ORDINANCES Nos. 4 AND 5 OF 1860 . 453
Bankers Cheques - False Pretence. Imperial Acts Extension - Repeal.
No. 4 of 1860 .
An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Cheques or Drafts on Bank
ers, and to amend the Law of False Pretences .
[ 16th April, 1860. ]
E it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the
Β΄ advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :--
1. That so much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857 as extends to this Colony the Act Repeal ofportion
of Ordinance No.
19th and 20th Victoria, Cap . 25 , entitled " An Act to amend the Law relating to 3 of1857.
Drafts on Bankers," is hereby repealed.
2. If any person shall obliterate, add to , or alter any crossing upon any banker's Persons obliter
ating. &c. cross
cheque or draft with intent to defraud , or offer, utter, dispose of, or put off with intent ing with intent
to defraud, guilty
of felony.
to defraud, any cheque or draft on a banker, whereon such fraudulent obliteration ,
addition, or alteration has been made, knowing it to have been so made, such person
shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to penal servitude
for life, or to such other punishment as is provided for those guilty of forgery of bills
of exchange.
3. If any person shall by any false pretence obtain the signature of any other Any person ob
taining a signa
person to any bill of exchange, promissory note, or any valuable security, with intent ture to a bill of
exchange, &c. by
false pretences,
to cheat or defraud , every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being guilty of misde
meanour.
convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be sentenced to
penal servitude for the term of four years , or to suffer such other punishment by fine or
imprisonment, or by both, as the Court shall award.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1865. ]
No. 5 of 1860 .
An Ordinance for repealing Ordinance No. 5 of 1858.
[30th April, 1860. ]
HEREAS it is expedient and necessary to provide by distinct le
WH gislative measures for the various objects embraced by Ordinance
No. 5 of 1858 ; and, in order to establish such legislation on a proper
basis, it is necessary to repeal the said Ordinance : Be it therefore enacted
and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the
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advice of the Legislative Council thereof :
1. That Ordinance No. 5 of 1858 be, and the same is henceforth and Repeal of Or
dinance No.
hereby repealed . 5 of 1858.