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THE HONGKONG GOVERN

Repeals section 86 of Principal Ordinance as amended

by section 4 of the Magis- trates and Criminal Law Amend- ment Ordin- ance, 1909, and subeli- Lutes motor

spetion: therefor

Repeal of

Form No. 79 and substitu-

tion of new Form No. 79.

MAY 21, 1910.

5. Section 86 of the Principal Ordinance as amended by Section 4 of the Magistrates and Criminal Law Amend- ment Ordinance, 1909, is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted for and shall be read in lien thereof :-

“86.-(1.) Whenever any male offender

whose age appears to the Magistrate not to exceed sixteen years is con- victed of larceny, or of any offence which now or at any time hereafter is by law deemed or declared to be shuple larceny or punishable as simple larceny, or of any assault occasioning actual bodily harm, or of any indecent assault, the Magistrate may, in lieu of or in addition to any other punishment to which the offender is liable, direct that he be once whipped,

(2.) Whenever any male offender whose age appears to the Magistrate not to exceed sixteen years is convicted of any offence other than an offence specified in sub-section (1) hereof the Magistrate may in lieu of any other punishment to which the offender is liable direct that he be once whipped. (3.) In the case where the male offender has been ordered to be whipped in lien of imprisonment, the Magistrate shall also order such male offender to be detained in prison for a period not exceeding forty-eight hours."

6. Forin No. 79 in the First Schedule to the Principal Ordinance is hereby ropealed and the Form No. 79 in the Schedule hereto is substituted therefor.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 19th day of May, 1910.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 21st day of May, 1910,

A. M. THOMSON,

Colonial Secretary.

SCHEDULE.

FORM 79.

IN THE POLICE Court aT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY OF

HONGKONG.

Recognisance of Bail,—(Sec. 95.)

On the

day of

19

and

personally came before me the undersigned, a Magistrate of the said Colony, and severally acknowledged themselves to owe to our Sovereign Lord the KING the several sums following: (that is to say), the said

the sum of the said

and

and

the sum of

each, to be made and levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of our said Lord the KING, His Heirs and Successors, if the said

shall fail in the condition

following.

Taken and acknowledged, the

before me.

Explained by

Sworn Interpreter.

19

, at

day of

Magistrate.

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