Appendix A. 243 



48. Every person in Avhose possession raw gold or precious stones Possession an 

 is or are found by any Officer shall be guilty of an offence against this ?ffence unless 

 Ordinance, unless he c;in prove, to the satisfaction of the Court before 



which he is tried, that he is lawfully entitled to the possession of the 

 same. (3 of 1887, s. 8.) 



49. Any Officer who has reasonable cause to suspect that any Powers of 

 person is unlawfully in possession of or removing any raw gold or o'*^'^'^^^. 

 precious stones may sto]) and examine such person, and any vessel, or 



any cart or other conveyance, m the jjossession of or under the control 

 of such person or in which such person may be, and any package under 

 the contiol of such person ; and if any raw gold or precious stones is 

 or are found upon such person or in any such vessel, cart, conveyance, 

 or package, may seize and detain the same and arrest and detain such 

 peison until he can be brought before a Magistrate and dealt with 

 according to law. (3 of 1887^ s. 9.) 



50. Nothwithstanding anything in this Ordinance,and in addition Powers of 



to the powers therein contained, it shall be laA^■ful for the Commissioner °?J?,^f,'*,*° „^ ^ 

 or any VVaiden, with a view or ascertaiuing whether any person is un- 

 lawfully in possession of or removing any I'aw gold or precious stones — 



(1) To stop any jDerson within a Mining ]3istrict,and demand the 

 production of all raw gold or precious stones in his possession ; 



(2) To seai'ch or cause to be searched in his presence any person 

 within a Mining Distiict and everything in his possession or under 

 his control ; and, 



(3) To search or cause to be searched any person, and everything 

 in his jjossession or under his control, wherever such person may be 

 within the Colony, who has come from a Mining District, within seven 

 days after leaving such district. (3 of 1887, s. 10.) 



1. If any <;)fficer has reasonable cause to suspect that any raw Powers of 

 gold or precious stones is or are in the unlawful jiossession of any gearciT*" 

 person in any house, store, shop, building or other enclosed place premises. 

 whatsoever within the Colony, then, upon oath made by such Officer 

 before any Justice of the Peace of the fact of such sus])icion, such 

 Justice may, by wairant undei' his hand, authorize such Officer, with 

 all necessary assistance, to enter by force if required, and at any hour 

 of the day or night, such house, store, shop, building or other en- 

 elosed place, and to seize and detain any raw gold or precious stones 

 found therein, and to arrest and detain the owner or occupier or the 

 pei'son in charge of such house, store, shop, building or other enclosed 

 place, and the person or persons in whose possession such raw gold or 

 precious stones may be found, until he or they can be brought before 

 a Magistrate and dealt with according to law. (3 of 1887, s. 11 (1).) 



52, — (1) For the purposes of examination and search under this Suspected 

 Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any Officer if he thinks fit to cause Pakea^t^a^^^ 

 any person to be taken to the nearest Police Station or other station station, 

 appointed for the purpose of this Ordinance. 



(2) A female shall be seai'ched only by a duly appointed female 

 searcher alone or in the presence of another female notwithstanding 

 anything to the contrary in section 50 hereof, (^j of 18^7, s. 12.) 



53, Any raw gold or precious stones produced on demand or dis- Raw gold and 

 covered on seai'ch may be seized and detained by the Officei', who may pi'ecious stones 

 also ari'est and detain the person from whom the gold or precious detained and 



possessor 

 aiTested. 



