3 .
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE ORDINANCES
IN
Volume I ( pp. 1 to 678 )
showing how the Ordinances have been dealt with.
PAGE
NUMBER OF
AND TITLE. HOW DEALT WITH. Сом
YEAR. MENCE
MENT.
No. 1 of 1844, An Ordinance to define the law relating to Disallowed ; C.O.D. No. 1
slavery in Hongkong, 26, 12th August, 1844, J
No. 2 of 1844, An Ordinance to regulate the printing of
books and papers, and the keeping of Rep. by Ord. No. 6 of 1886, .. 3
printing presses within the Colony & c.,
No. 3 of 1844, An Ordinance to provide for the registration
of deeds wills judgments and conveyances 5
affecting real or immovable property & c.,
No. 4 of 1844, An Ordinance to restrain masters of merchant
vessels belonging to Her Majesty's sub
Disallowed ; C.O.D., No. Į 11
jects from leaving seamen and others in
a destitute state in the Colony of Hong 41 , 29th April , 1846, .. (
kong, &c. , ....
No. 5 of 1844, An Ordinance for the preservation of good or 14
der and cleanliness within the Colony & c., Rep. by Ord. No. 14 of 1845 , ..
No. 6 of 1844, An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency
the Governor of Hongkong to refer all Disallowed ; C. O.D. , No. Į 16
26 , 18th August, 1844 , f
civil actions or suits to arbitration, ..
No. 7 of 1844, An Ordinance for removing doubts respecting
the application to Hongkong, ofthe laws
Rep. by Ord. No. 7 of 1886, 17
and statutes of England relating to
usury, &c., ...
Sec. 7 rep. (in part) by
No. 8 of 1844, An Ordinance for prohibiting the distillation Ord. No. 9 of 1864. All
18
of spirits within the Colony &c ., ... rep. by Ord . No. 21 of
1886,
( Secs. 7 & 8 amended by
Ord. No. 1 of 1846.
No. 9 of 1844, An Ordinance to restrain all persons within Suspended until amend
the Colony of Hongkong from trading in ment by C.O.D. , No. 58 , 20
the Empire of China to the northward 20th Nov. , 1844. Rep.
of the 32d degree of north latitude, ………
. by H. M.'s Order in
Council (China) 3rd
March, 1859 , ....
Sec. 25 rep. by Ord. No. 16
No. 10 of 1844, An Ordinance to regulate summary proceed of 1875 ,
ings before Justices of the Peace, and to All rep. by Ord. No. 10 of 22
protect Justices in ae execution of their 1890 as from 1st Jan.,
office, 1891 , subject to H. M.'s
right of disallowance, ..