Defamation Ordinance

If a magistrate, on the hearing of such a charge is of opinion that, though the
            person charged is shown to have been guilty, the libel was of a trivial character, and
            that the offence may be adequately punished by virtue of the powers of this section, he
            shall cause the charge to be reduced into writing and read to the person charged, and
            then address a
question to him to the following
            effect—“Do
            you desire to be tried by a jury or do you consent to the case being dealt with
            summarily?” and if such person assents to the case being dealt with summarily, the
            magistrate may summarily convict him and adjudge him to pay a fine of $250.