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dangerous character, particularly in

disturbance.

times of civil or foreign But I consider it objectionable in

point of form,

as all that is

necessary is to enable the authorities

to remove such persons, without

specifying that they

are to be deported

to any place within the Empire of "China". I transmit to you copy of a draft The Order in Council which gives the necessary powers in this respect

to the Governors of Malta and Gib-

raltar and which

might serve

as a model for local enactment in

I think however, that

any such enactment could be limited

in duration to a number of years, say five.

Finally, it appears to

me that when the danger threatening

the

society from foreign disturbance are of

and internal

disturbances a

character as to render the passing

of an Ordinance of this character just-

ifiable, the object might be attained

more

surely and with less violence to the general principles of law and justice by placing the community

once under Martial (or

more

properly

Military) Law. The effect of this change is to suspend the action of the Ordinary Tribunals in Military cases, and to substitute

the arbitrary

determination of the Officers in Command

who usually, though not necessarily,

tries Offences by Court Martial. I

transmit to you copy of a Proclama-

tion for bringing Martial Law into Effect in Hong Kong in 1849,

and also

of an Ordinance passed in this Colony

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dangerous character, particularly in disturbance. times of civil or foreign But I consider it objectionable in point of form, as all that is necessary is to enable the authorities to remove such persons, without specifying that they are to be deported to any place within the Empire of "China". I transmit to you copy of a draft The Order in Council which gives the necessary powers in this respect to the Governors of Malta and Gib- raltar and which might serve as a model for local enactment in I think however, that any such enactment could be limited in duration to a number of years, say five. Finally, it appears to me that when the danger threatening the society from foreign disturbance are of and internal disturbances a character as to render the passing of an Ordinance of this character just- ifiable, the object might be attained more surely and with less violence to the general principles of law and justice by placing the community once under Martial (or more properly Military) Law. The effect of this change is to suspend the action of the Ordinary Tribunals in Military cases, and to substitute the arbitrary determination of the Officers in Command who usually, though not necessarily, tries Offences by Court Martial. I transmit to you copy of a Proclama- tion for bringing Martial Law into Effect in Hong Kong in 1849, and also of an Ordinance passed in this Colony
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dangerous character, particulary in

disturbance.

times of civil or foreign But I consider it Djectionable in

point of form,

as all that is

recessary is to enable the authorita:

to remove such persons, without

Specifying that they

are to be deported

?

to any place within the Empire of "China". I transmit to you copy of (apred The Order in Council which gives the recessary powers in this respect

to the Governors of Malti and Gib=

raltar and which

Nerve

mags.

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a model for local wnachonment in

I think however, that

are such muachment could be boiled

in duration to a rumber of gears, day five.

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J.

Finally. If appears to

that when the danger threatening

Pat

P

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omit

M.

Society from foreign disturbance are of po

75

and internal

Jesions a

character as to render the passing

an Ordinance of this charachic just =

:fiable, the object might be attained 65th more

surely and with less vistence to the general principles of law and justice by placing the community

once under Martial (or

More

at

properly

Military) Law. The effect of Min change is to suspend the action of the Ordinary Tribunals si Mililary cases, and to embotitule Iof it the arbitrary 戍

in

determination of the Offices in Command

who usually, though and necessarily,

tries Offences by Court Martial. I

transmit to gon copy of a Proclama. tion for bringing Martial Law milo Effect in legton in 1849,

and also

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of an Ardinane passed on Ital Colony

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