-ipcalty (Amen ,lInen t),


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

NQ. 6 of 1933.


@ In His Majesty's name I assent
tp this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.



C. E. OOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the Freetown Ordinance
No. 38 of
Municipality Ordinance, 1927. 1927.
[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Freetown Municipality Shoit title.
(Amendr ent) Ordinance, 1933.
2. Section 9 (3) of the Freetown Municipality Ordinance, Amendment
1927, is hereby amended by deleting the words "fifty per f section 9
centum" in the fourth line and substituting therefore the words ane No. 38
" one-third ". of 1927.
3. Section 26 (1) of the Freetown Municipality Ordinance, Amendment
1927, is hereby amended by deleting the word "hereinafter" of section 26
in the fourth line and substituting therefore the word hereafter ". dance No 38
of 1927.
4. Section 26 (2) (b) of the Freetown Municipality Ordinance, Amendment
1927, is hereby amended by deleting the words and to regulate of section 26
the same" in the third and fourth lines and substituting therefore (2) (b) of
the words to regulate the same and to prevent cruelty therein ". Ordinance
1927No. 38 of
1927.


193;) i1






Freetown Municipality (Amendment).


Amendment 5. Section 155 of the Freetown Municipality Ordinance, 1927,
of setiol is hereby amended by deleting the, last forty words and
Ordinance substituting therefore the following words :-"and a deed of
No. 38 of conveyance executed by the City Bailiff in pursuance of any
1927. such sale shall, upon being duly registered under the provisions
of the Registration of Instruments Ordinance, 1924, confer upon
the purchaser as good a title to the lands and tenements sold as
the owner could lawfully convey. Provided that the President
may, at any time before the sale of any lands, tenements,
rents and annuities so advertised for sale as aforesaid,
postpone the sale thereof either generally or to some specified
day."


Passed in the Legislative Council this twentieth day of June, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by'me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. MJ0132.


1933


12 No. 6






No. 7 Interpretation (Amendment). 1933 13









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 7 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance. this eighth
day of July, 1933.




C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance o Amend the Interpretati n Cap. 103.
ordinance, 1924.

[13th Jtly, 1933.] Dateofcom-
mencement.


BE IT ENACTED: y the Governor of Sierra Le e, with the
advice and c sent of the Legislative Coun il thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordi ance may be cited as the Interpretation Short title.
(Amendment) Or finance, 1933.

2. Section 3 (1) of the Interpretation O finance, 1924, is Amendment
hereby amend d by inserting therein the fo lowing' paragraph f sectionn 13
(1) of Cap.
immediately a ter paragraph (c):- 103. Section
5 of the In-
"Govern ent". (cc) The expressions government "the terpretation
Government ", "the C I shall mean "the G ernment of Sierra finance,
Leone." 1929 and
1930.





14 No. 7 Interpretc ion (Amendmeet). 1933

Further 3. Section 13 (1) of t e Interpretation Ordinance, 1924, is
amendment hereby further amended y deleting paragraph (e) defining the
of section 13
(1) of Cap. expression Magistrate" 'uid substituting therefore the following
103. paragraph and definition:
Section 5 of
the Inter- "Magistrate ". "(e) he expression Magistrate" shall mean
pretation the Police Magistrate of Freetown, or a
(Amend-
ment) Di trict Commissioner of the Colony, or two
Ordinance, Ju tices of the Peace sitting as a Court of
1929 and S mmary Jurisdiction in the Colony, or a
1930. D strict Commissioner of the Protectorate."


Addition of 4. The Interpretation Ordinance, 1924, is hereby amended by
16B to Cap. 10~. inserting therein, as se tion 16B, the following section :-
"Power "16B. Where by any Ordinance the Governor is
Governor empower to exercise any powers and/or perform
uo tority any dutie he may. unless by law expressly prohibited
vested in from so going, depute any person by name or the
Ordinance." person or the time being holding the office
designated by him to exercise such powers and/or
perform such duties on his behalf, subject to such
condition s, exceptions and qualifications as the
Governo may prescribe by notice in the Gazette, and
thereup n or from such date as may be specified in
the not ce the person so deputed shall have and
exercise such powers and/or perform such duties
subject as aforesaid. Provided, that no such delegation
of pow rs and/or duties shall have effect until notified
in the Gazette. Provided also that nothing in this
section contained shall authorise the Governor to
depute any person to make rules under any power
in that behalf conferred on him by Ordinance."

Addition of 5. The Inter station Ordinance, 1924, is hereby amended by
new section 23
to Cap, 103. the addition their to of the following section as section 23 :-

"Appli-" 23. (1) Where by or under any Ordinance any person is
cation requi ed to pay any charge or fee for any act or thing
of fees, done, or document issued, or signature or seal affixed
fines and
forfei- to anr document, by any public officer or department,
tures." or w iere any person is adjudged by any court, or
othe authority duly authorised by law, to pay or
forfe t any sum of money, such charge or fee and such
sum of money shall be paid into the Treasury and
form part of the general revenue of Sierra Leone
unle s otherwise provided; and if any such charge or
fee, or if any commission on money received or taken
poss ssion of, realized, or otherwise dealt with, is
requ red to be paid to any public officer or depart-
men such officer or department receiving the same
shall pay it into or account for the same in due course
to th Treasury.





No. 7 Interpretation Amendment). 1933 15

(2) Where by or un er any Ordinance any thing or
any animal is adjudge by any court, or other authority
duly authorised by lax to be forfeited, it shall, unless
otherwise provided, e forfeited to the Crown ; and
the net proceeds their of, if it is ordered by competent
authority to be sold shall be paid into the Treasury
and form part of the general revenue of Sierra Leone
unless otherwise pr ided.
(3) Nothing in this section shall affect any
provision in any ordinance whereby any shares of
fines or penalties or forfeitures, or of proceeds
of forfeitures, ar expressed to be recoverable by
any person, or m y be granted by any authority to
any person."



Passed in the Legislati e Council this twentieth day of June, in the
year of Our Lord one thou and nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMP ESSION lha: been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed hlie Legislative Council and found by mn to be a true
and correct copy of tl said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. Jil4130.





(1932) Supplementary Appro(priation.


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 8 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.



C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Legalise certain Payments made
in the year 1932 for the Public Service of the
Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone in
excess of the Appropriations authorized
by Law.

[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
WHEREAS certain expenditure has been incurred for the
Public Service of the Colony and Protectorate in the year 1932
in excess of the appropriations authorized for that purpose;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient that such expenditure should be
sanctioned by law:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone,
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof,
as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the (1932) Supplementary Short title.
Appropriation Ordinance, 1933.


No. 8


1933 1t





(1932) Supplementary Appropriation.


Sanction- for 2. The sums of money set forth in the Schedule having been
expenditure expended for the services therein respectively mentioned beyond
i 1932 in the amount sanctioned and appropriated by the (1932) Appropria-
excess of ap-
propriations tion Ordinance, 1931, the same are hereby declared to have been
authorized duly and necessarily paid, laid out and expended for the Public
by No. 22 of Service of the Colony and Protectorate in the year 1932, and are
3. hereby approved, allowed and granted in addition to the
amount mentioned in -the Ordinance aforesaid.

SCHEDULE.


Head of Service.


Governor ... ...
Health Branch, Medical Department
Miscellaneous Services
Motor-bus Service ... ...
Pensions and Gratuities ...
Printing and Stationery ... ...
Electrical Brapch, Public Works
Department ......
Railway ...
Public Works Extraordinary ...
General Motor Repair Shop ... ...
Reserve Fund ...


Supplementary Appro-
priation authorized.



233
- 103
4,807
109
7,577
55


s.
16
18
11
12
10
12


586 11 8
27,995 15 9
2 16 5
17 2 3
30,000 0 0

71,490 8 2


Passed in the Legislative Council this twentieth day of June, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill:

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. B12833.


18 No. 8


1933






Non-Native Poll Tax (Amendment).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 9 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.




0. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the Non-Native Poll Tax No. 28 of
Ordinance, 1931. 1931.

[18th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Non-native Poll Tax Short title.
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 11 (2) of the Non-native Poll Tax Ordinance, Amendment
1931, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following of section 11
sentence:-" The Magistrate may issue a summons in the l2)fa
form BB in the first schedule directing the debtor to attend No. 28of
before him for the purposes of this sub-section ". 1931.

3. The first schedule to the Non-native Poll Tax Ordinance, Amendment
of first
1931, is hereby amended by the insertion therein. immediately schedule to
after form B, of the following form :- Ordinance
No. 28 of
1931.


No. 9


1933 19







1933


Non-Native Poll Tax (Amendment).

"FORM BB.

SECTION 11 (2).


In the Court of Requests for the
District of
or


In the Court of
Commissioner of the
District.


the District


No. .
In the matter of the Non-native
Poll Tax Ordinance, 1931.-
To., of
Whereas an order for payment
into Court of the sum of by
way of tax and the sum of by
way of costs and expenses was made
against you under section 10 of
the above mentioned Ordinance on
the day of 19
And whereas you have failed to
obey the said order:
You are hereby commanded in
His Majesty's name to attend this
Court on the day
of at o'clock
in the noon to show cause
why you should not be committed
to prison under section 11 of the
above mentioned Ordinance for
your failure to obey the said order:


Dated the day of


19


(Signature of M1agistrate)"


In the Court of Requests for the
District of
or


In the Court of the
Commissioner of the
District.


District


No.
In the matter of the Non-native
Poll Tax Ordinance, 1931.
To of
Whereas an order for payment
into Court of the sum of by
way of tax and the sm of by
way of costs and expenses was made
against you under section 10 of the
above mentioned Ordinance on
the day of 19 :
And whereas you have failed to
obey the said order:
You are hereby commanded in
His Majesty's name to attend this
Court on the day
of at o'clock
in the noon. to show cause
why you should not be committed
to prison under section 11 of the
above mentioned Ordinance for your
failure to obey the said order:


Dated the day of


19


(Signature of Magistrate)



Note-You may give evidence on
your own behalf, and call
any witnesses who may be
willing to give evidence for
you, to show that your failure
to obey the said Order is
due to lack of means to
pay the sums therein
mentioned."


No. 9






Non-Native Poll Tax (Amendment).


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-first day of June, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



'THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with
the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be
a true and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. C.F. 761131.


No. 9


1933 21







Vaccination (Amendment).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 10 of 1933.


SIn His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.




C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the Vaccination Cap. 225.
Ordinance, 1924.

