Excerpt from Records of the Cape Colony From September to December 1826, Vol. 28: Copied for the Cape Government, From the Manuscript Documents in the Public Record Office, London There are five Courts in the Colony, possessing distinct and separate Jurisdictions. The Court of Appeal, composed of the Governor, and Lieutenant Governor, and a Secretary and Registrar, assisted by two Assessors in Criminal, and recently by one in Civil Cases. The Court of Justice consisting of a President and seven Members, and possessing Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction. The Court of Vice Admiralty both of Prize and First Instance, a Court for the recovery of small Debts arising in Cape Town, and not exceeding 300 rixdollars 108. Sterling), and lastly a Court of Landdrost and Heemraden established in each District possessing the same extent of jurisdiction in Civil Causes as the last, and an original authority to try Criminal Cases of a certain Class, that Was conferred by a Proclamation dated 18th July 1817 The Landdrosts and Heemraden of the Districts possess also a jurisdiction in Matrimonial Causes in legalizing the registration of Marriages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.