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The Hongkong Government Gazette.
[JUNE 19, 1858.
JUNE 19, 1858.]
The Hongkong Government Gazette.
Question passed.
The Governor put the question,-That the Clause stand part of the Ordinance. Council divided.
No. 56.
Ayes (5.)
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency The Governor has been pleased to appoint Second-Class Staff-Surgeon EDWARD MENZIES, to be Surgeon of the Lock Hospital, under Ordinance No. 12 of 1857, from this date.
Question passed.
MR LYALL.
MR JARDINE.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE.
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
COLONIAL TREASURER.
Sections 6 and 7 adopted.
Section 8 discussed, amended, and agreed to.
Section 9 amended, and agreed to.
Section 10 amended, and agreed to,
Noes (4.)
MR DENT.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY. CHIEF JUSTICE.
(Blanks for Chinese Characters to be filled up in the Chinese Secretary's Office.)
Sections 11 to 15 inclusive, adopted.
Section 13 recommitted, amended, and agreed to.
Sections 16 and 17 amended, and agreed to.
Section 18 discussed, and adopted.
Section 19 amended, and agreed to.
Section 20 adopted.
Section 21 amended, and agreed to.
Subdivision 1 amended, and agreed to.
Sections 22 to 24 inclusive, adopted.
Three new Sections were introduced next after Section 24, and ordered to stand as Sections 25, 26, and 27.
Section 25 was renumbered as Section 28, discussed, and adopted.
Section 26 was made Section 29, amended and agreed to.
Section 27 was renumbered as Section 30, and agreed to.
Section 28 was made Section 31, and adopted.
Subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 5, amended and agreed to.
Three new Subdivisions were added for Offences against Sections 25, 26, and 27, and ordered to stand as Subdivi-
sions 6, 7, and 8.
Section 29 renumbered as Section 32, and adopted.
Section 3 recommitted, and re-amended.
Section 30 renumbered as Section 33, and adopted.
Ordered, that this Ordinance as amended be published in the Government Gazette for general information.
The Ordinance for Penal Servitude"
was brought forward.
as read a second time, and passed through Committee at the last meeting,
Resolved, That the said Ordinance do pass, and that the Title be “An Ordinance for Penal Servitude," and the
Number of the Ordinance, " No. 10 of 1858.”
Ordered, that the said Ordinance be published in the Government Gazette.
It was moved by the Chief Justice, seconded by the Attorney General, and carried unanimously,~
That on the question for the second reading of the Ordinance "for Practitioners in Law," the "Hongkong Law Society" be heard personally, or by Counsel; and that this Council will then receive such Evidence as the Petitioners may then produce in support of their Petition.
It was moved by the Colonial Treasurer, and seconded by the Chief Magistrate,—
That no Newspaper Reporters having attended the Meeting of this Council on the first occasion of the Legislative Proceedings having been thrown open to the Public, it appears desirable to this Council that the practice of publishing the Minutes of Proceedings of Council in the Government Gazette should be adhered to. The Governor put the Question. Council divided.
Question carried.
Ayes (5.)
MR JARDINE.
CHIEF MAGISTRATE. COLONIAL TREASURER,
ATTORNEY GENERAL. CHIEF JUSTICE.
Noes (4.)
MR DENT.
MR LYALL.
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
ACTING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
The Governor stated, that at the next Meeting of the Council, the Ordinance “for Practitioners in Law,” would be
proposed for the second reading. Resolved, that this Council do adjourn to Saturday, the 26th instant, at 12 o'clock.
By Order of His Excellency The Governor,
No. 55.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
L. D'ALMADA в CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.
WILLIAM AURELIUS HARLAND, Esquire, M.D., having reported his arrival in the Colony, is appointed Colonial Surgeon of Hongkong, by virtue of a Warrant under the Royal Sign Manual.
Dr HARLAND has been this day sworn in as Colonial Surgeon, and will enter upon the duties of his Office from this date.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th June, 1858.
W. T. BRIDGES
Acting Colonial Secretary.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 14th June, 1858.
No 5%.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. T. BRIDGES, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given, that the Lots for Stalls and Lans in Government Markets, will be drawn on Friday, the 25th instant, by the Surveyor General.
At the Central Market, At the Western Market, At Tai-ping Shan Market,
at 10 A.M.
At Eastern Market,
at 12 Noon.
at 14 P.M.
at 3 P.M.
at 4 P.M., and
At Wan-chi Market, At Soo-kun Poo,
at 5 P.M.
By Order,
W. T. BRIDGES. Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 18th June, 1858.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Ordinance having been read a second time, and undergone revision in Committee, is published for general information,
By Order,
Council Room, Victoria, Hongkong, 15th June, 1858,
HONGKONG.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
ANNO VIGESIMO PRIMO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. of 1858.
By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., 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 for the prevention of Offences touching Securities, Sales, and Deposits.
June, 1858.] Be it ordained and enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. All Additions to Drafts on Bankers within the meaning of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857, shall be Additions to Cheques deemed to be (by whomsoever and at whatsoever Time the said Additions may be made) part of the on Bankers, Drafts themselves, for the purpose of the payment thereof respectively, and any Cancellation or Erasure
of such Additions, and likewise any Alteration thereof (except for the mere purpose of filling up any
Blanks therein), shall be deemed a Forgery of the said Drafts respectively.
II. A Person obtaining by fraud or false pretence the acceptance of a Bill of Exchange (whether Acceptances obtain- drawn by himself or any other Person) from a Third Party, shall (whether the said Bill so accepted remain ed by fraud or false in his hands or not) be deemed to have obtained a valuable Security by fraud, or (as the case may be) false pretence. pretence, within the meaning of the Laws in force for the repression of the said Offences.
III. No Person shall act as a Lender of Money to an amount being less than Five Hundred current Pawnbrokers' and Dollars in any one transaction upon deposit of Goods and Chattels, unless he be then the actual holder Auctioneers' Licenses. of a Pawnbroker's License, or as a Public Salesman, unless he be then the actual holder of an Auctioneer's License.
To be granted by the Governor in Conn-
IV. Every such License shall be granted by and at the Discretion of His Excellency in Executive Council, on such Conditions, touching Fees or otherwise, as shall be deemed meet; and the same shall cil. endure for One Year only, but may be renewed at the like Discretion from Year to Year.
V. No such Lender of Money as aforesaid shall, during the continuance of his said License, carry on any other Trade or Occupation in his place of business as such Lender.
No Lender to carry on another trade.
Names and business
VI. He shall cause to be painted and kept painted in large and legible English Letters and Chinese Characters, over the Door of his said place of business, his Name at length, and after his Name the of Lenders to be paint- word "Pawnbroker" (or " Pawnbrokers" if he be the Member of a Firm of such Lenders.)
ed.
VII. He shall, whensoever thereunto required by the Superintendent of Police, or any Inspector Inspection of Books, of Police, or by any other Member of the Police Force bearing a written Order in that behalf under the &c., by Police. hand of the said Superintendent, produce for the inspection of the Party so requiring him all or any Goods
and Chattels pledged or deposited with him on loan of Monies, and all Books and Papers relating to the
Bare.
VIII. Over and above the principal Monies lent upon any Goods or Chattels, pawned or pledged Interest on Loans. with the Lender, he may demand, receive, and take from the Person applying to redeem the said Goods or Chattels, before re-delivering the same to such Person, Interest upon the said principal Monies for the
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