THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND MARCH, 1862.
HONGKONG.
ANNO VICESIMO QUINTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 3 of 1862.
By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.
An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit
the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles.
[17th March, 1862.]
Whereas it is desirable to vest in His Excellency the Governor power to prohibit Preamble. the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles and Goods, subject to such Pro- visions as are hereinafter expressed: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Ex- cellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
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I. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the Advice of Exportation of Mi- the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in the Hongkong Government be prohibited by Pro- Gazette, or in any Extraordinary Gazette, to prohibit for such Period as shall be mention- clamation, and forfeit- ed in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong or to be zure for breach ofPro- carried Coastwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, and Gunpowder, Military hibition. and Naval Stores, and any Articles which His Excellency may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, Provisions, or any sort of Victual which may be used as food by man, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles, respectively. And in case any such Armus, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods, or Articles which shall have been so prohibited shall be exported from the said Colony or shall be carried Coastwise, or be Water-borne to be so exported or carried, they shall be forfeited and shall vest in Her Majesty, and forthwith thereupon it shall be the duty of the Harbour Master of this Colony by Warrant under his Hand upon his own View, or upon an In- formation made upon Oath before any Justice of the Peace for the said Colony, to cause all such Goods and Articles so hereinbefore declared forfeited to be seized, and to detain the same to the use of Her Majesty and to be disposed of as His Excellency the Governor shall by order under his Hand and Seal direct.
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II. The Harbour Master shall not be liable in Damages or otherwise for any act Harbour Master not done by him in pursuance of the Obligation and duty imposed on him by this Ordinance, to be liable for acts and in case His Excellency the Governor shall direct the Disposition of any Goods or Governor. Article which shall have been seized by the said Harbour Master, such Direction shall be conclusive Evidence that the act done by the said Harbour Master is within the duty imposed on the said Harbour Master by this Ordinance.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 17th Day of March, 1862.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG.
ANNO VICESIMO QUINTO VICTORIA REGINÆ.
No. 4 of 1862.
By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 4 of 1851, and to increase the Jury Panel to Thirty.
[17th March, 1862.]
Whereas it is advisable by reason of the Increase in the number of Trials for Cri- minal Offences before the Supreme Court to enlarge the Number of Jurors to form a
Preamble.