Sheriff’s Act Amendment Act 1863

Public Act		1863 No 19
Date of assent		14 December 1863

	Title
I	Short Title.
II	Sheriffs to carry out Sentence of Death.
III	Gaoler to deliver to Sheriff on demand Criminal condemned to death.
IV	Additional duties of Sheriff.

An Act to amend the “Sheriffs’ Act 1858.”

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:—

I Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Sheriff’s Act Amendment Act 1863.”

II Sheriffs to carry out Sentence of Death.

Whenever Sentence of Death shall be pronounced by any Civil Court or Judge in New Zealand and the Governor shall have intimated that he will not interfere with such Sentence it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of the District in which the Execution is to take place to carry out the said Sentence.

III Gaoler to deliver to Sheriff on demand Criminal condemned to death.

Every Gaoler or other person in whose custody any Criminal condemned to death may be is hereby authorized and required to deliver such Criminal to such Sheriff on his demand and the Liability of such Gaoler or other person delivering such Criminal shall cease on such delivery and he shall thenceforth be deemed to be in the Legal Custody of the Sheriff.

IV Additional duties of Sheriff.

In addition to his power and privileges duties and responsibilities as a Ministerial Officer each Sheriff shall also have and exercise within his District the powers and duties of the Queen’s Bailiff.

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