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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              <b>&nbsp;</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial"> 
                                              ILLITERATES' PROTECTION 
                                              (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1963 (ACT 217)</span></b></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1. Short Title and Application.</span></p>
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                                              2. Prohibition of Letter-Writing 
                                              for Reward without Licence.</span></p>
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                                              3. Grant and Refusal of Licence.</span></p>
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                                              4. Conditions to be Fulfilled by 
                                              Persons Writing Letters for 
                                              Illiterates.</span></p>
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                                              5. Reward for Writing Letters.</span></p>
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                                              6. Production of Licence.</span></p>
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                                              7. Penalties.</span></p>
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                                              8. Summary Procedure.</span></p>
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                                              9. Operation of Ordinance.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULES</span></p>
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                                              First Schedule</span></p>
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                                              Second Schedule</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              CHAPTER 262.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Gold Coast.)</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              McCarthy Cap. 212. Ordinances Nos. 
                                              4 of 1912, 30 of 1935, 17 of 1942.</span></p>
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                                              AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE 
                                              PROTECTION OF ILLITERATE PERSONS.</span></p>
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                                              Date of Commencement. [1st July, 
                                              1912.]</span></p>
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                                              Section 1—Short Title and 
                                              Application.</span></p>
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                                              This Ordinance may be cited as the 
                                              &quot;Illiterates' Protection 
                                              Ordinance&quot;, and shall apply to the 
                                              Gold Coast. (30 of 1935, s.2.)</span></p>
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                                              Section 2—Prohibition of 
                                              Letter-Writing for Reward Without 
                                              Licence.</span></p>
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                                              It shall not be lawful for any 
                                              person for a reward, to be paid to 
                                              him or to any other person, to 
                                              write any letter or other document 
                                              for or at the request of any 
                                              illiterate person except in 
                                              conformity with the provisions of 
                                              this Ordinance and unless he shall 
                                              first have obtained a licence.</span></p>
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                                              Section 3—Grant and Refusal of 
                                              Licence.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Licences shall be granted by 
                                              District Commissioners or by such 
                                              persons as the Governor may in 
                                              writing direct:&nbsp; Provided that a 
                                              licence may be refused without 
                                              reason assigned.</span></p>
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                                              Form of licence.&nbsp; First Schedule.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Licences shall be in the form 
                                              in the First Schedule hereto or to 
                                              a like effect.</span></p>
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                                              Non-transferability.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Licences shall not be 
                                              transferable.</span></p>
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                                              Period of licence.</span></p>
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                                              (4) Every licence shall expire on 
                                              the 31st day of December next 
                                              after the issue thereof.</span></p>
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                                              Fee for licence.</span></p>
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                                              (5) A fee of five pounds shall be 
                                              paid for a licence. [As amended by 
                                              Illiterates' Proteection 
                                              (Amendment) Act, 1963 (Act 217)].</span></p>
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                                              Section 4—Conditions to be 
                                              Fulfilled by Persons Writing 
                                              Letters for Illiterates.</span></p>
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                                              Every person writing a letter or 
                                              other document for or at the 
                                              request of an illiterate person, 
                                              whether gratuitously or for a 
                                              reward, shall —</span></p>
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                                              Reading and explanation.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Clearly and correctly read 
                                              over and explain such letter or 
                                              document or cause the same to be 
                                              read over and explained to the 
                                              illiterate person;</span></p>
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                                              Illiterate's mark.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Cause the illiterate person to 
                                              write his signature or make his 
                                              mark at the foot of the letter or 
                                              other document or to touch the pen 
                                              with which the mark is made at the 
                                              foot of the letter or other 
                                              document;</span></p>
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                                              Writer's name and address.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Clearly write his full name 
                                              and address on the letter or other 
                                              document as writer thereof; and 
                                              Note of writer's fee.</span></p>
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                                              Receipt for fee.</span></p>
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                                              (4) State on the letter or other 
                                              document the nature and amount of 
                                              the reward, if any, charged or 
                                              taken or to be charged or taken by 
                                              him for writing the said letter or 
                                              other document, and shall give a 
                                              receipt for the same and keep a 
                                              counterfoil thereof to be produced 
                                              at the request of any of the 
                                              officers named in section 6.</span></p>
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                                              Section 5—Reward for Writing 
                                              Letters.</span></p>
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                                              Second Schedule</span></p>
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                                              (1) A person duly licensed under 
                                              this Ordinance to charge or take 
                                              any fee or reward for writing any 
