Penalty for having or or ammuni tion in proclaimed district. the Governor in Council may declare by proclamation to be published in the Gazette that it is unlawful to have or carry arms or ammunition within any specified part of the Colony after the date specified in such proclamation and subject to any exceptions in the said proclamation provided for. Any such proclamation may set forth the conditions and regulations under which the having or carrying of arms and ammunition may be licensed or authorized, and may make provision for the persons who may grant licences to have or carry arms or ammunition. The Governor in Council may by a further proclamation alter or revoke wholly or partially any previous proclamation hereunder. The Governor may from time to time by order under his hand prescribe forms for the purposes of this Ordinance, and the same shall be valid in law. A proclamation under this section may be in the form in the Schedule hereto. 4. In a proclaimed district a person shall not have or carrying arms carry any arms or ammunition save as authorized by the said proclamation. Any person acting in contravention hereof shall be liable if convicted by a District Commissioner to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding three months or to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds; but if upon the hearing of the charge the District Commissioner having regard to the nature and quantity of the arms or ammunition found and the profession, occupation and station in life of the person accused, shall be of opinion that there are circumstances in the case which render it inexpedient to inflict any punishment he shall have power to dismiss such person without proceeding to a conviction. Arrest. Search warrant. 5. Any person having or carrying or reasonably suspected of having or carrying any arms or ammunition in contravention of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant by any constable or peace officer and conveyed before the District Commissioner to be dealt with according to law. 6. A District Commissioner may himself with or without warrant and with or without assistance enter and search, or may by warrant direct any person named in such warrant to enter and search any house, buildings or places situate in a proclaimed district for any arms or ammunition suspected to be therein in contravention of this Ordinance. Such warrant shall be valid notwithstanding that the houses, buildings or places to be searched are not specified therein further than being houses, buildings or places situated in or about a specified town or village. The District Commissioner and the person named in the warrant may call to their assistance any such constables and peace officers or other persons, and use such force as may be necessary. 7. Any arms or ammunition had, carried or found, under Seizure and circumstances which contravene this Ordinance shall be seized and forfeited. Any arms or ammunition in the possession of persons not entitled to have the same which shall within a period to be fixed by the proclamation be given up voluntarily or taken under such circumstances as prove to the satisfaction of the District Commissioner that they have not been wilfully kept back shall be deemed to be in the possession of Her Majesty, and provision may be made in such proclamation for the deposit, registration, valuation and care of the same, and such arms and ammunition shall be returned to the owners thereof whenever the proclamation relating thereto shall cease to be in force. Provided that at any time the Governor may, instead of keeping and returning the arms and ammunition aforesaid, if he thinks fit, pay to the owners of the same the value thereof as ascertained in the manner which may be provided in the proclamation. forfeiture of arms and ammunition. of riot in a 8. If a riot resulting in harm to any person or loss of Fines on life or loss of property shall take place in a proclaimed chiefs in case district, the Governor in Council shall have power to fine proclaimed in a sum not exceeding five hundred pounds any chief in district. such proclaimed district who has (a) taken part in such riot, or (b) instigated such riot, or (c) been negligent in preventing or suppressing such (d) neglected to bring to justice or deliver up persons Cost of additional constabulary in proclaimed district to be paid by Any such fine, certified under the hand of the Clerk of Councils, may be recovered together with the costs of such recovery from the person in default in the same way as though such certificate were a judgment of the Supreme Court for the amount certified. 