54 ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1844.
Supreme Court.
other process issuing out of the Court shall be sealed therewith ; Provided that, until
such seal can be procured , such writs and process shall be valid if signed by the Registrar.
Judgesto hold no 6. And be it further enacted and ordained, that no Judge of the said Supreme
other offices of
profit. Court of Hongkong shall be capable of accepting, taking, or performing, any other
office, or place, of profit , or emolument, on pain that the acceptance of any such other
office, or place as aforesaid, shall be and be deemed in law de facto an avoidance of his
office of Judge, and the salary thereof shall cease, and be deemed to have ceased
accordingly, from the time of such acceptance of any such other office or place.
Officers of the 7. And be it further enacted and ordained , that there shall be and belong to the
Court.
said Court the following officers ; that is to say, a Registrar, a clerk, and an interpreter
thereof, and such, and so many other officers , as to the Chief Justice of the said Court
Appointment for the time being, shall from time to time appear to be necessary for the administration
and removal of
inferior officers. of justice, and the due execution of all the powers and authorities which are granted
and committed to the said Court by this Ordinance ; and that all persons who shall or
may be appointed to any subordinate office within the said Supreme Court of Hongkong,
shall be so appointed by the Chief Justice of the said Court for the time being, and
shall be removable at the discretion of the said Chief Justice : Provided nevertheless,
that no new office shall be created in the said Court, unless the Governor, or Acting
Governor for the time being, of the said Colony, shall first signify his approbation
thereof to the said Chief Justice for the time being, in writing, under the hand of such
Governor, or Acting Governor as aforesaid.
Superior officers 8. And be it further enacted and ordained, that the several superior officers of
howto hold office.
the said Court, who now are, or hereafter may be appointed to their said offices by Her
Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors , shall hold their several offices during the pleasure
of Her said Majesty, subject to suspension by the Governor, in like manner as other
officers in the said Colony ; and that all other superior officers, appointed with the
approbation of the Governor as aforesaid, shall be removable from their several offices
in the said Court by the Governor, upon reasonable cause.
Admission of 9. And be it further enacted and ordained, that the said Supreme Court of
barristers and
attornies. Hongkong is hereby authorized and empowered, to approve, admit, and enrol such
and so many persons having been admitted barristers at law, or advocates in Great
Britain and Ireland , to act as barristers and advocates ; or having been admitted
writers, attornies, or solicitors, in one of the Courts at Westminster, Dublin, or
Edinburgh, or having been admitted as proctors in any Ecclesiastical Court in England,
to act in the character of proctors, attornies, and solicitors in the said Court ; and
which persons so approved , admitted, and enrolled as aforesaid, shall be, and are hereby
authorized to appear, and plead, and act, in their several respective characters , for the
suitors of the said Court, subject always to be removed by the said Court, from their
respective stations therein, upon reasonable cause : and it is hereby further enacted
and ordained , that no other person or persons whatsoever shall be allowed to appear,
and plead, or act in the said Supreme Court of Hongkong for, and on behalf of such
suitors, or any of them.