[13th July, 1933.] Dateof com-
mencemeni.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Vaccination Short title.
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.
Repeal and
2. Section 3 of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1924, is hereby replacement
repealed and replaced by the following section:- of section 3
of Cap. 225.
3, (1) All Qualified Medical Practitioners shall be"Public
Public Vaccinators. Vaccina-
(2) It shall also be lawful for the Governor ors"
to appoint, during his pleasure, to be Public
Vaccinators, such other persons as may be certified
by the Assistant Director of Health Service or a
Medical Officer deputed by him for that purpose to
have had the necessary training,"


No. 10


1933 23







Vaccination (Amendment).


Amendment 3. Section 4 of the Vaccinatiof Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
of section 4 amended by adding thereto the following proviso:-
of Cap. 225. Provided that such persons as desire to be vaccinated as
private patients may be charged the usual professional fees by
Qualified Medical Practitioners."

Amendment 4. Section 6 of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1924,
of section ( is hereby amended:-
of Cap. 225.
(a) By the insertion therein, immediately after the
eighth line, of the following figure and words-
(6) The times and places of attendance of
Public Vaccinators."

(b) By deleting the word and figure "sub-section (5)"
in the last line but two and substituting therefore
the following words and figures :-" paragraphs (5)
and (6) of this section."

Amendment 6. Section 9 of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
of section 9 amended by inserting the words "who is in the Government
of Cap. 225 service" immediately after the word "Vaccinator" in the
atui inargilal
note thereto. second line. The marginal note to the said section shall also
be amended to read as follows :- Power of Public Vaccinators
in Government service to enter houses, etc., and vaccinate."

Amendment 6. Section 10 of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
of section 10 amended by inserting the words who is in the Government
of Cap. 225. service" immediately after the word "Vaccinator" in the
first line.
Repeal of
Vaccination 7. The Vaccination Fees Rules, 1924, are hereby repealed.
Fees Rules,
1924.


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-first day of June, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.

J. L. JOHN,
i /.. o f Legislative Council-


M.. M/35/32.


1933


24 No. 10






No. 11 Aliens (Deportation) (Ameindment).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 11 of 1933.


O In His Majesty's name I assent
Lto this Ordinance this eighth
day of July. 1933.




C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Govewnor.






An Ordinance to Amend the Aliens (Deportation) Cap. 3.
Ordinance, 1924.

[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Aliens (Deportation) Short title.
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 3 of the Aliens (Deportation) Ordinance, 1924, is Repealand
hereby repealed and replaced by the following section :- replacement
of section 3
"Expul- 3. It shall be lawful for the Governor to make an Order of Cap. 3.
aliens." (hereinafter called an Expulsion Order) requiring any
alien to leave the Colony and/or Protectorate within a
time fixed by such Order, and thereafter to remain
South of the olony and/or I-otectorate-
S(a) if he deems it cmndncive to the public good to
Os: /9. make an Expulsion Order against the alien, or


1933 25






Aliens (Deportation) (Amendment).


(6) if it is certified to him by any Court that the alien
has been convicted by that Court of any felony,
misdemeanor, or other offence for which the
Court has power to impose imprisonment without
the option of a fine, and that the Court
recommends that an Expulsion Order should be
made in his case either in addition to or in lieu
D ff of the seteqnce."



Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-first day of June, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.



J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.



J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. K/19133.


26 No. 11


1933





Hallway Superfluous Lands.


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

SNo. 12 of 1933.

In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.




C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An. Ordinance to Authorise and Empower the
Governor to Dispose of Lands of the Sierra Leone
Government Railway within the Colony which
have become Superfluous to the Undertaking.

[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Railway Superfluous Short title,
Lands Ordinance, 1933. It shall be read as one with the Railway construction
Ordinance, 1924 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal and applica-
Ordinance), but shall not apply to the Protectorate. tion.

2. Ilr this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpreta-
tion.
"Superfluous land" means land taken and appropriatedon
for the purposes of the Railway under the Principal
Ordinance which has ceased to be required for such
purposes.


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Railway Superfluous Lands.


Power of 3. (1) The Governor may grant, lease or otherwise dispose of
Governor to any superfluous land or any easement, right or privilege over
grant or
ease, etc. or in relation to such land.
(2) Any such grant, lease or other disposition may be for
less than the best price or rent that can reasonably be obtained,
or gratuitously, if made for any public or charitable purpose.
Publication 4. A public notice referring to any land which has been
beconclusive taken and appropriated for the purposes of the Railway under the
evidence of Principal Ordinance, and stating that such land has ceased to be
superfluity, required for such purposes, shall, on publication thereof in three
successive issues of the Gazette, be deemed to be conclusive
evidence that such land has ceased to be required for such
Proviso asto purposes. Provided that nothing in this section shall be
title, construed as affecting any question concerning the title to such
land.
Land not in 5. Before the Governor disposes of any superfluous land he
a town or shall, unless such land be situate within a town or village, or be
built upon,
etc., to be land built upon or used for building purposes, first offer to sell
offered to the same to the person then entitled to the land (if any) from
owner of which the same was originally severed; or if such person refuse
and frtwa to purchase the same, or cannot after diligent inquiry be found,
originally then the like offer shall be made to the person or to the several
taken. persons whose lands shall immediately adjoin the land so proposed
to be sold, such persons being capable of entering into a contract
for the purchase of such land; and where more than one such
person shall be entitled to such right of pre-emption such offer
shall be made to such persons in succession, one after another,
in such order as the Governor shall think fit.

Rightofpre- 6. (1) If any such persons be desirous of purchasing such
emption to land, then within six weeks after such offer of sale they shall
be claimed
within six sigify their desire in that behalf to the Colonial Secretary; or if
weeks from they decline such offer, or if for six weeks they neglect to signify
offer. theii'desire to purchase such land, the right of pre-emption of
every such person so declining or neglecting in respect of the
land included in such offer shall cease.
Evidence of (2) A declaration in writing made before a Justice of the
refusal, etc., Peace by some public officer, stating that such offer was made,
to exercise and was refused, or not accepted within six weeks from the
right, time of making the same, or that the person or all the persons
entitled to the right of pre-emption were out of the Colony, or
could 'not after diligent inquiry be found, or were not capable
of entering into a contract for the purchase of such land, shall
in all courts be sufficient evidence of the facts therein stated.
Differences 7. If any person entitled to such pre-emption be desirous of
as to price purchasing any such land, and such person and the Governor
to be settled
by do not agree as to the price thereof, then such price shall be
arbitration, ascertained by arbitration in accordance with the provisions of
the Arbitration Ordinance, 1927. Provided that unless the
Governor and such person otherwise agree in writing the
reference shall be to a single arbitrator.


28 No. 12


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Railway Superfluous Lands.


8. Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect any lands forming Saving as to
part of a public street or highway, though such lands may have streets and
been taken and appropriated for the purposes of the Railway highways.
under the Principal Ordinance.


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-first day of June, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMMRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which hbs passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Counctl.


M.P. Ri55,?1.


No. 12


1933 29






Folded Woven Goods.


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 13 of 1933.


O In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.




C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Consolidate the Laws relating
to the Importation and Sale of
Folded Woven Goods.

[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Folded Woven Goods Short title
Ordinance, 1933, and shall apply to the Colony and Protectorate. and applica-
tion.
2. No folded woven goods, other than those specified in the Prohibition
Schedule, shall be imported into Sierra Leone for any purpose, of the im-
except for transhipment to or in transit for any other country, portation of
port or place in which the manner of folding or marking such not folded
goods is regulated by law, unless the same shall be folded in and marked
folds of not less than thirty-six inches in length and each piece as provided
shall be marked with the number of yards and inches (if any) intsOrdin-
contained. Such mark shall be stamped upon the fabric of
each piece. Any words, figures, marks or abbreviations of the
words "yards" and "inches" which according to common use


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1933 31






32 No. 13 Folded Woven Goods. 1933

or the custom of the trade are commonly taken to indicate the
measure of folded woven goods may be used in such marking.
No piece shall be made up so as to show more folds than the
full number of yards it actually contains, any portion of a
yard (over such number of yards) not to be shown as a fold.

Prohibition 3. No folded woven goods other than those specified in the
of sale of Schedule shall be sold, or form the subject of any contract of sale,
woven goods
oen soodd unless the same be folded and marked in accordance with the
and marked, provisions of section 2.

Penalties. 4. Any person who contravenes the provisions of either of
the last two preceding sections shall be liable, on summary
conviction, to a penalty of one hundred pounds for each offence

7 Z ybe forfeited.
Allowance Provided that no prosecution or proceeding shall lie or be
for shrink- taken under this Ordinance against any importer or holder of
age, etc. folded woven goods (1) where such goods are shorter than
indicated by the mark upon them by not more than
4 inches in a piece marked 10 yards or under,
5 ,, ,, ,, above 10 yards and up to 23 yards,
7 ,, 23 yards and up to 36 yards,
9 ,, ,, ,, 36 yards and up to 47 yards,
18 ,, ,, 47 yards;
Last fold and (2) where the contents of a piece are properly marked as to
may be less total length but the final fold only is less than thirty-six inches.
than 36
inches.. On the sale or contract for the sale of any goods to which

b veno of the provisions of this Ordinance apply the vendor shall be
correctness deemed to warrant, within the limits provided by section 4, that
of numbers the material bears on the face thereof the true and correct
on material, number of yards or inches actually contained in the folded woven
goods on which such number appears.

Saving. 6. This Ordinance shall not exempt any person from any
action, suit or other proceeding which might, but for the
provisions of this Ordinance, be brought against him.

Discovery. 7. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall-
(a) entitle any person to refuse to make a complete
discovery, or to answer any question or interrogatory,
in any action or suit; but such discovery or answer
shall not be admissible in evidence against such
person in any prosecution for an offence against this
Ordinance; or

Acts of (b) be construed so as to render liable to any prosecution
servants. or punishment any servant of a master resident in
Sierra Leone who bona fide acts in obedience to
instructions of such master and, on demand made
by or on behalf of the prosecutor, has given full
information as to his master.






No. 13 Folded Woven Goods. 1933 33

8. The Comptroller of Customs or any officer of Customs Comptroller
may call upon the importer of any package or parcel of Customs
.supposed to contain folded woven goods, other than those pmaonthe
specified in the Schedule, to produce the original invoices, bills importer io
of lading, bills of parcels, or other such documents showing the produce
character of the goods contained in such package or parcel, and invoices,etc.,
the place and date of shipment thereof, aind to open such package open and
or parcel, and produce the goods therein contained for inspect
inspection; and such package or parcel may be detained in the packages
Customs until such demands, or any of them. shall have been cntaining
folded
complied with. woven goods.

