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ment by agent.
19 & 20 Vict.
c. 97 s. 13.
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No. 1.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1864.
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ments and section 24 of the said Act 16 & 17 Victoria Chapter 113, an acknowledgment or promise made or contained by or in a writing signed by an agent of the party chargeable thereby, duly authorized to make such acknowledgment or promise, shall have the same effect as if such writing had been signed by such party himself.
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8. In reference to the provisions of the said section 3 of the Act 21 James 1 Chapter 16, the said section 3 of the Act 3 & 4 William 4 Chapter 42, and the said section 20 of the Act 16 & 17 Victoria Chapter 113, when there are two or more co-contractors or co-debtors, whether bound or liable jointly only or jointly and severally, or executors or administrators of any contractor, no such co-contractor or co-debtor, or executor or administrator, shall lose the benefit of the said enactments, or any of them, so as to be chargeable in respect or by reason only of payment of any principal, interest, or other money by any other or others of such co-contractors or co-debtors or executors or administrators.
makes payment. 2b. s. 14.
Making of rules and re-gulations, etc. Ib. s. 15.
9. It shall be lawful for the Chief Justice to make rules and regulations and to frame writs and proceedings for the purpose of giving effect to this Ordinance, and from time to time to amend such rules, orders, and forms, and such rules, orders, and forms, or amended rules, orders, and forms, shall be submitted to the Legislative Council, who may allow, disallow, or alter the same, and the rules, orders, and forms so allowed or altered shall be of the same force and effect as if they had been specially enacted herein.
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A.D. 1865.
Ordinance
No. 1 of 1865, with Ordinances No. 2 of 1866, No. 1 of 1877, No. 14 of 1881, No. 3 of 1883, No. 30 of 1886, No. 25 of 1890, and No. 38 of 1899 incorporated.
See also Ordinances No. 1 of 1866 and No. 5 of 1891.
Short title.
Interpreta-tion of terms.
ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1865.
AN ORDINANCE for the Incorporation, Regulation, and Winding-up of Trading Companies and other Associations.
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BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
Preliminary Provisions.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Companies Ordinance, 1865."
2. In this Ordinance-
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