WILLIAM BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Esquire, C.M.G., Governor. No. 1.-1887. AN ORDINANCE to amend the Law with reference to the Title. Whereas it is expedient to amend the law so as to punish Preamble. the falsification by agents, clerks, officers, public officers, servants, and others of their employers' accounts, books, writings, or documents; Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Enactment. Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. The expression "Employer" shall include the Govern- Meaning of ment of the Gold Coast Colony; The expression "Valuable security" shall be interpreted terms. for falsifi 2. If any agent, clerk, officer, public officer, or servant, or Punishment any person employed or acting in the capacity of an agent, cation of clerk, officer, public officer, or servant, shall wilfully and with accounts, &c. intent to defraud, destroy, secrete, alter, mutilate, or falsify any book, paper, writing, valuable security, or account which has been received by him for or on behalf of his employer, or which belongs to or is in the possession of his employer, or shall wilfully and with intent to defraud make or assist or concur in making any false entry in, or omit, alter, efface or erase, or assist or concur in omitting, altering, effacing or erasing, any material particular from or in any such book, paper, writing, valuable security or account, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding seven years. prove intent 3. On the trial of any offence under this Ordinance it shall Sufficient to not be necessary in any summons or information to allege an to defraud. intent to defraud any particular person, but it shall be sufficient to allege that the accused did the act charged with an intent to defraud. Short title. 4. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Falsification of Accounts Ordinance, 1887." Passed in the Legislative Council this twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord, One thousand, eight hundred and eighty-seven. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, I assent to this Ordinance. Clerk of Legislative Council. W. BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Governor. This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council, and found to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Clerk of Legislative Council. Title. Date. Preamble. Enactment. Meaning of terms. WILLIAM BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Esquire, C.M.G., Governor. No. 2.-1887. AN ORDINANCE to establish payment for the treatment of certain Patients in Government Hospitals. |12th March, 1887. Whereas it is expedient to establish payment for the treatment of certain Patients received into Government hospitals; Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. In this Ordinance (unless the context otherwise requires) The term "Ship" shall include every description of vessel used in navigation, not propelled by oars or paddles. The term "Seaman" shall include every person (except Masters and Officers) employed or engaged in any capacity on board any ship. able. 2. When any Master, Officer or Seaman shall be received Rates payfrom on board any ship into any Government Hospital as a patient the following sums shall be payable for each day of residence in such Hospital : A Master, Ten shillings. An Officer, Seven shillings and Sixpence. Masters. Officers. Any Seaman, not being a native of West Africa, Four Seamen. shillings. Any other Seaman, One shilling. 3. All sums payable under the preceding section shall be recoverable from the Master or other person in charge of the ship from which the patient was received or from the Owner, Consignee or Charterer or the Agent of the Owner, Consignee or Charterer of such ship: Provided that every Consignee or Agent hereby made liable who shall have paid any such sums may, out of any monies in his hands, received on account of such ship or belonging to the Owner or Charterer thereof, retain the amount of all sums so paid together with all reasonable expenses incurred by reason of such payment. 4. When any Krooman in the service of any person shall Rates payable have been admitted as a patient into any Government Hospital for Kroomen. by a Surgeon in charge, even though not upon the request of such Krooman's employer, there shall be payable by such employer in respect of such Krooman the sum of One shilling for each day of residence in such Hospital. 5. When any servant other than a Krooman shall be Rates payable received as a patient into any Government Hospital at the for servants. request in writing of his Employer there shall be payable by such Employer in respect of any such servant, not being a native of West Africa, the sum of Four shillings for each day of residence in such Hospital, and in respect of any other such servant the sum of One shilling for each day of residence in such Hospital. 6. Any person, not being a pauper, may, with the consent Persons not of a Surgeon in charge, be received as a patient into any paupers may Government Hospital on payment for each day of residence in into hospital. such Hospital of any sum not exceeding Ten shillings, as such Surgeon in charge shall before the reception of such patient direct and intimate to such patient or the person bringing him to such Hospital. 7. All sums payable under this Ordinance shall be paid to To whom the Treasurer when such sums shall become due at the Seat of rates payable. Government, and when they shall become due at an Out SS Account by surgeon station to the District Commissioner of such Out-station, and in case such sums be not so paid, it shall be lawful for the Treasurer, and at an Out-station, for the District Commissioner to appoint some person to sue for the same, and such person shall thereupon be entitled to sue for and to recover all such sums together with all costs necessarily incurred. 8. In any proceeding for the recovery of any sum payable under this Ordinance, an account signed by a Surgeon in be evidence. charge of the Hospital into which the patient, in respect of in charge to Ordinance whom such sum is payable, was received for treatment, showing the amount claimed, shall be admitted in evidence without proof of the signature of such Surgeon in charge, and shall be sufficient evidence of the amount due, unless the defendant shall prove to the contrary, or that such account was not signed by such Surgeon. 9. This Ordinance shall not extend to any ship belonging not to extend to Her Majesty, or to any Foreign Government. to public ships. Short title. Title. Preamble. 10. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Hospital Rates Ordinance, 1887." Passed in the Legislative Council this twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, I assent to this Ordinance. W. BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Governor. This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council, and found to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Clerk of Legislative Council. WILLIAM BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Esquire, C.M.G., Governor. AN ORDINANCE to promote the maintenance of discipline on Whereas by the laws and customs of Her Majesty's Navy empowered to prevent any spirituous or fermented liquor being brought on board any of Her Majesty's ships, and whereas it is expedient to provide for the punishment of persons aiding any officer, seaman, or marine in Her Majesty's service to desert or improperly absent himself from his ship; Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Enactment. Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: fermented Majesty's Commander's consent. hovering 1. It shall not be lawful for any person to bring on board Spirituous or any of Her Majesty's ships or vessels any spirituous or liquors not to fermented liquor of any description without the previous con- be brought sent of the Officer Commanding the ship or vessel on board on board Her of which the same may be brought, and it shall be lawful for ships without any Officer in Her Majesty's service, or warrant or petty officer of the Navy, or non-commissioned officer of Marines, with or without seamen or persons under his command, to search any boat or vessel hovering about or approaching, or which may have hovered about or approached any of Her Majesty's ships or vessels, and if any spirituous or fermented liquor be found on board such boat or vessel, to seize such spirituous or fermented liquor, and the same shall be forfeited to Her Majesty; and any person who shall bring any spirituous or fermented liquor on board any of Her Majesty's ships or Persons vessels, without such previous consent as aforesaid, or shall about Her approach or hover about any of Her Majesty's ships or vessels Majesty's ships to for the purpose of bringing any spirituous or fermented liquor bring spirion board the same without such previous consent, or for the tuous or purpose of giving or selling without such previous consent liquor on spirituous or fermented liquor to men in Her Majesty's service, board, or to or of aiding or assisting any officer, seaman, or marine in Her liable to Majesty's service to desert or improperly absent himself from penalty. his ship or vessel, shall be guilty of an offence, and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds for every such offence, and it shall be lawful for any officer in Her Majesty's service, or any such warrant or petty officer, or non-commissioned officer as aforesaid, or for any constable without warrant, to apprehend or cause to be apprehended, any person committing any offence as aforesaid, and to take him forthwith before a District Commissioner to be dealt with according to law. fermented aid desertion, consent on 2. Where in any proceeding under this Ordinance such Proof of previous consent as aforesaid shall be alleged to have been previous obtained, the proof of such allegation shall be upon the person defendant. making it. |