Nature of the criminal jurisdiction

(1) The criminal jurisdiction which the court has, and is capable of exercising, is to hear and determine the following criminal offences– (a) riotous and disorderly conduct and breaches of the peace; (b) common assaults; (c) trespass and malicious injury to property, the damage resulting from which does not exceed twenty-five dollars; (d) larceny and praedial larceny where the value of the goods or articles does not exceed twenty-five dollars; (e) threatening and abusive language; (f) fraudulent evasion or attempted evasion of customs duties where the value of the goods 30 or articles does not exceed twenty-five dollars; (g) the commission of any wanton or mischievous act causing or annoyance to any person. (2) Every person convicted before a court of any offence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months. (3) In default of the payment of any fine imposed under this section the person convicted may be ordered to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding two months.