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0.
e Months, he to this effect
Application in information to ht and Nine; y shall, at the iade a full and lace of Abode ade; And no without being
edeem, or for a al Practice on to seize and erson for that : delivered into before a Ma-
nake good all
say:
t, or otherwise
>of shall have
by the Default, Sorvants, have
in Satisfaction ncipal and In-
ler the Age of
Goods having
Property of the
ck in the Morn-
hall be summa- ing to the Laws
ce.
ods and paying ding Five Hun- dition, express, lealing, or the rward redeemed roker within the
ed the Penalties
A, and Sections
ed current Dol-
e Court shall so
f Imprisonment fineteen, a Fine ill so direct) the eding Five Hun- all so direct.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7тu APRIL, 1860.
5. For every Offence against Section Twenty-one, a Fine not exceeding One Hundred current Dollars.
XXV. All Fines received or levied under this Ordinance, shai! be paid into the Colonial Treasury to the use of the Crown.
XXVI. Nothing herein contained shall affect the right of Appeal against any Ad- judication, nor the Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, nor any of the Laws relating Crimes or Offences.
SCHEDULE (A.)
FORM OF ENTRY IN BOOK. Month of
18
to
95
Fines to be paid into Colonial Treasu-
My.
Right of Appeal, Supreme Court, and
Jurisdiction of the
Laws relating to
Crimes, &c., not af- fected.
NO. OF LOAN,
DAY OF THE CHINESE MONTH.
BORROWER.
PLACE OF ABODE OF BORROWER.
DESCRIPTION
OP ARTICLE.
AMOUNT OF LOAN.
Note.-Numbers of Loans to continue through one Munth, and to commence a new with each succeeding month.
SCHEDULE (B.)
FORM OF PAWN TICKET.
A.B., No.
Blank Street,
Pawnbroker. (or A.B. & Coy, No.
Blank Street,)
The
18
AMOUNT OF LOAN.
RATE OF INTEREST.
NO. OF LOAN.
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE.
1
HONGKONG.
Pawnbrokers. day of
ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. of 1860.
By His Excellency SIR HERCULES George Robert ROBINSON, Knight, Governor d 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 to amend the Law relating to Cheques or Drafs on Bankers, and to amend the Law of False Pretences.
[
1860.]
Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with **Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :-
RATE OP INTEREST.
I. That so much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857 as extends to this Colony the Act 19th_Repeal of portion 20th Victoria, Cap. 25, entitled "An Act to amend the Law relating to Drafts on akers," is hereby repealed.
of Ordinance No. 3 of 1837.
II. If any person shall obliterate, add to, or alter any Crossing upon any Banker's arque
or Draft with Intent to defraud, or offer, utter, dispose of, or put off with ing.&c. Crossing with Persons obliterat- ent to defraud, any Cheque or Draft on a Banker, whereon such fraudulent Oblite-
Intent to defraud, in, Addition,
or Alteration has been made, knowing it to have been so made, such
guilty of Felony. on shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to Penal vinde for Life, or to such other Punishment as is provided for those guilty of
ery of Bills of Exchange.
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