The Wongkong Government Gazette.
[No. 58.-AUGUst 9, 1856.
Or (if before the V. If the Court before which the Statements in Section Four mentioned, or the last of them, shall have Supreme Court
or been so made shall happen to be the Supreme Court, or the Court of Petty Sessions, such Court may, if it Petty Sessions) Sun shall think fit, treat the same as a Contempt of Court under Section Twenty-eight of Ordinance No. Six of anarily.
1845, and forthwith proceed summarily to punish the same in manner therein mentioned, which Punishment shall be in lieu of all other Penalties hereby provided.
Not necessary in VI. In Proceedings under Sections Four and Five of this Ordinance, it shall not be necessary to enquire, such cases to ascertain state, or prove the respective Truth or Falsehood of any such Statements.
statements.
the truth of such VII. The Materiality of any False Testimony to the issue or matter in question shall not be deemed Materiality of False essential in determining the character of the Offence thereby committed; and every Person guilty of False Testimony not essen- Testimony shall, without regard to the Materiality or Immateriality thereof to any such issue or matter, suffer tial to constitute the the Penalties of Perjury, if the Jury at his Trial shall think fit to convict him of his said Offence.
VIII. Matters of Inducement, and Averments, whether Affirmative or Negative, shall no longer be intro- of Indictments and In-duced into Indictments or Informations for Perjury, False Witness, or False Declaration; and it shall be formations for P'er-sufficient to charge therein, according to the facts, that the Defendant, on the day or days, falsely, jury, &c.
knowingly and wilfully stated before the Court or Person empowered as aforesaid, the matters alleged to be false, setting forth the same shortly, and according to the substantial effect thereof.
Offence of Verjury.
Shortening the form
Ordinanco No. 4 of. 1851, (ss. 5, 6, & 7,) amended and confirm-
IX. Section Five of Ordinance No. Four of 1851 is hereby amended, by substituting the word February' for the word 'January';-Sections Six and Seven of the same Ordinance are hereby revived of and confirined ;—And Ordinances Ño. One of 1851 and No. Four of 1854 are hereby repealed.
ed; and Ordinances No. 1 of 1851, and No. 4 1854 repealed.
'Witness' defined.
X. The word,Witness' in this. Ordinance shall extend to every person whose Answer, Deposition, Affidavit or other Declaration upon Oath, either rivd voce, in writing, or upon record, may be taken or might have been taken but for this Ordinance.
No.84.
GOVERNMENT · NOTIFICATION.
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Tenders will be received at this Office for the, conveyance of. Twenty-fourChinese Convictato Singapore.
This number may be increased during the ensuing week.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, Ist August, 1856.
No. 80.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Notice is hereby given, that the term for which License has been granted for the Privilege of Salt-weighing throughout the Island will expire on the 31st proximo; and that Tenders for the same privilege, for the period of One Year from the 1st September next, will be received at this Office up to Noon, on Friday the 15th proximo.
The Amount of the accepted Tender is to be paid into the Colonial Treasury in Quarterly Payments, and in
advance.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 22d July, 1856...
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Notice is hereby given, that the term for which License has been granted for the Privilege of Quarrying Stone throughout the Island will expire on the 31st proximo. ·
For the Year commencing 1st September next, this License will be divided ; and for this purpose the Island will comprise two Districts, the one Eastward of the Sookunpoo Bridge in a line South towards Middle Island, and the other the places. Westward of such line.
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