South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . questions of law from the Local Courts ofFull Jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of South Australia, butthere is no appeal from the Limited Jurisdiction. Then there is the ordinary jurisdiction of Magistrates apart fromcivil cases. One Justice may commit for trial for serious offences,and has the power of fine or imprisonment for short periods forpetty misdemeanors. A Special Magistrate or two Justices maydeal summarilj^ with certain specified classes of felonies and gravemisdemeanors, for which the maximum term of imprisonment
South Australia : its history, productions, and natural resources . questions of law from the Local Courts ofFull Jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of South Australia, butthere is no appeal from the Limited Jurisdiction. Then there is the ordinary jurisdiction of Magistrates apart fromcivil cases. One Justice may commit for trial for serious offences,and has the power of fine or imprisonment for short periods forpetty misdemeanors. A Special Magistrate or two Justices maydeal summarilj^ with certain specified classes of felonies and gravemisdemeanors, for which the maximum term of imprisonment doesnot exceed two years ; but they cannot sentence an accused person toa longer term of imprisonment than six months, and cannot order aflogging except in the case of boys under sixteen years of age. Inall cases triable by a Special Magistrate, the accused has the optionof being tried by a Judge, but it is rarely that this choice is made,as the fear of a heavier sentence than the Magistrates can giveoperates with the accused. Everj- Magistrate is a Coroner; but. O o c3ft m !2i O o CDCD Of-i ITS INSTITUTIONS. 73 there is a city coroner whose duty it is to hold all inquests inAdelaide, and within a radius of ten miles from the General PostOffice. The new law empowering the Courts to take the swornevidence of accused persons, and making- them liable to cross-examination if they elect to be sworn, has greatly facilitated con-victions. In most branches of Justices jurisdiction there is anappeal to the Adelaide Local Court, which is—not necessarily, butas a rule—presided over by a lawyer. In matters relating to theCustoms, Magistrates have great powers, which it is not necessaryto specify. There are Licensing Benches in different parts of the colony,that deal with wine and spirit, publicans, slaughtering, pawn-brokers, and auctioneers licences. The highest Court of all is whatis called the Local Court of Appeal, which consists of theGovernor and Executive Council, except the At
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