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HONGKONG ORDINANCES.
No. 14 An Ordinance to authorise the application of
• Sum not exceeding Twenty-five Thousand Pounde, to defray the Supplementary Contingent Charges of the Year 1858.-[lat November, 1858.]
No. 15.
An Ordinance to apply Sum not exceeding Seventy-six Thousand Pounds to the Public | Service of the Year 1859.-[8th December, 1858.]
1859. No. 1.
and a true Verdict give, to the beet of my skin and knowledge, without fear, favour, or affection."
II. Witnesses not being Christians may muke Declaration in lieu of Outh.-Every Pernou Dut being Christian, who may be summoned or appear to give evidence in any Proceeding, Civil or Criminal, may, in lieu of an Oath, make the following Declaration, which shall be duly in terpreted to every Witness ignorant of the Eng- fish 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.*
III. Persons not being Christians making Affi- davits, de., to make Declaration in lieu of Özth.— An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 8 of 1858.-Every Persca not being a Christian, who shall [20th January, 1859.]—Repealed, see No. 7 of make any Affidavit, Information, Deposition, or 1859, Sect. 1.
No. 2.
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 10 of 1858. -[20th January, 1859.]—Repealing Sect IV.
No. 3.
An Ordinance to amend Ordinances No. 9 and No. 12 of 1858. [18th May, 1859.]—The amendment in No. 3 relates to Facation of Supreme Court. -No. 12 of 1858 to be in force until 31st December 1864, when same repealed by Ordinance No. 13 of 1862.
No. 4. An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Ninety Thousand Pounds to the Public Service of the Year 1860.-[21st November, 1859.]
No. 6. An Ordinance to sathorize the appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not exceeding Four Thou- sand Pounds, to defray the charges of the Year 1859.-26th December, 1859.]
No. 6.
An Ordinance for providing Hospital Accommoda- tion on board Chinese Passenger Ships, and for the Medical Inspection of the Passengers and Crews about to proceed to Ses in such Ships [26th December 1869.]*
No. 7. An Ordinance to amend the Provisions of Ordinance No. 8 of 1858, respecting the Deportation of Mendicanta-[26th December, 1859.]
1880. No. 1.
An Ordinance empowering His Excellency the Governor to grant Conditions: Pardons in certain casce.-[3d March, 1860.]
No. 2.
Testification, shall, in lieu of an Oath, make and subscribe the following Declaration:-
"I hereby solemnly and sincerely declare, that the contents of this my [Affidavit, Information, Deposition or Testification, as the case may be]
are true."
IV. Sect. 5 of No. 7 of 1857 repealed.-Persons making false Declarations, dc, to be guilty of Per- jury.-Section V. of Ordinance No. 7 of 1857 Bhail be and is bereby repealed, and in lieu thereof be it epacted, that if any Person making or subscribing any solemn Declaration hereby provided as a sub- stitute for an Outh, aball wilfully, falsely, and corruptly declare or subscribe any matter or thing which if the same had been sworn would have amounted to wilful and corrupt Perjury, every such Person so offending shall incur the 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 commit ting wilful and corrupt Perjury.
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V. Jury List.-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 other Names by which such Persons are usually known, whether such Names shall have been delivered in writing in accordance with Section II, of Ordinance No. 3 of 1855, or have been inserted therein by the Sheriff or by the Governor and Legislative Council.
VI. Special Jurors not liable to serve on any Common Jury.-So much of Section XI. of Ordin- ance No. 4 of 1851 as provides that the Persons marked off and designated as Special Jurors shall be liable to serve both as Special and Common jurora, shall be and is hereby repealed; and be it enacted in licu thereof, that Special Jurors shali be exempt from serving on any Common Jury, No. 3.
An Ordinance for amending and consolidating the Law respecting Pawnbrokers.-[16th April, 1860.]
No. 4.
An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Jurors An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to and Witnesses.-[3d March, 1860.]
Cheques or Drafta on Bankers, and to amend the Law of False Pretences-[16th April, 1860.]
I. Persona not being Christians summoned to
serve on Juries may make Declaration in lieu of 1. Repeal of portion of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857. Oath-Every Person not being a Christian who-That so much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857 as ex- may be summoned to serve as a Juror in any case, tends to this Colony the Act 19th and 20th Victoria, whether Civil or Criminal, may, in lieu of the Form Cap. 25, entitled An Act to amend the Law relat of Oath now required to be taken, make the following to Drafts on Bankers," is hereby repealed. ing Declaration :
11. Persons obliterating, dc., crossing with Intent "I (A. B.) do solemnly, sincerely, and truly to defraud, guilty of Felony-If any Person shall declare, that I will hearken to the Evidence, obliterate, add to, or alter any Crossing upon any Banker's Cheque or Draft with Intent to defraud, ¦ or offer, utter, dispose of, or put off with Intent to
• See the orndenand Rules relating to Chinese Passenger Ships inowed at the end of these Ordinaunas.
