Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-29

public place.
7. Enjons all public officers and functionaries
OF the government. civil and military, charged
| with the administration and execution Of the
laws, to take the most vigorous measures to sup
press all insurrectionary movements and out
RACES. Is
8. Constitutes the Dublin Gazette the official
medium and evidence Of the authority Of such
Proclamation.
9. Prohibits the meeting Of any assembly or
body Of men in any such proclaimed District
under the pretence Of pctitioning Parliament. or
for the purpose Of discussing the subjeet OF any
alleged public grievance, or matter IN Church or
State, unless written notice, stating the object,
and namins the day, hour aud place, shall have
been given, ten days before the time appointed
for holding il, and without such notice. the meet
ing shall be deemed an unlawful Assembly, and
the persons present punishable as for d INSIDE
mean0r.
TO- That the Lord Lieutenant may appoint by
| warrant 80 many commissioned officers OF the
army of Ireland, as he may think fit, for the cog.
nlzance, trial and punishment Of all such often.
ces committed within the disturbed districts;
With provisU az to their qualifications.
IL. That Of the persons SO appointed, any
number not less than five nor more than nine
shall be deemed Court Martial for the hearing,
trying and Furnishing Of such offences, with all
the powers incident, not only to Courts Martial.
but to the Civil tribunals; and with authority al.
so, to try summariIy, and pass sentence and judy
ments as in the Courts Of Law.
12. Provides for the appointment Of Judge
Advocate by the Lord Lieutenant
IS. Prescribes the oath to the members OF the
Court Martial.
Ii. Confers the powers Of conclusive deter
mination upon majority Of such Courts.
Is. Authorizes such Courts Martial to issue
orders to bring before them all persons charged
with offences against this act. and requires all
sheriffs and ministers Of justice to enforce and
obey them.
is Empowers Courts Martial to summon and
secure the attendance Of witnesses to testify in
all cases before them.
II. Enumerates SIX or seven acts, besides the
present, for violation of which persons may be
tried and punished, in the disturbed districts, by
Courts Martial; with proviso limiting their
powers to sentence Of transportation for life, Or
period not less than seven years, in all cases
whereby, in the acts herein referred to, the pun
isnment of death was prescribed.
l8 That the magistrates may apprehend and
commit to prison any person within such proclaim.
ed district, who may be in the fields. streets.
| highways. or elsewhere out OF his or her yelling
OF place of abode, 6eiWeen sunset and sun RISE
and the persons SO committed shall be tried by a
Court Martial.
| 10. Empowers justices Of the peace, at any
time from one houl after sunset to sunrise, to de
mand admission, an'! refusal. 20 enter fWcibly
any house IN such pro' simed district, tn search
whether the inmates be- absent, vi have any arms,
| ammuniticns. ar weapons concealed therein, with
the usual reference Of delinquency. to trial by a
Court Ma tia
%. Makes it penal to have the possession Of
any arms. ammunIiions, pike, pike head, spear,
dirk, other offensive weapon, unless such arms.
sc. we're concealed 10 their house without their
privi,y or know ledge.
81. The selling or distribution Of any sedi-
tious paper or handbill, is made punishable by a
Court Martial, by Imprisonment for term not
exceeding twelve months
O. LUXURY OF intimidation Of juror, witness
or prosecutor, e'yher in his person or property,
punishable by transportation for not less than Sc
ven, nor more than fourteen years, on convection
BY Court Martial.
%. Renders all proceedings done under this
act uncomfortable by "any Court Of the United
Kingdom having jurisdiction civil or criminal
providing that the military persons charged
with the execution OF this act shall be RESPONSE.
BILE therefor to Courts Martial, and may be tried
thereby according to the rules and articles Of war.
| "a. Authorizes the public officers to detain Of.
tenders IN any part Of Ireland, and the Lord Lieu.
tenant by warrant to change the persons having
such offenders in custody.
25 Provides for the transmission Of the copies
OF such warrants to the clerk of the Grown in
Dublin.
&C. False-swearins under this act is made per.
jury and punishable as such.
o. Provides that it shall be held to be good
return to any writ Of Habeas Corpus, sued out
within three months after his arrest that the pri.
soner is detained by virtue Of this act, and on
ssch return it shall not be necessary to bring up
the body.
90. Offences under this act are not bailabIe,
but the person shall have right to be tried with.
in three months after his arrest.
&c. Provides for the execution Of the law By
magistrates in counties next adjoining their Nv a
so. Similar powers conferred on magistrates of
towns or cities, as on magistrates Of counties at
large.