500 ORDINANCES Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 1862.
Volunteers. Exportation of Military Stores.
Form of oath. I (A.B.) do promise and swear that I will be faithful and bear true
allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and that I will faithfully serve in
the " Volunteer Force " during the term of my enrolment : So help me God .
And every volunteer not being a Christian shall make a declaration according to the
form following :
Form of I (A.B.) do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare that I will be faithful
declaration.
and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and that I will
faithfully serve in the " Volunteer Force " during the term of my enrolment.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 18 of 1882. ]
NOTE. - The Corps formed in 1878 was disbanded by Government Notification 28th
October, 1882.
No. 3 of 1862 .
An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor by
Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores
and other Articles.
[ 17th March, 1862. ]
Preamble.
HEREAS it is desirable to vest in His Excellency the Governor
W power to prohibit the exportation of military stores and other
articles and goods, subject to such provisions as are hereinafter expressed :
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of
Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as
follows :
Exportation 1. It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor , by and with
of military
stores, & c., the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published in
may be pro
hibited by the Hongkong Government Gazette, or in any Extraordinary Gazette, to
and forfeiture prohibit for such period as shall be mentioned in such Proclamation ,
and mode of
seizure for either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong or to be carried
breach of
prohibition. coastwise within the said Colony, arms , ammunition , and gunpowder ,
military and naval stores, and any articles which His Excellency may
judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the
quantity of military or naval stores , provisions, or any sort of victual
which may be used as food by man , or any or either of such arms,