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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4ти JANUARY, 1873.
The Bill to impose Stamp Duties in lieu of the Fees payable to the Emigration Officer of Hongkong is read a second time, amended in Committee, and passed,--bearing the Title of "An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to impose Stamp Duties in lieu of the Fees payable to the Emigration Officer of Hongkong under 'The Chinese Passengers' Ordinance, 1871,'"-being "No. 13 of 1872."
The Bill for the Payment of a Salary to the Sheriff is laid on the Table for the second Reading, and
the Honorable the Attorney General explains its Provisions.
The Bill is then read a second time, and committed.
Discussion follows upon the various Clauses of the Bill-
After which, it is moved by the Honorable the Chief Justice, seconded by the Honorable the Attorney General, and unanimously agreed to, that a Special Committee be appointed to examine into this Bill, and report thereon to the Council.
His Excellency appoints the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, the Acting Treasurer, Mr. BALL, and Mr. ALEXANDER to be Members of the Committee.
The Foreign Offenders' Detention Bill is read a second time, amended in Committe, and passed,-
bearing the Title of " An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the temporary Detention of certain Foreign Offenders,"-being "No. 14 of 1872.”
His Excellency adjourns the Council at a quarter past 4 o'clock, till Monday, the 23rd instant, at
2.30 P.M.
Read and confirmed, this 30th Day of December, 1872.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
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Clerk of Councils.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
A. E. KENNEDY, Governor.
The following Draft Ordinance relative to the Office of Sheriff, as revised by the Special Committee of the Legislative Council, is published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th January, 1873.
Title.
Preamble,
Short Title.
Interpretation Clause.
Repealing Clause.
> Appointment
of Sheriff
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to make better Provision for the Appointment and Remuneration of the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs of the Colony, and to afford them Relief and Pro- tection in the Execution of their Duties.
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WHEREAS it is expedient to make Letter Provision for the
Appointment and Remuneration of the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriffs of the Colony, and to afford them Relief and Protection in the Execution of their Duties: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Sheriff's Ordinance,
1873."
II. In the Interpretation of this Ordinance, unless it be other- wise specially provided or there be something in the Context repugnant to such Interpretation, the Term "Sheriff" shall be deemed to include "every Deputy Sheriff or other Person appointed to act as Sheriff under Section VI," and subject as aforesaid the Term Sheriff shall be read as if those Words had been inserted immediately after the said Term.
III. Sections XII and XIII of Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, and so much of Rule 50 and of Schedule No. 7 of the General Orders of the Supreme Court of this Colony, of the 1st of March, 1817, as relate to Sheriff's Fees, are hereby repealed.
IV. The Governor shall, from Time to Time as Occasion may require, appoint under his Hand and the Seal of the Colony a fit and Deputies. Person to the Office of Sheriff. The Governor may, from Time to Time, appoint under his Hand and the Seal of the Colony one or more Deputy Sheriffs.