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Fees.--High court of appeal before the governor: to provost marshal
1l. 1s. to secretary or clerk 1l. 1s. door-keeper 5s. Note. No
appeal is allowed from the verdict of the civil court to the
governor, unless the appellant gives good security to prosecute it,
and to answer condemnation-money, with costs and damages, in case
the verdict of the civil court be affirmed; nor from the governor's
award to the King in council, without giving good security in twice
the sum sued for, to prosecute the appeal in one year or as soon
after as circumstances will admit, to answer condemnation-money, and
such costs and damages as shall be awarded by his majesty in
council, in case the sentence on judgment of the governor be
approved.--Fees to provost marshal, in civil actions, executions,
&c.: 5l. per cent. on proceeds of auctions in execution; 5l. per
cent. levy money from 100l. downwards, 4l. per cent. ditto from
100l. to 500l., 3l. per cent. from 500l. to 1000l., 2½ per cent.
from 1000l. upwards; and for a man to keep possession, 2s. 6d. per
day for five days.--Fees on civil actions: a writ, or warrant of
execution, above 10l. and not exceeding 20l., 10s., to the judge
advocate's clerk 1s.; ditto above 20l. and not exceeding 50l., with
1s. to clerk, 16s.; ditto above 50l. and with 2s. to clerk, 1l. 2s.
Capias, for any sum not exceeding 30l., 13s.; ditto, above 30l. and
not exceeding 50l., 17s.; and all above 50l., 1l. 2s. Summonses,
under 40s., 4d.; above that sum, 6d. Witnesses, traveling from
Hawkesbury to Sydney, 10s.; ditto, from Sydney to Hawkesbury, 10s.;
to Sydney from Parramatta 5s., and back again the same sum;
attending the court each day 2s. 6d.--Fees to secretary's clerks,
receiving no salary: free pardons 5s. conditional ditto 2s. 6d.;
and, on each person leaving the colony by certificate, 2s. 6d.
Female Stock--prohibited to be sent from the territory, or its
dependencies, under the same penalty as for breach of
orders.--Female stock prohibited to be killed, under the penalty of
20l. to informer, and two months hard labor for the crown.
Fires--No person to fire stubble, until his neighbors are warned and
prepared; penalty, by action, remuneration of all damages: also, no
person to smoke pipes, or make fires, near a stack, under the
penalty of exemplary punishment.
Fire-arms--forbid to be discharged between sun-set and sun-rise,
under the penalty of a breach of general orders.
Fines.--Persons removed to different settlements for misdemeanor,
not to return until the expiration of sentence, under penalty of
corporal punishment.
Foreigners--not permitted to settle or reside in the colony, without
permission.
Forgery--subject to prosecution on a written, as well as on a
printed form of note of hand; and persons concealing such offence,
will be subject to the same penalty as persons compounding felony.
Fort Philip.--Every person cautioned from purchasing, repairing, or
building huts, near the Esplanade, the limits of which are to be
explained by the assistant engineer.
Fustic--growing at Newcastle, and its vicinity, forbid to be cut
without permission from the governor.
The Present Picture Of New South Wales, 1811 |
