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Powers of
Registrar as to execution
of process.
Process
against officer
of the Court.
General mode of execution of process.
Protection of Bailiff from liability for
act done by order.
Allowance of
compensation to witnesses.
No. 3.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1873.
Execution of Process.
25. The Registrar shall direct the process of the Court to be executed by such of the Bailiffs of the Court as he may from time to time think fit.
26. In any case where process is awarded by the Court against any officer of the Court, such process may be issued, directed, or executed by any other officer of the Court as the Court may direct.
27. Each Bailiff shall serve and execute all process of the Court under the directions of the Registrar, and make a return of the same, together with the manner of the execution thereof, to the Court, and shall arrest and convey to prison all such persons as may be committed to his custody by order of the Court.
28. No action shall be brought against a Bailiff for anything done or omitted to be done by him whilst acting under the directions in writing of the Registrar or of a Deputy Registrar of the Court or in pursuance of any order made or given by the Court as hereinbefore mentioned : Provided always that such Bailiff does not wilfully misrepresent or suppress any material fact in obtaining any such directions from such Registrar or Deputy Registrar.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
29. It shall and may be lawful to and for the presiding Judge in any expenses and proceeding in the Court, whether of a civil or criminal nature, to order and allow to all persons examined or detained as witnesses in any such proceeding such sum or sums of money as may seem fit, as well for defraying the reasonable expenses of such witnesses as for affording them a reasonable compensation for their trouble and loss of time.
Punishment
of witness for non-attendance and of person guilty
of contempt of Court.
30. If any person served with a subpoena to attend the Court as a witness in any action or suit therein, or on the trial of any indictment or information, refuses or neglects to attend the Court pursuant to such subpoena, or if any person is guilty of any contempt before the Court, it shall be lawful for the presiding Judge to punish such person in a summary way, by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for any term not exceeding two months: Provided that nothing herein contained shall affect or abridge the right of any plaintiff or defendant to proceed against any person for not appearing pursuant to his subpoena for the recovery of any special damage which such plaintiff or defendant may have sustained by reason of the disobedience of such person.
Summary punishment
31. If in any cause, action, or suit, civil or criminal, or in any proceeding connected therewith, it appears to the Court that any person ...