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A Bill To Amend the Law of Evidence. Whereas doubts have arisen as to the competency of the Aborigines to give evidence in Courts of Law in the Colony, by reason of their imperfect comprehension of the obligations now necessary to give validity to their testimony to be taken; ...

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A BILL TO AMEND THE LAW OF EVIDENCE. WHEREAS DOUBTS HAVE ARISEN AS TO THE COMPETENCY OF THE ABORIGINES TO GIVE IN COURTS OF LAW IN THE COLONY, BY REASON OF THEIR IMPERFECT COMPREHENSION [etc.] ... THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE CITED FOR ALL PURPOSES AS "THE NATIVE EVIDENCE ORDINANCE, 1865.

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Title
A Bill To Amend the Law of Evidence. Whereas doubts have arisen as to the competency of the Aborigines to give evidence in Courts of Law in the Colony, by reason of their imperfect comprehension of the obligations now necessary to give validity to their testimony to be taken; ...
Alternate Title
The Native Evidence Ordinance, 1865
Date Created
1865
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE LAW OF EVIDENCE. WHEREAS DOUBTS HAVE ARISEN AS TO THE COMPETENCY OF THE ABORIGINES TO GIVE IN COURTS OF LAW IN THE COLONY, BY REASON OF THEIR IMPERFECT COMPREHENSION [etc.] ... THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE CITED FOR ALL PURPOSES AS "THE NATIVE EVIDENCE ORDINANCE, 1865.
Extent
1 page : 31.5 cm, printed on one side of pale blue sheet watermarked "Salmon 1861.
Subject
Historical Documents; British Columbia--History; Statutes--Vancouver Island (Colony); Indians of North America--Evidence (Law)--Law and legislation--Vancouver Island (Colony)
Genre
Broadsides
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1300-13-202; RBSC_ARC_1300_13_202
Collection
B.C. Historical Documents Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. John Keenlyside Legal Research Collection. Bills, acts, proclamations, and ordinances. RBSC-ARC-1300-13-202
Date Available
2018-04-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=3865027
DOI
10.14288/1.0370674
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca