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Essequibo Boys' School.

CHAPTER 93.

ESSEQUIBO BOYS' SCHOOL.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

SECTION.

1.

Short title.

2.

Interpretation.

THE EssEQurno BoYS' ScHooL.

.

3.

Constitution 4.

Headmaster.

5.

Officers, masters of superior 6.

Salaries 7.

Wages and expenses 8.

Appointment 9.

Regulations 10.

Annual report.

.

and servants.

officers.

of maintenance.

and duties of official visitors.

SENDING OF BOYS TO THE SCHOOL.

to imprisonment 11.
to imprisonment 11.

Boys sentenced 12.Boys under 16 who may be sent to the school.

13.

Boys under 16 charged with certain offences or penal servitude.

may be sent to the boys under 16 years may be sent to the school.

school.

14.

Refractory 15.

Form of order of detention.

16.Effect of order.

17.Evidence 18.Sending 19.

Removal of youthful 20.Authority for detaining 21.Saving of powers under other Ordinances to the school.

offender.

.

youthful offenders to the school.

youthful offender of order.


GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE OF THE SCHOOL.

of boy in the school to conform to regulations.

22.Refusal 23.

Escape of boy from the school.

24.Assisting boy to escape from the school or harbouring him after escape.

25.Grant of licence 26.Power to apprentice 27.Apprenticeship 28.Provisions 29.Period passed under indenture which every indenture boy in the school.

of boys out of the Colony.

shall contain.

deemed part of term of detention to boy to live out of school.

at school.
at school.

30.Punishment of boys under indenture found in the Colony before the end of term.

31.Expenses 32.Evidence of outfit as to reception tmder this Ordinance.

in the school.

33.Liability 34.

(1) Mode of enforcing liability.

MAINTENANCE OF BOYS IN THE SCHOOL.

to maintenance to contribute of boys at the school.

(6)Terms and enforcement (7)Appropriation of payment.

(8)Power to remit payment.

(9)Variation of order of payment.

of order for maintenance.

Essequibo Boys' School.

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1393 SECTION.

DISCHARGE OF BOYS.

35.Discharge 36.Power of the Governor of boy.

to order discharge of boy.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

37.Use of forms.

38.Service 39.Evidence 40.Whipping.

41.Procedure of notice.

and appeal.

as to boy being detained in the school.

SCHEDULE.

FORMS.

CHAPTER 93.

ESSEQUIBO BOYS' SCHOOL.

1929 Ed.

c. 193.

[22ND MAY, 1907.J 3 of 1944.

16 of 1952.

1.This Ordinance may be cited as· the Essequibo Boys' Short title.

School Ordinance.
School Ordinance.

2.In this Ordinance, unless the context " the school" means the Essequibo lished under the provisions of this Ordinance " the headmaster " means the headmaster otherwise Boys' school estab-tion.

requires,- Interpreta­ ; of the school.

THE EssEQUIBo BoYs' ScHOOL.

3.The school established in the county of Essequibo shall Constituti on. "
The Essequibo be called tained for the proper instruction and of youthful be there employed who shall, in agricultural male offenders, Boys' School " and shall be main- of vagrant and training pursuits.

boys as far as practicable, 4.The Governor, on behalf of Her Majesty, may appoint Headmaster.

some fit person to be headmaster office during pleasure.

of the school, who shall hold 5.The Governor may appoint and servants officers, masters, the Governor's II-37 B.G.-VOL.

he considers matrons, pleasure.


the officers, necessary and servants for the school, masters, matrons, Officers, masters and and those servants.

shall hold office during 1394 Cap.

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Salaries of superior officers.

6.The salaries of the headmaster, officers, masters, and of the school shall be those from time to time provided matrons for that purpose by the Legislative Council.

Wages and ei.-penses of maintenance.


7.The wages of the servants and all other charges and expenses incurred in the due maintenance be paid from and out of moneys from time to time provided for that purpose by the Legislative of the school shall Council.

Appointment and duties of official ,,isitors.

8.