9. When any Magistrate is satisfied, by information on oath, Search
that there is reasonable ground to believe that any goods in warrant.
"Alation to which an offence against this Ordinance has been -
committed, are in any house or premises, he may issue a warrant "
.under his hand, by virtue of which it shall be lawful for any
constable or court messenger named or included in such warrant,
to enter such house or premises at any reasonable time by day,
and to search there for and seize and take away such goods ; and
any goods seized under any such warrant shall be brought before
a Magistrate having jurisdiction in the place in which such goods
or things were found, with a view to determining whether the
same are or are not liable to forfeiture under this Ordinance.

10. On any prosecution under this Ordinance the Court may Costs.
order costs to be paid to the defendant by the prosecutor, or to
the prosecutor by the defendant, having regard to the information
given by, and the conduct of the defendant and the prosecutor
respectively.
11.. If any person feels agrieved by any conviction or order Appeals.
made under this Ordinance by a Magistrate, he- may appeal
against such conviction to tie Supreme Court or the Circuit
Court, as the case may be, either upon any question of fact or
upon any question of law.

12. All forfeitures incurred under this Ordinance shall be Disposal of
disposed of in such manner as the Governor shall direct. forfeitures.

13. The Governor m;y award to the person prosecuting or to Application
any person by whose means or aid any penalty under this of penalties.
Ordinance may have been recovered, any sum not, exceeding in the
aggregate one moiety of such penalty.

14. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed to Goods in
affect the importation, folding or marking of any of the various Schedule
classes of goods specified in the Schedule. exempted.

15. Nothing herein contained shall affect any enactment or Folded
provision of the Merchandise Marks Ordinance, 1924, except so woven goods
far as that Ordinance relates to trade descriptions as to the partly
measure only of folded woven goods within the scope and tempted
from
meaning of this Ordinance. provisions
of Cap.a126.


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Folded Woven Goods.


Power of 16. (1) The Governor in Council may make rules with regard
Governor in to all or any of the following matters:-
Council to
make rules. (a) For increasing or reducing allowances for shrinkage
under section 4 and generally for altering or
amending the rates of allowance therein mentioned;
(b) For exempting from the operation of this Ordinance
any goods, or classes of goods, not specified in the
Schedule ; and
(c) Generally, for the further and better carrying into effect
the purposes of this Ordinance.

Rules to be (2) No rules made under this section shall come into force
approved by before the same have been approved by a resolution of the
Legislative
Council. Legislative Council.
(3) The Legislative Council may amend any rules made
by the Governor in Council under this section or may substitute
other rules therefore. Rules so amended or substituted shall be
deemed to have been made by the Governor in Council and to
have been approved by the Legislative Council.

Repeal of 17. The Folded Woven Goods Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
Cap. 71. repealed.

SCHEDULE OF EXEMPTIONS.
Indian bafts, cashmeres, series, alpaca, silicia, tabourettes, gold
and silver cloths, tinsel woven cloths, damasks, flannels, silks,
silk velvets, twveeds, handkerchief cloth, broad cloth, worsted
cloth and fents (by which term is meant remnants of cloth of
irregular lengths being under six yards).
Provided that-
(a) All pieces of handkerchief cloth, other than real
Madras folded thirty-six inches to the fold, for which
exemption is claimed shall have a dividing mark
between each handkerchief in the length of the piece,
and shall be folded in the first instance at this
division.
(b) Such piece shall not have the folds stitched together
at the'selvage.

(c) To the face of the piece as finally folded there shall be
attached a ticket showing in plain figures the length
and breadth of each handkerchief and the number of
handkerchiefs in each piece.

Provided also that the following variations shall be allowed on
each handkerchief:-
In width up to but not exceeding two and a half per
centum below the ticketed width.


34 No. 13


1933






Folded Woven Goods.


In length up to but not exceeding four per centum below
the ticketed length.
The total limit of variation of length on a piece of eight
handkerchiefs shall not, however, exceed two per
centum of the total ticketed length of the eight
handkerchiefs.



Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-first day of June, in the
year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with
the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be
a true and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. Cra2129,


1933 .35


No. 13






No. 14 House Tax (Colony) (Amendment). 1933 37









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 14 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.




C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the House Tax (Colony) Cap. 96.
Ordinance, 1924.

[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the House Tax (Colony) Short title.
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 6 of the House Tax (Colony) Ordinance, 1924 Repeal and
(hereinafter referred to as the Principal Ordinance), is hereby replacement
repealed and replaced by the following section :- of Ca to 6
"6. After deducting therefrom all expenses of collection "Expendi-
and other payments authorized by section 18, the ture of pro-
proceeds of the house tax in each tax district shall ceeds of
be expended as follows:- house tax
in each
(a) In the Sherbro Tax District, in accordance with district."
the provisions of the Sherbro Judicial District
Ordinance, 1924, and


__ __






House Tax (Colony) (Amendment).


(b) In the Freetown Police and Headquarters Tax
District,,in accordance with the provisions ot the
Headmen Ordinance, 1924, and section 7 of this
Ordinance."

Repeal and 8. Section 7 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed
replacement
of section 7 and replaced by the following section :-
of Cap. 96.
f Cap. Consti- "7. (1) The Governor may appoint an Advisory Board
tution of Board for the Freetown Police and Headquarters Tax
for Freetown
Police and District consisting of a President and such other
Headquarters
Tax District. persons resident within the said district, not exceeding
twelve in number, as he may deem advisable.

"Meetings (2) It shall be the duty of the Board to meet at
of Board." such times and at such places within the said district'
as the President shall direct. All acts of the Board
and all questions coming oi arising before it may be
done and decided by a majority of those members
present and voting at a meeting, provided that at
least one-fourth of the full number of members
(including the President) is present at the meeting.
Provided also that the President shall have a second
or casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.

"Duties of (3) The Board may in its discretion, and without
Board." reference to the Governor in Council, from time to
time authorise the expenditure of any sum not
exceeding fifty pounds on any public work or other
improvement which it deems to be for the public
benefit of the inhabitants of the said district, and the
Treasurer shall pay out such sums as may be so
authorised so far as the moneys in his hands on
account of the house tax of the said district shall
admit.
(4) Whenever the Board considers that any sum
exceeding fifty pounds should be expended on any
public work or other improvement for the public
benefit of the inhabitants of the said district, it shall
make a recommendation to the Governor in Council.
If the Governor in Council approves such recom-
mendation wholly or partly, the Treasurer shall pay
the approved sum out of moneys in his hands on
account of the house tax of the said district.

"Savingasto (5) Notwithstanding anything in the preceding
powersofthesub-sections contained it shall be lawful for the
Council." Governor in Council to direct that any unallocated
balance of moneys in the hands of the Treasurer on
account of the house tax of the said district shall be
expended on any public work or other improvement
which is, in his opinion, for the benefit of the
inhabitants of the said district though the Board shall
have made no recommendation in that respect."


1933


38r Noi- 14






House Tax (Colony) (Amendment).


4. Section 16 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed Repeal and
replacement of
and replaced by the following section :- section 6of
Cap. 96.
"Presi- 16. (1) The President of the Advisory Board shall
dent of account to the Treasurer for the house tax collected
Advisory in his district in such form and manner as the
Board to
account to Treasurer may direct, and shall pay the same to the
Treasurer." Treasurer as and when required by him.
" Treasurer (2) The Treasurer shall keep a separate account of
to ke and all moneys received and expended in respect of the
accounts Freetown Police and Headquarters Tax District on
account of the house tax collected therein, and shall
publish a statement of such account at the end of each
financial year in the Gazette. The Treasurer shall
also prepare and lay annually before the Legislative
Council an abstract of such account showing both
revenue and expenditure."

5. Section 17 (1) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment
amended by deleting the last eight words thereof. of section
17 (1) of
Cap. 96.
6. Section 17 (4) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment
amended by deleting the last six words and substituting therefore of section 17
the words "such period after the date thereof as the President of (4) of
the Advisory Board or the District Commissioner, as the case Cap. 96.
may be, shall direct."

S7. Section 17 (5) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment
amended by deleting the last twenty-eight words and substituting of section
17 (5) of
therefore the following :-" house tax and poundage together with Cap. 96.
a sum of four shillings in each case on account of the charges and
expenses attending the levy. All such moneys shall be paid to
the President of the Advisory Board or the District Commissioner
of the Sherbro District, as the case may be, and the overplus
(if any) in each case shall be returned to the person entitled
thereto.

8. Section 17 (6) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Repealand
repealed and replaced by the following sub-section:- section 17 (6) of
Cap. 06,
"(6) If the goods and chattels of a defaulter be not"Sale of
sufficient to meet the amount due by way of tax and houses and
charges as aforesaid, or if the defaulter have no goods land."
or chattels which can be levied upon, or if the bailiff
is unable to come at the defaulter's goods and chattels
to levy upon them, then in any such case it shall be
lawful for a bailiff to enter (by force if needful) the
lands and tenements owned or occupied by the
defaulter and to sell the same, or the defaulter's
interest therein, at public auction as hereinbefore
directed in case of goods and chattels, but giving thirty
days' notice of every such intended sale ; and a deed of
conveyance executed by a bailiff in pursuance of any


1933 39


No. 14






House Tax (Colony) (Amendment).


such sale shall, upon being duly registered under the
provisions of the Registration of Instruments
Ordinance, 1924. confer upon the purchaser as good
a title to the lands and tenements sold as the owner
could lawfully grant."

Amendment 9. Section 18 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended
of section 18 by inserting therein the words "or allowance" immediately after
of Cap. 96. the word "remuneration wherever it occurs.



Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-second day of June,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. P/35M32.


40 No. 14


1933






Public Health (Amendment).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 15 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this eighth
day of July, 1933.



0. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the Public Health Cap. 171.
Ordinance, 1924.

[18th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Health Short title.
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 27 of the Public Health Ordinance, 1924, is hereby epaenl of
repealed and replaced by the following section :- ecio 27 of
C0p. 171. No. 9
of 927.
"27. (1) No person shall kill or slaughter any bull, "Slaughter-
ox, cow, steer, heifer, calf, sheep, lamb, goat, kid, or ing of
other ruminating animal, or any hog or pig within cattle."
the limits of the city, or of any place to which the
Governor in Council shall by Order appl. this section,
except within such public slaughter house as shall
for that purpose be appointed in manner aforesaid.
Provided that within the limits of the city it shall be
lawful for the City Council to issue licences to kill


No. 15


1933 41






SSN .1 15 Pub lliHeath (A=n4iendmeitr). '. ;719

and slaughter certain such animals, otherwise than for
sale, to such persons, at such places, and subject to such.
conditions as the Medical Officer of Health may
recommend. Provided also that nothing in this
section shall apply to the slaughtering of sheep and
goats by Mohammedans for the first four days during
the festival of Bairam and for the first two days during
the festival of Ramadan.

(2) Any person acting in contravention of the
provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine
not exceeding five pounds."



.:Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-second day of June,,in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with
the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be
a true and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. M166132.






