under the provisions of the Anglo-French Convention dated the 28th day of June, 1882, (") and the Anglo-French Arrangement dated the 10th day of August, 1889, (7) the Anglo-French Agreement dated the 21st day of January, 1895,() and the notes exchanged between our Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the Ambassador of the French Republic, and dated the 6th day of July, 1911(9); on the north-west, north and east by the said Anglo-French boundary line until it meets the Anglo-Liberian boundary line aforesaid; and, from that point, on the east and south-east by the said AngloLiberian boundary line until it meets the colony aforesaid at its most southerly point.

The territories within the limits of this Order shall be known and described as the Protectorate of Sierra Leone. 3. In this Order, unless the subject or context otherwise requires

"His Majesty" includes His Majesty's Heirs and Successors.

Secretary of State" means one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.

Governor" means the Governor and Commander-inChief for the time being of the Colony of Sierra Leone and includes every person for the time being administering the government of the said colony.

"Colony" means the Colony of Sierra Leone.

Protectorate" means the Protectorate of Sierra Leone. "Sierra Leone" used without qualification means the Colony and Protectorate of Sierra Leone.

4. The Governor and Commander-in-Chief for the time being of the colony shall be the Governor and Commander-inChief of the protectorate, and he is hereby authorised, empowered and commanded to exercise on His Majesty's behalf all such powers and jurisdiction as His Majesty at any time before or after the passing of this Order had or may have within the said territories, and to that end to take or cause to be taken all such measures and to do or cause to be done all such matters and things therein as are lawful and as in the interest of His Majesty's service he may think expedient, subject to such instructions as he may from time to time receive from His Majesty under His Majesty's Sign Manual and Signet or through a Secretary of State, and until further directed by His Majesty, any such instructions addressed to the Governor of the colony shall, in so far as they may be applicable, be taken and deemed to be in force in respect of the protectorate.

5. The Executive Council of the colony shall be and be deemed to be the Executive Council of the protectorate.

(6) Vol. LXXVII, page 1007.
(7) Vol. LXXXI, page 1126.

(8) Vol. LXXXVII, page 4. (9) Vol. CIV, page 149.

6. On and after a date to be fixed by the Governor by Proclamation in the Sierra Leone "Royal Gazette," there shall be a Legislative Council constituted in such manner and consisting of the Governor and such persons as are directed by His Majesty by an Order in his Privy Council dated the 16th day of January, 1924, and known as The Sierra Leone (Legislative Council) Order in Council, 1924, "(10) or by any Order in Council adding to, amending or substituted for the same, or by any instructions under his Sign Manual and Signet or through a Secretary of State.

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7. The persons who shall from time to time compose the said Legislative Council shall have full power and authority, subject always to any conditions, provisos and limitations prescribed by the said Order in Council, or by this Order or any other Order in Council, or by any instructions under His Majesty's Sign Manual and Signet, to establish such Ordinances, and to constitute such Courts and officers, and to make such provisions and regulations for the proceedings in such Courts, and for the administration of justice, as may be necessary for the peace, order and good government of the protectorate.

The Governor shall have a negative voice in the making and passing of all such Ordinances.

8. Until repealed or revoked by or in pursuance of any Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council constituted as aforesaid, all laws, ordinances, proclamations, regulations or other enactments heretofore in force in the protectorate, shall remain in force and continue to have full effect in the protectorate.

9. All Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council shall be subject to the following conditions or provisos :

(1.) In the making of Ordinances any native laws by which the civil relations of any native chiefs, tribes, or populations under His Majesty's protection are now regulated shall be respected, except so far as the same may be incompatible with the due exercise of His Majesty's power and jurisdiction, or clearly injurious to the welfare of the said natives.

(2.) Every suit, action, complaint, matter, or thing which shall be depending in any Court within the protectorate at the commencement of this Order shall and may be proceeded with in such Court in like manner as if this Order had not been passed.

If any Ordinance to which the provisions of this Article apply shall be in any respect repugnant to the provisions of this Order or of any other Order made by His Majesty in Council, such Ordinance shall be read subject to such Order and shall to the extent of such repugnancy be absolutely

void.

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10. The right is hereby reserved to His Majesty to disallow any such Ordinances as aforesaid. Such disallowance shall be signified to the Governor through a Secretary of State, and shall take effect from the time when the same shall be promulgated by the Governor.

The right is also hereby reserved to His Majesty, with the advice of His Privy Council, from time to time to make all such laws or ordinances as may appear to him necessary for the peace, order, and good government of the protectorate or any part thereof as fully as if this Order had not been made.

11. When a Bill passed by the Legislative Council is presented to the Governor for his assent, he shall, according to his discretion, but subject to any Order of His Majesty in his Privy Council or to any instruction addressed to him under His Majesty's Sign Manual and Signet, or through a Secretary of State, declare that he assents thereto, or refuses his assent to the same, or that he reserves the same for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure.

No Ordinance shall take effect until either the Governor shall have assented thereto in His Majesty's name and on his behalf, and shall have signed the same in token of such assent, or until His Majesty shall have given his assent thereto through a Secretary of State.

Every Bill assented to by the Governor shall be published in the Sierra Leone "Royal Gazette," and, unless it be otherwise provided in such Bill, shall take effect and come into operation as law on the date of such publication.

