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BY
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST APRIL, 1865.
NOTICE.
Y direction of His Hawaiian Majesty's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, the underinen- toned Acts of the Hawaiian Legislature, relating to the Attachment of Consular Certificates to Invoices, the Prohibition of Natives from leaving the Hawaiian Islands, the Importation of Labourers and the Encouragement of Immigration to the same, the Inpost of a Specific Duty on Rice, and the admission of Coals free of Duty, are hereby published for general information.
J. WHITTALL, H. H. M. Consul General for
Hongkong and Macao.
Hongkong, 27th March, 1865.
AN ACT
REQUIRING CONSULAR CERTIFICATES TO BE ATTACHED TO INVOICES OF GOODS IMPORTED FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES,
BE IT ENACTED, by the King and the Legis- lative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled: SECTION 1. That there shall be attached to all Invoices of Goods imported into this Country from any Port within the Consular Jurisdiction of any of His Majesty's Consuls or Commercial Agents, an Oath and a Certificate in the following
formi.
CERTIFICATE TO INVOICE.
I of do solemnly and truly swear that the Invoice now produced and hereunto annexed, coutains a truc and faithful account of the goods, wares and merchandise therein describ- ed, at their market value at at the time the same were procured, and of all charges thereon, and that the said Invoice contains no discounts, bounties or drawbacks, but such as have been actually allowed,
me
(Signed)
I His Hawaiian Majesty's Consul for do hereby certify that on the day of of the year
personally appeared before
who subscribed and swore to the above; and I further certify that I am satisfied that is the person he represents himself to be, that he is a credible person, and that the statements made by him under said oath are true.
[Seal]
Signed
H. H. M.'s. Consul. And that it shall be lawful for such Consul or Commercial Agent to charge and receive from the person requiring such Certificates as for his own proper feu or reward, the sum of One dollar on all Invoices under five hundred Dollars, and Two dollars on all Invoices of Five hundred Dollars and upwards.
SEC. 2. It shall be lawful for Collector
any of Customs in this Kingdom, on the presentation of any Invoice purporting to be shipped at any Port where one of His Majesty's Consuls is resident, when said Invoice be not attached to the Oath and certificate, as in the preceding section set forth, to cause to be added to the Invoice twenty-five per cent., and the duties shall be collected on the said increased valuation.
SEC. 3. This law shall take effect as regards all Invoices of Goods shipped by vessels sailing from the Ports on the Pacific coast of North America after the full expiration of three months from the date of its publication, and as regards those shipped from Ports in Europe or on the Atlantic coast of North America after the full expiration of six months from the date of its publi- cation; and upon all Invoices of Goods arriving from other ports after the full expiration of one year from the date of its publication.
Approved this 30th day of Dec., A. D. 1864.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
AN ACT
TO RE-ENACT AN ACT, ENTITLED “AN ACT TO PROHIBIT NATIVES FROM LEAVING THE ISLANDS,” PASSED ON THE SECOND DAY OF JULY, A. D. 1850.
BE IT ENACTED, by the King and the Legisla- tive Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled: That so much of Section 1491 of the Civil Code, as repeals the Act entitled, "An Act to prohibit natives from leaving the Islands," passed on the 2nd day of July, 1850, is hereby repealed, and the said Act to prohibit natives from leaving the Islands, is hereby re-enacted, and shall be of full force and effect, from and after the date of the publication of this Art.
Approved this 31st day of Dec., A. D. 1864.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
AN ACT
TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPORTATION OF LABORERS, AND FOR THE EN- COURAGEMENT OF IMMIGRATION.
BE IT ENACTED, by the King and the Legis- lative Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled: SECTION 1. That there shall be, and is hereby created a "Bureau in the Department of the Interior, to be styled the Bureau of Immi- gration," for the purpose of Superintending the importation of foreign laborers, and the introduc- tion of immigrants.
SEC. 2.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
Between
JULIUS SCHABERT, and JOHANN CHRISTOPH JULIUS MÖLLER trading under the style or firma name of "SCHABERT & MÖL- LER," Plaintiffs,
and
THEODORE H. ELMENHORST and FREDERICK SANDER, now or lately trading under the style or firm name of "ELMENHORST & SANDER, Defendants.
That the said Bureau shall be underWHEREAS an action has been ed
the control of the Minister of the Interior, assist- ed by a Committee of five Members of the Privy Council of State, to be appointed by His Majesty the King, for that purpose.
SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of the Minister of the Interior, with the assistance of the Committee of Privy Council aforesaid, as soon as convenient after the passage of this Act, to devise and recommend for the adoption of His Majesty the King in Privy Council, such mea- sures as may be necessary to secure the importa- tion of a sufficient number of foreign laborers to supply the wants of planters and others; and such regulations as may be deemed expedient, touching the contracts to be made with such laborers, as well as the terms and conditions upon which they are to be assigned after their arrival in this Kingdom.