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HONGKONG URDINANCES. defraud, any Cheque or Draft on a Bauser, where- fur the Sale or Transfer of any Property shall or frauduiratly sell or otherwise convert such Property Fuch fraudulent Ouliteration, Addition, Alteration has been mide, kuuwing it to have been or any Part thereof to his own. Use or Benefit, be Bu made, suci, Person -ha'l be guilty of Felony, and shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor. IV. Bulces frandul-atly concerting Property to being convicted theren. sill be liable to Penal Servitude for Lite, or ja euro ter Punishment as their own C ́s guilty or Lurceny.—If any Person, is provided for those guilty of Forgery of Bills of being a Balice of any Property, shall fraudulentiy take or convert the same to his own Use, or the Exchange. III. Ang Ferson obtaining a Signature to a Bill Use of any Person other than the Owner thereof. of Exchange, de, by jula Prilences, guilty of Mu. although he shall not break Bulk or otherwise demeanour.-It any Person stail by any false determine the Bailment, he shall be guilty of Larceny. Pretence obtain the Signature of any other Person
V. Directors, dr., of any Eudy Corporate or to any Bill of Excnance, Promissory Note, or any valuable Security, with Intent to cheat or defraud, Public Company Jeaudulentlý appropriating Pro- every such Offender shall be guilty of a Misdemean-perty;-11 any Person, being a Director, Member, our, and being convicted tuerent, shall be liable, ac Public Officer, or Manager of any Body Corporate the discretion of the Court, to be sentenced to or Public Company, shall fraudulently take or Penal Servitude for the Trui of Four Years, or to apply, for his own Use, any of the Money or other suffer such other Punishment by Fine or Imprison-¡ Property of such Body Corporate or Public Com- ment, or by both, as the Court zball award.
No. 5.
pany, he shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor.
VI. Ur kuping fraudulent Accounts.—If any Person being a Director, Public Officer, or Man-
An Ordinance for repealing Ordinance No. 5 of uger of any "Body Corporate or Public Company, 1858.— [30:1 April, 1000.]
No. 6.
An Ordinence for transferring to One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State the Powers and Estates vested in the Principal Offcers of the Ordnauce.-[30th April, 1860.]
No. 7.
An Ordinance to extenu to this Colony certain Rules and Orders of the Superior Courts at Westminster.-[30th April, 1860.]
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si.all as such receive of possess bimeell of any of the Money or other Property of such Body Cor- porate or Public Company otherwise than in Pay- went of a just Debt or Demand, and shall, with Intent to defraud, omit to make or to cause or direct to be made à fuil and true Entry thereof in the Books and Accounts of such Body Corporate or Public Company, he shall be guity of a Misdo- VII. Or wilfully destroying Books, de.;—If any Director, Manager, Public Officer, or Member of any Body Corporate or Public Company shall, with Intent to defraud, destroy, alter, mutilate, or falsify any of the Books, Papera, Writing, or Au Ordinance to amend the Law in relation to the Securities belonging to the Budy Corporate or Grant and Revocation of Probates of Wills and Public Company of which Le is a Director or Man- Letters of Administration in Hongkong.-(30ch jager, Public Officer, or Member, or make or concur April, 1860]—Ezcept us to Sections 10 and 11, in the making of any false Entry, or any material which are repealed by Ordinance No. 1 of 1861. jOmission in any Book of Account or other Docu- Except also as to the news matter introduced by¦unt, be shali be guilty of Misdemeanor. VIII. Or publishing fraudulent Statements, guilty No. I of 1861 by way of substitution for the mat- ters contained in Sects. 10 and 11 repealed, and of Mirlemeanor.—If any Director, Manager, or as to Section 15, which is anunded by the same Public Officer of any Body Corporate or Public Company sual! make, circulate, or publish, or Ordinance.
concur in making, circulating, or publishing, any
No. 8.
No. 9.
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An Ordinance to make butter Provision for the written Statement or Account which he shall know Punishment of Frauds committed by Trustees, to be fa se iu any material Particu.ar, with Intent Bankers, and older Persons intrusted with to deceive or defraud any Member, Shareholder, or Creditor of such Body Corporate or Public Com- Property.-130th April, 1860.]
pany, with Intent to induce ang Person to become I. Trustees fraudulently disposing of Property a Shareholder or Partuer therein, or to intrust or guilty of a Misdemeanor.-It any Ferson being a advance any Mouey or Property to such Body Trustee of soy Property for the Benefit, either Corporate of Public Company, or to euter into wholly or partially, of some other Person, or for any Security for the Benent thereof, he shall be any public or charitable Purpose, shall, witu guily of a Mi-demeanor.
Intent to defraud, convert, or appropriate the IX. Persons receiving Property fraudulently dis- same or any Pars thereof to or for his own Use : ¦ poud of, knowing the sume wo hace been so, guille f Purposes, or shail, with Intent aforesaid, otherwise, diwik munur.-Ït any Persun sha:) receive my dispuse of or destroy such Property or any Part Chatte, Money, or valuable Security which shall have beɛu so fraudulently disposed of us to render thereof, he shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor. II. Bankers, dc., fraudulently selling, &c., Pro-¦the Party disposing thereof guilty of a Misdemean- perty intrusted to their Care, guilty of Brisdemeuxor., or under any of the Provisions of this Ordinance, -I any Person being a Banner, Merchant, Broker, towing the same to have been_40_frauduleutly Attorney, or Agent, and being intrusted for ste disposed of, be shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, Custody with the Property of any other Person, and may be indicted and convicted thereof, whether shall, with Intent to defraud, sell, negotiate, the Party guilty of the principal Misdemeanor suali transfer, pledge, or in any Munuer couvert or or shall not have been previously convicted, or shall appropriate to or for his own Use such Property or shall not be amenable to Justice. X. Pershent for a Misdemeanor under this or any part thereof, he shall be guilty of a Minde-¦ Ordinan-Every Person found guilty of a Mi- lil. Persons under Powers of Attorney fraudu. demeanor under tiis Ordinance shall be luble, at lently selling Property guilty of Misdemeanor.—If the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal any Person intrusted with any Power of Attorney Servitude for the Term of Three Years, or to sufler
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