CO129-449 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1918 [7-9] — Page 49

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HONGKONG.

No. 5 OF 1918.

I nesent to this Ordinance.

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F. H. MAY. Governor,

31st May, 1918.

An Ordinance to require certain returns to be made to the Custodian of Enemy Property.

[31st May, 1918.]

Be it onacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Claims against Short tide. Enemies Ordinance, 1918.

2. In this Ordinance:-

"Enemy Government' means the Government of

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any State at war with His Majesty.

Enemy persons " includes all persons, firms, companies, and corporations, residing or carrying on business in enemy territory or in territory in hostile occupation.

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"Enemy territory means the territory of any

State at war with His Majesty, including the colonies and dependencies thereof. "Property "includes documents of title to pro-

perty.

"Territory in hostile occupation

means any

territory forming part of His Majesty's ter- ritory, or that of an allied or neutral State. which is or may be in the effective military occupation of a State at war with His Majesty

Interpreta-

tion,

3. Every person who is entitled to property of any Returns to description whatsoever in enemy territory or in territory be made. in hostile occupation, or to any interest in any such pro- perty, and every person who has any claim against any enemy person or enemy government, shall within one month after the commencement of this Ordinance, make a return of such property or claim to the Custodian: Provided that it shall not be necessary to make ; Any

such

return respecting property or claims whereof returns have before the commencement of this Ordinance volun- tarily been made to the Custodian or to the Foreign Claims Office.

4. (1) Every person who fails to comply with any Penalties. provision of this Ordinance shall be liable upon sum mary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, and in addition to a further fine not exceed- ing five hundred dollars for every day during which the default continues.

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