A Collection of Legislative Acts of the Ceylon Government from 1796: Containing proclamations, regulations, charters, and orders in council; from 1796 to 1833

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CAPITULATION of COLOMBO 15th February 1796	1

4For the more effectual security of the revenue derived from the retail sale of Arrack in the Malabar Districts	4

Proclamations	11

Regulations c Page	15

18For establishing a regular mode of keeping Diaries and taking Informations in Criminal Cases by Provincial	18

Appointing Fiscals Courts 21st June Annulled by Charter of 1833	19

20For the better security of His Majestys Subjects against the contagion of Small Pox Repealed by	20

Extending the powers of the Fiscals Courts 20th Feb Repealed by Proclamation 13th February 1802	31

11For extending the terms of the Registry of Slaves directed in and by the 9th Regulation of 1818 Expired	222

198	223

53	228

12For amending the 10th Clause of the 3d Regulation of the present Year and continuing the provisions of	229

2For declaring the return of persons banished by authority of His Excellency the Governor from Ceylon	231

7For giving relief to such Proprietors of Domestic Slaves in the Province of Batticaloa who may have sustained	236

1820	239

be impressed thereon by a Stamp in black	248

Respecting the prevalent Disorder among Cattle 28th April Expired	47

1800	49

Abolishing Duties on Tobacco grown in the Island 12th July	55

1803	62

1803	63

Altering the rates of Fees and Costs in the Courts of Land Raad 13th Dec Annulled by Charter of 1833	65

1804	75

1806	79

Regulations	88

13For the Registration and Emancipation of Slaves in the District of Jaffnapatam Repealed by Reg 9	91

15For the relief of Merchants who from unforeseen misfortunes have become insolvent Repealed by Ord 6	99

18For the security of Property and the establishment of a due Police in the District of Jaffnapatam and	106

2Regulations respecting Bakers at Trincomalie Repealed by Ord 19 of 1848	109

1808	113

Regulations c Page	118

1811	124

4Enacting certain regulations for the Batta or Gaol Allowance to Prisoners in Civil and Criminal Cases	130

CHARTER 30th October Repealed by Charter of 1833	136

10For regulating the custody and the employment of Prisoners sentenced to labour by the Supreme Court	143

by Ord 17 of 1844	152

1814	158

86	165

1815	170

13To prohibit the entertaining of Suits before any Courts of Judicature within the British Settlements in Ceylon	174

9For the better Collection of Import and Export Duties and repealing all former Regulations relating thereto	187

9For remitting conditionally the penalties of Regulation No 1 of the year 1815 incurred prior to the 30th June	193

87	196

1818	199

1818	200

5To declare the legality of pressing for the service of Government persons bound to such service by Caste	205

13For affording a remedy by Appeal in Revenue cases wherein the value in suit does not exceed 300 rixdollars	252

PROCLAMATIONDeclaring that certain descriptions of Transfers Requests and Contracts shall not be valid	258

22For the more effectual security of the Revenue derived from the Retail sale of Arrack and Toddy in	259

24For ascertaining the persons holding the employ or titles of Native Headmen in the Malabar Districts	263

25th Sept	269

11For declaring the annexation of Stamps to Deeds or Instruments which by Law ought to be written on Stamp	271

10To provide for the Superintendence of the Police of the Town and Gravets of Matura during the absence	281

17For the more effectual protection of the rights of the Crown to levy exclusive Tolls on passage of Bridges	285

3For altering for a time limited viz until the 30th April 1824 the duties on the Export of certain articles	291

9For declaring it Penal in any unmarried woman delivered of a Child to conceal the birth thereof if the child	297

1824	303

7For specifying the application of the Monies to be paid into the several Cutcherries by Fiscals under the	309

3Respecting the Registration and Manumission of Slaves in the District of Jaffnapatam Repealed by Reg 9	311

13For simplifying the transactions between Government and Merchants trading to the Ports of Colombo	315

3For repealing the 3d Regulation of the year 1819 and vesting in the Governor the power of fixing the rates	321

12For consolidating the Regulations concerning Auctioneers and the duties on Auctions Repealed by Ord 5	327

1826	330

5For increasing the Criminal and Civil Powers of the Sitting Magistrate of Trincomalie Annulled by Charter	333

5For establishing certain Rules for the guidance of Provincial Judges Sitting Magistrates and Justices of	342

6For giving the sanction of a Legislative Enactment to certain arrangements for lending out the Monies	343

12For amending No 5 of 1809 and for authorizing certain cases to be referred from the High Court to	348

3For declaring the powers of the Governor to establish Tolls and for enforcing the due payment thereof	354

1829	357

1830	361

4For increasing the Import duty on Pepper Repealed by Reg 2 of 1833	368

1833	374

57	395

9To provide for the case of Cattle Goats and Sheep found straying within the Gravets of Colombo Galle	399

Index to the Legislative Acts of the Dutch Government of the Island of Ceylon	407

115	411

Common terms and phrases

aforesaid amount appoint Arrack Batticaloa cause Cent Chief Sec Chilaw Civil Clause Collector Commissioners convicted Court of Appeal Court of Judicature Creditors Criminal Custody Decree Deed Defendant direct District ditto ditto duly established exceeding Excellency the Governor Excellency's Command execution expedient Fiscal further enacted Given at Colombo Government Governor in Council Govt hard labour Headmen Hundred Rix Dollars imprisonment Island of Ceylon issued Jaffna JOHN DEANE JOHN RODNEY Jurisdiction Kandyan Land Landraad lawful Letters Patent levied liable licensed Lieutenant Governor LUSIGNAN Majesty's Majesty's Government manner Matura months offence Office ordain Order party payment penalty person or persons Plaintiff Police Vidahn Prisoner proceedings Proclamation Provided Provincial Court Provincial Judge Puisne Justice punishment purpose Register Registry Repealed by Ordinance Repealed by Regulation respectively Revenue Security Sentence Sitting Magistrate Slaves Stamp duty suit Supreme Court therein thereof Thousand Eight Hundred Trincomalie Vessel whereas WILLIAM BOYD

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Title	A Collection of Legislative Acts of the Ceylon Government from 1796: Containing proclamations, regulations, charters, and orders in council; from 1796 to 1833 Volume 1 of A Collection of Legislative Acts of the Ceylon Government from 1796: Distinguishing Those Now in Force, Ceylon
Author	Ceylon
Publisher	W. Skeen, 1853
Original from	the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized	16 May 2012

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