DIEN DROIT
HONGKONG ,
ANNO NONO
VICTORIÆ REGINEÆ.
No. 4 of 1845 .
Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire, Governor
of the 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 amend the Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, entitled, Title.
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An Ordinance for Licensing Public Houses, and for Regulating the
Retail of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors in the Colony of Hongkong.
[7th July, 1845. ]
WHEREAS in and by the said Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, a Sum Preamble.
of Fifty Dollars is made payable on the Issuing or Registering of
each License for keeping a Public House, and the other Purposes in
said Act specified ; And whereas it is expedient that the said Sum or
Fee of Fifty Dollars should be increased to the Sum of One Hundred
Dollars.
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor of Fee on future Li-
Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, That censes andtoRenewals
be raised to
One Hun-
from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the Fee payable for and dred Dollars.
upon all such Licenses mentioned in said Ordinance ( No. 11 of 1844, )
and on all Renewals thereof as may hereafter be granted or issued,
shall be a Sum of One Hundred Dollars, in the Place and Stead of
the said Fee or Fifty Dollars .
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor, &c. &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 7th Day of July, 1845 .
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
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