New Zealand Gazette – 1856 – No. 32

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PROVINCIAL LAWS ACT,
1856.

IN THE TWENTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN
VICTORIA:

SESSION 4, No. 35.

Title.
Preamble reciting
"Provincial Councils
Powers Act, 1856," whereby it is enact-
ed Superintendents of. Provinces may
alter the Civil Jurisdiction of any Court
in such Provinces, also certain Acts or
Ordinances of the Provinces not hitherto

ANALYSIS.

This Act to have retrospective effect, and all
Provincial Acts or Ordinances hitherto
made and not disallowed by Governor,
rendered valid and effectual from respec-
tive dates of passing thereof.
Short title.

AN ACT to give the validity of Acts of the General Assembly to certain Laws
made by the Superintendents and Provincial Councils of the several
Provinces of New Zealand.

(Assented to 16th August, 1856.)

Title.
Preamble reciting
"Provincial Councils
Powers Act, 1856," whereby it is enacted
Superintendents of Provinces may
alter the Civil Jurisdiction of any Court
in such Provinces, also certain Acts or
Ordinances of the Provinces not hitherto
valid as Acts of the General Assem-
bly.

WHEREAS an Act has been passed in the present Session of
the General Assembly of New Zealand, and has been
reserved for the assent of Her Majesty, intituled the "Provincial
Councils Powers Act, 1856," whereby it is enacted that it shall be
lawful for the Superintendent and Provincial Council of any
Province in New Zealand to make or ordain Laws or Ordinances
for altering the civil jurisdiction of any Court of summary
procedure having jurisdiction in such Province, in all suits or
proceedings where the debt or damage claimed shall not exceed
twenty pounds; and it is also further enacted that the Superin-
tendent and Provincial Council of any Province in New Zealand
shall have power by any Acts or Ordinances to enact that certain acts
or omissions contrary to the provisions of such Acts or Ordinances
of such Superintendent and Provincial Council shall be offences,
within the Province to which such Act or Ordinance shall relate,
punishable summarily or otherwise as may thereby be directed.
Provided always that no felony shall be thereby created nor any
punishment or penalty attached to any such act or omission
which shall exceed six months imprisonment with hard labour, of