ORDINANCES Nos. 15 AND 16 OF 1886.
1993
Peace Preservation.
Stamp.
Schedule (B.)
WARRANT.
Captain Superintendent of Police, and all Police officers.
WHEREAS His Excellency the Governor has authorized the appointment of special constables in this Colony, and whereas A B has been appointed to be a special constable in this Colony.
These are therefore to require you to bring before a Police Magistrate, in this Colony, the said A B (instanter)
there to be enrolled as a special constable,
under Ordinance No.
Given
of 18
this
day of
188
Magistrate.
NOTE.-Parts II & III were brought into force by proclamation under section 5 of the 26th April, 1888, see Gazette of same date: which proclamation was cancelled in Government notification of 2nd June, 1888. See Gazette of the same date.
*The notification erroneously refers to the proclamation published in Gazette
of the 26th ultimo, i. e. May.
No. 16 of 1886.
An Ordinance entitled The Stamp Ordinance 1886.
[21st May, 1886.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
Preamble.
1. In the construction of this Ordinance the term Collector shall include the person for the time being appointed by the Governor to have the control and management of the Stamp Office.
Definitions.
Document shall mean any deed, instrument, or writing whatever. Material shall mean paper or parchment.
Document.
Material.
Executed and execution, with reference to documents not under seal
Execution.
shall mean signed and signature respectively.
Officers
continued.
2. The present Collector and all other officers of the Stamp Office are hereby continued in their offices. There shall be one general Stamp Office.
Office for the Colony, and such subsidiary
Stamp offices as the Governor
Subsidiary
may from time to time in his discretion appoint.
offices.