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American Friends Service Committee — Part 2
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any part of the Colony it is desireable to do so," he may make an order against any
person preventing him frou entcring any area of the Colony, or preventing hin froa
leaving any crea of the Colony, or "requiring the person named in the orcer to notify
his moyemeats in such a manner, at such Cimes, to such authorities and during such
period, not exceeding Chree moths, as may be specified in the order.'"§ (i'm not
clear as te whether "notify his movements" is just legal jargon or will need clart-
ficstion in a future amendwent.)
No order under this section (44A) may be’ for longer than three months, but there
is no prohibition against successive orders, There is no appeal to a court, althevyh
representations miy be made to the Minister fer exceptions to the order or changes in
the orcer.
lf a person ics been convicted of en offtnse under the Law and Order (Nainten-
ance) Act or the Unlawful Organizations Act or under the common law under certain
circunstances of public disorder and sentenced to pay a fine exceeding 23
($70) or to be impriseaed tor a period exceeding three months, the Minister muy then
issuc such orders at any tine, to be elicctive for a maximua of five yeurs, or miy
order that "the person nawed in the order shall not convene, attend or address any
public gatherings in the Coiony" with a five year time Limit.
The new anend,
until proved of
6pell out inti
wilho.t lawful
"(a) watches or
premises or place;
"(b) persistently follows some other person about from place to placc;
ee s etc."
continues the practice of assuming the accused te be geilty
in many of the crimes set forth. One such section attempts to
end provises up to ten years in prison for "any person who,
the proof whereet Lies on hi
sets any premiscs or place or the approaches to eny such
A section ev.ing it a crime to have any “offensive weapon" or “offensive mate-
ublic place tes now been anended so that @ person can get a ten year
-e if he has such things “in his possession or in or upon y
listed aS offensive weapons or materials are
occu. i Among ite
stone, s, and acids, Again, the defendant must have “lawful authority
or reasesa exeuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him.'' Taken at its facr vali
ans that possession cf a tool hit in the car, a bottle of vinegar in the cep-
3, er 3 stone in the garden is prima facie evidence of criminal intent.
d penalties for throwing at vericles or blocking rosds
seetion states, person throws or propels o¢ prepures £0
y article or thing Likely to cause datage or injury, at any build-
ing er stracture shall Le pulley of an oftence and liable to imprisonment f
period net ex eG years.'
The original law proyi
Au addition to
throw cr propel
i
roa
The origi
lication er repr
Bp mney 5
“satistios the
verity the accar
Btoiceant Le
ment ts with
vate, to a sin;
sta nt.
od penaltics up to seven years imprisonment for the pub-
ction ot false statesents Likely te cause "fear, alarm or de-
peblic or (o disturb the public peace™ unle the ce fencant
ct that before ruch publication he took reas le measures to
theres ent Rost adds that the making or any such
an well as to publi or reproduce such statements. The om od-
sii ficat. as to wheter the statement is made in pubisc or
je person or a group, of as to the intent of the person making the
er
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