DIEU DROIT
HONGKONG ,
ANNO OCTAVO
VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 2 of 1845.
Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its
Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superinten-
dent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of
the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance to raise an Assessed Rate on Lands, Houses, and Title.
Premises, within the Colony of Hongkong, for the Upholding of the
requisite Police Force therein.
[23d May, 1845. ]
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient and necessary that the Preamble.
Colony of Hongkong should defray the Expenses attendant on the
upholding and maintaining the Police Force thereof :
I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of Valuator
Governor to apppoint
s ofthe Lands,
Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That Houses, and Premises
it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Governor, with the within the Island.
Advice of the Executive Council, from Time to Time to appoint Two
or more Persons for the purpose of estimating the Annual Value of
the Lands, Houses, and Premises within the said Island, or within any
particular District thereof, which shall be in the Tenure or Occupation
of any Person or Persons ; and the said Valuators shall, when there-
unto required, make a Return in Writing and on Oath of such
Valuation to the said Governor and Council ; and also at the Time of
having valued each Property respectively, he or they shall leave or
cause to be left with some Inmate or the Proprietor thereof, a written
Notification of their having made such Valuation, and of the
Amount thereof.
II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That for the purposes Valuation may be
made Annually.
of this Ordinance, the said Governor and Council may cause a new
Valuation to be made Annually.
III.