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COURT OF SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

The Judge of the Court to preside in all such Causes in the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice shall

direct.

Justice shall from

All Proceedings and Decrees before him to be valid as Acts of the Supreme Court.

XXXIII. The Judge of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction shall in addition to his Duties as such Judge have full Power to preside at the Trial of all such Causes to be tried before a Jury and to hear and determine all such other Causes, Matters and Things which shall be at any Time depending in the Supreme Court whether in Court or in Chambers, and also in all Matters incident to any Ministerial Office of the said Court, as the Chief Time to Time direct; and all Proceedings, Decrees, Orders and Acts of such Judge of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction so to be had, made or done shall be deemed and taken respectively, as the nature of the Case shall require, to be Proceedings, De- crees, Orders and Acts of the said Supreme Court, and shall have force and validity and be executed accordingly, subject in every case to be reversed, discharged, or al- tered by the Chief Justice: Provided that in all such Cases an Appeal shall lie to the Chief Justice, notice of such Appeal to be given within Three. Months: Provided also that the said Judge of the Court of Sum- mary Jurisdiction, when so sitting for the Chief Justice as afore- said, shall have no Power or Authority to discharge, reverse, or alter any Decree, Order, Act or Thing made or done by the said authorized by him so to do

Proviso that no De- cree, &c., of Chief . Justice shall be rever- sed by such Judye. Chief Justice, unless

XXXIV. This Ordinance shall not come into operation | Suspending Clause. until Proclamation be made to that effect by Command of His Excellency the Go- vernor, and published in the Hongkong Government Gazette.

SCHEDULE No, 1 TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE REFERS.

to wit.

Hongkong } A

A. B.

B. of

Entry of Plaint,

in the Colony of Hongkong hereby require entry to be made in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, of his plaint against C. D, of

the said Colony, for a sum of

in

being for

(here state generally the cause of action) in the particular hereunto annexed fully set forth. And the said A. B. hereby declares that the said particular contains a correct, full, and true statement of his demand against the said C. D. and that the said C. D. is justly and truly indebted to him the said A. B. in the said sum of

and thereupon the said A. B. prayeth that the said C. D. may be summoned to attend on the

at the said Court, to answer

such his demand.

Dated this

day of

day of

A. D. 186

A. B.-Plaintiff.

Hongkong

to wit

A. B.

Form of Plaint under Section XII of this Ordinance.

hereby requires entry to be made in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction of his Plaint against C. D., of

in the said Colony (for the said C. D. withholds from the said A. B.

possession of

the

) being premises situated in this Colony (or for that the said being rent due by the said C. D.

C. D, owes and refuses to pay the sum of

to the said A. B.)

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