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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 5TH JULY, 1873.

Court, the Court may order that the Entry of such Suit in the Principal Register be cancelled therein and transferred to the Register of Summary Suits.

may

XLII. It shall not be necessary on the Transfer of a Suit as Court aforesaid for the Plaintiff to issue a New Writ, but the Registrar make Special may endorse on the same Writ a Memorandum that the Suit has Orders on been transferred as aforesaid by Order of the Court. The Suit Transfer of

Suits.

shall then be carried on as if the same had been commenced in the Jurisdiction of the Court to which it shall have been so transferred, and the Court may make any special Orders in respect of any Suit so transferred which it may deem necessary or expedient for carrying out the Provisions of the last two preceding Sections. Costs.

XLIII. No Costs shall be allowed to a successful Plaintiff in No Costs in any Suit instituted by him in the original Jurisdiction of the certain Cases. Court which might have been tried in its Summary Jurisdiction, unless the Suit shall have been so instituted by Leave of the Court, or the Court shall be of Opinion at the Hearing that the Suit was

one which it was expedient to institute in such Manner.

Attorneys and Solicitors.

XLIV. in all Proceedings before the Court in its Summary May practise Jurisdiction, Attorneys and Solicitors of the Supreme Court, may as Advocates. practice as Advocates.

Appeals.

XLV. The Puisne Judge of the Court shall as a general Rule When Appeal preside at the Hearing of all Suits in its Summary Jurisdiction; will lie and and in Case either Party to the Suit shall be dissatisfied with his within what Decision of any Question of Fact or of Law arising in the Case, he Period. may within Seven Days from the Date of the Judgment app'y to the Full Court in its Original Jurisdiction for Leave to appeal: Provided always that the Court may, in its Discretion, extend the Time hereby limited for such Application either before or after the Expiration thereof.

XLVI. Whenever the Chief Justice shall preside at the Trial of When Appeal a Cause under this Ordinance, there shall be no Appeal.

will not lie.

XLVII. Any Appeal from a Decision given in a Suit com- Appeals in menced before the Passing of this Ordinance, shall be heard before pending Suits. the Chief Justice according to the Law now in force in relation

to Appeals from the Court of Summary Jurisdiction.

Vacation.

XLVIII. There shall be no Vacation of the Supreme Court in Court open all its Summary Jurisdiction, but the Court shall be open throughout the Year. the Year for the Hearing of Suits and other Matters under this Ordinance.

Sittings of Court.

XLIX. The Sittings of the Court for the Hearing of Suits and Special Days other Matters under this Ordinance .shall take place on such Days to be fixed. as shall from Time to Time be fixed and determined by the Court.

L. The Forms given in the Schedule to this Ordinance, or Forms in Forms to the like Effect, with such Variations and Additions as Schedule may Circumstances require, may be used for the Purposes therein indi- be used. cated, and Instruments in those Forms shall (as regards the Form thereof) be valid and sufficient.

LI. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such Proclamation. Day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the Hand of the Governor.

SCHEDULE.

Form of Register of Summary Suits.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG, SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Suits in the Year 18

Name, Description and Place of Abode of Plaintiff,

Name. Description and Place of Abobe of Defendant.

Particulars of

Claim,

Judgment.

Date of Hearing. Date ·

Date of Appeal. Judgment on Appeal.

Particulars of Ex-

ecution Ordered.

Return of Execu- tion.

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