9. Where additional constabulary or police have been sent up to or stationed in a proclaimed district the Governor in Council may order that the inhabitants of such proclaimed district be charged with the cost of such additional inhabitants. constabulary or police. Summary jurisdiction in district. A District Commissioner within whose district any portion of a proclaimed district is, or any Travelling Commissioner appointed in that behalf by the Governor shall, after inquiry if necessary, assess the proportion in which such cost is to be paid by the said inhabitants according to his judgment of their respective means. All moneys payable under this section may be levied under the law for the time being in force for the levying of moneys ordered by a Court to be paid. 10. The District Commissioner within whose district case of riot in any portion of a proclaimed district is, or any Travelling a proclaimed Commissioner appointed in that behalf by the Governor, shall have jurisdiction to try summarily any offence contained in title 24 of the Criminal Code, or an attempt, abetment, or conspiracy in that behalf if such offence or attempt, abetment or conspiracy occurs, or the person charged therewith resides in a proclaimed district. Saving as to liability to or civil 11. The imposition of a fine under section 8 hereof on other criminal any person shall not exempt such person from any proceeding for an offence which is punishable otherwise, nor affect any remedy which any other person aggrieved by any act of such person may be entitled to in any civil proceeding. proceedings. THE SCHEDULE. PROCLAMATION UNDER SECTION 3. The Governor, in virtue of the power and authority conferred on him by the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1897, and by and with the advice of the Executive Council, doth proclaim, and it is hereby proclaimed, that from and after the day of 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to have or carry arms or ammunition within the limits defined as follows, namely: [Insert here description of district to be proclaimed.] unless such person shall be (a) The holder of a licence for such arms and ammunition as hereafter prescribed, or (b) The holder of a licence for such arms and ammunition under Ordinances Nos. 3 and 4 of 1892, or (c) A soldier or sailor in the army or navy of the Queen, or a person in the service of the Colonial Government, or a peace officer. 2. The District Commissioner within whose district any portion of a proclaimed district is has hereby authority to give licences to have or carry such arms and ammunition as may in such licence be provided for. 3. The value of any arms and ammunition given up, found or taken may be ascertained and certified for by [insert here name or office of person]. 4. All arms and ammunition not coming within the exceptions herein before mentioned shall be given up to [insert here name or office of person] before the day of CHEREPONG CHIEFS DETENTION. Ordinance No. 8 of 1897. AN ORDINANCE to confer upon the Governor the necessary power for the Detention and Deportation of certain Political Prisoners. [5th March, 1897. WHEREAS it is expedient that certain political offenders that is to say, Akwada, Chief of Awukugwa, Kwadjo Kumi, Chief of Dawu, Yow Tette, Chief of Adukrom, and Kwasi Nfogo, Chief of Old Abiro should be detained during Her Majesty's pleasure, and, if necessary, that they or either of them should be deported from the Colony; Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Past acts legalized. The Governor may authorize the Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. All acts done, permitted to be done, or sanctioned by the Governor with respect to the arrest and detention of the said Akwada, Chief of Awukugwa, Kwadjo Kumi, Chief of Dawu, Yow Tette, Chief of Adukrom, and Kwasi Nfogo, Chief of Old Abiro (hereinafter called the said political prisoners), or either of them prior to the passing of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be legal and valid as if the same had been done, permitted to be done, or sanctioned under the authority of the Legislature of the Colony and no proceedings calling in question the legality of such acts shall have any effect whatsoever. 2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to order the detention of the said political prisoners or either of them detention and during Her Majesty's pleasure in any suitable place within deportation of political prisoners. Governor's warrant sufficient authority for detention and the Colony and from time to time to change such place of detention, and also to deport the said political prisoners or either of them to any place without the Colony where provision has been made for his or their detention in lawful custody. 3. A warrant under the hand of the Governor addressed to District Commissioner, or to any person having any charge of any of Her Majesty's forts or prisons in the deportation. Colony shall be a sufficient authority for the District Commissioner or person named therein to detain the said political prisoners or either of them; and such warrant as aforesaid addressed to the master of any ship or to any other person shall be sufficient authority to the person named therein to convey the said political prisoners or either of them to the place named therein, and to deliver him or them into such custody as may be named in the said warrant. 4. The said political prisoners or either of them may at any time during his or their detention be removed from any one of the places of detention before mentioned to any other of the said places by warrant under the hand of the Governor addressed to the master of any ship or any other person; and the master of any ship or any other person to |