The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

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of Queensland (or as the case may be) : Such act of the saicl AB. being calculated
to interfere with the free exercise by the said E.P. of the duties [or authority]
of his office as a member of the said Executive Council [or as a Minister of
State].
NO. 12.-INTERFEEENCE WITH THE LEGISLATURE.
Section 55.
(1.) Advisedly and by force [or fraud] interfered [or attempted to interfere]
with the frde exercise by the Legislative Council [or Legislative Assembly] of
Queendmd of their authority.
(2.) Advisedly and by force Lor fraud] interfered [or attempted to interfere]
with the free exercise by one E.F., then being a member of the Legislative Council
[or Legislative Assembly] of Queensland, of his duties [or authority] as such
member [or as a member of a Committee of thebsaid Legislative Council (or
Legislative Assembly)] [or as a member of a Joint Committee of the Legislative
Council and Legislative Assembly of the said Colony].
NO. 13.-DISTURBING TEE LEGISLATURE.
Section 56.
(1.) Adviiiedly disturbed the T~egislative Coucil [or Legislative Assembly] of
Queensland while the said Council [or Assembly] was in session.
(2.) Advisedly, and in the immediate view and presence of the Legislative
Council [or Legislative Assembly] of Queensland, while the said Council [or
Assembly] was in session, conducted himself in a violent and disorderly manner,
tending [or as the case may be, stating the act alleged, in such a manner as to
tend] to interrupt the proceedings [or to impair the respect due to the authority]
of the said Council [or Assembly].
KO. 14.-FALSE E~ID~NCE BEFORE PARLIAMENT.
Section 57.
Attended before [a Committee of] the Legislative Council [or Legislative
Assembly] of Queensland [or a Joint Committee of the Legislative Council and
Legislative Asiqembly of Queensland], and was then examined touching a matter
then in course of inquiry before the said Legislative Council [or Legislative
Assembly or Cornmitteel and then and there, in answer to a lawful and relevant
question pct to him in the course of such examination, knowingly made a false
statement to the effect that (state substance of false answer).
No. 15.-WITNESSES REFUSING TO ATTEND AKD GIVE EVIDENCE
BEFORE PARLIAMEKT OR PARLIAMEKTARY COM~I~TE~.
Section 58.
(1.) Having been duly summoned to attend as a witneds [or to produce a
certain book (or as the case may be) then in his possession] before the Legislative
Council [or Legislative Assembly] of Queensland cor before a Committee of the
Legislative Council (or Legislative Assembly) of Queensland (or before a Joint
Committee of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland)
authorised to summon witnesses (or to call for the production of the book (or as
the case may be) aforesaid, and which book (or as the case may be) was relevant
and proper to be then produced)], refused [or neglected] without lawful excuse
to attend pursuant to the summons [or to produce the book (or as the case may
be) aforesaid which he mas so summoned to produce].
(2.) Being present before the Legislative Council [or Legislative Assembly]
of Queensland [or before a Committee of the Legislative Council (or Legislative
Assembly) of Queensland (or before a Joint Committee of the Legislative Council
and Legislative Assembly of Queensland) authorised to summon witnesses], refused
to answer a lawful relevant question then put to him by authority of the said
Legislative Council [ or Legislative Assembly or Committee].
NO. 16.--MEMBER OF PABIdAMENT RECEWIN(3 BRIBES-
Section 59.
Being a meniber of the hgislative COUnCil lor Legislative Assembly] of
Quccnsland, askcc1 [or recoivcd or obt:hed or agreed ( or attcmpttd) to reec7ivc
(or obtain)] from ono M.N. certain money, namely $200 [OT certain shares in a
Joiiit Stock Comp:iuy eallcd tlic X.Y. (~onipany, Limited (OT as tke case ~ L U ~ bc) J J,
Lor a certain benefit, that is to say, an extension of credit in respect of a debt