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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, STв OCTOBER, 1864.
Power of the Chief
Court of this Colony to make Rules.
or about the winding-up of any Company under this Ordinance, or otherwise in or about any Matter arising under this Ordinance, wilfully and corruptly gives false Evidence, he shall, upon conviction, be liable to the Penalties of wilful Perjury.
Power of Courts to make Rules.
CLXIII. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of this Colony may, as often Justice of the Supreme as circumstances require, make such Rules concerning the Mode of Proceeding to be had for winding-up a Company in the Court, as may from time to time seem necessary, but until such Rules are made the General Practice of the said Court in Chancery, shall, so far as the same is applicabic and not inconsistent with this Ordinance, apply to all Proceedings for winding-up a Company.
Constitution of Re- gistration Office.
Repeal of Acts and Ordinances.
PART V.
REGISTRATION OFFICE.
CLXIV. The Registration of Companies under this Ordinance shall be conducted as follows, (that is to say,)
(1.) The Registrar Deputy Registrar and Clerk for the time being respective of
the Supreme Court shall be the Registrar, Assistant Registrar and Clerk for the registration of Companies under this Ordinance: His Excellency the Governor shall from time to time appoint such other Officers, and Servants as he may think necessary for the registration of Companies under this Ordi- Trilice, and remove them at pleasure:
(2.) The Chief Justice may make such Regulations as he thinks fit with respect to the Duties to be performed by any such Registrars, Assistant Registrars, Clerks, Officers, and Servants as aforesaid:
(3.) The Registrar's Office of the Supreme Court for this Colony shall be the Office for the Registration of Companies formed under the Provisions of this Ordinance:
(4.) The Seal of the Supreme Court shall be used for the authentication of any
Documents required for or connected with the Registration of Companies:
(5.) Every Person may inspect the Documents kept by the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies; and there shall be paid for such Inspection such Fees as may be appointed by the Chief Justice, not exceeding One Dollar for each Inspection; and any Person may require a Certificate of the Incorporation of any Company, or a Copy or Extract of any other Document or any part of any other Document to be certified by the Registrar; and there shall be paid for such Certificate of Incorporation, certified Copy, or Extract such Fees as the Chief Justice may appoint, not exceeding Five Dollars for the Certificate of Incorporation, and not exceeding Twenty-five Cents for each folio of such Copy or Extract :
(6.) There shall be paid to any Registrar, Assistant Registrar, Clerk, or Servant that may hereafter be employed in the Registration of Joint Stock Companies such Remuneration by way of or otherwise Salary as the Chief Justice may, with the sanction of His Excellency the Governor direct.
PART VI.
REPEAL OF ACTS, AND TEMPORARY PROVISIONS.
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CLXV. After the Commencement of this Ordinance all Acts and parts of Acts of the Imperial Parliament, and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in consistent with the Provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.