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XXIV. It shall be competent for any Member of the Legislative Question, &c. uncil to propose any question for debate therein; and such question, if for debate. conded by any other Member, shall be debated and disposed of according the standing rules and orders. Provided always that every ordinance te, resolution, or question, the object or effect of which may be to spose of or charge any part of Our revenue arising within the Colony, all be proposed by the Governor, unless the proposal of the same shall ve been expressly allowed or directed by him.

XXV. In the passing of Ordinances the Governor and the Council Rules and regula- all observe, as far as practicable, the following Rules:-

tions under which Ordinances are to be enacted.

Form of enacting

1.-All laws shall be styled "Ordinances," and the enacting words all be, "enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and Ordinances, nsent "of the Legislative Council thereof."

numbered methodically

2.- All Ordinances shall be distinguished by titles, and shall be Ordinances to be 2.-All vided into successive clauses or paragraphs, numbered consecutively, and method and

every such clause there shall be annexed in the margin a short summary arranged. its contents. The Ordinances of each year shall be distinguished by nsecutive numbers, commencing in each year with the number one.

Except in the case of Bills reserved for the signification of Our plea- re, all Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council in any one year shall, assented to by the Governor, be assented to by him in that year, shall dated as of the day on which the assent of the Governor is given, and all be numbered as of the year in which they are passed. Bills not so sented to by the Governor, but reserved by him for the signification of ur pleasure, shall be dated as of the day and numbered as of the year on nd in which they are brought into operation.

not to be mixed

3.—Each different matter shall be provided for by a different Different subjects rdinance, without intermixing in one and the same Ordinance such things same Ordin-

have no proper relation to each other; and no clause is to be inserted or annexed to any Ordinance which shall be foreign to what the title of ach Ordinance imports, and no perpetual clause shall be part of any

mporary Ordinance.

ance. No clause foreign to what title of Ordinance

to be introduced

imports. Tempor- ary Ordinances.

Bills not to be assented to.

XXVI. The Governor shall not, except in the cases hereunder men- Description of oned, assent in Our name to any Bill of any of the following classes :-

1.-Any Bill for the divorce of persons joined together in holy matri-

ony:

2.-Any Bill whereby any grant of land or money, or other donation gratuity, may be made to himself:

3.-Any Bill affecting the Currency of the Colony or relating to the sue of Bank notes:

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4. Any Bill establishing any Banking Association, or amending or ttering the constitution, powers, or privileges of any Banking Association:

5.-Any Bill imposing differential duties:

6.Any Bill the provisions of which shall appear inconsistent with bligations imposed upon Us by Treaty:

7. Any Bill interfering with the discipline or control of Our forces by End, sea, or air:

8. Any Bill of an extraordinary nature and importance, whereby Our prerogative, or the rights and property of Our subjects not residing In the Colony, or the trade and shipping of Our United Kingdon and its

Dependencies, may be prejudiced: