CHAPTEE X. 
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LAWS OF PITCAIRN THE ISLAND 
REGISTER LIST OF VESSELS MENTIONED IN THIS WORK 
WHICH HAVE TOUCHED AT THE ISLAND. 
SOME account will be expected of the Laws and 
Regulations of Pitcairn's Island. 
LAW EESPECTING THE MAGISTEATE. 
" The Magistrate is to convene the public on 
occasions of complaints being made to him ; and 
on hearing both sides of the question, commit it 
to a jury. He is to see all fines levied,- and all 
public works executed; and every one must 
treat him with respect. He is not to assume 
any power or authority on his own responsi- 
bility, or without the consent of the majority 
of the people. A public journal shall be kept 
by the magistrate, and shall from time to time 
be read ; so that no one shall plead ignorance 
of the law for any crime he may commit. This 
journal shall be submitted to the inspection 
of those captains of British men-of-war, which 
occasionally touch at the Island. 
" N. B. Every person, from the age of fifteen 
and upwards, shall pay a fine similar to masters 
of families. 
