366 ORDINANCES Nos . 1 AND 2 OF 1857 .
Intestates' Estates. Peace ofthe Colony.
No. 1 of 1857.
An Ordinance for Intestates ' Estates .
[ 3rd January , 1857. ]
E it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong , with the
BR advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
Repeal of Ordi 1. Ordinance No. 5 of 1855 is hereby repealed, and Ordinance No. 6 of 1854 (with
nance No. 5 of
1855, and revivor the exception of section 5 of the last-mentioned Ordinance) is hereby revived .
of Ordinance No.
6 of 1854, (except
section 5). 2. The Officer Administering the Government of this Colony shall, from time to
Subsequent
claims to be made
good out of the time, as occasions shall require, repay or make good to any persons preferring and
general revenue
of the Colony. duly proving their claims to the same after confiscation thereof for Colonial purposes
under section 3 of Ordinance No. 6 of 1854, all funds so confiscated ; and all monies
in the Treasury forming part of, or arising from, the general revenue of the said
Colony, shall be applicable in so repaying or making good the same.
Power to 3. It shall be lawful for any claimant, under section 2 of this Ordinance, in
unsuccessful
claimants to peti case his claim shall not be allowed by the said officer, to present his summary petition
tion the Supreme
Court in Equity.
in that behalf to the Supreme Court in Equity, against the Queen's Attorney General
as respondent thereto ; and if he shall verify his said claim by evidence to the
satisfaction of the said Supreme Court, it shall be the duty of the said Court to make
such order in the premises as justice shall require ; and upon the application of the
same, or any other claimant or person, or of the said Attorney General, from time to time
to vary the same and to enforce every such order according to the practice of th
Supreme Court.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 7 of 1885.]
No. 2 of 1857.
An Ordinance for better securing the Peace of the Colony.
[ 6th January, 1857. ]
Preamble. HEREAS it is expedient, in consequence of the present circumstances of this
W Colony, to adopt immediate and further means for the preservation of the
peace and security thereof : Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency
the Governor of Hongkong , with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, in
manner following, that is to say : —
Operation ofthe 1. This Ordinance shall take effect within this Colony until His Excellency in
Ordinance, and
power to suspend Executive Council shall, by Proclamation published in the Hongkong Government
and revive it.
Gazette, suspend the operation of the same ; and His said Excellency in Council is hereby
authorized from time to time, by any Proclamation so published as aforesaid to revive
the operation of this Ordinance and again to suspend it, so often as shall be deemed
meet.