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Section 73.

No. 3.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1890.

should be at liberty to give, to the satisfaction of a Magistrate [or as in the judgment], security in the sum of

and G.H., of

with

sureties

in the sum of

[each], for the payment of the sum so ordered to be paid as thereby directed: Now, therefore, I, the defendant, as principal, and we E. F., of , as sureties [or I, F.F., of as surety,] hereby undertake that the defendant will pay the sum so ordered to be paid as thereby directed: and I, the said defendant, and we [or I] the said sureties [or surety], hereby severally acknowledge ourselves bound to forfeit and pay to

the sum of

in case the defendant fails to perform this undertaking.

A.

Ho:

I.

B

C

a M

1

the

what

(Signed.) (where not taken orally).

questions

C. D., Defendant.

E. F.

G. H.

Sureties.

Taken [orally] before me the day of 9

(Signed.)

Magistrate.

HONGKONG.

PART III.

FORMS FOR INDICTABLE OFFENCES.

FORM No. 70.

Caution to and Statement by Accused.

IN THE POLICE COURT AT

Before J.P., Esquire, a Magistrate of the said Colony.

C.D. (hereinafter called the accused) stands charged before the undersigned,

a Magistrate of the said Colony, for that he, on the

day of [etc., as in the heading to the depositions] and the said charge being read to the accused and the witnesses for the prosecution, E.F. and G.H., being severally examined in his presence, the accused is now addressed by me as follows: "Having heard the evidence, do you wish to say anything in answer to the charge? You are not obliged to say anything unless you desire to do so; but whatever you say will be taken down in writing, and may be given in evidence against you upon your trial"; whereupon the said C. D. saith as follows:

[Here state whatever the prisoner may say, and in his very words as nearly as possible. Get him to sign it, if he will.]

Taken before me at

the day of

the day and year last above written.

(Signed.) C.D.

(Signed.)

Magistrate.

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