VPRS 5484 Summary of Cases before the Police Magistrate at Launceston

This bound volume contains a summary of cases before the Police Magistrate at Launceston. For each case the name of the accused, the name of the ship the accused arrived on, the period of transportation (if the accused was a prisoner), the occupation of the accused (or to whom assigned if the accused was a prisoner), the charge, a summary of the case, the plea, the verdict and the sentence, if the accused was found guilty it was recorded.If the accused was a transportee, then the transportation number was written next to prisoners; name. The date and the name of the Police Magistrate hearing the cases was noted before the first case of the day.The Police Magistrate had jurisdiction over minor cases, the majority of cases in this instance involved prisoners who had absconded or who had been insolent or similar minor offences.The Police Magistrate could reprimand those found guilty or he could impose sentence of imprisonment with hard labour or a number of lashes. The more serious offences, which the Police Magistrate could not hear, would be committed for trial in a higher court, probably a circuit court from Hobart.This volume was originally purchased and accessioned by the Public Library of Victoria from the Fine Arts Society, a Melbourne furniture and arts dealer, in 1935 and was maintained by the Library's, Archives Division after its formation in 1955. The Archives Divison was re-established as the Public Record Office in April 1973. The volume was returned to the cutsody of the Archives Office of Tasmnia in March 2006.本精装合订本收录了朗塞斯顿（Launceston）治安法官（Police Magistrate）审理案件的汇总记录。每份案件记录均包含以下信息：被告人姓名、被告人抵达时乘坐的船舶名称、流放刑期（若被告人为流放囚犯）、被告人职业（若为流放囚犯则标注其被分配至的雇主）、指控罪名、案件概要、答辩意见、裁决结果及判决内容；若被告人被判有罪，则会完整记录全部相关信息。若被告人为流放囚犯，则会在其姓名旁标注流放编号。当日首起案件审理前，会记录当日审理日期及主持庭审的治安法官姓名。 治安法官对轻微案件拥有管辖权，本合订本中的绝大多数案件均为囚犯脱逃、出言不逊或其他同类轻微犯罪案件。对于被判有罪者，治安法官可予以训诫，亦可判处苦役监禁或鞭刑。治安法官无权审理的严重犯罪案件，则会被移交至上级法院（大概率为霍巴特（Hobart）巡回法院）进行审判。 本合订本最初于1935年由维多利亚公共图书馆（Public Library of Victoria）从墨尔本家具与艺术品经销商“美术协会”（Fine Arts Society）处收购并入藏，1955年该馆档案部成立后，由其负责保管。1973年4月，该档案部重组为公共档案办公室（Public Record Office）。2006年3月，本合订本被移交至塔斯马尼亚档案办公室（Archives Office of Tasmania）保管。