(1) The Governor may appoint to be official visitor or official visitors any person or persons of the school.
(2)The school shall at all times be open to the inspection of any member of the Legislative Council.

Regulations.

9.
Regulations.

9.

(1) The Governor in Council (a) for determining the duties of the several 4 and 5 of this Ordinance in sections and of the may make regulations­ persons mentioned official visitor ; or visitors (b)for the proper classification (c)for the training, education, instruction, for the employment and for the apprenticeship, and of the inmates; and moral and religious in agricultural of the boys sent to the school; pursuits, proper discipline in, and and management of, the school.
(d)generally, for maintaining for the proper conduct (2)The Governor in Council the establishment rewarding, money payments, of marks, and for the punishment privileges or by requiring of those boys who through of the mark system at the school, may make regulations by means of good conduct badges, prizes those boys who earn the requisite by means of withdrawal of for and for and small number the performance misconduct obtain bad marks.

of additional work, Annual report.


10.The headmaster a full report year, to be laid before the Legislative Council.

year, prepare the previous in the month of April in each of the working of the school during shall, SENDING OF BOYS TO THE SCHOOL.

11.
11.

(1) Where a boy apparently nced to years has been sentenced to imprisonment Boys or penal servitude sente_ tmprisonment d h b on con 10n o s or penal an as een par one y e overnor d d b th G ��r:ng; e G to be sent �h school, over nor m the him ay direct g to 2 goin 1 £ • to t e sc oo or a per10 o not ess t an two years an not more 1 f d d h h h than three years : under the age of sixteen dit· f hi s. 2• Essequibo Boys' School.

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1395 Provided that a boy directed to be sent to the school he has attained he has attained the age of thirteen years shall be detained years.

the age of sixteen before until (2) A boy sent to the school under subsection (1) of this 16 of 1952, section of this Ordinance detained in the school.

shall be deemed to be subject as if he had been originally to all of the provisions to be ordered s. 2· 12.
(1) Anyone may bring before a magistrate any boy apparently any of the following under the age of sixteen descriptions, (a)who is found begging, or under the pretext namely,- or receiving of selling alms (whether or offering for sale Boys under 16 who may years who comes within be sent to the school.
actually anything), purpose or who is in any street or public place for the of so begging alms ; or or receiving (b)who is found wandering and not having any home or settled means of subsistence ; or place of abode, or proper guardianship, or visible (c)who, either being an orphan or having a surviving parent or penal servitude, who is undergoing imprisonment destitute is found ; or (d)who frequents (2)The magistrate the company of reputed before whom a boy is brought thieves.
as coming one of those descriptions, within that fact and that it is expedient Ordinance, Provided may order him to be sent to the school: that in case of a first offence, if on inquiry to deal with the boy under he is satisfied of this of the boy appears guardian the boy, he shall be delivered the parent or guardian for his good behaviour.
before up to the parent in writing undertaking and claims or guardian, on to be responsible if the parent or the magistrate, before a magistrate 13.Where a boy apparently charged magistrate of the magistrate stances order him to be sent to the school.

regard (having b under the age of sixteen years is Boys under 1 \h �eni:s harg � : r !1:Y and he ought in the opinion to his age and to the circum-be sent to the school.
may 3 ofl944, s. 2· f h o t e case) to e sent tot e sc oo t e magistrate on summary conviction h h 1 h .

with an offence punishable by the 14.Where the parent, or step-parent, under the age of sixteen that he is unable to control boy apparently a magistrate desires or where any boy apparently that the boy be sent to the school of a or guardian, Refractory boys under years represents 16 years may be sent to the school.

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to be ordered is now by law liable school, expedient order him to be sent to the school.

the magistrate, if on inquiry to be detained in an industrial he is satisfied that it is to deal with the boy under this Ordinance, may Form of order of detention.

Schedule, form I.
Schedule, form I.

15.The order of a magistrate sending a boy to the school (in this Ordinance be in writing, to be detained magistrate referred and shall specify to as the order of detention) shall the time for which the boy is that time which to the in the school, being seems proper for his teaching and training.

Effect of order.

a of 1944, s.3.

