THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1866.
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XXII. The Rules of Evidence observed in the Supreme Court in its Criminal What Rules of risdiction shall, except as herein specially provided, and until otherwise provided observed. competent Authority in that behalf, be applicable to, and observed in, the Trial of Questions of Fact in the Court established in pursuance of this Ordinance. XXIII. Every Person who upon any Examination upon Oath or upon Declaration before the said Court shall in its Opinion have wilfully and corruptly Summarily punished, en false Evidence shall be sentenced without further Trial to a Term of Imprisonment
exceeding Eighteen Months with or without Hard Labor.
Affirmation False Witness to he
XXIV. The Practice of the said Court shall, except where otherwise herein Practice of the Court. wided or by the Rules or Orders to be from Time to Time made and approved
or the Provisions hereof, be, so far as the Circumstances of the Case will admit,
ording to the present Practice of the Supreme Court.
lating the Procedure
XXV. And to the End and Intent that the Procedure and Practice of the said Rules and Orders to art may be of the most Simple and Expeditious Character, it shall be lawful for the be made for Regu- ief Justice to make, and he is hereby required to make, and from time to time to amend of the Court. necessary Rules and Orders, and to frame Proceedings for Regulating the Procedure Practice of the said Court, and generally for carrying the Provisions of this Ordinance effect, subject nevertheless to amendinent and approval of all such Rules, Orders Proceedings by the Governor in Executive Council, and such Rules, Orders or Forms, Amended Rules, Orders and Forms shall be submitted to the Legislative Council may allow, disallow, or alter the same and the Rules, Orders and Forms so allowed altered shall be of the same Force and Effect as if they had been specially inserted grein. Barristers and Attornies shall respectively have and enjoy the like Privilege Privilege of Barristers f practising before, and be subject to the like Authority of the said Court as they have and Attornies. ad enjoy, and are subject to in the Supreme Court.
Hongkong, saving of
XXVI. All Local Laws, Statutes, Ordinances and Usages inconsistent with the Inconsistent Laws, Provisions of this Ordinance shall be and the same hereby are declared to be of no &c., of no Force in Force and Effect whatsoever within the Colony of Hongkong; Provided always that Jurisdiction of
thing herein contained shall be construed in any way to take awaya, bridge, or Let the Jurisdiction now exercised by the Supreme Court.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to make further provision for the maintenance of Order and Cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Laws relating to the Police Force in the ony of Hongkong, and whereas, in consequence of its proximity to the Empire of ina, the Colony of Hongkong is infested with a number of Thieves and Dangerous haracters from the adjoining Mainland, and it is expedient to put a stop to their influx re: Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of
Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
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Preamble.
Governor to appro-
the payment of
I. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor to appropriate a certain Power given to the portion not exceeding three-fourths, of all Fines and Penalties recovered in any rate a certain the Courts of the Colony in payment of such rewards, bounties and gratuities as amount of Fines for may from time to time award to any Member of the Police Force or to any Constable, Rewards to the Police meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury sustained in the execution of his duty, or and to Informers. such private persons or informers, as the Governor may deem deserving of being warded for assisting in the detection of crime, or the apprehension of offenders.
Bye-Laws for the
II. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor in Council, from time to Power given to the ne, to frame such Bye laws to be enforced by such Fines and Penalties as to him shall Governor to frame on fit, for the more effectual carrying out of this and other Ordinances relating to the maintenance of Grad tenance of Good-Order in the Colony, and its better Regulation. Such Bye-laws to Order in the Colony. duly pulished in the Hongkong Gazette, and from and after such publication to have same force and effect as if the same had been enacted by an Ordinance duly passed
that effect.
III. Section Twelfth of Ordinance No. 6 of 1862 is hereby amended by the addition Section XII of the words,
with or without Hard Labor" immediately after the words "Three Ordinance No. 6 of endar Months" in the fourth line of the said Section.
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1862 amended,
The
IV. Section Twenty-first of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862 is hereby amended by the Section XX1 of ition of the words with or without Hard Labor" at the conclusion of the said Online No. 9 of
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1862 amended.