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HONGKONG
TO WIT.
and
40.
B.
Know all men by these presents that we
A.B.
of
C.D.
of
E.F.
of
are hereby
jointly and severally bound to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors in the sum of
dollars, for which payment well and truly to be made we do hereby bind ourselves our Executors, Administrators and Assigns firmly by these presents.
day of
in the year
Dated this Whereas E.F. the Registrar General of this Colony has under the provision of Section 3 of Ordinance No. of 1886, this day entrusted to the care of the said A.B. one G.H. a female child.
Now the conditions of the above recognizance are such that if the said A.B. do well and truly (here state conditions) then the above recognizance to be null and void otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
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Signature of A.B.
C.D.
E.F.
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Taken and subscribed by the said A.B., C.D. and E.F. on the day month and year aforesaid
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Before me
Registrar General.
To
C.
In the matter of Ordinance No.
and
In the complaint of against
of 1886.
Whereas complaint has been made to me A.B. Registrar General, for this Colony that one C.D. residing at
had in her
custody (or under her control) a female child between the ages of six and sixteen years with a view of training or disposing of the said child as a prostitute. And whereas the said C.D. having been sum- moned to appear before me and to produce the said child not having appeared or given any satisfactory reason for not doing so, has been sentenced by me to a fine of
and whereas the said C.D. has
not paid the said fine:
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These are to require and authorize you the said
forthwith to arrest the said C.D. and to convey the said
to the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol, and these are to authorize you the said H.A. Superintendent of the said Gaol to receive the said C.D., and there safely to keep and imprison him (with or with- out hard labour) for the space of
or until the said fine be
paid.
day of
Given under my hand this thousand Eight hundred and Eighty
in the year One
Registrar General.
D.
To A.B.
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
In the matter of Ordinance of 1886, and in the matter of a complaint against one
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to give informa-
These are to require you the said A.B. to be and appear before me at my office situate in Queen's Road on tion in the matter of the above complaint respecting the treatment of one C.D. a female child.
And take notice that if you do not attend you are liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and in default of payment of the same to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three months.
Dated this
Registrar General.