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HONGKONG

DROIT

ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO

VICTORIE REGINE.

By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

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No. 2 of 1860.

An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Jurors and Witnesses. [3rd March, 1860.]

BE it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the

Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Christians summoned

I. Every Person not being a Christian who may be summoned to serve as a Juror in Persons not being any case, whether Civil or Criminal, may, in lieu of the Form of Oath now required to to serve on Juries may be taken, make the following Declaration:

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"I (A. B.) do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare, that I will hearken to the Evidence, and a true Verdict give, to the best of my skill and knowledge, without fear, favour or affection."

make Declaration in lieu of Oath.

Christians may make

II. Every Person not being a Christian, who may be summoned or appear to give Witnesses not being evidence in any Proceeding, Civil or Criminal, may, in lieu of an Oath, make the follow- Declaration in lieu ing Declaration, which shall be duly interpreted to every Witness ignorant of the Eng- of Oath. lish language:-

"I (A. B.) do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare, that the Evidence which "I am about to give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.”

Christians making

III. Every Person not being a Christian, who shall make any Affidavit, Information, Persons not being Deposition or Testification, shall, in lieu of an Oath, make and subscribe the following Amdavits, &c., to make Declaration:

"I hereby solemnly and sincerely declare, that the contents of this my [Affi- davit, Information, Deposition or Testification, as the case may be] are true."

Declaration in lieu of Oath.

Sect. 5 of No. 7 of

to be guilty of Per-

IV. Section V of Ordinance No. 7 of 1857 shall be and is hereby repealed, and 1857 repealed. in lieu thereof be it enacted, that if any Person making or subscribing any solemn De- Persons making claration hereby provided as a substitute for an Oath, shall wilfully, falsely and corruptly false Declarations, &c. declare or subscribe any matter or thing which if the same had been sworn would have jury. amounted to wilful and corrupt Perjury, every such Person so offending shall incur the same Penalties as by any Law or Ordinance in force within this Colony is, or which may be provided or enacted for the punishment of any Person committing wilful and corrupt Perjury.

V. Every Jury List in force within the Colony shall contain the Surnames of all men who shall be qualified and liable to serve on Juries, together with the Christian or

Jury List.