The Straits Settlements Act 1874
WHEREAS crimes and offences have been and are committed against the persons and property of the inhabitants and others in territories in the neighbourhood of the colony of the Straits Settlements by subjects of Her Majesty, and by others resident in the said colony at the time or within a short time before the commission of such crimes and offences, and it is expedient to provide for the trial and punishment of such persons, when found in the said colony, for such crimes and offences: Be it e...