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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 25, 1912.
FULL COURT BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to make provision for the reconstitution of the Full Court.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council' and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to authorise the Appropri- ation of a Suplementary Sum of One hundred and sixty-three thousand eight hundred and ninety-six Dollars and ninety-three Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1911.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Colonial Secretary moved that the Bill be referred to the Finance Committee. The Colonial Treasurer seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
Limited PartnERSHIPS BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to establish Limited Partnerships.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General the following amendments were agreed to:-- The word in the third line of Section 9 was deleted and the word "any
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substi- tuted therefor.
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seven
The word substituted therefor.
16
17
in the ninth line of Section 10 was deleted and the word "eight
The words or incomplete" in the third line of Section 11 were deleted; and the following words were substituted for the word "incomplete" at the end of the same sec- tion:-"any incomplete statement known by him to be incomplete".
The "first day of June, 1912," was inserted in Section 16 as the date of the coming into operation of the Bill.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through. -Committee with amendments and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
ADVERTISEMENTS REGULATION BILL.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to control the exhibition of advertisements.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On the motion of the Attorney General it was agreed that the words “
fifty dollars the end of Section 3 be deleted and that the following be substituted therefor:
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one hundred dollars and to an order for the removal of the advertisement. Any person who fails to comply with any such order shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten dollars a day for every day that he is in default and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months".