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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH APRIL, 1860.
His Excellency The GOVERNOR moved,That the Bill, entitled “An Ordinance for amending and con-
solidating the Law respecting Pawnbrokers" be now read a second time.
Question put and passed.
Bill read a second time.
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On motion of the GOVERNOR, the Council resolved itself into a Committee, for the consideration of this
Bill.
Sections 1 and 2, amended, and agreed to.
Section 3 agreed to.
Section 2 recommitted, amended, and agreed to. Sections 4 to 8 inclusive, amended, and agreed to.
Section 9 struck out.
Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, renumbered, amended, and agreed to,-and ordered
to stand as Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
Section II recommitted, amended, and agreed to. Section 17 made Section 16, amended, and agreed to.
To report progress, and sit again.
Committee reported progress, and agreed to sit again on Wednesday next, the 4th Instant.
The Council adjourned until Wednesday, the 4th Instant, at Noon.
Read and approved, this 4th Day of April, 1860.
L. D'ALMADA ɛ CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON,
Governor.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The two following Bills having been amended in Committee of the Legislative Council, are again published for general information.
By Order,
Council Room, Victoria, Hongkong, 4th April, 1860.
Repeal of previous Ordinances.
Pawnbrokers' Li-
censes.
Licences to be grant-
ed by the Governor in Council.
Pawnbrokers
to
carry on 110 other trade on the same Premises.
Names and calling
of Pawnbrokers to be
L. D'ALMADA ɛ CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG.
ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. of 1860.
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.
An Ordinance for amending and consolidating the Law respecting Pawnbrokers.
[
1860.]
Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :-
I. Ordinance No. 11 of 1858, is hereby repealed, and also Sections 17, 28, 29 and 30 of No. 14 of 1845 so far as the same concern or relate to Pawnbrokers.
II. No Person shall use or exercise the trade or business of a Pawnbroker unless he be then the holder of a Pawnbroker's License.
III. Every such License shall be granted by and at the Discretion of His Excel- lency in Executive Council, on such conditions, touching Fees or otherwise, as shall be deemed meet; and the same shall endure for One Year only, but may be renewed at the like Discretion from Year to Year.
IV. No such Pawnbroker shall, during the continuance of his said License, carry on any other Trade or Occupation in his place of business as such Pawnbroker, except that of pawnbroking, and the sale of pledges forfeited under the provisions of this Or dinance.
V. He shall cause to be painted and kept painted in large and legible English painted over place of Letters and Chinese Characters, over the Door of his said place of business, his Name
at length, and after his Name the word "Pawnbroker."
business.
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