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... Criminal Cases , 10 June 1808 67. Circuit Courts established , 16 May 1811 68. Judicial Proceedings in Public , 25 Sept. 1813 69. The Cape Town Court of Landdrost and Heemraden , 5 April 1816 . · 70. Criminal Jurisdiction granted to ...
... Criminal Cases , 10 June 1808 67. Circuit Courts established , 16 May 1811 68. Judicial Proceedings in Public , 25 Sept. 1813 69. The Cape Town Court of Landdrost and Heemraden , 5 April 1816 . · 70. Criminal Jurisdiction granted to ...
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... criminal cases , but they held inquests , obtained information at first hand with regard to crimes , and examined witnesses on oath . All the evidence collected was then placed in the hands of the land- drost , who acted as public ...
... criminal cases , but they held inquests , obtained information at first hand with regard to crimes , and examined witnesses on oath . All the evidence collected was then placed in the hands of the land- drost , who acted as public ...
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... criminal cases arising in the whole Colony . It also heard appeals from the decisions of the lower courts , and its own judgments were in turn subject to appeals to the High Court of Batavia ; for in several respects , but particularly ...
... criminal cases arising in the whole Colony . It also heard appeals from the decisions of the lower courts , and its own judgments were in turn subject to appeals to the High Court of Batavia ; for in several respects , but particularly ...
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... criminal cases of a serious nature . The Governor appointed nearly all the officials except the very highest , and he could remove any one of them except the Lieutenant - Governor and the Secretary . He took away the power of initiating ...
... criminal cases of a serious nature . The Governor appointed nearly all the officials except the very highest , and he could remove any one of them except the Lieutenant - Governor and the Secretary . He took away the power of initiating ...
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... criminal jurisdiction was granted to the district courts , thus obviating the tedious necessity of referring trivial cases to Cape Town . It is a curious fact that all these measures , which probably no one will regard otherwise than as ...
... criminal jurisdiction was granted to the district courts , thus obviating the tedious necessity of referring trivial cases to Cape Town . It is a curious fact that all these measures , which probably no one will regard otherwise than as ...
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