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C.S.O. 3096/25.

A BILL

[No. 13:-11.6.31.-1.]

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Summary Offences

Ordinance, 1845,

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council there- of, as follows :-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Summary Short title. Offences Amendment Ordinance, 1931.

No. 1 of

2. Section 10 of the Summary Offences Ordinance, Amendment 1845, as amended by section 3 of the Summary Offences of Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1924, is amended by the dele- 1845, s. 10 tion of the words five dollars and by the sub- as amended stitution therefor of the words twenty five dollars".

by Ordinance No. 10 of 1924, s. 3

Objects and Reasons.

The fine of five dollars for mendicancy in public highways or streets has been found inadequate.

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C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney Generul.

May, 1931.

A BILL

[No. 9-5.6.31.-4.]

INTITULED

An Ordinance to amend the Rating Ordinance,

1901.

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Rating Amend- Short title. ment Ordinance, 1931.

2. Section 29 of the Rating Ordinance, 1901, is Repeal of repealed and the following section is substituted there- Ordinance for :-

Amount of rates.

29, After the time for appealing has ex- pired, 17 per cent on the valuation of every tenement enumerated in the list shall be pay- able as rates from the 1st day of July in each year or from such other day as may be fixed by the Governor in Council: Provided that the said percentage shall be reduced to 16 ber

No. 6 of 1901, s. 29, and substitu- tion of new section.