16.The order of detention shall be sent to the headmaster the boy and shall be sufficient boy thither and warrant in the school.
his detention for the conveyance with of the Evidence of order.

purporting 17.An instrument the school and to be signed ·be a copy of that order and to be certified to the magistrate evidence of the order.

so to be by the clerk by whom the order was made, shall be to be an order of detention by a magistrate, or purporting in to Sending youthful offenders the school.
16 of 1952, s. 3. to years is convicted who, in the judgment 18.·where any offender is under the age of sixteen punishable with imprisonment Supreme of awarding a sentence may order him to be sent to the school, for a period of not less than two years and not more than three years: or penal servitude jurisdiction, the Court, or penal servitude, of the court, of an offence before the and to be there detained of imprisonment Court in its criminal instead Provided that a boy ordered he has attained he has attained the age of thirteen years shall be detained the age of sixteen years.
to be sent to the school before until Removal of youthful offender to the school.

19.The keeper of every prison having in his custody offender ordered into the custody youthful the offender with the warrant off ender is sent to the school.

or other document of the headmaster, of which the in pursuance to be sent to the school any shall deliver together Authority for 20.The possession detaining pursuance youthful offender.
shall be sufficient authority of which a youthful of the warrant offender for his detention is sent to the school in the school.

or other document in Saving of powers under other Ordinances.

21.Nothing in this Ordinance interfere in any other Ordinance in any way whatsoever empowering shall be construed with any power contained so as to the Supreme Court in its Essequibo Boys' School.

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1397 criminal convicted or other similar jurisdiction of any offence or any magistrate to an industrial to send any child school or reformatory institution.

GOVERNMENT AND DISCIPLINE OF THE SCHOOL.

22.Any boy detained in the school who wilfully refuses or � ef°:sal of thereof, to be whipped with a confort?
to may, for every s�?0: ;!e to conform to the regulations rod, or suitable neglects offence, be ordered by the headmaster birch, or tamarind to exceed twelve strokes, for any period not exceeding determines, by regulation computed as part of the boy's time shall not be carried may alter, out unless approved vary, or annul the headmaster's order : :five day s the.Governor the period of confinement or to be kept in solitary of detention, not confinement in Council not to be but the order cane, the punishment by the Governor, who regulations.
Provided that- (a)for maintaining discipline schoolmaster, inflict not more than six strokes and with the approval during school hours the of the headmaster, may with a cane or slender rod ; (b)any boy ordered by the headmaster to be punished may be kept separate pleasure from the other boys until the Governor's to the headmaster.

in the matter is communicated · in the school who escapes o 1s peno o school.
f h" · d f and, if the Escape of boy from the may be apprehended thinks fit, may be then brought before a magistrate, without warrant, · 23.Any boy ordered to be detained · h f t ere rom at any time e ore t e expirat10n b f h detention, headmaster and he shall thereupon the magistrate, for any term not exceeding whipping ment, he shall be brought back to the school, detained detention ; and, at the expiration to be imprisoned, be liable, on summary conviction before with or without hard labour, three months, and with or without of the term of his imprison- during a period equal to so much of his period of as remained unexpired at the time of his escaping.
there to be 24.Everyone who- (a)knowingly assists, either directly or indirectly, any boy detained (b)directly the school ; or in the school to escape from the school; or or indirectly induces the boy to escape from boy Assisting to escape from the school or harbouring him after escape.

(c)knowingly harbours, conceals, from re­ or prevents turning to the school, school1 any boy who has escaped from the L398 Cap.

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of an offence and on conviction to a penalty not exceeding before ninety­ thereof shall be guilty a magistrate shall be liable six dollars, ment, with or without four months.

or, at the discretion hard labour, of the magistrate, to imprison­ for any term not exceeding Grant of licence to boy to live out of 3chool.

25.
25.

