51
naturalized: Provided always, that Letters of Naturalization shall not be granted by the Governor under the provisions of this Ordinance to any person who shall not, at the time of the same being granted, be registered in the Books of the Land Office, as Lessee under the Crown, of lands or houses within the Colony of Hongkong, yielding a yearly rent of not less than Ten Pounds; or who shall not have been in the Public Service within the same Colony for a period of not less than two years before. And it is hereby declared, that the said Letters respectively so to be granted, shall only be deemed to confer the privileges of naturalization within the limits of the said Colony and its Dependencies, and that upon the granting of every such Letter Patent there shall be charged and payable to the Colonial Secretary a fee of Ten Dollars, to be applied to the public purposes of the said Colony. And it is hereby further declared and provided, that the operation of this Ordinance be suspended until the pleasure of Her Majesty be known with respect thereto.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Governor, &c., &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 1st day of October, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY, Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG: PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL.
My Lord,
Victoria, Hongkong, 20th October, 1845.
I have the honor to enclose Copy of Ordinance No. 10 of 1845, entitled, "An Ordinance for the naturalization of Aliens within the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies."
The object of this Ordinance, as set-forth in the Preamble, is to impart the privileges of British subjects within this Colony to any Aliens who may be inclined to settle here, and the immediate occasion of the Ordinance was the application on the part of ...
The Right Honorable The Lord Stanley.
Papy
51
naturalized: Provided always, that Letters of Naturalization shall not be granted by the Governor under the provisions of this Ordinance to any person who shall not, at the time of the same being granted, be registered in the Books of the Land Office, as Lessee under the Crown, of lands or houses within the Colony of Hongkong, yielding a yearly rent of not less than Ten Pounds; or who shall not have been in the Public Service within the same Colony for a period of not less than two years before. And it is hereby declared, that the said Letters re- spectively so to be granted, shall only be deemed to confer the privileges of naturalization within the limits of the said Colony and its Dependencies, and that upon the granting of every such Letter Patent there shall be charged and payable to the Colonial Secretary a fee of Ten Dollars, to be applied to the public purposes of the said Colony. And it is hereby further declared and provided, that the operation of this Ordinance be suspended until the pleasure of Her Majesty be known with respect thereto.
JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Governor, &c., &c.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 1st day of October, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG:
PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL.
WALA
legislative
My Lord,
Victoria, Honghong,
20th October, 18115.
I have the honor to enclose
Copy of Ordinance Nr
مات کی
Ordinance Wr 10 of 1845, entitled,
An Ordinance for the naturalization of Aliens within the belony of Houghing and its Dependencies.
The object of this Brdinance, as set- forth in the Preamble, is to impart the
privileges of British subjects within this Colony to any Aliens who
may be
inclined to settle here, and the
immediate occasion of the Ordinance. was the application on the part of
The Right Honorable.
The Lord Manley.
go
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.