JNq, 16 ,S'iLrll: J4dicial. istnVt.(Aneadt'). 1933 A48









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 16 of 1933.

In His Majesty's name I assent
L.S.
Sto this Ordinance this eighth
Sr '
day of July, 1933:



0. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the Sherbro Judicial Cap. 189.
District Ordinance, 1924.

[13th July, 1933.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Sherbro Judicial Short title,
District (Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. Section 3 of the Sherbro Judicial District Ordinance, 1924 Amendment
(hereinafter referred to as the Principal Ordinance), is. hereby of 1etio 3
amended by deleting the first sixteen words thereof.

3. The Principal Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting Insrton of
therein the following new sections immediately after section sections.3A
3 thereof:-ndB, in Cap.
"3A. The District Commnissioner of the Bonthe District "District
(in this Ordinance referred to as the District Commis-
sioner
Commissioner) shall be respoilsible for the due acoutable
receipt, custody and disbursement of all moneys for the
fund."






No. 16 Sherbro Judicial District (Amendment).


payable into the fund under the last preceding
section. He shall account for the fund to the
Treasurer in such form and manner as the Treasurer
shall direct, and shall pay all moneys in his hands on
account of the fund to the Treasurer as and when
required by him."
"Trea- SB. The Treasurer shall keep a separate account of all
surer to eep moneys received and expended in respect of the fund,
and a statement of such account shall be published by
him at the end of each financial year in the Gazette,
The Treasurer shall also prepare and lay annually
before the Legislative Council an abstract of the
revenue and expenditure, including any amount
placed to reserve, of the fund."

Repeal and 4. Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed
replacement of
section os and replaced by the following section :-
Cap. 1l9.
"Estab-"4. (1) There shall be constituted in and for the Sherbro
lishment of Judicial District a board entitled the Sherbro Judicial
District District Board (in this Ordinance referred to as the
Board to
prepare esti- Board), which shall prepare in the month of
mates, etc." November in every year estimates of revenue and
expenditure of the fund for the ensuing year
commencing on the first day of January.
"Estimates (2) Such estimates shall be subject to the approval
subject to of the Governor in Council, who may direct that any
approval by
Governor in unexpended balance of revenue shall be invested or
Council." placed on deposit. All expenditure from the fund
shall be made in accordance with the relevant
estimates as approved by the Governor in Council save
in cases specially sanctioned by the Governor.
(3) In addition to the duty imposed by this section
the Board shall exercise such powers and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed."

Repealand 5. Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed
replacement of
section A of and replaced by the following section :-
Cap. 189.
"Con- "5. (1) The Board shall consist of the District Commis-
stitution of sioner, of the Medical Officer for the time being
Board stationed at Bonthe, and of four unofficial members
of whom two shall be appointed by the Governor and
two shall be elected by the adult male persons paying
house tax in the Sherbro Judicial District.
(2) The appointed unofficial members shall hold
office during the pleasure of the Governor in Geunil,
and the elected unofficial members shall hold office
until the next day of election of such. members.
SProvided that all unofficial members holding office on
the first day of M~arch, 1933, shall be deemed to have
been duly appointed or elected, as the case may be.






NU,; 16 Sherbe,. Ju&,oiazl iDivtrict (Almndment.). 3


(3) ,Thic District Commissioner shall, .byyvirtue, of
his :office, be; thel President .of the. Board.- an, shall!
have a casting as well as an original vote if upon
any question there shall be an equality of votes.
(4) It shall be the duty of the Board to meet at
suchKtimes as the President directs.
(5) 'N- bbsifess shall be transacted at any
meeting of the Board unless at least four members
(including the President) are present."

6. Section 6 (1) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment
amennddd' b'-diletfig 'thb-ffilst"seventeen wordg-and substitttiig othfection,6
thbref6r th'e word( "'on' or- before thb'e flist-" day of' Oatobbr in.() )f Cp.
189
every other year beginning with the year, 1931' thb" District
Commissioner "

7. Section 7 (1) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment
amended by. ddletiig.'the words "the year nineteen hundred of section 7
anRiltweenIty.tfive.,andt every> subsequent year, the Commissioner of Cap.
of the Bonthe District" in the first, second and third lines
and substituting therefore the words "every other year,
beginning with the year 1935, the District Commissioner".

8. Section 9 (2) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment
amended by deleting the words "the Commissioner of the'.p8se io 9
Bouthe District" and substituting therefore the words "the 19 ap.
District Commissioner".

9. Section 10 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended Amendment
by deleting the words "the Commissioner of the Southern of section 10
Province" in the third line and substituting therefore the words of Cap. 189.
"District Commissioner ".

10. Section 13 (1) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment
amended by deleting the words "by the Provincial Commis- of section 13
(1) of Cap.
sioner" in the second line and substituting therefore the words 189.
"issued under section 10".

11. Sectioil 17 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended Amendment
by deleting the word "Provincial" in the second line and of seio 1l8
substituting therefore the word "District ".

12. Section 23 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed. Repial of
Cap. 189.
13. Section 24 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended Insertion of
by inserting therein the following sub-section immediately new sub-sec-
after sub-section (1) :- tion 1a in
section 24 of
".(1A) The Governor in Council may also make rules Cap. 189.
conferring additional powers and imposing additional
duties on the Board, and regulating the conduct of
business at its meetings."


193M.






46 No. 16 Sherbro Judicial District (Amendment).


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-second day of June, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.



J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.




THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me ivith the-
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.



J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.




M.P. P14'31.


Printed and published by the OoVNilNMaNT PRIqTER, V tiOOWvK.--ls, 3d.


1933







Supplement No. 1


47
to the Sierra Leone Royal Gazette, Vol. LXIV
No. 2853, Dated 20th Juln/, 1933.


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 17 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this twelfth
day of July, 1933.


0. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.


An Ordinance to Enable the
Freetown to Advance Moneys
Repair and Improvement of
the City.


City Council of
for the Erection,
Buildings within


[1st August, 1938.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone,
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council
thereof, as follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Freetown Short title,
Municipality Building Scheme Ordinance, 1933. It shall be construction
read and construed as one with the Freetown Municipality and date of
commence-
Ordinance, 1927 '(hereinafter referred to as the Principal ment.
Ordinance), and shall come into operation on the 1st day of
August, 1933.

2. (1) On the coming into operation of this Ordinance Establish-
there shall be established a fund to be known as the Freetown ment of a
Municipality Building Scheme Fund (hereinafter referred to Building
Scheme
as the Building Scheme Fund) which shall consist of- Fund.
(a) six thousand pounds to be transferred thereto
from the City Fund






48 No. 17 Freetown .1unicip/lity Building Scheme. 1933

(b) such other moneys as the City Council may, from
time to time, with the approval of the Governor in
Council, transfer thereto from the City Fund, and
(c) such moneys as the City Council may, from time to
time, with the approval of the Governor in Council,
borrow at interest from the Government or any
other person for the purposes of the Building
Scheme Fund.
(2) All moneys to be transferred from the City Fund
to the Building Scheme Fund under sub-section (1) shall be
deemed and taken to be duly applied for the public benefit
of the inhabitants and the improvement of the City under
and in accordance with section 128 of the Principal
Ordinance.
(3) The provisions of section 111 of the Principal Ordin-
ance shall be deemed to extend and apply to all moneys
borrowed for the purposes of the Building Scheme Fund under
sub-section (1) (c).

Administra- 3. The Building- Scheme Fund shall be administered by
tion f the the City Council.
Fund.
Objects to 4. (1) The Building Scheme Fund shall be utilized to
which fond advance moneys to the use of owners of lands or buildings
may be within the City for any one or more of the following
applied purposes in connection with lands or buildings within the
City :-
(a) The erection of new buildings;
(b) The completion, extension or reconstruction of
existing buildings;
(c) The repair or reconditioning of existing buildings;
(d) The painting and decorating of new or existing
buildings;
(e) The installation of electric light or power in new
or existing buildings;
(f) Any other works whereby such premises may be
improved.
(2) The City Council may also advance moneys out of
the said Fund for the purpose of insuring all or any part of
any premises, in respect of which advances made under sub-
section (1) are outstanding, against loss or damage by fire,
and all moneys advanced under this sub-section shall be
deemed and taken to be payments made on behalf of the owner
of the premises and at his request.

Applications 5. (1) Applications for advances under section 4 (1) shall
for advances, be made in the Form A in the schedule and shall be addressed
to the President of the City Council who may, if he thinks
fit, require the applicant to make a statutory declaration
verifying the particulars stated in his application.






No. 17 Freetown Municipality Building Scheme.


(2) The President shall lay all such applications before
the City Council, and the City Council shall consider each
application on its merits and deal with the same in its
absolute discretion subject, however, to the provisions of
this Ordinance.

6. No advance shall be made from the Building Scheme Advances to
Fund except upon good and sufficient security, and all moneys be made
advanced thereout for any of the purposes specified in o, good
security and
section 4 (1) shall be paid direct to the contractor or other subject to
person appointed by the City Council to do the work either conditions.
(i) upon completion of such work to the satisfaction of the
City Council's representative appointed for the purpose,
or (ii) from time to time during the progress of such work
but subject always to the same condition as to satisfaction.


7. All moneys advanced for any of the purposes specified Repayment
in section 4 shall bear interest at a rate to be fixed by the of money y
advanced
City Council being not more than 8 per centum per annum, and interest
compound interest, and shall be repayable at such time and thereon.
either in a lump sum or by such instalments as the City
Council and the applicant shall agree.

8. On the City Council deciding to make an advance and Agreements
agreeing the amount thereof and the terms and conditions on to be drawn
which the same is to be made with the applicant, an agree- nip and
ment in the Form B in the schedule, with such variations g
as circumstances may require, shall be drawn' up and signed
by' the President of the City Council and the applicant. The
applicant shall be entitled to a copy of such agreement.


9. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Registration of Agreements
Instruments Ordinance, 1924, all such agreements, when duly to be regis-
completed as aforesaid, shall be registered free of charge in teredfree
the Registrar-General's Office in a special book to be kepi. for adchw out
the purpose, and such book shall be open to the public for payment of
inspection on payment of a fee of one shilling for each halt" any stamp
hour. The Stamp Duty Ordinance, 1924, shall pot apply to duty.
such agreements.

10. Upon registration of any such agreement all moneys Moneys
advanced to the within-named applicant under section 4, advanced to
together with interest thereon as provided, shall become a be a first
first charge on the premises specified in the said agreement c'rge ines
enforceable against all persons into whose hands such premises concerned on
may come so long as any part of such moneys remains registration
outstanding. Provided that such charge shall be subject of the
to (i) all encumbrances, estates, interests, rights and servi- agreement.
tudes affecting such premises and subsisting or outstanding
on the date of such registration as aforesaid, and (ii) any
charge arising under section 150 of the Principal Ordinance.