(1) The headmaster may, with the approval of the of eighteen months at any time after the expiration Governor, of the period his hand, permit him to live with any trustworthy able person named in the licence train, and take charge of him.

of detention allotted and willing and respect­ teach, to receive, to a boy, by licence under (2)A licence so granted shall not be in force for more than of six months, those six months, six months, and so from time to time until the period boy has expired.
but may, at any time before period, period of detention from the previous for a further to commence not exceeding of six months, the expiration be renewed of the may also be revoked .

(3) A licence so granted by the headmaster, approval licence related hand, to return may be required to the school.
at any time under his hand, with the the boy to whom the under his by him, by writing of the Governor, and thereupon by writing of a licence (4)The time during which a boy is absent from the school except has been be deemed to be part of the time of the time in pursuance forfeited by his misconduct, of his detention allowed by the licence, he shall be taken back to the school.
in the school, and, at the expiration where the licence shall, ( 5)Any boy who escapes of his licence placed under a licence, the revocation allowed school, or refuses on or at the expiration to return to the school of the time from the thereby, shall be deemed to have escaped and shall be liable to the same punishment.

from the person with whom he is Power to apprentice boy in the school.
to the regulations from time may, with the in Council, bind any boy ordered to be 26.The headmaster, subject by the Governor of the boy concerned, to time approved consent detained in the school apprentice service notwithstanding and the binding purposes.

until he shall complete that his period shall be valid and effectual of detention has not expired; to all intents and the age of eighteen years, to any trade, calling, or Essequibo Boys' School.

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1399 allotted of detention and with the consent 27.The headmaster, months of the period at any time after the expiration of Apprentice­ to a boy, ��i> 0r;:�ys of the Colony.

by indenture eighteen of the Governor with the approval the consent boy and with or without under hand and seal, may bind the boy to perform the work, labour, or service service on a British on the terms and subject and specified three years determinable mentioned.
either ship., or in a British for any period not exceeding in this Ordinance in the sea merchant colony or possession, in the indenture, to the conditions respectively as hereinafter for the person, of his parent, named entered of its terms by the Governor, by the boy to whom it relates, into under this Ordinance Provisio be executed :�:�:tY and by the shall.

ns his agent or the person whom the boy contam.
the case may be; and shall contain provisions 28.Every indenture after approval shall, by the headmaster, owner of the ship or to serve, as agrees effect, to the following ( a)a provision labour and services described; namely,- binding the boy to do and render the work, of the nature and extent therein (b)a provision of remuneration supply him, free of charge, and with medical binding or wages therein aid and medicine his employer (except to the sea service) by agreement (c)an agreement apprenticeship can be effected indenture in respect �ebt.
courts 1s gorng: Provided shall be enforceable of any breach thereof of the district specified, with food, lodging whenever to pay him the rate and also to and clothing, ; necessary in the case of an indenture far as the object the parties) may be taken or petty in the magisterial that (so between and proceedings the of of the Colony to which the boy that the court to which any complaint is made by party to the indenture it, term­ may, in lieu of enforcing either inate the contract on any terms it thinks best ; the head­ of the boy (d)a provision binding the employer to furnish as to the condition master with any information which may be asked for by the headmaster letter, and to permit the headmaster of a ship, the Harbour in writing authorised during the day on giving previous notice ship, at any time without previous notice; (e)a, statement of the duration of the contract.
of the intended visit, by them, to visit the boy at any time hours twenty-four the employer Master of Georgetown, or any person and also, in the case or, in the case of a in person or by 1400 Can.

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Period passed tinder indenture ,leemecl part of term of detention a,t school.
29.The time during which a boy is absent from the school made under this Ordinance, under an indenture where that indenture conduct) be deemed to be part of the time of his detention school, owing to his mis­ in the and at the expiration has been terminated of the time for which the indenture shall ( except ·is made he shall, : taken back to the school if his term of detention has not expired, be Provided eighteen years.
that no boy shall be detained beyond the age of Punishment 30.If any boy indentured iid����nder this Colony without found in the term of his indenture ore the school o and be liable 3�l term.

escaped.

is found in of the from he shall be deemed to have escaped as if he had so under section excuse before 27 hereof the expiration to the same penalty lawful en!d �t of Expenses outfit under this Ordinance.
31.All sums needed for the outfit of any boys emigrating shall be furnished out of the sums voted under this Ordinance on the annual estimates for the upkeep of the school.