SEC. 4. It shall also be the duty of the Minister of the Interior, with the assistance of the aforesaid Committee, from time to time to recommend for the adoption of His Majesty the King in Privy Council, such measures and regu- lations as may be deemed expedient, to promote and encourage the introduction of free immi- grants from abroad.
SEC. 5. Moneys appropriated by the Le- gislature for the objects contemplated by this Act, shall be paid out of the Public Treasury, upon the order of the Minister of the Interior.
See. 6. Such measures and regulations as shall, from time to time be adopted by His Ma- jesty the King in Privy Council, under the pro- visions of this Act, shall be embodied in Ordin- auces of the King in Council; and the same shall be published in a newspaper published in Hono- lulu.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect and become a law from and after the date of its passage.
Approved this 30th day of Dec., A. D. 1864.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
AN ACT
TO LEVY A SPECIFIC TAX ON RICE, BY AMENDING SECTION 516 OF THE CIVIL CODE,
BE IT ENACTED, by the King and the Legisla- tive Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled: SECTION 1. That the first paragraph of Section 516 of the Civil Code, be and the same is hereby amended by inserting the word "rice" after the word "coffee," in the fourth line, so that the paragraph will read as follows: "There shall be levied, collected and paid, upon all goods, merchandise and produce, imported into this Kingdom, a duty of five per cent, ad valorem, excepting wines and spiritous liquors, and ex- cepting sugar, molasses and syrups of sugar, and coffee, and rice, the produce of any country, with which this Government has no existing treaty, which shall be subject to the following rates of duty, víz:
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, that the said 516th Section, is further amended, by sup- plying after the eighth paragraph, a new para- graph to read as follows: Rice, the produce of any country with which this Government has no existing treaty, if the same be in the husk one cent per pound, and if the same be cleaned, one cent and a half per pound.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect six months after its passage.
Approved this 30th day of Dec., A. D. 1864.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
AN ACT
TO ADMIT COAL FREE OF DUTY. BE IT ENACTED, by the King and the Legisla- tive Assembly of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Legislature of the Kingdom assembled : SECTION 1. That from and after the pu- blication of this Act, Coal, when imported into this Kingdom, shall be free of duty,
Approved this 31st day of Dec., A. D. 1864.
KAMEHAMEHA R.
this Court at the suit of the above named Julius Schabert and Johann Christoph Julius Möller trading under the style or firm uame of "Schabert and Möller against the above named Theodore H. Elmenhorst and Frederick Sander as co-partners now or lately carrying on business under the style or firm name of "Elmenhorst and Sander" and no appearance has been entered for the said Theodore H. Elmenhorst in the said action and he is alleged to be absent from the Colony.
Notice is hereby given that unless the said Theodore H. Elmenhorst or some person on his behalf shall enter an appearance for the said Theodore H. Elmenhorst to the said action on or before the Seventeenth day of April instani the said Julius Schabert and Johann Christoph Julius Möller will cause such appearance to be entered for him in pursuance of the Ordinance of this Island "for regulating Process in actions against persons absent from the Colony" and will proceed in the said action as if the said Theodore H. Elmenhorst had resided in Hongkong and had appeared in person.
Dated this First day of April, A.D. 1865.
R. C. R. OWEN, Plaintiffs' Attorney.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
Between
Foreign Attachment.
LU ATOONG, Plaintiff,
and
THOMAS CUSHING LADD, De-
fendant.
WHEREAS an action has been commenced in
this Court at the suit of the above named Lü Atoong against the above named Thomas Cushing Ladd to recover the sum of One thou- sand and Thirty-eight Dollars and forty Cents for money alleged to be due by the Defendant to the Plaintiff for goods sold and delivered by the Plaintiff to the Defendant and for work and labour done by the Plaintiff for the Defendant at his request and for money paid by the Plaintiff' for the Defendant at his request and for money found to be due from the Defendant to the Plain- And it tiff on accounts stated between them. being alleged that the said Thomas Cushing Ladd does not reside within this Irland or its Depen- dencies a Writ of Foreign Attachment has been issued returnable on the Tenth day of April, One thousand Eight hundred and Sixty-fice, wherein Caleb Tongier Smith and James B. Tay- lor the resident Partners in Hongkong of the firm of Messrs Smith, Archer & Company are Garnishees.
Notice is hereby given thereof and that if at any time before final judgment in this action the said Thomas Cushing Ladd or any person on his behalf will give the security and notice and file the appearance or plea required by the Ordinance of this Island intituled "An Ordinance to provide for and regulate process in actions at Law against persons absent from this Colony" the said At- tachment may be dissolved.
Dated this 25th day of March, A.D. 1865.
F. I. HAZELAND, Plaintiff's Attorney,
NOTICE.
HE undersigned have been appointed Agents
for Lloyds at Canton and
Communications at Macao to be addressed to Mr. E. L. LANÇA, H. B. M. Consular Agent there.
GILMAN & Co.
Hongkong, 25th April, 1863.
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