ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1844 . 85
Supreme Court.
of &c.", (stating any wrong or injury committed by the defendant as the case may be) as it is said ; ] and
in default of such appearance after having given a bail-bond , the plaintiff may proceed against the
sheriff or on the bail-bond ; and we do further command you, that on execution hereof, you do deliver
a copy hereof to the said defendant ; and we do further command you, that immediately after the
execution hereof, you do return this writ to our said Supreme Court of Hongkong, together with the
manner in which you shall have executed the same and the day of the execution thereof.
Witness The Honorable John Walter Hulme,
Our Chief Justice of our said Colony at Victoria,
the day of
in the Year of our Reign.
G. H. No.
Street, Victoria,
Plantiff's Attorney
(or if the plaintiff sue in person)
A. B. of
Plaintiff.
SCHEDULE (No. 2.) Sec. 31.
Form of Bail-bond.
KNOW all men by these presents that we C. D. of Bail-bond to the
and L. M. of are held and firmly bound to Sheriff. Sec. 31.
sheriff of the Colony of Hongkong in the penal sum of dollars (double
the sum or value of the thing mentioned in the writ ) of good and lawful money current in the said
Colony, to be paid to the said sheriff, or his certain attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns ; for
which payment to be well and faithfully made we bind ourselves, and each of us for himself, in the
whole, our and every of our heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents. In witness
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this day of
in the Year of our Lord
The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden C. D. do appear in person, or by his Condition.
attorney, before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of our Lady the Queen of the Colony of
Hongkong on the day of to answer A. B. wherefore
(following the statement in the writ of Capias ad Respondendum) and also shall stand to, abide, and
perform the judgment of the said Court thereon, or render himself to the prison of the said Court in
execution thereof, and shall not remove or withdraw any of his property from and out of the jurisdiction
of the said Court, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.
Signed sealed and delivered C. D. (L. S.)
in the presence of L. M. (L. S.)
M. N.
O. P.
SCHEDULE (No. 3. ) Sec. 35.
Form of Writ of Summons in Ordinary cases.
VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Writ of Summons.
Soc. 35.
Defender of the Faith, to the Sheriff of the Colony of Hongkong, or his lawful Deputy,
Greeting ::
Command C. D. of Street, Victoria, merchant (or as the case may be)
that justly and without delay he render to A. B. the sum of dollars