32 ORDINANCE No. 10 OF 1844 .
Justices of the Peace- Summary Jurisdiction.
space of six calendar months, next after the commission of such offence
or offences . Provided always , that nothing herein contained shall extend
to prevent any person from being indicted for any offence, as if this Or
dinance had not been passed.
Interpreta 24. And be it enacted , that the word month , in this and all other or
tion of the
word month. dinances, shall be deemed to mean, a calendar , and not a lunar month .
Chinese offenders 25. And be it enacted , that in lieu of the whole, or any part of any penalty,
to be punished
according to
Chinese usage. provided by any law, statute , or ordinance whatsoever, it shall be lawful for the Court ,
or Justice, before whom the matter shall be adjudicated upon , to sentence any offender,
being a native of China, or a native of Hongkong of Chinese origin , to undergo such
punishment, in conformity with the usages of China, as has hitherto been usually
inflicted on natives of China, committing offences in this Colony. [ Repealed by Ordi
nance No. 16 of 1875. ]
SCHEDULE.
BEING THE FORM OF JUDGMENT OR CONVICTION BY THIS
ORDINANCE REFERRED TO.
HONGKONG
Be it remembered , that on this day of
184 · (name) of (place) was duly convicted before me A. B. (or us A. B. & C. D.) one
(or two, or more, as the case may be) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, upon an
information in that behalf exhibited before (name of the Justice or Justices) on the
day of
now last past , for that on the day of 184 "
(state the fact or offence in respect of which the judgment or conviction is had) and I (or we)
do (ifthe conviction is madefor an offence against any particular statute or ordinance, state it)
award, order, and adjudge, that (set forth the adjudication, and if awarding a penalty, as
follows) the said (offender) do for such offence (where necessary add being his second, or
third, or subsequent offence, as the case may be) forfeit and pay the sum of
to be distributed as in manner following ; that is to say , (describe the mode of distri
bution,) (or if a Chinese offender describe the substituted punishment) besides the costs and
charges of, and attending this conviction ( if given) which said costs and charges, I ( or
re) the said Justice ( or Justices,) do hereby ascertain and assess , at the sum of
Given under my hand and seal
(or our hands and seals) the
day and year first above
written.