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offender to hard labour without the option of a fine. The native Magistrate may, in his discretion, award the injured wife or husband a part of the fine not exceeding £4. Any woman committing adultery may, on conviction, be fined in a sum of not more than £3, or be ordered to make mats, hats, or other articles of saleable value to a like value. 7. Any person who shall carnally know a girl under the age of fifteen years shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine of not more than £2, or in default to one month's hard labour. But any one carnally knowing a girl under twelve years of age shall be brought before the Court for sentence. 8. Any person who shall force or attempt to force a woman against her will shall be liable, on conviction, to not more than six months' hard labour. But no one shall be convicted hereunder on the unsupported testimony of the female : Provided that in case of such assault if the complaint is made at once by the woman to other persons the native Magistrate may hear the case on such evidence. 9. Any person convicted of the crime of incest may be fined not exceeding a sum of £5, in addition to six months' hard labour. 10. Any person procuring for or assisting a woman in immoral purposes, on conviction, may be fined £2 or two months' hard labour, and any woman soliciting any male for immoral purposes may be punished in a similar manner. 11. Any person procuring or assisting to procure abortion of any woman shall, on conviction, be remanded to the Court for sentence. 12. Any person convicted of slandering another person may be fined a sum not exceeding £1. 13. Any person convicted of bearing false witness before the native Magistrate may be fined not exceeding £2, or in default may be sentenced to one month's hard labour. 14. Any person convicted of assaulting a police officer, a member of the Council, or native Magistrate in the execution of their duty may be fined not exceeding £2, or in lieu thereof one month's hard labour. 15. Any person convicted of assault on any other person outside those mentioned in the previous section may be fined in a sum not exceeding £1, or in lieu thereof to fifteen days' hard labour. 16. Any person convicted of using language towards another person tending to a breach of the peace may be fined a sum not exceeding 10s., or in lieu thereof to six days' hard labour. 17. Any person convicted of assault with weapons or other instruments with the intent to do serious permanent injury shall be committed to the Court for sentence. 18. Any person convicted of being drunk or disorderly may be fined not more than £2, or in default thereof to not more than one month's hard labour.

Offences against Property. 19. Any person convicted of stealing the property of others shall pay the value thereof to the owner or return the property, and in addition to such value shall do hard labour for not more than three months. 20. Any person owning horses, pigs, or other animals shall be responsible for all damage done by them, and may be summoned before the native Magistrate, who shall decide the amount of damages payable to the person suffering damage. Should the amount so assessed not be paid at the time fixed, the defaulter may be fined in the value of the damage. 21. Any person convicted of maliciously setting fire to or attempting to burn any building belonging to another may be fined any sum not exceeding £5, in addition to the value of the property destroyed, which latter fine is to go to the injured individual; or in default of payment the offender may be sentenced to six months' hard labour. 22. Any person convicted of wilfully damaging any property or animal of another may be fined not exceeding £2, in addition to the value of the property destroyed or damaged, the latter value to go to the injured party; or in default thereof the offender may be sentenced to hard labour for not exceeding one month. 23. Any person convicted of deserting his wife or family may be ordered by the native Magistrate to contribute to her or their support weekly in money or goods to an amount to be decided on by the native Magistrate, failing which the offender may be sentenced to hard labour for any term not exceeding two months. 24. Any person found on the premises of another person after dark and refusing to leave when ordered by the owner or occupier may be fined, on conviction, in a sum not greater than 10s. 25. Any person convicted of obtaining money on false pretences shall be remanded to the Court to be dealt with. 26. Any person convicted of forging any document shall be remanded to the Court for sentence. Police. 27. There shall be a body of police to be appointed by the Council with the approval of the Government Eesident Agent of Niue, one for each of the eleven villages of Niue, and they shall hold office during the pleasure of the Council. Each policeman shall be paid at the rate of £3 per annum. The duties of the said police shall be to see that the laws are carried out, to report all cases of breaches of the law to the native Magistrate, to warn people to attend the Courts when so directed by the native or other Magistrate, to get up the necessary evidence in cases coming before the Courts, to oversee the persons sentenced to hard labour, and to perform such other duties as they may from time to time receive instructions for from the Government Eesident Agent. 28. Any policeman who shall behave harshly or oppressively in the execution of his duty, or shall force his way into any house without due authority and against the will of the owner, may be summoned by the aggrieved party before the native Magistrate, and, on conviction, shall be liable to a fine of not more than £2.

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