Evidence as to rnception in the school.

32.A certificate, purporting to be signed to the effect that the boy therein int� and is, at the signing thereof, detained has been duly discharged -dealt with according stated.
therein or or otherwise to law, shall be evidence in the school, therefrom, of the matters or removed by the headmaster, named was duly received MAINTENANCE OF BOYS IN THE SCHOOL.

Liability to contribute to maintenance of boys at the school.

33.When a boy is detained in the school, the boy is a legitimate the father of or illegitimate the boy (and whether son) shall, training dollar do so, or where the father then the mother, contribute cohabiting be bound singuli maintenance the father cannot pay.
if able to do so, contribute to the maintenance of the boy in the school a sum not exceeding and one a week ; and where the father of the boy is not able to is able to pay a part only of that sum, the guardian, every person bound by law to of the boy, and every male person to the support with the mother of the boy, shall, in solidum to contribute if able to do so, that sum to the of the boy in the school, which or the part thereof Mode of enforcing liability.

Schedule, form 2; form 3; form 4, 34.


(1) On the complaint or of a police of a superintendent or officer or constable of the headmaster, thereto by the headmaster, at any time during the detention of a boy in the school, liable on summons to anyone to contribute under the last preceding a magistrate, authorised of police, section to the Essequibo Boys' School.

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1401 to maintain may examine into that of the boy in the school, maintenance person's ability fit to make an order on the person for the payment to the or his agent of such weekly sum, not exceeding headmaster a week, as to him seems reasonable, one dollar during the whole or any part of the time for which the boy is liable to be detained the boy, and may if he thinks in the school.
(2)Where complaint anyone other than the father of the boy, the burden of proving that the father is able to contribute be on that person.

to the maintenance is made against of the boy shall (3)Where two or more persons are liable of the boy, the magistrate the maintenance or any of them before him, and either different payment thereof times, of the whole sum ordered the magistrate directs.
at the same time or at and may order that each shall be liable for the to be paid or for any portion to contribute may summon all to (4)Where the order directs more than one person to pay any amount, against shall be liable shall be entitled order.
each, but where the magistrate the order shall be deemed to be a separate order that each person to pay the whole amount named, the one paying orders to contribution from the others named in the (5)In every proceeding under this section, shall have full power, for the purposes into and determine inquire is liable against boy to whom the proceeding of the whether to the maintenance has relation.
to contribute in the school the magistrate of this Ordinance, the person proceeded to order; and the order may be enforced (6)The order shall specify is to be made, or may direct further in a summary manner by distress, distress, any term not exceeding three months.

(7)The payment shall go in relief by imprisonment, with or without the time during which the payment the payment to be made until by any magistrate Terms and enforcement of order for maintenance.
Schedule, form 5; hard labour, form 6. for Colonial Treasury for by the headmaster within in respect seven days after the expiration of the school, and paid over to the Financial on the of the charges Appropria­ tion of l:),nd shall be accounted payment.

Secretary and, in default of sufficient (8)The Governor or partially, any payment (9) A magistrate remit, may in his discretion so ordered.
may from time to time vary an order of V� iati t payment, either on the application of the person on whom the ;:;int.

���ant.

of every month.

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order was made or of the headmaster case may be, or his agent, to the headmaster days' notice respectively.

as the being given of the school, on fourteen or that person DISCHARGE OF BOYS.

of Discharge boy.

16 of 1952, s.4.

35.


( 1) No boy ordered the age of thirteen years, headmaster, attained in the school.

the age of eighteen to be sent to the school after attaining who has, to the knowledge of the years, shall be detained (2)No boy ordered to be sent to the school before of thirteen attained school.

years who has, to the knowledge of the headmaste the age of sixteen years, in the shall be detained the age r, Power of the Governor to order discharge of boy.
36.The Governor may at any time order any boy to be discharged from the school, ditions the Governor .

accordingly either approves, absolutely or on any con­ and the boy shall be discharged Use of forms.

