Appeals against con-
VIII. And it is further ordered, That any party tried and. victions for a breach convicted before a Consul for a beach of treaties between Her of Treaties or of Rules Majesty and the emperor of China, or for a breach of rules and Regulations. and regulations for the observance of such treaties, or for a breach of rules and regulations other than those relating to the observance of treaties, may appeal, after sentence given by such Consul, to the Chief Superintendent, who shall have power to confirm, or vary, or reverse such sentence, as to him may seem fit, and to adjudge the expenses of such appeal, and from whose decision there shall be no appeal; and upon notice given of such appeal, which notice must be given to the Con- sul in writing, signed by the party appealing, within fifteen days the Consul shall be entitled to require reasonable security from the party so appealing, which security shall in part consist of one or two sufficient sureties to be approved by the Consul, to the intent that if the Chief Superintendent should confirm or vary the sentence passed by the Consul the appellant shall submit to such sentence, and likewise pay what shall be adjudged by the Chief Superintendent for expenses: Provided always, that the Consul shall forthwith report such appeal and transmit a copy of the proceedings of such trial to the Chief Superintendent, and the party appealing against the sentence of the Consul shall be required to prosecute his appeal before the Chief Superintendent within such time as shall be by the Consul, with the approval of the Chief Superintendent, assigned for the prosecution of such appeal; and if the party appealing shall not duly prosecute his app eal within such time as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the Consul to enforce his sentence in the same manner as if such appeal had not been interposed.
IX. And it is further ordered, That if any party charged from oneConsular dis- with an offence committed against such treaties, or such rules and regulations as aforesaid, shall escape or remove from the Consular district within which such offence was committed, and shall be found within another Consular district, it shall be lawful for the Consul within whose district such party shall be found, to proceed against him in the same manner as if the offence had been cominitted within such district.
Parties escaping
trict to another.
Consuls empowered subject to appeal, to hear Civil Suits, in
which British subjects are defendants, and
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X. And it is further ordered, That it shall be lawful for the Consul of the district, within which the party sued shall be found, to hear and determine any suit of a civil nature against a British subject, arising within any part of the do- minions of the Emperor of China, whether such suit be insti Chinese or the sub-
tuted by a subject of the Emperor of China or by a subject jects of other Powers
or citizen of a foreign State in amity with Her Majesty; and plaintiffs.
if either or any party in such suit shall be dissatisfied with the decision given by such Consul, it shall be lawful for such party within fifteen days to give to the Consul notice of appeal to the Chief Superintendent; whereupon the Consul shall, with as little delay as possible, transmit all the documents which were produced before him and none other, together with a statement of the grounds on which he has formed his decision, to the Chief Superintendent, and shall forthwith. notify to the several parties the transmission of the process; and saving the provision contained in Article XV of this Order, the Chief Superintendent shall decide on such documents and on such statement, and shall communicate his decision to the Consul, who shall forthwith proceed to carry the same into execution; and against such decision of the Chief Superintendent there shall be no appeal: Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the Consul to require from any party appealing to the Chief Superintendent, or to the Supreme Court of the Colony of Hongkong in the case bereinafter mentioned, reasonable security, which shall consist in part of one or two sufficient sureties to be approved by the Consul, that such partyshall abide by the