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JUNE 19, 1858.]
The Honghong Government Gazette.
Nr. 56.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency The Governor has been pleased to appoint. Second-Class Staff-Surgeon EDWARD MENZIES, to be rgeon of the Lock Hospital, under Ordinance No. 12 of 1857, from this date.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th June, 1858.
NO 57.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given, that the Lots for Stalls and Lans in Government Markets, will be drawn on Friday, the 2th instant, by the Surveyor General.
At the Central Market, At the Western Market, At Tai-ping Shan Market,
At Eastern Market,
At Wan-chi Market, At Soo-kun Poo,
By Order,
at 10 A.M.
at 12 Noon.
at 14 P.M.
at 3 P.M.
at 4 P.M., and
at 5 P.M.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 18th June, 1858.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. BRIDGES. Acting Colonial Secretary.
The following Ordinance having been read a second time, and undergone revision in Committee, is published !: general information.
By Order,
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
Council Room, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th June, 1858.
HONGKONG.
ANNO VIGESIMO PRIMO VICTORIÆ REGINE.
No. of 1858.
By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Day of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative tuncil of Hongkong.
An Ordinance for the prevention of Offences touching Securities, Sales, and Deposits.
[ June, 1858.1
Be it ordained and enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. All Additions to Drafts on Bankers within the meaning of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857, shall be Additions to Cheques ed to be (by whomsoever and at whatsoever Time the said Additions may be made) part of the on Bankers.
s themselves, for the purpose of the payment thereof respectively, and any Cancellation or Erasure
such Additions, and likewise any Alteration thereof (except for the mere purpose of filling up any
ks therein), shall be deemed a Forgery of the said Drafts respectively.
II. A Person obtaining by fraud or false pretence the acceptance of a Bill of Exchange (whether Acceptances obtain-
by himself or any other Person) from a Third Party, shall (whether the said Bill so accepted remain ed by fraud or false hands or not) be deemed to have obtained a valuable Security by fraud, or (as the case may be) false pretence. petence, within the meaning of the Laws in force for the repression of the said Offences.
II. No Person shall act as a Lender of Money to an amount being less than Five Hundred current. Pawnbrokers' and in any one transaction upon deposit of Goods and Chattels, unless he be then the actual holder Auctioneers' Licenses.
a l'awnbroker's License, or as a Public Salesman, unless he be then the actual holder of an Auctioneer's
To be granted by
IV. Every such License shall be granted by and at the Discretion of His Excellency in Executive the Governor in Coun el, on such Conditions, touching Fees or otherwise, as shall be deemed meet; and the same shall cil. are for One Year only, but may be renewed at the like Discretion from Year to Year.
No such Lender of Money as aforesaid shall, during the continuance of his said License, carry on
ay ether Trade or Occupation in his place of business as such Lender.
No. Lender to carry on another trade.
Names and business
VI. He shall cause to be painted and kept painted in large and legible English Letters and Chinese
ters, over the Door of his said place of business, his Name at length, and after his Name the of Lenders to be paint- Pawnbroker" (or " Pawnbrokers" if he be the Member of a Firm of such Lenders.)
ed.
VII. He shall, whensoever thereunto required by the Superintendent of Police, or any Inspector Inspection of Books,
o or by any other Member of the Police Force bearing a written Order in that behalf under the &c., by Police.
of the said Superintendent, produce for the inspection of the Party so requiring him all or any Goods Chattels pledged or deposited with him on loan of Monies, and all Books and Papers relating to the
VIII. Over and above the principal Monies lent upon any Goods or Chattels, pawned or pledged Interest on Loans.
Lender, he may demand, receive, and take from the Person applying to redeem the said Goods or before re-delivering the same to such Person, Interest upon the said principal Monies for the