Schedule.

or order made for the purpose 37.No summons, MISCELLANEOUS notice, into effect the provisions PROVISIONS.

carrying invalidated for want of form only; and the forms contained in the schedule hereto, in the matters circumstances sufficient.
or forms to the like effect, as to which they refer, require, and, when used, shall be deemed with such variations of this Ordinance may be used of shall be Service of notice.

38.Service of notice may be made on the headmaster by delivery post in a letter of the notice to him.

addressed to him personally or by being sent by Evidence as to boy being detained in the school.
in or other document 39.The production of the warrant of which a boy is directed is, at the date of the signing endorsed thereon by the headmaster, to be sent to the school, pursuance or annexed thereto, with a statement that the boy mentioned ing to be signed in the detained thereof therein dealt with according to law, school, or has been otherwise shall be, in all proceedings relating of the identity of, and of the due making of the order and sub­ sequent or other detenti document.
on of, the person named to that boy, evidence in the warrant purport­ Whipping.

40.Whenever a magistrate, strokes, he shall specify twelve, not exceeding whipping is awarded by in the conviction under this Ordinance the number of Essequibo Boys' School.

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1403 for the time being in force regulatin and appeals 41.
The Ordinances before procedure jurisdiction apply to all offences, jurisdiction which are by this Ordinance or made in a summary manner : magistrates in the exercise from the decisions of their summary a al.

of magistrates shall in respect of which and orders payments, is given to a magistrate by this Ordinance, or directed to be prosecuted, enforced, g Procedure e app nd Provided of this Ordinance that no order of detention shall be subject to appeal.

made under section 15 SCHEDULE.

FORMS • 1. s. 15.


Order sending Chil,,J, to the Essequibo Boys' School.

BRITISH GUIANA.

Be it remembered DISTRICT.

that on the day of of the Essequibo Boys' School Ordinance, of the in pursuance magistrate boy apparently the said Ordinance, detained there until the day of of the age of years, and subject to the provisions be sent to the Essequibo Boys' school, of and that he be 19 district, do order that A.B., being a 19 , I, the undersigned Magistrate.

2.
2.

Complaint for enforcing Contributions for Maintenance etc.

from Parent, s. 34.

BRITISH GUIANA.

DISTRICT.
[or, Boys' school for the magistrate 19 , is now The complaint of the Essequibo of the headmaster as the case may be], made to me, the undersigned this day of who says that one A.B., of the age of years or thereabouts, detained in the said school and has been duly ordered under the Essequibo and directed to be detained Boys' School Ordinance, district, therein until the day of in the county of 19 , and that one C.D., dwelling is a person at of the said A.B., and is of sufficient to contribute liable ability to contribute the said complainant to show cause why an order should to the maintenance to the support therefore and maintenance of the said A.B.
; and prays that the said C.D.

may be summoned not be made on him so to contribute.

Exhibited me.

before Magistrate.

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3.

Summons to Parent, etc.

DISTRICT.

BRITISH GUIANA.


To G.D., of Whereas complaint has this day be�n made before me, the undersigned the matter of complaint] magistrate for the shortly and appear on at o'clock in the magistrate who may then be there, further dealt with according district, :-This is, therefore, for that you [here state to command you to be 19 , noon at before the and to be to answer the said complaint, day, the day of to law.

Dated this day of 19 Magistrate.

s. 34.

4.


Order on Parent, etc., to contribute a Weekly Sum for Maintenance.

BRITISH GUIANA.

DISTRICT.
Be it remembered that on this day of 19 , at in the said school under the a certain complaint of the headmaster of the one A.B., of the age at day of until the therein and directed Orclinance, is now detained is a person liable Boys' School and has been duly ordered Boys' school [or as the case may be] for that of the said A.B., and is of sufficient Essequibo of years or thereabouts, Essequibo to be detained 19 , and that one G.D., dwelling county of maintenance the support and maintenance for the me, the undersigned presence and hearing summons duly issued of all the circumstances into the ability [or to an of the case, do order the said G.D., to pay to the said headmaster agent of the said headmaster], the sum of date of this order, until the day of the same to be paid at the expiration may be].
in the magistrate of the said G.D. ; [or the said G.D. not appearing to the and served of the said A.B., was duly heard by and hefore district, of the said G.D., and on consideration 19 , days [or as the case and I, having duly examined of each fourteen to contribute to contribute in the to the per week from the in this behalf] ability to Dated this day of 19 Magistrate.