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50 No. 17 Freetown Municiptlity Building Scheme. 1933

Charge to 11. Upon payment by the owner of all moneys due and
cease on owing to the City Council under any such agreement the
repayment City Treasurer shall give a receipt for the same and there-
Sve upon the charge created by section 10 shall be released and
the Registrar-General shall, upon production to him of such
receipt, endorse on the registered copy of the agreement
relating to such advance a note to the effect that such charge
has been released, and the Registrar-General shall sign
such note.

Enforcement 12. If any owner shall make default in the payment of
of security. any moneys due under such agreement as aforesaid, it shall
be lawful for the City Council to order a sale of the premises
specified therein, or any part thereof, subject nevertheless to
all such encumbrances, estates, interests, rights, servitudes
and charges as are mentioned in the proviso to section 10 and
are still subsisting or outstanding. Provided that the City
Council shall not exercise the said power of sale unless, and
until a notice in writing requiring the payment of the
moneys due has been served on the owner and default has
been made in the payment of the same or of any part thereof
for two months after such service.

Sale by pub- 13. Every sale made in pursuance of the power of sale
lic auction. conferred by section 12 shall be by public auction and be made
by the City Bailiff. Thirty days notice of each intended sale
shall be given as provided in section 155 of the Principal
Ordinance and the President of the City Council may, at any
time before any such intended sale, postpone the same either
generally or to some specified future date.

Conveyance 14. Whenever any premises shall have been sold by public
of premises auction under the provisions of section 13, the President of
and appli- the City Council shall convey the same by deed to the
cation of purchaser, and the premises therein described shall become
purchase the property of the purchaser subject only to any encum-
money. branches, estates, interests, rights or servitudes to which the
sale has been made subject, and the purchase money shall be
applied as follows:--firstly, in or towards payment of all
moneys due and owing to the City Council in respect of the
premises, whether under this Ordinance or under Part VII
of the Principal Ordinance; secondly, in or towards payment
of all costs, charges and expenses properly incurred and
incidental to the sale or any postponed or attempted sale
under the provisions of section 13; and thirdly, the residue
(if any) of the purchase money shall be paid to the person
legally entitled thereto.

Suits by City 15. All moneys due and owing by an owner of any premises
Council to on account of any advance made under section 4 (1) may be
recover
advances, recovered in a Court of competent jurisdiction at the suit
of the City Council.






No. 17 Freetown Municipality Building Scheme.


16. Every person upon whose premises advances made Inspection
under section 4 are charged shall be entitled to inspect all of receipts.
receipts, policies of insurance and other documents in the owner of
possession of the City Council relating to such advances free charged
of charge. premises.

17. Nothing hereinbefore in this Ordinance contained shall City Coun-
operate to prevent the City Council from taking any additional additional
or collateral security for the repayment of moneys advanced or collateral
by them out of the Building Scheme Fund, and the Stamp security for
Duty Ordinance, '1924, shall not apply to any such repayment
securities, of advances.
securities.

18. All accounts relating to the Building Scheme Fund Accounts of
shall be kept separately by the City Treasurer, but all the Building
transactions of the said Fund shall be reflected in the general Scheme
account of revenue and expenditure to be kept by him under
section 31 of the Principal Ordinance, and the -provisions of
sections 31 to 35 thereof shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to
such separate accounts.

19. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, make Power of
rules for the better carrying out of the provisions and purposes Governor in
of this Ordinance. make rules.





THE SCHEDULE.


FORM A.
THE FREETOWN MUNICIPALITY BUILDING SCHEME
ORDINANCE, 1933.
Application for an advance from the Building Scheme Fund
by the owner of the premises commonly known as
situate in the Ward of
the City and numbered in the Valuation List
of that Ward for the year 19
1. Name of applicant
2. Address
3. Occupation
4. Purposes for which an advance is required
5. (a) Amount (if any) which the applicant is
prepared to contribute to the total cost ...
(b) Amount of advance required ...

Total cost ... .


1933 5*1






No. 17 Freetown Municipality Building Scheme.


6. Approximate annual income of applicant ...
7. Maximum monthly amount applicant can
repay ...... .
8. Estate or interest of the applicant in the
above-mentioned premises ...
9. Incumbrances thereon, if any
10. Whether or no the above-mentioned
premises are insured against loss or damage
by fire
11. What collateral security (if any) the
applicant is prepared to offer.
Dated the day of 1933.

(Signature of applicant).
I the said
do solemnly and sincerely declare that all the particulars
furnished by me in respect of the above-mentioned items 1 to
4 inclusive and 5 to 10 inclusive are correct. And I make
this soleinn declaration conscientiously believing the same
to be true and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations
Act, 1835.

Declared at Freelown this day of ,19

(Signature of applicant).
Before me

A Justice of the Peace.


FORM B.

THE FREETOWN MUNICIPALITY BUILDING SCHEME
ORDINANCE, 1933.
IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between the City Council
and
(hereinafter referred to as the applicant) that the City
Council shall pay out of the Building Scheme
Fund to or such other
person or persons as they shall appoint for the purpose of
doing the works next hereinafter mentioned on the applicant's
premises commonly known as situate in
the Ward of the City and numbered
in the Valuation List for that Ward for the year 19


1933







No. 17 Freetown Municipality Building Scwheme.


Payment of the said amount may be made by instalments
during the progress of the work or in a lump sum on com-
pletion thereof but subject, in either case, to the work having
been done to the satisfaction of the City Council's
representative.

And it is hereby further agreed by and between the said
parties that the City Council shall advance moneys out of the
said Fund for the purpose of insuring and keeping insured
all or any of the buildings on the said premises against loss
or damage by fire in their name in the sum of
and any moneys which may be recovered under such
insurance shall be applied in making good the loss or damage
or in repayment of the amount outstanding on this security at
the option of the City Council.

And I the applicant hereby acknowledge that my said
premises are charged with the repayment of all sums actually
paid by the City Council in respect of the above-mentioned
works up to the said total amount of and with
all moneys expended by them in effecting and keeping on
foot any such insurance as aforesaid, and I hereby agree that
the amount outstanding from time to time on this security
shall bear interest at the rate of per centum per
annum until repayment thereof, which shall be made in
accordance with the following table and as a debt due to the
City Council:-









Dated this -day of 19


President of City Council.


Applicant.


Witness to signatures:


1933 53






54 No. 17 Freetown Mufsicipalily Building Scheme. 1933

Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-second day of June, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a
true and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. ZI28131.






1933 55


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 18 of 1933.


SIn Ilis Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this fifteenth
day of July, 1933.



C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Provide for the Training and
Registration of Midwives and to regulate
their Practice.




BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Midwives Ordin- Short title
ance, 1933, and shall come into operation on such date as the and com-
Governor may fix by a notice published in the Gazette. mencement.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise Interpreta-
requires:-- tion.
The Board means the Midwives' Board constituted
under this Ordinance.

Certificate means the certificate granted by the
Board under this Ordinance.


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Midwives.








Registered means registered as a qualified midwife
under this Ordinance and registered midwife "
shall be construed accordingly.
The Roll means the register of qualified midwives
directed to be kept under this Ordinance.

Penalty for 3. Any woman who not being a registered midwife takes
claiming to or uses the title of qualified midwife or any name, title,
midwife description or badge implying that she is registered or that
without she is a person specially qualified to practice midwifery or is
registration, recognized by law as a duly qualified midwife, shall be guilty
of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine
not exceeding five pounds.

Penalty for 4. (1) No person other than-
unautho-
rized (a) a qualified medical practitioner, or
practice of
midwifery. (b) a registered midwife
(c) a person whose name is entered on the List of
Unqualified Midwives under the provisions of
the next section.
shall habitually attend women in childbirth for reward either
direct or indirect within the limits of any town or place
specified and defined in the Schedule, and any person who
contravenes the provisions of this sub-section shall be guilty
of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not
exceeding ten pounds.

(2) The Governor in Council may, by Order, add any
town or place to the Schedule or delete any town or place
therefrom. Every such Order which adds any town or place
to the Schedule shall define the limits of such town or place.

List 5. (1) Any person may before a date to be notified by the
of unquali Governor in the Gazette, which date shall be not less than six
fid mid- months after the commencement of this Ordinance, apply to
wives the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services to have his or
her name entered on a list to be kept by the Director of Medical
and Sanitary Services which list shall be called the List of
Unqualified Midwives, and the Director of Medical and
Sanitary Services, if satisfied that the applicant has been
engaged in the practice of midwifery for a period of not less
than two years prior to the date aforesaid, and is also of
good character may enter the applicant's name on the List of
Unqualified Midwives.

(2) The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services may,
if he considers it desirable in the public interest, delete from
the List of Unqualified Midwives the name of any person
entered therein, and may for the like reason restore any name
so deleted.


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1933


Midwivies.








6. Any registered midwife who employs an unregistered Unregistered
person not to
person as her substitute shall be guilty of an offence and be employed
liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding 's'est'er
ten pounds. midwife.

7. Registration under this Ordinance shall not confer Registra-
upon any woman any right to be registered or licensed under tionnot to
the Medical Practitioners, Dentists and Druggists Ordinance, of alified
1924, or to assume any name, title or description implying medical
that she is by law authorized to practice medicine or surgery practitioner.
or to grant any medical certificate, or any certificate of death
or still-birth, or to undertake the charge of cases of abnor-
mality or disease in connection with parturition, unless as
provided by rules made with respect to such cases under
section 13.

8. Any woman shall be entitled to be registered as a Qualifica-
midwife if- tions for
registration.
(a) she holds a certificate issued by the Board under
this Ordinance; or
(b) she holds a diploma or certificate which entitles her
to be registered as a midwife in the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; or
(o) she produces satisfactory evidence that she has been
registered as a midwife in some other British West
African Colony or Protectorate in which there is
for the time being any law in force for the certifica-
tion or registration of midwives; provided that the
standard of training and examination required in
that country is, in the opinion of the Board, whose
decision thereon shall be final, equal to the standard
adopted by the Board; or
(d) she was registered as a midwife by the Director of
Medical and Sanitary Services prior to the date to
be fixed for the commencement of this Ordinance.

9. Every woman registered under this Ordinance shall be Right to sue
entitled to demand, sue for and recover, in any competent for fees.
Court of Law, reasonable charges for any services performed
as a midwife.

10. (1) On the commencement of this Ordinance there shall Constitution
be constituted a Midwives' Board consisting of- of the Mid-
wives'
(a) the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, Board.
(b) the Assistant Director of Health Service, and
(c) four other persons appointed by the Director of
Medical and Sanitary Services, each of whom
shall be a qualified medical practitioner or the
holder of the certificate of the Central Midwives
Board of England.


