Proclamation.
Secondly. When a British-born subject is convicted of any offence, no. pgnishment
shall be awarded against him, more Severe than would be inflicted by the laws of
England for the same crime.- And in case of, doubt concerning the penalty by. English
law^ reference shall be made % the Honorable *thb * Recorder of Prince "of "Wales’
Island, whose report shall be a sufficient warrant for awarding the penalty statedly
him to-be agreeable to the laws of England. No sentence against any British-born
subject, for any crime or misdemeanor, shall be .carried into exécution, until a report .
shall have been made to the Eieutenant Governor.
Thirdly. Nft.^ehtcnce of death against any person whatever shall be carried .ipto
execution, until report; shall baye been made tp the Lieutenant Governor.
{ fo u rth ly . The Lieutenant Governor will lqive the power of remitting, moderating,
nr confirming, all penalties; excepting inconsiderable fiqes, short ijpprispnmentjQT
slight corporal punishment.,
Fifthly British-born subjects shall ha aaaeuabjeto.thç jnrisdurtionpf the.putph
tribunals and to the Dutch laws in all -cases of civil çqppqtlgiqt or demands, whether
they be plaintiffs or defendants. •
Sjxthly,; All British-born subjects shall be sutgect to the regulations of police, and
to the jurisdiction of the magistrates charged with the^exepmiap. thetepÇ and with the
in^intcnance of the peace and of public tranquillity and security, 1
Seventhly. All persons belonging to or attached to the army, who- ur^-hy their çon-
dition subject it> military law, shall, for the prçsqpt^hçtned for.apy crimes jjiey Riay
commit only hy courts martial, unless sent by the military aptbprilfos Jpçiyü- courts.
Eighthly. It being necessary in all countries that a power shqulcl qxigt qf forming
regulations in the natuce-of' legislative provisions, Adapted to change.of circumstances
or to meet any. emergency that may arise, .and the great .distance ;of..tbo Rrifish
authorities ip Eiorepe. reqderiqg. it expedient that the said- powpfi qljould, for the
present, reside in songe accessible quarter, it is declared, that the Lieutenant Governor
shall have full power and authority to pass such legislative regulations, as on deliberation,
and after due consultation and advice, may appear to him indispensibly necessary,
and that they shall have the full force pf. law. But the same shall he immediately
reported ;to the Governor General in Council in Bengal, together with the Lieutenant
Governor’s reasqqs - for passing the: said regulation pnd any representations that may
have been submitted to him against the same ; and the regulations so passed will be
confirmed or disallowed by the Governor General in Council with the shortest .possible
delay. The mode in which the Lieutenant Governor shall be assisted With advice will
hereafter be made known, and such regulations will hereafter be framed as may be
thought more, conducive to the prompt, pure; and impartial administration of justice,
civil and criminal.
Regulations respecting the paper currency, as well as the relative value of coins
circulating in Java, will he published in a separate paper of this date. •
Done at Molenvliet, the 11th September,- 1%11,
By His Excellency the Governor General of British India.
' (Signed). - - \ MINTO. - -
REGULATION,1
a. d. isi*, i«
PASSED BY THE HONOURABLE TH E LIEUT ENA NT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL,
On the ,11<^ of February, .1814,
FOR THE MORE EFFECTUAL ADMINISTRATION. OF JUSTICE . -
^ ..vs,, x r e ;
PROVINCIAL COURTS. OF.iJAVA.
T h e Honourable the Lieutenant Governor in Council being deeply impressed with
the necessity of framing one adequate, impartial, And consistent code, for the prompt
and equitable administration of justice', in the provincial courts of this Island, with a
view to give to all ranks of people a'due knowledge 6f their rights' and duties, and to
ensure'to them an enjoyment oflffir" most perfecf' se^tfrrty 'of person ail'd' property,
Jhas been pleased that the following regulation be enacted; which, by assuming ah
ils basis, rather the aricient Usages and institutions pf the Javans, than any new
innovations founded on European Systems of internal government, may confidently be
expected tb"be, at .Once, l i e most-’'pfiMmllg vo0 them, and the ‘Best adapted to the
.existing state of their society,
* L The Resident shall be the Chief Judge ajid Magistrate in his. districts': but the
admimsfratiSh" of police and justice,', iii/the'towns' of Batavia, 'Serrlarang, and
Surabaya, shall, as heretofore, be eiraUste'd to'the particular Magistrates and other
officers appointed by Government for those places.
J % The Bqpastis, bi- bMfefsbf districts, and all 'Other -public 'officers, who may be
retained!» carry on the duties of this department, are placed' under the’ immediate
authority.and contronl of the 'Resident himself, or of Ms Deputy duly empowered by
hipri. xffelb various duties,' whether relative’ or 'direct, will be deafly defined in
the course of the following sections.’ v
3. To/render mote easy the'anaihraent’ u f 3'dstiee1,'',and,J o :edrry' on better the
general police o f the couiitry, aJ subordinate jurisdiction shall' be constituted in the
following manner.
' 4V The Residency shall be'divided into such .nufober5 of1 districts, as extent 'of land;
population, former custom, or bluer circumstances Why render -necessary. Each
of these shall be. consigned to the care of a Bopdti, or native chief, with such an
establishment, as being deemed by the Resident adequate to the purpose, and by him
submitted ^ Government, shall/baye received their saMMbh.
5. These districts, again, shall be subdivided into divisions, the extent and limits
of each of which will be clearly marked out and made known. Their size must, of
-ficujfs.e, ehtitefy depend on the greater'or leas propinquity of the villages they contain,
and on the more or less numerous population by - which these are inhabited; but,
g g .genefally'
APPENDIX
'...P f -
Power Pf file
Resident,
Of the Bopâtis.
Subordinate jurisdiction
to bp
formed.
.Division/of the
Residency into
.fcÉÉsI^-/"0
Of the districts
into divisions.