12. A Bill reserved for the signification of His Majesty's pleasure shall take effect so soon as he shall have given his assent to the same through a Secretary of State, and the Governor shall have signified such assent by message to the Legislative Council or by Proclamation: Provided that no such message shall be issued after two years from the day on which the Bill was presented to the Governor for his assent.

13. In the making of any Ordinances the Governor and the Legislative Council shall conform to and observe all rules, regulations and directions in that behalf contained in any Order by His Majesty in his Privy Council or in any instructions under His Majesty's Sign Manual and Signet, and until further directed, the instructions in force for the time being as to the passing of Ordinances by the said Legislative Council for the peace, order, and good government of the said colony, shall, so far as they may be applicable, be taken and deemed to be in force in respect of Ordinances passed by the said Council by virtue of this Order.

14. The Courts of the colony shall have in respect of matters occurring within the protectorate, so far as such matters are within the jurisdiction of His Majesty, the same jurisdiction, civil and criminal, original and appellate, as they

respectively possess from time to time in respect of matters occurring within the said colony, and the judgments, decrees, orders, and sentences of any such Court made or given, in the exercise of the jurisdiction hereby conferred may be enforced and executed, and appeals therefrom may be had and prosecuted in the same way as if the judgment, decree, order, or sentence had been made or given under the ordinary jurisdiction of the Court.

15. The Governor may constitute and appoint all such Judges, Commissioners, Justices of the Peace and other necessary officers as may be lawfully constituted and appointed by His Majesty, all of whom, unless otherwise provided by law, shall hold their offices during His Majesty's pleasure.

16. The Governor may, upon sufficient cause to him appearing, dismiss any public officer not appointed by virtue of a Warrant from His Majesty whose pensionable emoluments do not exceed £200 a year, provided that in every such case where the officer has not been convicted on a criminal charge the grounds of intended dismissal are definitely stated in writing, and communicated to the officer, in order that he may have full opportunity of exculpating himself, and that the matter is investigated by the Governor with the aid of the head for the time being of the department in which the officer is serving. If such an officer is convicted on a criminal charge, the Governor may call for the records of the trial and form his decision thereon, with the assistance, if necessary, of the officer who tried the case.

The Governor may, upon sufficient cause to him appearing, also suspend from the exercise of his office any person holding any office within the protectorate, whether appointed by virtue of any Commission or Warrant from His Majesty or in His Majesty's name, or by any other mode of appointment. Such suspension shall continue and have effect only until His Majesty's pleasure therein shall be signified to the Governor. If the suspension is confirmed by a Secretary of State, the Governor shall forthwith cause the officer to be so informed, and thereupon his office shall become vacant. In proceeding to any such suspension, the Governor is strictly to observe the directions in that behalf given to him by any instructions from His Majesty or signified through a Secretary of State.

17. When any crime or offence has been committed within the protectorate, or for which the offender may be tried therein, the Governor may, as he shall see occasion, in His Majesty's name and on His Majesty's behalf, grant a pardon to any accomplice in such crime or offence, who shall give such information as shall lead to the conviction of the principal offender, or of any one of such offenders if more than

one; and, further, may grant to any offender convicted in any Court, or before any person having jurisdiction to try any such crime or offence within the protectorate, a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions, or any remission of the sentence passed on such offender, or any respite of the execution of such sentence, for such period as the Governor thinks fit, and may remit any fines, penalties, or forfeitures due or accrued to His Majesty.

18. Whenever and so often as the Governor is in the colony or on a passage between any places in Sierra Leone, or is visiting any of the territories adjacent to or near to Sierra Leone, in the exercise or discharge of any powers or duties conferred or imposed upon him by His Majesty, he may continue to exercise and shall be deemed to be capable of exercising all and every the powers vested in him by this Order in Council or otherwise; and may by an instrument under the public seal appoint any person or persons to be his deputy or deputies within any part or parts of the protectorate during such absence, and in that capacity to exercise, perform and execute for and on behalf of the Governor during such absence, but no longer, all such powers and authorities by this Order in Council or otherwise vested in the Governor as shall in and by such instrument be specified and limited, but no others. Every such deputy shall conform to and observe all such instructions as the Governor shall from time to time address to him for his guidance: provided nevertheless that by the appointment of a deputy or deputies as aforesaid the power and authority of the Governor shall not be abridged, altered or in any way affected otherwise than His Majesty may at any time hereafter think proper to direct.

19. The seal now or hereafter in use as the public seal of. the colony shall be and be deemed to be also the public seal of the protectorate, and shall be used for sealing all things whatsoever that shall pass the said seal.

20. This Order shall be published in the Sierra Leone "Royal Gazette," and shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Governor by Proclamation in the said "Gazette "(11); and the Governor shall give directions for the publication of this Order at such places, and in such manner, and for such time or times as he thinks proper for giving due publicity thereto within the protectorate.

21. The above-recited Order in Council of the 7th day of March, 1913, shall from the commencement of this Order be revoked, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder.

22. His Majesty may from time to time revoke, alter, add to, or amend this Order.

(11) The Order came into operation on September 20, 1924.