Hong Kong.
1850
FORM No. 13.
Minute and depositions of witnesses.
IN THE POLICE COURT AT
[ss. 28 and 75.]
Rex, on the information [or complaint] of A.B., versus C.D., &c.
Before J.P., Esquire, a magistrate of the said Colony, sitting at the said police court.
The examination of E.F., of
day of
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[merchant], and G.H., of [labourer], taken upon oath [or declaration] this
19 at the said court before the undersigned, a magistrate of the said Colony, in the presence and hearing of C.D. against whom information is laid [or complaint is made, or who is charged] by A.B. this day before [me], for that he, the said C.D., on the
19 at [describing the offence as in the information, summons, or warrant of commitment].
day of
This deponent E.F. upon his oath [or declaration] saith as follows: [stating the deposition of the witness as nearly as possible in the words he uses.
When his deposition is complete, if the offence is an indict- able one, let him sign it].
:
And this deponent G.H. upon his oath [or declaration] saith as follows: (etc.).
The above depositions of E.F. and G.H. were taken [and sworn] before me at
on the day and year first above mentioned.
Magistrate.
[L.S.]
(Signed.)
NOTE.-Where a fine is inflicted a memorandum of penalties paid into court shall be added.
FORM NO. 14.
F8. 22.]
Conviction for fine, etc., to be levied by distress, and, in default of
sufficient distress, imprisonment
HONG KONG.
IN THE POLIce Court aT
Before J.P., Esquire, a magistrate of the said Colony, sitting at the said police court.
The
day of
19
"
C.D. (hereinafter called the defendant) is this day convicted before the said court for that he, on the
day of
at
19
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[state offence]; and it is adjudged that the defendant for his said offence do forfeit and pay the sum of [state the fine and also the compensation, if any] to be paid and applied according to law and also do pay to the said A.B. the sum of
2
for his costs
in this behalf; and if the said several sums be not paid forthwith, [or on or before the
day of
19 ,]* it is further ordered that the same be levied by distress and sale of the defendant's goods and chattels, and, in default of sufficient distress, *it is adjudged that the defendant be imprisoned in a prison in the said Colony, [and there kept to hard labour] for the space of unless the said several sums and all costs and charges of the said distress [and of the commitment and conveying of the defendant to a prison], shall be sooner paid.
[L.S.]
(Signed.)
Magistrate.
*Or, where the issuing of a distress warrant would be ruinous to the defendant or his family, or it appears that he has no goods whereon to levy a distress, or where, in the opinion of the magistrate, it is in- expedient to issue such warrant of distress, then instead of the words between the asterisks* *say, "then, inasmuch as it has now been made to appear to me that the issuing of a warrant of distress in this behalf would be ruinous to the defendant and his family, [or that the defend- ant has no goods or chattels whereon to levy the said sums by dis- tress]" or "then inasmuch as I deem it inexpedient to issue such warrant of distress".