THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH MAY, 1889.
PART V.
Appointment of Officers, Regulations, &c.
55. The Governor shall, from time to time, appoint all Officers employed in carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance and the duties and salaries of all such Officers shall be regulated from time to time by the Governor in Council. All officers appointed under this Ordinance for any of the purposes mentioned in part III. of this Ordinance shall be under the immediate control of the Registrar Ge- neral.
* 56. The Governor in Conneil may, from time to time, make such Rules and Regulations as may be deemed neces- sary for the control of registered brothels, for the pre- vention of overcrowding therein, and for providing means of safety in case of fire, and also for the regulation of Appeals under section 42.
57. No such Rules or Regulations shall take effcet nutil seven days after the publication thereof in the Gazette, and a copy of the Gazette containing such publication shall be conclusive evidence of such Rules or Regulations.
58. All summonses, notices or other documents required to be served under this Ordinance on behalf of the Regis- trar General shall be deemed validly and sufficiently served if served on or left with the person intended to be served or if he cannot be found, if left at his last known place of business or abode by any person authorised in that behalf by the Registrar General.
59. The place in which the Registrar General shall sit in discharge of his duties shall be such place as may, from time to time, be appointed for that purpose by the Governor.
60. Every person-violating the provisions of Part III. of this Ordinance or of any Rules or Regulations made under Section 56 (except any regulations made for the purpose of ap- peal mider section 42) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and except where otherwise provided by this Ordinance, or by any Rules or Regulations made as aforesaid, shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.
61. The forms given in the Schedule B hereto, or forms to the like cffect with such variations and additions as cir- cumstances require may be used for the purposes therein indicated and according to the directions therein contained, and instruments in those forms shall (as regards the form thereof) be valid and sufficient.*
62. In any proceeding under this Ordinance, every notice, order, copy of regulations, or other instrument shall be presumed to have been duly signed by the person by whom and in the character in which it purports to be signed until the contrary is shown.
63. Any suit, action or prosecution against any person, for anything done in pursuance or execution or intended execution of this Ordinance or of any Rules or Regulations made in pursuance thereof shall be commenced within three mouths after the thing done and not otherwise.
Notice in writing of every such suit or action and of the cause thereof, shall be given to the intended defendant, onc mouth at least before the commencement of the suit or action.
In any such suit or action the defendant may plead generally or set up by way of special defence that the act complained of was done in pursuance or excention or intended execution of this Ordinance or of any such Rules or Regulations as aforesaid and may give this Ordinancéani such Rules or Regulations and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon.
The plaintiff shall not recover if tender of sufficient amends is made before suit or action brought or if after snit or action brought a sufficient sum of money is paid into Court by or on behalf of the defendant.
If a verdict passes, or decree is given for the defendant or the plaintiff becomes non-suit or discontinues the suit or action after issue joined or if on demurrer or otherwise judgment is given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover his full costs and shall have the like remedy for the same as any defendant has by law for costs in other
cases.
Power to Governor to appoint all Officers. [Ibid. Sec. 67.]
Power to Governor in Council to maku Byc- Law. [Zbi!. Sec. 68]
Bye-Laws to take effect seven days after publica- tion in Gazette, Tbid, Sec. 69.]
Service of documents.
Place of Proceeding before Registrar General to be fixed by Governor.
[[bid. Sec. 70.3
Every offence against this Ordinance a Misdemeanor. [Ibid. Sec. 71.]
Forms in Schedule may be used. [Ibid. Sec. 72.]
Presumption
in favour of authenticity
ke.
of signatures,
[Incl. Sec. 73.1
Limitation of suits, &c.
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