Selected Official Documents of the South African Republic and Great Britain - A Documentary Perspective Of The Causes Of The War In South Africa by Various
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The Higher Courts according to proclamation and rules making provision
therefor. ARTICLE 132.--The clerk who without sufficient reason leaves his place unfilled, can be suspended by the Landrost, with notice to the President, from his office for a definite time, and another can be appointed in his place after the latter has taken the oath according to law. ARTICLE 133.--The Courts of law shall, in fixing punishments, bear in mind, that as the same punishment can be lighter or heavier for one man than another, it is the intention of the legislators, to punish each one equally severely for a similar transgression of the law; and that punishments may be fixed in accordance therewith. ARTICLE 134.--The Courts of law shall try as far as possible to hasten the hearing of cases, and give judgment thereupon as soon as possible. ARTICLE 135.--The clerk or the Landrost shall keep a register of all cases which are brought by parties before the Court, and enter this register up daily. OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE POWER, OR THE CIVIL SERVANTS. ARTICLE 136.--The administrative power of the home government derives its power from the Executive Council, and is under the commands of the President and the members of the Executive Council. |
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