Section 21
Procedure on complaint.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Trespasses by Cattle.
The complaint shall be made by the complainant in person or by an
agent personally acquainted with the circumstances. It may be either in writing or verbal. If it be verbal,
the substance of it shall be taken down in writing by the Magistrate.
If the Magistrate, on examining the complainant or his agent, sees reason to believe the complaint to be well founded, he shall summon the person complained against, and make an enquiry into the case.
If the Magistrate, on examining the complainant or his agent, sees reason to believe the complaint to be well founded, he shall summon the person complained against, and make an enquiry into the case.