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... duties of government . There will therefore be found for each of these colonies three divisions - Central Government , Local Government , and Administration of Justice . In only a very few cases does a document deal to any extent with ...
... duties of government . There will therefore be found for each of these colonies three divisions - Central Government , Local Government , and Administration of Justice . In only a very few cases does a document deal to any extent with ...
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... Duties of Field - Cornets , 4 July 1848 79. Trial by Jury in Civil Cases , 1854 80. Resident Magistrates , 4 June 1856 PAGE 97 98 98 99 102 102 • 103 105 . 105 ' 106 • 107 107 · 109 112 • · 113 114 119 120 • 122 . · 125 • 127 129 • 130 ...
... Duties of Field - Cornets , 4 July 1848 79. Trial by Jury in Civil Cases , 1854 80. Resident Magistrates , 4 June 1856 PAGE 97 98 98 99 102 102 • 103 105 . 105 ' 106 • 107 107 · 109 112 • · 113 114 119 120 • 122 . · 125 • 127 129 • 130 ...
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... duties it acted under the supervision of the Supreme Court of Justice . Local govern- In its origin and up to the year 1786 the latter body had consisted entirely of servants of the Company nominated by The Court the Government , except ...
... duties it acted under the supervision of the Supreme Court of Justice . Local govern- In its origin and up to the year 1786 the latter body had consisted entirely of servants of the Company nominated by The Court the Government , except ...
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... duties of a legislative or an Council . executive or a judicial nature , though indirectly it pertained of the nature of each of these functions . It may be called an advisory body . From before the close of the seventeenth century ...
... duties of a legislative or an Council . executive or a judicial nature , though indirectly it pertained of the nature of each of these functions . It may be called an advisory body . From before the close of the seventeenth century ...
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... duties till then performed by the Lieutenant - Governor of the Eastern Districts on the supreme authority at Cape Town ; but it was also a measure intended to meet the growing com- plexity of South African affairs . be met by Firstly ...
... duties till then performed by the Lieutenant - Governor of the Eastern Districts on the supreme authority at Cape Town ; but it was also a measure intended to meet the growing com- plexity of South African affairs . be met by Firstly ...
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administration advice and consent aforesaid amend annexed appeal appointed authority British burghers Cape Colony Cape Town Chief civil Colony of Natal Constitution Court of Justice criminal declare District of Natal door Dutch Dutch language duties eenige elected electoral divisions enacted established Executive Council expedient Field-cornets franchise geen Government Governor granted Grondwet hebben Heemraden hereby High Commissioner Hope House of Assembly inhabitants judges jurisdiction jury land Landdrost leden Legislative Council Legislative Council thereof Letters Patent Lieutenant-Governor Lijdenburg Majesty Majesty's ment moeten municipality native niet oath onder Orange Free Orange River Ordinance Parliament peace person Procl proclamation province regulations repealed Republiek Resident Magistrate respect revenue Rix-dollars Secretary Settlement South Africa South African Republic Staat Staatspresident Supreme Court take effect territory tion Transvaal Uitvoerenden Raad Union Volksraad vote voters Wetten WHEREAS wordt zaken zijn zullen
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