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No. 18








(2) On the death, inability to act, resignation or absence
from Sierra Leone for more than six months of any member
of the Board appointed by the Director of Medical and
Sanitary Services under sub-section (1) (c), the Director of
Medical and Sanitary Services may appoint to the vacancy
any person fulfilling the conditions imposed by that
paragraph.
(3) The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, or
in his absence from any meeting the Assistant Director of
Health Service, shall be the Chairman of the Board.

(4) The Chairman and two other members shall form
a quorum.
(5) The Chairman of a meeting shall have a casting vote.

Secretary to 11. The Board shall from time to time appoint any person,
the Board. whether a member or not, to be Secretary to the Board, and
may replace at its pleasure any person so appointed.

Midwives' 12. (1) There shall be kept a Roll of Midwives containing
Roll. the names of all registered midwives. The Director of
Medical and Sanitary Services shall be charged with the
custody of the Roll.
(2) Every entry on the Roll shall indicate the qualifica-
tions by virtue of which registration was granted.

(3) A copy of the Gazette containing the Roll of
Midwives for the year and purporting to be issued under the
authority of the Board shall be prima facie evidence that the
women named therein are registered, and the absence of the
name of any woman therefrom shall be prima facie evidence
that she is not registered.

(4) In a case of a woman whose name does not appear
in such copy, a certificate under the hand of the Director of
Medical and Sanitary Services shall be conclusive evidence of
the fact and of the date of her registration.

(5) A certificate under the hand of the Director of
Medical and Sanitary Services that the name of a woman
appearing in such copy of the Gazette has been removed from
the Roll, shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that she is
no longer registered and of the date upon which she ceased
to be registered.

Rule mak- 13. (1) The Board may make rules for all or any of the
ing powers following purposes:-
of Bard. (a) regulating their own proceedings;
(b) regulating the course of training and the
nature and conduct of examinations, and
prescribing the conditions under which persons
are admitted to such examinations;


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Midwives.


1933









(c) regulating the issue and prescribing the forms
of certificate;
(d) prescribing the issue by the Board of badges for
registered midwives and regulating the wearing
of such badges;
(e) regulating the practice of registered midwives;
-(f) regulating the manner in which supervisory
authorities appointed under section 18 (1), and
persons or bodies of persons to whom they may
delegate any of their duties under section 18 (2),
are to exercise general supervision and for
facilitating the exercise of such supervision;
(g) prescribing the conditions under which regis-
tered midwives may be suspended from practice
and authorising the Board to suspend a midwife
from practice for such period as the Board may
think fit, in lieu of striking her off the Roll,
and to suspend from practice until the case has
been decided and (in the case of an appeal) until
the appeal has been decided, any midwife
accused before the Board of disobeying rules or
of other misconduct;
(h) prescribing the particulars required to be given
in any notice issued under this Ordinance;
(i) prescribing the fees to be paid for any matter
or thing to be done under this Ordinance or any
rule made thereunder, provided that no such
fee shall exceed the sum of one pound; and

(j) generally for any purposes incidental to any
of the foregoing.

(2) Rules made under this section shall be signed by Rules to be
the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services and two other subject to
members of the Board, and shall be subject to the approval approval of
of the Governor in Council. Governor in
Council.
14. The duties and powers of the Board shall be as Duties and
follows :- powers of
(a) to make rules under section 13 (1); Board.

(b) to appoint examiners and to fix their remuneration
(if any);

(c) to decide upon the places where and the times at
which examinations shall be held;
(d) to publish annually in the Gazette as early in each
year as possible the Roll of Midwives kept under
the provisions of section 12;


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1933 59








Penalty. (e) to caution or censure any registered midwife or
AjtA .Z.Il iq.3 remove the name .~f F r red midwife from
the Roll for malpracice,'4eg igence or misconduct,
habitual drunkenness, of for disobeying any rule
in force or on conviction of a criminal offence; and
also to decide upon the termination of any period
of suspension and upon the restoration to the Roll
of any name so removed;

(f) to issue and cancel certificates; and

(g) generally to do any other act or perform any other
duty reasonably necessary for the carrying out of
the provisions and purposes of this Ordinance.

Appeal 15. (1) Any woman who considers herself aggrieved by the
against decision of the Board removing her name from the Roll may
removal
from roll. appeal therefrom to the Supreme Court within three months
of the notification of such decision to her, but no further
appeal shall be allowed.

(2) Such appeal shall be made by notice of motion in
accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court.

Prohibition 16. (1) Where the Board has decided to remove from the
against any Roll the name of any registered midwife, it may in addition
form of prohibit her from attending women in childbirth in any other
watendigi capacity, but such decision shall be subject to the like appeal
child-birth under the same conditions as the decision to remove her from
on removal the Roll.
from roll.
(2) Any woman who contravenes any such prohibition
shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary convic-
tion, to a fine not exceeding ten pounds unless she proves
that she acted in a case of emergency and that she reported
such case forthwith to the President of the Board.

Surrender 17. Any registered midwife whose name has been removed
of certificate from the Roll under the provisions of section 14 (e) shall,
and badge on within fourteen days of the decision so to remove her name,
removal of
name from surrender any certificate and any badge issued to her by the
roll. Board. Any failure to comply with the provisions of this
Penalty. section shall constitute an offence punishable, on summary
conviction, by a fine not exceeding five pounds.

Supervision 18. (1) The Board may appoint any person or body of
of registered persons to be a Supervisory Authority over any registered
midwives. midwife or class of registered midwives wherever practising.
It shall be the duty of every Supervisory Authority in respect
of any registered midwife placed under its supervision-
(a) to exercise general supervision in accordance
with any rules made under this Ordinance;


60 No. 18


Midwives.


S1933









(b) to investigate charges of malpractice or
incompetence, negligence, habitual drunken-
ness, or misconduct, and should a prima facie
case be established to make a report to the
Board;
(c) to suspend from practice any registered midwife
in accordance with any rules made under this
Ordinance, if such suspension appears necessary
in order to prevent the spread of infection;
(d) to report at once to the Board the name of any
registered midwife convicted of a .criminal
offence.
(2) Any Supervisory Authority may, with or without Delegation
any restrictions or conditions, delegate with the approval of duies by
the Board any duty imposed upon it by sub-section (1) to any Authority.
person or body of persons in any particular place or area.

19. (1) Every registered midwife shall, before commencing Notice of
to practice or holding herself out to practice, give notice of her intention to
intention to do so to the Secretary to the Board. change of
address.
(2) Where any registered midwife- who has been
practising in any place transfers herself to any other place
for the purpose of practice there, she shall within seven days
after such transfer give notice thereof to the Secretary to
the Board.
(3) Every notice shall contain such particulars as may
be prescribed.
(4) Any registered midwife who fails to comply with
any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an
offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceed-
ing two pounds.

. 20. The Board may from time to time, by registered letter Power of
addressed to any woman whose name is included in the Roll Board to
at her address as appearing therein, inquire whether she has clear the
ceased practice or has changed her residence; and if within roll.
a period of six months from the sending of the letter no answer
is received thereto, the Board may erase the name of that
woman from the Roll and may cancel her certificate, but
without prejudice to'the power of the Board subsequently to
restore the name to the Roll and to re-issue the certificate if
it appears proper so to do.

21. Any person who- Offences
connected
(a) procures or attempts to procure registration or a with certifi-
certificate by making, producing or causing to be cates,
made or produced any false or fraudulent declara- registration
tion, certificate or registration, in writing oran the Roll,
otherwise, or who aids and abets such person
therein; or


1933 61


Midwives.


No. 18






62 No. 18


(b) wilfully makes or causes to be made any falsification
in any matter relating to the Roll of Midwives,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on conviction, to a
fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or to imprisonment, with or
without hard labour, for a period not exceeding one year,
or to both such fine and imprisonment.

THE SCHEDULE.
The City of Freetown as defined in section 5 of the Freetown
Municipality Ordinance, 1927.



Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-second day of June, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Couincl and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council


M.1. M137 32.


Midwives.


1933







No. 19 Medical Practitioners, Midwives, Denti.ts and 1933
Druggists (Amendmenrt).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 19 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this fifteenth
day of July, 1933.


C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Govern;r.






An Ordinance to Amend the Medical Practitioners, Cap. 125.
Midwives, Dentists and Druggists Ordinance, 1924.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Medical Practitioners, Short title
Midwives, Dentists and Druggists (Amendment) Ordinance, 1933. and corn-
It shall come into operation on such date as the Governor may mencement.
fix by a notice published in the Gazette.

: 2. The long title of the Medical Practitioners, Midwives, Amendment
Dentists and Druggists Ordinance. 1924 (hereinafter referred to of long
as the Principal Ordinance), is hereby amended by deleting titleof
therefrom- Cap. 125.
(a) the cornmiawhich follows immediately after the word
Practitioners ", and

(b) the word '" Midwives" which follows immediately
after the said comma.


L.s.







64 No. 19 1Medical Prw,'ttitiners, Midwives, Dentists and 1933
Druggists (Amendment).

Amendment 3. The short title of the Principal Ordinance is hereby
of short amended by deleting therefrom the word "Midwives" and the
title of comma which follows immediately after that word.
Cap. 125.

Amendment 4. Section 3 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended
of section 3 by deleting therefrom-
of Cap. 125.
(a) the comma which follows immediately after the word
practitioners in the first line, and
(b) the word midwives in the same line.

Amendment 5. Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended
of section by deleting the words and comma "medical practitioners,
of Cap. 125. dentists and midwives" wherever they occur and substituting
therefore the words medical practitioners and dentists ".

Repeal of 6. Section 6 (4) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby
section 6 (4) repealed.
of Cap. 125.
Amendment 7. Section 8 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended-
of section 8
of Cap. 125. (a) by deleting the word midwifery" in the second line
and substituting therefore the word obstetrics";
(b) by deleting the following words and comma in the
fourth and fifth lines "and every person registered
under this Ordinance as a midwife shall be entitled to
practice midwifery,";
(c) by deleting the comma which follows immediately
after the word "practitioner" in the sixth line; and
(d) by deleting the words "dentist and midwife" in the
said sixth line ahd substituting therefore the words
"and dentist ".
Amendment 8. Section 9 of the Principal. Ordinance is hereby amended
of section 9 by deleting the words "a midwife" in the fifth line and
of Cap. 125. substituting therefore the words "an obstetrician".


Amendment 9. Section 13 (1) of the Principal Ordinance is hereby
of section 13 amended-
(1) of
Cap. 125. (a) by deleting the comma which follows immediately
after the word "practitioner in the first line, and
(b) by deleting the words "dentist or midwife" in the
same line and substituting therefore the words "or
dentist ".

