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within any

Cocenty or Place out. of Her Majesty's Dominions, in

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if Her Surajesty had

a Manner;

acquired

such power or jurisdiction by

the Cession or Conquest of territory : And Whereas Her Majesty hath power and jurisdiction in the Dominions of the Emperor of

Chinx : Now, therefore, in

pursuance of the above recited

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Acts, or either of them, Het Majesty is pleased, by and with

the advice of Her Privy Councel, to Order, and it is hereby Ordered, that Her Majesty's Consuls and Sice Consuls resident within the

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said Dominions, or such other persons

by Warrant under the hand and

seal of the chief Superintendent

of the Trader of Her Majesty's Saljicts in China for the time being, shall

appointed to act provisionally Consuls or Fice Consuls shall.

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ad

be

severally in the Districts within

which they may respectively appointed to reside, have and hold

all

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: necessary power and authority exercise jurisdic

diction

over British Subjects within such Disticts as aforesaid, for the repression and punishment of Crimes and offences by them committed within the Dominions of The Comperes of China;

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