NoTE.-Where an order is made on several persons, this form must be varied to suit the circumstances.

Essequibo Boys' School.

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1405 5.

B.34.

Warrant of Distress for Amount of Contribution for Maintenance in arrear.

BRITISH GUIANA.

DISTRICT.

To all Members Whereas the Essequibo of the Police on the hearing Boys' school of a complaint of [or as the case may be] that A.B., of the age of made by the headmaster Force and Constables.
under the and directed to contribute to contribute the said G.D., to pay to the said magistrate years or thereabouts, is now detained in the said school in 19 19 , by ordered therein was made on the district, in the parish to the to the until the day of and has been duly and maintenance liable ability of the said A.B., an order against [ or as the case may be] the sum of is a person of the said A.B., and is of sufficient Boys' School Ordinance, until the day of of Essequibo to be detained and that one G.D., dwelling the county of maintenance support day of the headmaster the date of the said order, the same to be paid at the expiration may be]; And whereas days each, and default has been made being for [three] to command you therein and every of you forthwith of the of the goods and chattels said G.D., and if, within the space of [five] days next after the making of that distress, charges do sell the goods and chattels arising law directed, G.D. ; and if no such distress me, to the end can be found, that such proceedings the said distress, so by you distrained, from the sale to my clerk that he may pay and apply the same as by periods for the space of fourteen there is due upon the said order the sum of the said last-mentioned and may render the overplus, days :-This is, therefore, per week from 19 , is not paid, then that you may be had therein to make distress of each fourteen of [fourteen] sum, together then that you days [or as the case if any, on demand to the said and do pay the money and keeping of taking for the same to certify as the law requires.
with the reasonable Dated this day of 19 Magistrate.

6. s. 34.

Commitment in Default of Distress.

BRITISH GUIANA.

DISTRICT.
Force and Constables and to the Keeper of the in the County of of a complaint made by the headmaster of [oras the case may be] that A.B., of the age of in the said school and has been duly ordered under the Essequibo and directed detained to be is now of the Police on the hearing Boys' school To all Members Prison at Whereas the Essequibo years or thereabouts, Boys' School Ordinance, detained 19 , and that one G.D., dwelling in the county of maintenance support day of for the and maintenance therein until the day of in the parish of is a person of the said A.B., and is of sufficient liable ability to contribute to contribute to the to the on the of the said A.B., an order was made 19 , by district, against the said G.D., to pay to the magistrate 1406 Cap.
93.]

Essequibo Boys' School.

a return periods force and con- days [or as the commanding on the day of afterwards, them to levy the sum of being for [three] of each fourteen per week 19 , [ or as the case rnay be] the sum of was issued to all members of the police them and every of of the said O.D.
; And and sale of the goods and chattels has this day been made to me, the undersigned said headmaster from the date of the said order until the day of the same to be paid at the expiration case may be]; And whereas 19 , a warrant stables due upon the said rec.ited order, each, by distress whereas for the O.D.
can be found :-This is, therefore, of the police and him safely him to the keeper you, the said keeper to receive prison, and there to imprison of unless said distress said prison, paid unto you, the said keeper ; And for your so doing, this shall be your sufficient goods of the said that no sufficient to command you, the said members and every of you, to take the said O.D., at in the said for the term the of the said O.D., to the the said 0.D.
into your custody him [ and keep him to hard labour] and of the commitment swn of to the further amounting convey to the prison together force and constables, ; And I hereby command with this precept and conveying shall be sooner thereof, district, days and there to deliver the said sum, and all costs and charges of of [fourteen] magistrate warrant.

Dated this day of 19 Magistrate.