CHARTER OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG
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Oaths to be taken
& 32 Vict., c. 72.
lony as can conveniently attend; which being done he shall then and ere take before them the Oath of Allegiance in the form provided by an by Governor.
t passed in the session holden in the Thirty-first and Thirty-second rs of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to Imperial Act, 31 end the Law relating to Promissory Oaths"; and likewise the usual th for the due execution of the office of Governor, and for the due and partial administration of justice; which Oaths the said Chief Justice or age, or if they be unavoidably absent, the senior Member of the ecutive Council then present, is hereby required to administer.
Public Seal,
Council.
IV. The Governor shall keep and use the public seal of the Colony sealing all things whatsoever that shall pass the said public seal.
V.-There shall be an Executive Council in and for the Colony and Executive said Council shall consist of such persons as We shall direct by structions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, and all such persons shall ld their places in the said Council during Our pleasure. The Governor by upon sufficient cause to him appearing suspend from the exercise of functions in the Council any Member thereof pending the signification Our pleasure, giving immediate notice to Us through one of Our Prin- bal Secretaries of State. If the suspension is confirmed by Us through e of Our Principal Secretaries of State the Governor shall forthwith by instrument under the Public Seal of the Colony revoke the appoint- ent of such Member, and thereupon his seat in the Council shall become
cant.
easure.
VI.-There shall be a Legislative Council in and for the Colony, and said Council shall consist of the Governor and such persons as We all direct by any Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, and such persons shall hold their places in the said Council during Our The Governor may upon sufficient cause to him appearing spend from the exercise of his functions in the Council any Member ereof pending the signification of Our pleasure, giving immediate notice Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State. If the suspension confirmed by Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State the overnor shall forthwith by an instrument under the Public Seal of the lony revoke the appointment of such Member, and thereupon his seat the Council shall become vacant.
VII.--The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of th egislative Council, may make laws for the peace, order, and good govern ent of the Colony.
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VIII.-We do hereby reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors, power and authority to disallow, through one of Our Principal Secret- ies of State, any such law as aforesaid. Every such disallowance shall ke effect from the time when the same shall be promulgated by the overnor in the Colony.
Legislative Council.
Governor, with sent of Council,
advice and con--
o make Laws,
Disallowance of
Laws.
to the Crown.
IX. We do also reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors, Our Power of Legis nd their undoubted right, with advice of Our or their Privy Council, lation reserved
make all such laws as may appear necessary for the peace, order, and pod government of the Colony.
X.-When a Bill passed by the Legislative Council is presented to the Assent to Bills. overnor for his assent he shall, according to his discretion, but subject
any
Instructions addressed to him under Our Sign Manual and Signet through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, declare that he as- ents thereto, or refuses his assent to the same, or that he reserves the
me for the signification of Our pleasure.
XI. A Bill reserved for the signification of Our pleasure shall take Reserved Bills. fect so soon as We shall have given Our assent to the same by Order in
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