Ordinance.
[1848]
Whereas it has been deemed advisable and fit to repeal the said Ordinance No. 6 of 1847, and to substitute other Provisions in place of those contained in the said Ordinance, but with the intent of extending the said Jurisdiction existed under that Ordinance.
1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the said recited Ordinance No. 6 of 1847 be, and the same hereby repealed.
2. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the Chief Magistrate or for the Person legally deputed to act in his stead, either singly or in conjunction with one or more Justices of the Peace, to hear, try, and determine in a summary manner the following Crimes and Offences, whether the same shall be committed within the Colony or the Harbour of Victoria; that is to say:
All cases of Assault and Battery attended with an intent to commit a Felony; Larceny not accompanied by violence, and where the subject matter of the Larceny does not exceed in value or amount the sum of Fifty Dollars; all cases of Embezzlement by servants or others, where the property embezzled does not exceed the like value or amount; all cases arising from the knowingly uttering of Counterfeit Coin, or from endeavour to utter the same with like knowledge, where such counterfeit Coin shall represent Coinage current in the Colony, and be not...
2.
Ordinance.
[
1848]
Whereas it has been deemed advicable and fit to repeal the said Ordinance N6 of 1847,
and to substitute other.
Provisios in place of
those
contained in the und ordinouse
but with the intent of extending the eard Juried
existed
f
Friediation
aa
it
us to the prasing
ted previous
that Ordinance.
1. Be it
therefore
enacted ann
Preamble.
Ordinance 86
ordained by Heis Excellency of 1887 repeated.
The Governor of Hongkong,
Ith the advice of
the
we Conneil thereof,
Legislative
& from
this
peping f
and after
the
Ordinance,
the said recited Ordinance
A.6.
6 of 1867 be, and the same hereby repealed.
2. . And be it further
it further macted
and ordained, that it shall
may
Chief Angestrate to have Summary Jurisdiction to a
limited extent in cases
be lawful to and for Clues Magsabrate of talice of tran of Barghing, or for the Boson legally desented to act in
Person
liss.
Assault and Battery, Laveny, Embexplement; Utterance of Counterfeit Coin, and of Combination.
emonget
get Morkenen.
stead, either singly.
or in
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conjunction with one or more entices of the Revce, to hear try.
determine in se
Sommerary
the following
Crimes.
offences, whether the
Dame-
shall be cons
mutted
within the Colony or the Harbour of Victoria ; that is to soy
All carre
of Assault and
assault and Battery,
attended with an
comunita Felony ; Larceny
intent to
all
Corsa CZ-
of
not accompanied by
violence, and where the subject matter of
the Sorcery does a
doco aut
exceed in value or amount the
of Fifty Sollars; all cards of Embezzlement by servante or
others, where the property
mbegled does not
monly emboggled
exceed the like value or account;
all caste
Silver or
Arr
arising from
the
knowingly uttring of Canterfeit
Copper Cow, a from endeavour to utter the same with like knowledge, whore such beamterfeit bein shall represent Coinage
Colony.
the
of money
to
and be
HAA
current in
counterfeits
accent not
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