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HONGKONG.
ANNO DUODECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 1 of 1849.
BY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL THE ORDINANCE No. 6 of 1847, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR EXTENDING THE SUMMARY JURISDICTION OF "POLICE MAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE WITHIN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG," AND TO SUBSTITUTE OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE PLACE OF THOSE CONTAINED IN THE SAID ORDINANCE.
[22d February, 1849.] 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 as it existed previous to the passing of that Ordinance :
Title.
Preamble.
Ordinance No.
I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of 1847 repeal thereof, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the said recited Ordinance No. 6 of 1847 be, and the same is hereby repealed.
II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That a Court of Petty Sessions shall sit at the Office of the Chief Magistrate of Police, on the Monday of every Week, to hear, try, and determine in a summary manner, any of the Crimes and Offences undermentioned, committed within this Colony or its Dependencies, or the Harbours thereof, that is to say, Assault, and Assault and Battery, notwithstanding that it may have been attended with an intent to commit Felony; Larcenies where the Stolen Property shall not exceed Fifty Dollars in value; all cases whatsoever of Embezzlement, (save those of Embezzlement by Factors or Agents), or of obtaining Property by false pretences, or of knowingly receiving Stolen Property where the value of the Property involved as the subject-matter of the Offence, shall not exceed Fifty Dollars; all cases of extorting Money or Property by threatening to accuse any Person of any indictable Offence, or by threats of injury to his, her, or their Property; all cases of Breach of Prison where no serious bodily injury shall have been inflicted; all cases of knowingly uttering, or having possession of with intent to utter, Counterfeit Silver or Copper Coin current in this Colony, if the amount of such Coin so uttered or possessed be intended to represent a value not exceeding Fifty Dollars; all cases of Conspiracy or Combination among Artisans or Workmen, relating to their Employ or Work; all cases of riotous Assemblage with intent to injure any House, Place, or Furniture, or any Person whatsoever; and all attempts or endeavours to commit any of the Crimes or Offences above enumerated.
III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Court of Petty Sessions shall be held before the Chief Magistrate of Police, or in his unavoidable absence before such Person, being a Justice of the Peace, as he may depute, subject to the approval of the Governor, together with any Justice or Justices of the Peace of the said Colony of Hongkong that may see fit to attend; such Justice or Justices having separately and individually, in all Proceedings before the Court, an equal voice with the said Chief Magistrate of Police or Person duly authorized to act in his stead: Provided always, that in the event of none of the Justices attending, it shall be fully competent for such Chief Magistrate of Police or Person so deputed, to proceed singly to hear, try, and determine such cases as aforesaid, as may be brought before him; and he shall be vested with the same power as is intended to be
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HONGKONG.
ANNO DUODECIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 1 of 1849.
BY His Excellency SAMUEL GEORGE BONHAM, Esquire, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, IIer Majesty's Plenipotentiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL THE ORDINANCE No. 6 or 1847, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE FOR EXTENDING THE SUMMARY JURISDICTION OF "POLICE MAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE WITHIN THE *COLONY OF HONGKONG," AND TO SUBSTITUTE OTHER PROVISIONS IN THE PLACE OF THOSE CONTAINED IN THE SAID ORDINANCE.
[22d February, 1849.] 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 as it existed previous to the passing of that Ordinance :
Title.
Preamble.
Ordinance No.
I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council 6 of 1847 repeal- thereof, That from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the said ed. recited Ordinance No. 6 of 1847 be, and the same is hereby repealed.
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II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That a Court of Petty Establishment Sessions shall sit at the Office of the Chief Magistrate of Police, of a Court of Petty on the Monday of every Week, to hear, try, and determine in a Sessions, with Ju- summary manner, any of the Crimes and Offences undermentioned, with certain of- committed within this Colony or its Dependencies, or the Harbours fences. thereof, that is to say, Assault, and Assault and Battery, notwithstand- ing that it may have been attended with an intent to commit Felony; Larcenics where the Stolen Property shall not exceed Fifty Dollars in value; all cases whatsoever of Embezzlement, (save those of Embez- zlement by Factors or Agents), or of obtaining Property by false pre- tences, or of knowingly receiving Stolen Property where the value of the Property involved as the subject-matter of the Offence, shall not exceed Fifty Dollars; all cases of extorting Money or Property by threatening to accuse any Person of any indictable Offence, or by threats of injury to his, her, or their Property; all cases of Breach of Prison where no serious bodily injury shall have been inflicted; all cases of knowingly uttering, or having possession of with intent to utter, Counterfeit Silver or Copper Coin current in this Colony, if the amount of such Coin so uttered or possessed be intended to represent a value not exceeding Fifty Dollars; all cases of Conspiracy or Combination among Artisans or Work- men, relating to their Employ or Work; all cases of riotous Assemblage with intent to injure any House, Place, or Furniture, or any Person whatsoever; and all attempts or endeavours to commit any of the Crimes or Offences above enumerated.
III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That the said Court of Constitution of Petty Sessions shall be held before the Chief Magistrate of Police, or Court with res- in his unavoidable absence before such Person, being a Justice of the Pect to the Pre.
siding Justices. Peace, as he may depute, subject to the approval of the Governor, together with any Justice or Justices of the Peace of the said Colony of Hongkong that may see fit to attend; such Justice or Justices having separately and individually, in all Proceedings before the Court, au equal voice with the said Chief Magistrate of Police or Person duly authorized to act in his stead: Provided always, that in the event of none of the Justices attending, it shall be fully competent for such Chief Magistrate of Police or Person so deputed, to proceed singly to hear, try, and determine such cases as aforesaid, as may be brought before him; and he shall be vested with the same power as is intended to be
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