The State (Dowling) v Kingston (No. 2)

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date28 July 1937
Date28 July 1937
CourtSupreme Court (Irish Free State)
[H. C., S. C., I.F.S.]
The State (Dowling)
and
Kingston (No. 2)

Ministerial Acts - Irish Free State Citizen -Domiciled in Dublin - Charge of failing to maintain wife and child in Scotland contrary to the Poor Law (Scotland) Act, 1845, s. 80 - Warrant to apprehend issued in Scotland and sent to Irish Free State - Warrant endorsed by District Justice for Dublin Metropolitan Area - Arrest thereunder - Validity of endorsement of warrant -Constitution of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) Act, 1922 (No. 1 of 1922), Sch. I, Arts.1, 2, 3, 6, 64, 73, 75 - Sovereignty of State -Criminal jurisdiction - Privileges of citizens under the Constitution of the Irish Free State -Petty Sessions (Ir.) Act, 1851 - Whether s. 29 in force in Irish Free State - Effect of Art. 73 of the Constitution - Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922 (No. 2 of 1922), ss. 6, 9 - District Justices (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923 (No.6 of 1923), s. 4 - Courts of Justice Act, 1924 (No.10 of 1924), ss. 77, 78 - Whether functions of District Justice include jurisdiction of former Justices of the Peace when not...

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