| Ordinance | Date(s) | Description | Transmitted to England (Despatch) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | 11th February | “To make better Provision for the Appointment and Remuneration of the Sheriff and Deputy-Sheriffs of the Colony, and to afford them Relief and Protection in the Execution of their Duties.” | No. 43 of 3rd March |
| No. 2 | 11th February | “To abolish Minimum Punishments on Summary Convictions before Magistrates.” | No. 44 of 3rd March |
| No. 3 | 24th April | “To make better Provision for the Regulation, Inspection and Approval of the Fittings of Ships intended for the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants, to be embarked at Ports or Places out of the Colony.” | No. 100 of 25th April |
| No. 4 | 24th April | “To authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not exceeding Eighty-one thousand Dollars to defray the Charges of the Year 1872.” | No. 102 of 30th April |
| No. 5 | 6th May | “To make further Provision for the Repression of Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration.” | No. 116 of 9th May |
| No. 6 | 6th May | “For the better Protection of Chinese Women and Female Children, and for the Repression of certain Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration.” | No. 117 of 9th May |
| — | — | Standing Orders and Rules for the Legislative Council of Hongkong. | — |
| No. 7 | 2nd July | “To extend to this Colony some of the Provisions of certain Acts of the Imperial Parliament for the Relief of Trustees and Executors.” | No. 151 of 18th July |
| No. 8 | 9th July | “For the Amendment of the Law with respect to the Carriage and Deposit of Dangerous Goods.” | No. 152 of 16th July |
| No. 9 | 9th July | “To apply a Sum not exceeding Six hundred and Seventy-two thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1874.” | No. 153 of 10th July |
| No. 10 | 26th August | “To amend The Chinese Emigrant Ship Ordinance, 1873.” | No. 185 of 6th September |
| No. 11 | 23rd September | “To extend to the Colony certain Provisions of an Act of the Imperial Parliament passed in the 22nd and 23rd Years of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Chapter Thirty-five, to amend the Law of Property in relation to Covenants and Conditions in Leases.” | No. 215 of 3rd October |
| No. 12 | 30th September | “To amend the Constitution of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the Colony.” | No. 218 of 10th October |
| No. 13 | 30th September | “To consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Process, Practice, and Mode of Pleading in the Supreme Court of the Colony, and to provide a Uniform Code of Procedure at Common Law and in Equity.” | No. 221 of 13th October |
| No. 14 | 27th September | “To abolish the Court of Summary Jurisdiction and to confer upon the Supreme Court a Summary Jurisdiction at Law and in Equity.” | No. 228 of 14th October |
| No. 15 | 30th September | “To regulate and define the Practice of Barristers and Attorneys, admitted and enrolled by the Supreme Court, and to amend the Law in relation thereto.” | No. 287 of 24th December |
| No. 16 | 31st December | “To provide for the Registration of Trade Marks.” | No. 288 of 24th December |
| No. 17 | 9th December | “To establish Lighthouses, Buoys, or Beacons, within the Colony.” | No. 289 of 24th December |
| No. 18 | 9th December | “To provide for the Oral Examination of Prisoners.” | — |
| Despatch No. | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | 3rd March | |
| 44 | 3rd March | |
| 100 | 25th April | |
| 102 | 30th April | |
| 116 | 9th May | |
| 117 | 9th May | |
| 151 | 18th July | |
| 152 | 16th July | |
| 153 | 10th July | |
| 185 | 6th September | |
| 215 | 3rd October | |
| 218 | 10th October | |
| 221 | 13th October | |
| 228 | 14th October | |
| 287 | 24th December | |
| 288 | 24th December | |
| 289 | 24th December | (OCR reads “280”; corrected to sequential 289) |
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LEGISLATION.
DATE OF THE LAW, &c.
SUBSTANCE OF THE LAW, &c.
TRANSMITTED TO ENGLAND.
1873.
11th February,
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26th August,
LAWS.
Ordinance No. 1.-"To make better Provision for the Ap- pointment and Remuneration of the Sheriff and Deputy- Sheriffs of the Colony, and to afford them Relief and Protection in the Execution of their Duties."
Ordinance No. 2,—“To abolish Minimum Punishments on
Summary Convictions before Magistrates.” Ordinance No. 3.-"To make better Provision for the Regula- tion, Inspection and Approval of the Fittings of Ships intended for the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants, to be embarked at Ports or Places out of the Colony.”
Ordinance No. 4.-"To authorize the Appropriation of a Sup- plementary Sum not exceeding Eighty-one thousand Dollars to defray the Charges of the Year 1872.”
Ordinance No. 5.-"To make further Provision for the Re-
pression of Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration."
Ordinance No. G.—“For the better Protection of Chinese Women and Female Children, and for the Repression of certain Abuses in relation to Chinese Emigration."
Standing Orders and Rules for the Legislative Conneil of
Hongkong.
Ordinance No. 7.—“ To extend to this Colony some of the Pro- visions of certain Acts of the Imperial Parliament for the Relief of Trustees and Executors."
Ordinance No. 8.--“ For the Amendment of the Law with res-
pect to the Carriage and Deposit of Dangerous Goods," Ordinance No, 9.—“ To apply a Sun not exceeding Six hundred and Seventy-two thousand Dollars to the Public Service of the Year 1874.”
23rd September, Ordinance No. 10.—“ To amend The Chinese Emigrant Ship
Ordinance, 1873."
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30th
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Ordinance No. 11.-"To extend to the Colony certain Pro- visions of an Act of the Imperial Parliament passed in the 22nd and 23rd Years of Ifer Majesty Queen Victoria, Chapter Thirty-five, to amend the Law of Property in relation to Covenants and Conditions in Leases.'
Ordinance No. 12.—“To amend the Constitution of the Supreme
Court of Judicature of the Colony."
Ordinance No. 13.—"To consolidate and nmend the Laws relating to the Process, Practice, and Mode of Pleading in the Supreme Court of the Colony, and to provide n Uniform Code of Procedure at Common Law and in Equity."
Ordinance No. 14.—“ To nholish the Court of Summary Juris- diction and to confer upon the Supreme Court a Summary Jurisdiction at Law nud in Equity.”
Ordinance No. 15.-"To regulate and define the Practice of Barristers und Attorneys, admitted and enrolled by the Supreme Court, and to amend the Law in relation
thicreto."
Ordinance No. 16.- -“To provide for the Registration of Trade
Marks."
Ordinance No. 17.-"To establish Lighthouses, Buoys, or
Beacons, within the Colony."
Ordinance No. 18.—“ To provide for the Oral Examination of
Prisoners.'
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1873.
In Governor's Despatch No. 43 of 3rd March.
Do.
No. 44 of 3rd March.
Do.
No. 100 of 25th April.
Do. No. 102 of 30th April.
Do. No. 116 of 9th May,
Do. No. 117 of 9th May.
Do.
No. 151 of 18th July.
Do.
No. 152 of 16th July,
Do. No. 153 of 10th July.
Do.
No. 185 of 6th September.
Do.
No. 215 of 3rd October.
Do.
No. 218 of 10th October,
Do.
No. 221 of 13th October.
Do.
Do.
Do.
No. 228 of 14th October.
Do.
No. 287 of 24th December.
Do.
No. 288 of 24th December.
Do.
No. 280 of 24th December.
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