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ORDERS IN COUNCIL-continued.

application of Copyright Acts.

prosecutions by foreigners, conditions,

Rules of Court made under China and Japan Order, 1865, 115

under Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act,

grant of Admiralty jurisdiction to Consular Courts, 75

under Colonial Prisoners Removal Act,

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for removal of prisoners and criminal lunatics from countries where
foreign jurisdiction exists, 75

under Foreign Jurisdiction Act,

to extend certain Acts to foreign countries, 60, 74, 244

deportation for trial to British possession, 77, 244

punishment of convicted persons, 78, 245

jurisdiction to British Courts in cases within the Act, 78, 245
amendment of, 78, 245

laying before Parliament, 79, 245

when void for repugnancy, 79, 246

protection to persons acting under, 79, 246

jurisdiction over subjects in ships in Eastern seas, 80, 247

to vary or repeal Acts in second schedule, 80,1247

includes subjects of Indian princes as "protected subjects,” 80, 247
force of existing Orders, 81, 247

under Fugitive Offenders Act,

grouping of Colonies and foreign countries, 70

to determine Consular jurisdiction under the Act, 73

under Pacific Islanders Protection Act,

power to Queen to make, 241

laying before Parliament, 242

authority to issue by local Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 25

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law of England, 34, 36, 79, 246

position of Secretary of State, 37, 59

must conform to statutes applicable to the case, 35

need not conform to principles of law of England, 35

forms in which invalidity may be raised, 42

analogy with Orders under Extradition Act, 43

must be limited by Treaty, 43

judicial notice to be taken of, 115

general principles of, 117

offences created by, 122

canons of construction for applied statutes, 127

necessary to confer jurisdiction as to laws affecting Royal Navy, 134

rule as to probate probably substitutes Order in Council law for
lex domicilii, 137

ORDERS IN COUNCIL-continued.

duties imposed by, cannot be shaken off at will, 143

abandoning jurisdiction, 191

ORIENTAL Country,

use of term, 22

ORIENTAL DOMICIL,

presumption against acquisition of, 142

impossible where Treaty, 142

ORIENTAL SUBJECT,

acquisition of European domicil by, 144

naturalisation of, in England, 144

generally in same position in England as other foreigners, 144
marriage of, recognition in England, 170 [see MARRIAGE]
shareholder in English companies in Treaty Port, 178
copyright between British subject and, 180

OUTLAWRY,

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OKUMEDU,

Treaty, 216

OLD CALABAR,

Treaty, 215

OMAN, GULF of,

jurisdiction on coasts and islands, 224

ONITSHA,

Treaty, 215

ONYEN,

Treaty, 216

ОРАІ,

Treaty, 216

OPOBO,

Treaty, 216

ORANGE FREE STATE,

excluded from African Order in Council, 1889, 221

OSAMARI,

Treaty, 216

OSIBITI,

Treaty, 215

OSUTSHI ANI OTSHA,

Treaty, 216

OTTOMAN DOMINIONS [see TURKEY]

PARDON,

effect of foreign pardon, 45

prerogative of, remains in Sovereign for British subjects in Oriental
country, 113

partly vested in Minister, 120

PARLIAMENT [see ACT OF PARLIAMENT],

Orders in Council under Foreign Jurisdiction Act to be laid before, 79
omnipotence of, 5, 37

power of, over British subjects, 10

no inherent right to grant jurisdiction to Queen over subjects abroad 18,

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must grant right to exercise, 19, 24

relation of, to Queen's jurisdiction, 22

enquiry as to direct authority of 29,

transcendent power of within King's dominions, 29, 44

enquiry whether any power of direct legislation in respect of rights of
foreign jurisdiction, 30

si jurisdictionem spectes, est capacissima, 38

enquiry as to limits of omnipotence, 38

old authorities, 38

power abroad limited to British subjects, 49

power of, over subjects in the East not greater than elsewhere, 42, 51

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of English Sovereign in indictment in Consular Court, 19
properly of foreign Sovereign, 20, 101

involves protection, 20

of Queen, where murder committed abroad, 20

PENALTIES,

under Merchant Shipping Act, application of, 62
leviable by distress, 107, 114

payable into public account, 107, 114

for not depositing testamentary papers in Court, 110

for dealing with personalty without administration, 110
for breach of Treaty regulations, may be imposed, 111
PERJURY,

of witness examined on commission by Consular Court, 64
under Fugitive Offenders Act, 71

in evidence given before Consul, 106

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Consular Court, 114

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punishment depends on municipal law of State where tried, 138
application of principle to Oriental countries, 139

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administered in one country followed by death in another, 65

POLICE,

arrest by native or British, 96

POLYGAMY,

marriages contracted subject to law of, 157 [see MARRIAGE]

English matrimonial law not framed on scale of, 159

authority for general non-recognition of, 162

partial recognition of native marriage, 165, 170

rule of non-recognition probably amounts to prohibition, 168
PREROGATIVE,

Treaty-making, in uncivilised governments, 18

not fettered as to acquisition of rights or the incurring obligations, 23

but exercise or fulfilment of rights or obligations must be within the
law, 23

acquisition of territory, 24

legislative right in Crown Colonies, 24

PREROGATIVE-continued.

acquisition of rights of foreign jurisdiction, 24

right to exercise, does not follow right to acquire, 24
preamble of Foreign Jurisdiction Act does not question, 26
pardon, 113

as to unlawful trade, 124

depends on power to recall subjects from abroad, 124
warrants abandonment of jurisdiction, 191

PRISON,

in China, approval of by Secretary of State, III

regulations for management of, may be made by Ministers, 114
approval of by Queen, 114

offences against discipline of, 114

death in, inquest, 132

PRISONER,

removal of, 75

PRIVY COUNCIL,

appeal to, from Supreme Consular Court, 113
nature of appeal to, from Colonial Courts, 121

PRIZE,

special authority necessary for jurisdiction of Consular Court in, 134
PROBATE [see ADMINISTRATION],

production of Consular, in lieu of will, 67

Consul may grant, 108

jurisdiction of Consular Court in, 110, 136

possession of testamentary papers, 110

general principles governing grant, 136

position of the law of the domicil, 136

adoption of prior decisions of Courts of domicil, 137
rule of Order in Council, 137

probably does away with law of domicil, 137

non-resident subjects dying within Consular jurisdiction, 137

property of British subjects dying elsewhere, 137

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right to establish Code of, follows from grant of jurisdiction, 96
PROCLAMATION,

proof of, in Consular Court, 61

PROHIBITION,

to marry, personal affects capacity, 167

impersonal does not affect capacity, 168

necessary formalities do not amount to, 168

non-recognition of polygamy may amount to, 168

applies both to man and woman, 169

by Government without permission not personal, 171

PROSPECTUS,

contracts to be set out in applicable to company in Treaty Port, 177

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