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A.D. 1841.] ACT IX. Ill
Red, may be read, at the discretion of the court, without proof of the
signature to such certificate.
VI. And it is hereby enacted, that any court other than one of her
Majesty's courts, or any judge thereof, may issue such commissions as
aforesaid, and such orders as are indicated in the second and third
sections of this Act to be executed within the local limits of the jurisdic-
tion of any of her Majesty's courts, and all such commissions and orders,
except when directed otherwise than to a court, shall be directed to
a Court of Requests* having jurisdiction within such limits, or any part
thereof.
VII. And it is hereby enacted, that such commissions and orders as
aforesaid may be issued for execution under this Act within the territories
of princes and states in alliance with the East-India Company; and all
persons within such last-mentioned territories being in the service of the
East-India Company are hereby required to pay obedience thereto, and
for disobedience thereof shall, on being found within the jurisdiction of
the court or judge issuing any such commission or order, be punishable
in like manner as if such offence had been committed within such
jurisdiction; and for giving false testimony under the same, shall be
punishable by any court of justice w ithin the territories of the East-India
Company.
VIII. And it is hereby enacted, that whenever the evidence of any
absent witness shall be required out of the jurisdiction of the court in
which the proceedings for which the evidence is wanted may be pending,
and the commission shall be directed to any court, such court may
punish the wilful disobedience of any such order as aforesaid as a con-
tempt, notwithstanding it shall not itself have made such order, with the
same amount of punishment as in other cases of refusing or neglecting to
give testimony.
* The " Calcutta Court of Small Causes," established under the provisions of Act IX. 1850,
is declared in Sec. vi. of that Act to be a Court of Requests within the meaning of this Act.
A.D. 1841. ACT IX.
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184E
1. IT is hereby enacted, in modification of Section XIV. Act XXV. of
1840, that offenders punishable under the said section of the said Act,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, or to imprison-
Commissions may be
directed to Courts of
Requests.
Any court executing
a commission may pun-
ModiAcation of pun-
ishment for refusing to
produce abkarry li-
cense.
Red, may be read, at the discretion of the court, without proof of the
signature to such certificate.
VI. And it is hereby enacted, that any court other than one of her
Majesty's courts, or any judge thereof, may issue such commissions as
aforesaid, and such orders as are indicated in the second and third
sections of this Act to be executed within the local limits of the jurisdic-
tion of any of her Majesty's courts, and all such commissions and orders,
except when directed otherwise than to a court, shall be directed to
a Court of Requests* having jurisdiction within such limits, or any part
thereof.
VII. And it is hereby enacted, that such commissions and orders as
aforesaid may be issued for execution under this Act within the territories
of princes and states in alliance with the East-India Company; and all
persons within such last-mentioned territories being in the service of the
East-India Company are hereby required to pay obedience thereto, and
for disobedience thereof shall, on being found within the jurisdiction of
the court or judge issuing any such commission or order, be punishable
in like manner as if such offence had been committed within such
jurisdiction; and for giving false testimony under the same, shall be
punishable by any court of justice w ithin the territories of the East-India
Company.
VIII. And it is hereby enacted, that whenever the evidence of any
absent witness shall be required out of the jurisdiction of the court in
which the proceedings for which the evidence is wanted may be pending,
and the commission shall be directed to any court, such court may
punish the wilful disobedience of any such order as aforesaid as a con-
tempt, notwithstanding it shall not itself have made such order, with the
same amount of punishment as in other cases of refusing or neglecting to
give testimony.
* The " Calcutta Court of Small Causes," established under the provisions of Act IX. 1850,
is declared in Sec. vi. of that Act to be a Court of Requests within the meaning of this Act.
A.D. 1841. ACT IX.
AN ACT C072C07'72 2 72^ Mo M^'22AcoAo72 qf C07'M272 A*072o/Ao.S 2772^0306? M/
AhAE. qf 1840, jMr Mo Ao^oT- ^0^00^2072 of Mo A00072220
202M272 Mo iVo.s'2&72c?/ of Eo-A fE?7f'o772 M A?o722?<E; PASSED M/ Mo
AAo720222^A/o Mo 6fw07'7207'-6r07207'a/ of 272 Co2272 C2f 072 Mo 28M oft/22720,
184E
1. IT is hereby enacted, in modification of Section XIV. Act XXV. of
1840, that offenders punishable under the said section of the said Act,
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, or to imprison-
Commissions may be
directed to Courts of
Requests.
Any court executing
a commission may pun-
ModiAcation of pun-
ishment for refusing to
produce abkarry li-
cense.