Amendment 10. Section 14 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended-
of Capon14 (a) by inserting the words "pretends to be or" between
the word falsely" and the word takes" in the
second line;







No. 19 Medical Practitioners, Midwives, Dentists and 1933 65
Druggists (Amendment).

(b) by deleting the words "dentistry or registration as a
midwife in the fourth line and substituting therefore
the words obstetrics or dentistry".
Repeal of
11. The Midwives Rules, 1924, are hereby repealed. Midwives
Rules, 1924.


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-first day of June,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk- o.f Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTID IMPHE&SION has been-carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.




M.P. M718S2.


Printed and published by the GOVERNMENT PRINTER, FRBZrOWK.--d.






67

Supplement to the Sierra Leone Royal Gazette, Vol. LXIV No. 2876,
dated 24th November, 1933.









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 20 of 1933.

In His Majesty's name I assent
s to this Ordinance this twenty-
fourth day of November, 1933.


C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.



An Ordinance to Provide for the Service of the
Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone
for the Year 1934.
Date of
[1st January, 1984.] commence-
merit.
WHEREAS it is necessary to make provision for the Service Preamble.
of the Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone for the year
1934;
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, Enacting
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, clause.
as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the (1934) Appropriation Short title.
Ordinance, 1933.
2. The sum of seven hundred and ninety-six thousand, three 796,326
hundred and twenty-six pounds shall be and is hereby granted to granted for
His Majesty the King, His Heirs and Successors for and during the service
the year nineteen hundred and thirty-four, and the same shall Colony and
be applied and expended in the manner herein described and Protector-
for the several services set forth in the first and second ate.
schedules.






(1934) Appropriation.


796,326 8. The said sum of seven hundred 'and ninety-six thousand,
made a three hundred and twenty-six pounds shall be and is hereby
charge onhe declared to be charged upon and made payable from and out of the
the year revenue and other funds of the said Colony and Protectorate for
1934. the year nineteen hundred and thirty-four, and the payment thereof
shall be taken to begin and commence on and immediately after
the first day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty-four.

Treasurer's 4. -The Treasurer is hereby authorized .and required from
authority for time to time, upon the Warrant or Order of the Governor,
payment, to pay out of the revenue and other funds of the said Colony
and Protectorate for the several services specified in the first and
second schedules, the sum of seven hundred and ninety-six
thousand, three hundred and twenty-six pounds, which will come
in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first
day of December, nineteen hundred and thirty-four.

Excess of 5. The amount from time to time paid for and in respect
expenditure, of the expenditure authorized in section 2 shall not exceed in
the gross the sum of seven hundred and ninety-six thousand,
three hundred and twenty-six pounds from the first day of
January, nineteen hundred and thirty-four inclusive, and any
balances remaining unissued at the end of the year nineteen
hundred and thirty-four shall lapse and not be available for
making payments in the following year.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE.

No. OF HEAD OF EXPENDITURE. SUM VOTED.
ITEM.


1 Governor ... ... ...... 5,859
2 Agriculture ... ... ... 14,644
3 Audit ... ... ... ... 5,721
4 Broadcasting ... ... ... 1,067
5 Customs ... ... ... ... 20,188
4 Education ... ... ... 41,431
7 Forestry ... ... ... 5,168
8 Geological and Mines ... ... 2,865
9 Judicial ... ... ... ... 10,809
10 Law Officers ... ... ... 4,252
11 Medical ... ... ... ... 49,793
1la Health Branch, Medical ... ... 20,082
12 Miscellaneous Services ... ... 25,428
13 Motor-bus Service ... ... ... 3,408
14 Pensions and Gratuities ... ... 54,603
S15 Police ... ... ... ... 20,324
16 Port and Marine ... ... ... 5.050
17 Post Office ... ... ... 15,472
18 Printing and Stationery ... ... 9,969

Carried forward ... 316,133


No. 20


1933






S(1934) Appropriation.


THE FIRST SCHEDULE-continued.

No. OFi
To. HEAD OF EXPENDITURE. SUMVOTD.
ITEM. VOTD.


Brought forward ...

Prisons .....
Provincial Administration ...
Public Debt Charges ...
Public Works
Electricity Branch, Public Works ...
Public Works Annually Recurrent ...
Railway (Loss and Subsidy) ...
Royal West African Frontier Force ...
(Sierra Leone-Battalion)
Royal West African Frontier Force
(Care and Maintenance of Forts)
Secretariat and Legislature ...
Survey ... ......
Treasury ... ... ...
Public Works Extraordinary ...
Colonial Development Fund ...



THE SECOND SCHEDULE.
Railway ... ... 195,197
Railway ... ... 195,197


Less amount
Head 24
schedule


provided for
in the first
... ... 55,137



316,133

9,480
57,065
43,371
23,930
8,761
23,896
55,137
35,318

2,334


10,517
8,082
9,035
210
52,997

656,266








140,060


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-second day of November,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.

THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has -been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.
J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. B-533.


No. 20


1933 69






Customs (Amendment).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 21 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this twenty-

fourth day of November, 1933.





C. E. COOKSON,


An 0 finance to Amend the Customs
Ordinance, 1924.



S24th November,


Acting Governor.



Cap. 49.


1988.] Date of com-
mencement.


BE IT ENACT D by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Customs Short title.
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.


2. The Customs Ordinance, 1924, as amended by the Customs Repeal of
(Amendment) Ordinance 1932, is hereby further amended by the section 145A
repeal of section 145A thereof. of Cap. 49
No. 19of
1932.


No. 21


1933 71







72 No. 21 Customs (Amendment). 1933

Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-third day of November, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of. Legislative Council


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.



M.P. OF. 76132.


Printed and published by the GOVERNMENT PRINTRB, FREETOWN.-4d.







73
Supplement to the Sierra Leone Royal Gazette, Vol. LXIV No. 2879,
dated 9th December, 1933.









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No, 22 of 1933.

O In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this ninth
day of December, 1933.


C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.


An Ordinance to Amend the Coroners Cap. 40.
Ordinance, 1924.

[9th December, 1988.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Coroners (Amendment) Short title.
Ordinance, 1933.
2. Section 90 of the Coroners Ordinance, 1924, is hereby Repeal and
repealed and replaced by the following section- placement
of section 9c
"9C. In the case of an inquest it shall not be of Cap. 40.
"Viewing the necessary for the Coroner or any member of the Ordinance
body." Jury, subject as hereinafter in this section 1929.
provided, to view the body of the deceased;
and in the case of an inquiry it shall not be
necessary for the Coroner to view such body.
Provided, however, that the Coroner may, if he
thinks fit, view the body of the deceased at any
time before it is buried and shall do so when
holding an inquest under section nine of this









Ordinance. Provided also that the Coroner may,
in the case of an inquest and before the body of
the deceased is buried, direct that the body shall
be viewed by the jury and thereupon all
members of the jury shall view it accordingly."

Amendment 3. Section 24 of the Coroners Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
of section 24 amended by deleting the words "court of oyer and terminer
of Cap. 40. and gaol delivery" in the fifth and sixth lines and substituting
therefore the words "criminal sessions of the Supreme Court".

Amendment 4. Section 28 of the Coroners Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
of section 28 amended by deleting the words "next court of oyer and
of Cap. 40. terminer and general gaol delivery to be holden by the Supreme
Court of the Colony" in the sixth and seventh lines and
substituting therefore the words criminal sessions of the Supreme
Court to which he has been or may be committed for trial".

Amendment 5. Section 29 of the Coroners Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
of section 29 amended by deleting the words "then next ensuing court of
of Cap. 40. oyer and terminer and general gaol delivery" in the fourth and
fifth lines and substituting therefore Master of the Supreme
Court."

Amendment 6. Section 30 of the Coroners Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
of section 30 amended by deleting the last eleven words and substituting
of Cap. 40. therefore the words fourpencee for every seventy-two words, or,
if the Coroner thinks fit, without payment."

Amendment 7. Section 34 of the Coroners Ordinance, 1924, is hereby
of section 34 amended by deleting the words "after he has viewed such dead
of Cap. 40. body which occur immediately after the first seventeen words
Ordinance
No. 14 of thereof.
1929.
Amendment of 8. Form D in the first schedule to the Coroners Ordinance,
form D in the 1924, is hereby amended by deleting the words and brackets "on
sto ch. dul view (or on view by the said Coroner) of the body" wherever
Ordinance No. they occur and substituting therefore the words "on the body."
14 of 19:19.

Amendment of 9. Form E in the first schedule to the Coroners Ordinance,
fir~s hedue 1924, is hereby amended by deleting the words and brackets "on
to Cap. 40. view (or on view by me) of the body" and substituting therefore
Ordinance No. ,
14 of 1929. the words "on the body."

Amendment 10. Forms F and G in the first schedule to, the Coroners
of forms Ordinance, 1924, are hereby amended by deleting the words
F and G in "next court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery to
the first be holden in and for the Colony of Sierra Leone Wherever they
Ca 40to occur and substituting therefore "criminal sessions of the
Supreme Court to be holden at on the
day of 19 .


1933


714 No. 22


Coroners (Amendmnent).







No. 22 Coroners-(Amendment). 1933 75

Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-third day of November,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with
the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a
true and correct copy of the said Bill.

J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. JI25/30.







No. 23 Protectorate Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 23 of 1933.


In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this ninth
day of December, 1933.




C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the Protectorate Ordinance
No. 40 of
Courts Jurisdiction Ordinance, 1932. 1932.

[9th December, 1938.] Date of com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protectorate Courts Short title.
Jurisdiction (Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. The Protectorate Courts Jurisdiction Ordinance, 1932, is Amendment of
hereby amended by inserting therein immediately after section 47 No40of 132.
the following new section insertion of
new section.
"47A. (1) The Circuit Court may in any cause or matter Allowances
make such allowances to assessors to cover the to assessors."
expenses of their attendance as it may deem
reasonable.
(2) In civil causes or matters such allowances shall be
paid by the successful party and shall be recoverable
from the unsuccessful party as ordinary costs of suit


1933 77







18 No. 1 Protectorate Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment). 19,

unless the Court shall otherwise order. In criminal
causes or matters such allowances shall be paid out of
the general revenue of Sierra Leone.

(3) No judgment in any civil cause or matter shall be
of any effect until all allowances made by the Court
to any assessor or assessors in such cause or matter
shall have been paid by the successful party unless
the Court shall otherwise order."


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-third day of November, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


MLP. t-24-30.







No. 24 Summary Conviction Offences (Amendment). 103A


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 24 of 1933.


SIn His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this ninth
day of December, 1933.



C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.





An Ordinance to Amend the Summary Conviction Cap. 201.
Offences Ordinance, 1924.

