ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1868.
Stamp Duties.
SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
No. 5 of 1868.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866."
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Preamble.
[22nd May, 1868.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866";
"Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---
I The Amendments hereinafter stated shall be made in "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866."
in "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866."
(1.) There shall be inserted in Clause 6 of Section XVI after the Word "satisfied" the Words "by affidavit," and the Word "shall" shall be substituted for "may" in the same Clause.
(2.) In Section XX there shall be substituted for the Words "Ten Dollars" the Words "One Dollar."
(3.) From Section XXIII there shall be omitted the Words "if required" and for the Words "case of refusal" there shall be substituted the Words "default thereof."
Deeds, &c. as
II. It shall be lawful for all Courts and Magistrates and for the Collector of Stamp Revenue and all Persons employed for the sale & distribution of Stamps and they are hereby required to take possession of any Deed, Instrument, or Writing as to which any Offence or breach of the provisions of the laws relating to Stamps may appear to have been committed and to deliver the same to be used in any prosecution or proceeding in any Court.
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III. Section VI of "The Stamp Ordinance, 1866," shall be repealed, but such repeal shall not affect any Proceeding pending, or any Right that has arisen or may arise, or any Penalty incurred or that may be incurred in respect of any Transaction, Act, Matter, or Thing done or existing prior to, or at the Commencement of this Ordinance, under or by virtue of the said Section,
IV. For every Deed, Instrument, or Writing which shall be executed from the time when this Ordinance shall come into force, and which shall be of any of the kinds specified as required Stamps by the Schedule annexed to this Ordinance, except as provided hereafter in Section V of this Ordinance, there shall be payable to Government a Stamp Duty of the amount indicated in the said
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