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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH JANUARY, 1883.

Section 17 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words "and the same shall be delivered to the Sheriff at his office, for execution thereof, together with so many copies of the subpoena as there are persons to be served therewith" and by inserting instead thereof "The party obtaining the subpoena shall make out and give to the Registrar as many copies as there are persons to be served therewith and the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar shall deliver the original together with the copies to one of the Bailiffs of the Court for service."

Section 19 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words " pay to the Sheriff his " and by inserting instead thereof the words "pay into the Registry the" and by inserting instead of the words "the said Sheriff" in the latter portion of the section the words "the Bailiff."

Section 32 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words "upon the Sheriff or other person.'

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Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 19th day of December, 1882.

ARATHOON SETHI, Clerk of Councils.

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Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government the Sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Preamble,

Sec. 2 of Ord. El of 1864 amended.

Sec. 5 of Ord.

11 of 1884 repealed,

[L.S.]

W. H. MARSH,

The Officer Administering the Government.

No. 24 of 1882.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Jurors and Juries Ordi- nance, 1882.

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[19th December, 1882.]

HEREAS on account of the abolition of the office .of Sheriff it is necessary to amend the laws relating to Jurors and Juries.

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Section 2 of the Jury Law Consolidation Ordinance, 1864, is hereby amended by striking out the words "the Sheriff" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "any."

2. Section 5 of the said Ordinance is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof, it is enacted as follows:-

Every person shall, for the purpose of enabling the Registrar to complete the List of Jurors herein-

"after referred to, on demand by the Registrar or

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some person duly authorized by him, forward to

"the said Registrar in writing within the time

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specified in the said demand, his Christian or "other names and surnames at full length together "with his profession, business or occupation and place of abode, under penalty for refusing or neglecting so to do of a sum not exceeding one *hundred dollars."

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