[9th December, 1988.] Date of com-
mencement.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Summary Conviction Short title
Offences (Amendment) Ordinance, 1933, and shall apply to the and applica-
Colony and Protectorate. tion.
2. Section 39 of the Summary Conviction Offences Ordinance, Repeal and
1924, is hereby repealed and replaced by the following section : seio 39
"39. Any person who shall- of Cap. 201.
dDangerous (a) ride or drive any animal; or
(b) propel or drive or cause to be driven any bicycle
or vehicle of any description
through the streets or roads in a manner dangerous to the
public, shall on the first conviction thereof, be liable to a
fine, not exceeding twenty shillings, and on every
subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding forty
shillings."







80 No. 24 Summary Convidtion Ofences (Amendment). 1933

Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-third day of November,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. B-29-33.







No. 25 Fwrit Export, 1933 81









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 25 of 1933.
In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this ninth
day of December, 1933.




C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.







An Ordinance to Regulate the Export of Fruit
from the Colony.
[1st January, 1934.) Date of
commence-
ment.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Fruit Export Ordinance, Short title
1933, and shall come into operation on the first day of January, and com-
1934. mencement.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires:- Interpreta-
Fruit means any fresh fruit or vegetable to which this tion.
Ordinance shall be made to apply by an order of
the Governor.
Fruit Inspector" means any Inspector, Sub-Inspector
and any other officer of the Agricultural Department,
and any person appointed in writing by the Director of
Agriculture to be an Inspector for the purposes of this
Ordinance, and shall include the Director of Ariculture.






82 No. 25 ruwit Eveport. i9AO

Rules means rules made under this Ordinance.
The word export" shall apply only to fruit shipped for
marketing outside of the Colony.

Packing and 3. All fruit intended for export shall be packed and shipped
shipping. acco c w is n e
in accoi'Lil, c wr^^^' sfr*_;e^ lw ult Azzeuti 4 1

Notice of '-. 4 ..
export and s give ng e r Agriculture
Inspection. of the time during which it is proposed to pack fruit, and
such fruit if approved for export shall be packed under the
supervision of a Fruit Inspector. No fruit shall be wrapped or
packed until such fruit and the containers in which it is to be
packed shall have been approved by a Fruit Inspector.

Duty of 5. It shall be the duty of every Fruit Inspector to satisfy
Inspector. himself that fruit intended for export conforms to the
requirements set out in the rules and is fit for export.

Stamping of 6. On being satisfied that the requirements of section 3
packages of this Ordinance have been complied with, the Fruit Inspector
aud issue of shall mark each package of fruit intended for export with
Sa stamp showing that the fruit in such package has been
inspected and passed as fit for export by a Fruit Inspector
and at the same time shall issue a certificate in the form
in the Schedule. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence
that the requirements of this Ordinance and the Rules
have been complied with.

Unautho- 7. No person shall export or attempt to export fruit unless
rized export. all the requirements of this Ordinance and the Rules have
been complied with, and no person shall wilfully tamper with
any package after the same has been certified as fit for export.

Power of 8. The Comptroller of Customs or other Chief Officer of
Comptroller Customs at the port of exportation shall refuse to permit the
of Customs. exportation of fruit not certified by a Fruit Inspector as fit
for export, and may also exercise the like power whenever
he has reasonable cause to suspect that any certified package
of fruit has been tampered with after certification by a
Fruit Inspector.

Power of 9. The Governor in Council may make rules for the
Governor in further, better or more convenient carrying out of any of
Council to the provisions or purposes of this Ordinance, including the
make rules, payment of fees.

Penalties. 10. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions
of this Ordinance or of the Rules shall be liable on summary
conviction to penalty not exceeding twenty-five pounds 4

kaf ^^^ifff,^^







-Pruit Export.

THE SCHEDULE.

FRUIT INSPECTOR'S CERTIFICATE.


Date. Name of Shipper.


No. of
Packages and
Identification
Mark.


No. of
Description Fruit Per
of Fruit. Case.


I hereby certify that I have examined the fruit specified above and that
in my opinion, it is fit for export.


Fruit Inspector.

Date:

Place:




Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-third day of November,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.




THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with
the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to
be a true and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. A29133.


i93A


--~-







No. 26 Forestry (Amendment). 1933 85









COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. .

No, 26 of 1933.

L In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this ninth
day of December, 1933.




0. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.






An Ordinance to Amend the Forestry
Ordinance, 1924. Cap. 74.

[9th December, 1988.] Date of com-
mencement.

BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Forestry (Amendment) Short title.
Ordinance, 1933.

2. The Forestry Ordinance, 1924, is hereby amended by Amendment of
inserting therein, immediately after section 21, the following erto
new section:- new sepon,
"21A. Any forest officer may, without warrant, arrest
"Powers of any person reasonably suspected of having 4i
arrest." recently committed any offence under this
Ordinance if such person refuses to give his name
or address or gives a name or address
which there is reason to believe is false or if ..
there is reason to believe that he will abscond.
l' .. ** *


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Forestry (Amendment).


Every person arrested under this section shall
be taken before a magistrate or to the nearest
police station or lock-up without unnecessary
delay."


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-third day of November,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with
the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a
true and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. A135133.


86 No. 26






Customs Tariff (Amendment).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 27 of 1933.

In His Majesty's name I assent
@ to this Ordinance this ninth
day of December, 1933.



C. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.




Ordinance
An Ordinance to Amend the Customs Tariff No.1 of
1932.
Ordinance, 1932.

[9th December, 1933.] D aenon


BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Customs Tariff Short title.
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1933.

2. The definition of British Empire" in section 2 of the Amendment
Customs Tariff Ordinance, 1932, is hereby deleted and the of section 2
following definition substituted therefore :- No. of 1932.
'British Empire' means the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland, the Dominions, India,
the territories administered by His Majesty's Govern-
ments in the Dominions under Mandate or otherwise,
the British Colonies, the British Protectorates and
protected States, and the Mandated Territories of
Tanganyika, the Cameroons under British Mandate
and Togoland under British Mandate."


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Customs Tariff(Amendment).


Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-third day of November, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


M.P. C.F. 13132.


88 No. 27


1933






Loan (Repayment).


COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE.

No. 28 of 1933.


Q In His Majesty's name I assent
to this Ordinance this ninth
day of December, 1933.



0. E. COOKSON,
Acting Governor.




An Ordinance to Make Further Provision for the
Repayment of the Outstanding Loan Raised under
the Authority of the General Loan and Inscribed
Stock Ordinance, 1903, the General Loan and
Inscribed Stock (Amendment) Ordinance, 1904, the
Public Loan Ordinance, 1903, and the Public Loan
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1904.

[9th December, 1938.] Dateof com-
mencement.
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of Sierra Leone, with the
advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Loan (Repayment) short title.
Ordinance, 1933.
2. The Crown Agents on behalf of the Governor may raise Power to
by the issue of a loan in London such an amount not exceeding raise loan
the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand pounds sterling as
may be necessary to complete the repayment of the outstanding
amount of Sierra Leone Government 3J per cent. Stock 1929/54
which was raised under the authority of the General Loan and


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O W. 28 Loan (Repayment). 1933

Inscribed Stock Ordinance, 1903, the Public Loan Ordinance, 1903,
the General Loan and Inscribed Stock Amendment Ordinance,
1904, and the Public Loan Amendment Ordinance, 1904, and
such further sum as may be necessary to defray the expenses
of issue.

Loan 3. The principal monies and interest represented by the loan
charged issued under the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby charged
on general upon and shall be payable out of the general revenue and assets
of the Colony of Sierra Leone.

Application 4. The money to be borrowed under the authority of this
of loan. Ordinance shall be appropriated and applied to the repayment of
the Sierra Leone Government 3- per cent. Stock 1929/54.

Mode of 5. The loan hereby authorised or any part of it may be raised
raising loan. under the provisions of the General Loan and Inscribed Stock
Cap. 88. Ordinance, 1924, or, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in the said Ordinance, independently of that Ordinance,
as the Governor or Crown Agents acting on his behalf, may
decide.

Date of corn- 8. If the loan hereby authorised shall be issued under the
maineemea provisions of the General Loan and Inscribed Stock Ordinance,
of contribu- 1924, then the first contribution to the Sinking Fund, as con-
tion to templated by the provisions of sections 13 and 27 of the said
ining Ordinance shall be taken six months after the date from which
the interest on such debentures or stock shall commence to run.

Loan inde- 7. 'If it should be decided to issue the loan hereby
pendent of authorised independently of the General Loan and Inscribed
Cap. 88. Stock Ordinance, 1924, then the following provisions shall
apply :-
Mode (a) So long as any portion of the loan remains outstanding
of the Governor shall in each half-year ending with the
f ym day on which the interest on the loan falls due,
interest, appropriate out of the general revenues and assets of
the Colony a sum equal to one half-year's interest on
the whole of the loan outstanding, and shall remit that
sum to the Crown Agents at such time as will enable
them to pay thereout the then current half-year's
interest on the day on which it falls due.

Mode (b) The Governor shall also in each half-year ending as
ofntribu- aforesaid appropriate out of the said revenues and
contribu-
tion to assets of the Colony for the formation of a sinking
sinking fund for the repayment of the loan at par an
fund. additional sum in respect of the total nominal amount
of the loan outstanding, equal to one-half of the
annual contribution to be decided upon by the
Governor on the issue of the loan, and shall remit
that sum to the Crown Agents with the remittance
hereinbefore mentioned.






Loan (Repayment).


(c) The aforesaid contribution shall be not less than such Determina-
amount as may be determined with the approval of tion of con-
tribution to
the Secretary of State to be sufficient to redeem the sinking
loan at its due date. fund.

(d) The Crown Agents shall invest so much of the money Investment
so remitted to them as aforesaid as shall not be of sinking
required for the payment of interest for the current un.
half-year in the purchase of such securities as may be
approved by the Secretary of State as a sinking fund
for the final extinction of the debt and the Crown
Agents shall also invest the dividends, interest or
produce of such investments in the purchase of like
securities and may from time to time with the
approval of the Secretary of State change any such
investments and shall hold such funds in trust for the
repayment of the principal monies for the time being
represented by the Loan.
(e) In case the sinking fund provided for by this Sinking
Ordinance shall be insufficient for the payment of all fund if
insufficient
the principal monies borrowed under the authority of tobe upple-
this Ordinance at the time the same shall have become mented from
due, the Governor shall make good the deficiencies general
out of the general revenue and assets of the Colony. revenue.



Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-third day of November,
in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative Council.


THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the
Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true
and correct copy of the said Bill.


J. L. JOHN,
Clerk of Legislative GConcil.


M.P. B-45-33.


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