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Oyster. 
The lease or certified 
copy to be cvidcuco 
of the demise. 
29 and 30 Vic. c. 97 
s. 12. 
Larceny from con¬ 
tiguous oyetcr-beds. 
30 Vic. c. 18 a. 6. 
Justices may grant a 
warrant to enter 
suspected places. 
5 and 6 Vic. c. 106 
8. 85. 
Police to aid and 
assist Inspectors. 
6 and 6 Vic. c. 106 
8. 89. 
Appeal allowed to 
Quarter Sessions. 
Short title. 
lawful for the Justices hearing the case to convict the otlendcr upon 
such evidence notwithstanding that the witness shall not be corrobo¬ 
rated by any other testimony. 
36. The production of the lease signed by the Goyernor or a copy 
thereof certilied as such by the Controller ol Oyster 1 isheries shall in 
all Coiu'ts of Justice he conclusive evidence in all civil and criminal iiro- 
ceedings that such demise was duly granted by the Governor ot the 
oyster-bed therein described and delined. 
37. Whenever a person shall he charged with larceny of 
oysters from any oyster-bed which may he contiguous to another or 
others it shall he sufficient in alleging and proving the place from 
which such oysters were stolen to allege and i)rove that such oysters 
were stolen from one or other of such contiguous beds and that the 
same belonged to and were in the lawful possession ot one or other 
of the lessees or private owners thereof. 
38. Any Justice of the Peace upon an information on oath 
that there is probable cause to suspect any breach of the provisions of 
this Act to have been committed anywhere by warrant under his 
hand and seal to authorize and empoAver by name any Inspector of 
Oyster Fisheries or any other officer appointed by the Governor 
under this Act to enter any dwelling-house or premises for the purpose 
of detecting such offence. 
39. All police constables and others if called upon to aid and 
assist any Inspector of Oyster Fisheries or other officer in the 
execution of any of the powers or authority vested in him by this 
Act are hereby authorized and required to aid and assist such Inspector 
or officer in the lawful exercise of the powers and authorities so given 
to him for enforcing the provisions of this Act. 
40. Any person feeling himself aggrieved by any conviction or 
penalty or forfeiture made under the authority of this Act Avhere the 
penalty or sum exceeds five 2 >ounds may appeal against the same to 
the next Court of Quarter Sessions holden in the district where the 
subject matter thereof arose unless such Quarter^ Sessions shall be 
held Avithin fourteen days from the date of such conviction or judgment 
and in that case to the Court of Quarter Sessions then next folloAAing 
And such Comd shall have power to hear and determine the matter in a 
summary way and shall haAX and exercise all other poAvers vested in them 
by the third section of the Act fifth William the Fouidh mmibcr twenty- 
tAVO and the decision of such Court shallbe final and conclusive in respect 
to the subject matter of such appeal Provided aUvays that the person 
so appealing shall have given Avritten notice scA^en days at the lea^t 
before the hearing of such appeal of his intention to appeal and stating 
the grounds thereof to any one of the convicting Justices and to the 
person Avho prosecuted the matter before the Justices in Petty Sessions 
and provided also that the person convicted (in case a penalty shall 
have beeix aAvarded agaiiist him) shall pay into the hands of the 
convicting Justices the full amount thereof together with the costs 
awarded Avithiu tAventy-foxu’ hours next after conviction and also enter 
into a bond Avith tAvo sureties approved by such Justices conditioned 
to prosecute such appeal Avith effect and to abide the event of such 
appeal and to pay the full amount of all such costs as may on such 
appeal be aAvarded against him. 
41. This Act may be cited for all purposes as the “ Oyster 
Act of 1877.” 
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