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HONGKONG.
ANNO DECIMO QUARTO VICTORIÆ REGINE.
No. 2 of 1851.
BY His Excellency Sir SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Knight Comman- der of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Comman- der-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Super- intendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE JURISDICTION OF THE CIVIL COURTS OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG IN CERTAIN CASES.
[3th April, 1851.]
WHEREAS from the vicinity of the Colony of Hongkong to the Dominions of the Emperor of China, it is of frequent occurrence that Chinese Subjects visiting the said Colony for a limited time and for the purposes of trade, emplead and cause each other to be arrested for Causes of Action arising within the said Dominions; and whereas such Pro- ceedings are not only inconvenient from the difficulty of procuring proper Evidence and for other reasons, but are frequently resorted to for the purpose of Extortion, and likewise tend to the Injury of Traffic within the said Colony:
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Preamble.
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Jurisdiction of
Supreme and Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council other Courts not thereof, That neither the Supreme nor any other Court within the to extend to Ci- Colony aforesaid shall have or exercise Jurisdiction in any Civil Pro-vil Actions be- ceeding as between persons born within the Dominions of the Emperor tween of China where the Cause of Action has originated out of the said Colony, Subjects when
originating out of unless the Defendant has been a Resident therein for Six consecutive the Colony, ex- Mouths prior to the time of commencing any Action, Suit, or Proceed-cept in certain ing grounded on such Cause of Action.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 5th day of April, 1851.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
S. G. BONIAM.
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