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

294 CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES--FQRMS
the said M.N. (or one 02.) had grossly neglected his duties as an inspector of
works (or as the case may be, setting forth shortly the act or omission alleged)] [or
in consideration that the said AB, would, in the discharge of the duties of his
office, allow the said M.N. (or one O.P.) to make false (or exoessive) claims against
the Government of the said Colony (or mould omit to report the misconduc;t of the
8aid M.N. (or one O.P.) a8 an oficer of the Public Service which it was his duty
to report (or as the case m’nay be))].
(2.) (a) Corruptly gave [or conferred or procured. or promitied (or offered) tu
give (or confer or procure or attempt to procl;re)] to [or upon or for] one M.N.,
then being a person employed in the Public Service of Queendand [or then being
the Nayor of the ~unieipa~ty of A. (or as the case may be)], a sum of mcaney
(or m the case may be) on aecount OB the said M.N. having, in the discharge of
the duties of his ofhce aforesaid, (&e., as in (I)) [or in consideration that the said
X.N. would, in the discharge of %he duties of his osGce aforesaid, a,llow (go., as
a‘% (1111.
(b) Corruptly gave (or @e. as in (a)) to [or upon or for] one M.N. a sun1 of
money (or as the case may be) On account of one O.P., who was then empbyed in
the Publia Service cif Queensland (or as the case may be), having, in the discharge
of the duties of his office aforesaid, (&e. lis in (I)) for in eoiisideratio~ that one
O.P., who was then (@e. as above) wolild, in the discharge of the duties of his
office aforesaid, allow (&ci. as in {I))].
NO, 46.-EXTORTION BY PUBLIC OFFICERS.
Section 88,
Being eniploycc! in tlie Public Service of Queensland, took [or accepted] from
one X.N. for Il-rc performance of his duty as such officer a reward [or promisc of a
rewaxd] beyonil his proper pay and moluments, that is to say, the sum of $10
[or a promise to pay him $10 (or as the case may be)].
NO. 47.--PUBLIC OFFICERS IWTERESTED IN CONTRACTS.
Seetion 89.
Being employed in the Public Service of Queensland in the Department of
[Public Worksj, knowingly aequifed [or held], otherwise than as a member of a
registered joint stock company consisting of more than twenty persons, a private
interest in a contract [or agreement] which had then lately been made on aceouiit
of the Public Servicc? with respect to a matter concerning the baid Department of
[Public Worksl, namely, a contract between the Government of the said Colony
and one M.N. for the erection of a Court House at A. {or as the case may be).
No. 48.---OFFICERX CHARGED IJJ’ITH ADMINSTRATIOK OP PROPERTY
OF A SPECIAL CHARACTER OR WITH SPECIAL DUTIES.
Section 90.
Being employed in the Public Service of Queensland, anJ being then charged
by virtue of his employment with juclicial [or administrative] duties respecting
Lcoalj mines 1 or respecting the distillation of spirits (or as the case may be) 1, held
a private interest, in certain [coal] mines lor in a certain distillery (or as the case
ma3 be) 1, arid while holding such interest discharged the duties of his office afore-
said with respect to the said mine (or as bhe case may be) [or with regard to the
csoiiduct of one M.N. in relatiorr Lo the said mine (or as the case may be)] in which
he had such interest.
NO. 49.--FALXE CLAIIRIS BY OFFICIALS*
Section 91.
Was employed in tho Public Service of Qcieensland as a clerk (or as the case
may be), and by virtue of such employment it was his duty [or he was enabled] to
furnish jeturns [or statements] touching the remuneration [claimed to be] payable
to himself [or to one M.N.] [or touching the due performance of certain work
(or as the case may be) required by law to be certified for the purpose of a payment
of money (01. of the delivery of certain goods) to one M.N,]: And that the said
A.B. thereupon mado a return [or statement] touching the matter aforesaid which
was to his knowledge false, in this that he thereby returned [or stated] that (&e.,
stu.te the false statement) whereas in fact (state the truth): which false Ytateinent
WIS material to the question of the right of the said A.B. [or M.N.] to receive the
said remuneration [or payment or delivery of goods].