Monevlenders. {Ch. 31. No. 11.

(2) In any criminal proceeding instituted against
a moneylender for a breach of any provision of this Ordi-
nance if the court is satisfied that the charge was made
maliciously, frivolously, or vexatiously it may direct that
a sum not exceeding twenty-four dollars by way of com-
pensation and the costs of the accused to such an amount
as shall be determined: by the court shall be payable by
the informer or complainant, and any amount so ordered to
be paid shall be recoverable for the benefit of the accused
in the same manner a fine imposed by the court.

26. If any person lays a complaint for an offence alleged
to have been committed against this Ordinance by which
he was not personally agerieved, and afterwards directly
ov indirectly receive. without the permission of a Magistrate,
any sum of money or other reward. for compounding,
delaying, or withdrawing the complaint, he shall for such
offence be liable toa fine of two hundred and forty dollars,

27. Allolfences under this Ordinance may be prosecuted,
and all penaltie. ieurred may be imposed or recovered,
inthe manner provided by the Summary Courts Ordinance,

THE SCHEDULE.

Galculation of Interest where the Interest charged on
a Loan is not expressed in terms of a Rate.

The amount of principal outstanding at any time shall be taken to
be the balance remaining after deducting from the principal the total of
the portions of any payments appropriated to principal in accordance
with the provisions of this Ordinance.

The several amounts taken to be outstanding by way of principal
during the several periods ending on the dates on which payments are
made shall be multiplied in cach case by the number of calendar months
during which those amounts are taken to be respectively outstanding,
and there shall be ascertained the aggregate amount of the sum) soe
produced,

The total amount of the interest shall be divided by one-twelfth part
of the aggregate amount mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Schedule, and
the quotient, multiplied by one hundred, shall be taken to be the rate
of interest per centum per annum.

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Common
informers
compound-
iy infor.
mations,

(Sections 11,
15 and 20.)