The Hongkong Government Gazette.
[No. 59. AUGUST 16, 1856.
Contradictory State- V. Where two or more conflicting or contradictory Statements of Fact, or alleged Fact, have been made ments by the same by one and the same Witness before any Court or Person empowered as aforesaid, either at the same Examin- Witness may be pun-ation or at two or more Examinations, and whether before the same Court or Person, or before any other
ished as Perjury,
cution.
Court or Person, an Indictment or Information may be presented or exhibited against him, charging him with having, on the Day or Days of his said Examination or Examinations, wilfully and knowingly made the said conflicting or contradictory Statements, and setting forth the short material purport or effect thereof respectively; and if such Witness shall be thereof convicted in whole or in part, he shall suffer the Penalties of Perjury.
Or (if before the
VI. If the Court before which the Statements in Section Five mentioned, or the last of them, shall have Supreme Court or Petty Sessions) sum-
been so made shall happen to be the Supreme Court, or the Court of Petty Sessions, such Court may, if it marily, unless they shall think fit, either direct a Prosecution of the same for Perjury, and commit the Offender unless he shall shall direct a Prose-give bail for trial at the next Sessions of the Court so committing, or treat the same as a Contempt of Court, and forthwith proceed summarily to punish the same, either by Fine not exceeding for every such Offence Two Hundred Dollars, or by Imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding for every such Offence Six Calendar Months, which Punishment shall be in lieu of all other Penalties hereby provided. Not necessary in
VII. In Proceedings under Sections Five and Six of this Ordinance, it shall not be necessary to enquire, such cases to ascertain the truth of such state, or prove the respective Truth or Falsehood of any such Statements.
statements,
VIII. 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 Offence of Perjury.
the Penalties of Perjury, if the Jury at his Trial shall think 'fit to convict him of his said Offence. Shortening the form IX. 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 Per-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. Ordinances No. 4 of X. Section Five of Ordinance No. Four of 1851 is hereby amended, by substituting the word 1851, (§§ 5, 6,& 7,) and‹ February' for the word 'January'-Sections Six and Seven of the same Ordinance are hereby revived No. 14 of 1856, § 2, and confirmed;-Section Two of Ordinance No. Fourteen of 1856, is hereby amended by inserting the word ed; and Ordinances First' before the word 'Schedule ';—And Ordinances No. One of 1851 and No. Four of 1854 are hereby No. 1 of 1851, and No. repealed. 4 of 1854 repealed.
'Witness' defined.
amended and confirm-
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XI. The word Witness' in this Ordinance shall extend to every person whose Answer, Deposition, Affidavit, or other Declaration upon Oath, either vivd voce, in writing, or upon record, may be taken or might have been taken but for this Ordinance.
No. 85.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Notice is hereby given, that the Privilege for Quarrying Stone throughout the Island, on the usual Conditions, for the period of One Year from the 1st September next, will be submitted to Public Competition, at the Office of the Chief Magistrate of Police, at 1 P.M., on Monday, the 25th Instant.
The Upset Price, calculated from the Tenders already received, will be intimated at the time of Sale. Payments in Dollars, to be made into the Colonial Treasury, Quarterly in advance.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th August, 1856.
示
L. D'ALMADA ɛ CASTRO,
for the Colonial Secretary.
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咸
照得本港承欖開探石山頭人于本
華八月初三
英九月初一
廳衙門將此石稅出投前出示諭分
日下午,點鐘在巡理 爲期例應行招醶新人承-
於本年
日起如舊核計一年
英八月十五
華英
七八
門月
將开
宜恪遵毌任遲疑觀望自悞特示 此合行出示曉諭闔港人等知悉各 季首月初一日照數詣公庫呈納爲 者投時聲明納稅銀按四季准于每 照舊歲章程由禀内察找至低之價 *東西兩各出投現今歸埋一
一千八百五十六年(1)月十五日示
No. 86.
GOVERNMENT
NOTIFICATION.
Notice is hereby given, that the Privilege of Salt-weighing throughout the Island, for the period of
from the 1st September next, will be submitted to Public Competition, at the Office of the Chief Magistrate of Police, between the hours 1 and 2 P.M., on Monday, the 25th Instant.
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