                                              letter or other document for or at 
                                              the request of an illiterate 
                                              person shall not charge or take 
                                              any fee or reward exceeding in 
                                              money or in value the amount set 
                                              forth in the Second Schedule:&nbsp; 
                                              Provided that a fee or reward for 
                                              witnessing the signature or other 
                                              execution of any letter or other 
                                              document shall not be charged 
                                              against or taken from a person by 
                                              a licensee in respect of any 
                                              letter or other document for which 
                                              a fee or reward for the writing 
                                              thereof has already been charged 
                                              against or taken from such person 
                                              by him.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Governor in Council may by 
                                              order amend, alter, add to or vary 
                                              the Second Schedule; and thereupon 
                                              such Schedule shall have effect as 
                                              so amended, altered, added to or 
                                              varied accordingly.</span></p>
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                                              (Section substituted by 17 of 
                                              1942, s.2)</span></p>
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                                              Section 6—Production of Licence.</span></p>
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                                              Every licensee shall produce his 
                                              licence at the request of any 
                                              District Commissioner, Assistant 
                                              District Commissioner, or member 
                                              of the Police, and also, if a 
                                              native, at the request of any 
                                              Native Tribunal.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7—Penalties.</span></p>
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                                              (1) Every person who shall act in 
                                              contravention of any of the 
                                              provisions of this Ordinance, 
                                              shall be liable for a first 
                                              offence to a fine not exceeding 
                                              five pounds or to imprisonment not 
                                              exceeding one calendar month with 
                                              or without hard labour, and for 
                                              any subsequent offence to a fine 
                                              not exceeding ten pounds or to 
                                              imprisonment not exceeding three 
                                              calendar months with or without 
                                              hard labour.</span></p>
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                                              Forfeiture of licence.</span></p>
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                                              (2) In addition to any penalty 
                                              aforesaid, a licensee contravening 
                                              any of the provisions of this 
                                              Ordinance shall be liable to 
                                              forfeit his licence.</span></p>
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                                              Section 8—Summary Procedure.</span></p>
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                                              All offences against this 
                                              Ordinance shall be summarily heard 
                                              and determined by, and all 
                                              penalties shall be recoverable 
                                              before, a Magistrate.&nbsp; (Amended by 
                                              30 of 1935, s.2.)</span></p>
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                                              Section 9—Operation of Ordinance.</span></p>
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                                              This Ordinance shall not apply to 
                                              the writing of any letter or other 
                                              document or to any letter or other 
                                              document written in the course of 
                                              his business by a salaried clerk 
                                              or by or at the direction of any 
                                              person admitted to practise and 
                                              practising as a barrister or 
                                              solicitor in the Supreme Court.</span></p>
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                                              SCHEDULES.</span></p>
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                                              FIRST SCHEDULE.</span></p>
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                                              (Section 3(2).)</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (Amended by 30 of 1935, s.2 and by 
                                              17 of 1942, s.3.)</span></p>
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                                              ILLITERATES' PROTECTION ORDINANCE.</span></p>
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                                              LICENCE.</span></p>
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                                              Letter-writer's licence.</span></p>
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                                              Licence is hereby granted to 
                                              [insert name and address of 
                                              licensee] to write letters or 
                                              other documents in the Gold Coast 
                                              for illiterate persons for a 
                                              reward until the 31st day of 
                                              December, 19..... , subject to the 
                                              provisions of the Illiterates' 
                                              Protection Ordinance.</span></p>
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                                              [Insert place of issue] 
                                              the........ day of ....... ,&nbsp; 
                                              19.....</span></p>
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                                              Fee 10/-.</span></p>
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                                              Signature of Issuing Officer.</span></p>
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                                              SECOND SCHEDULE.</span></p>
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                                              (Section 5(1).)</span></p>
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                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; s.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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                                              (1) For any letter or document, 
                                              for the first 50 words or part 
                                              thereof&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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                                              (2) For any letter or document, 
                                              per 50 words or part thereof after 
                                              the first 50 words&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              (3) For the first copy of the same 
                                              per 50 words or part thereof 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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                                              (4) For the second and subsequent 
                                              copies of the same, per 50 words 
                                              or part 
                                              thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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                                              If in manuscript&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              If type-written&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p>
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                                              (5) For witnessing the signature 
                                              or other &nbsp;&nbsp; execution of any 
                                              letter or document&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                                              </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(L.N. 
                                              198/55)</span></p>
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