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Amendment

of words imposing fine in existing Ordinances.

Amendment of words

giving sum- mary juris- diction to the Magis- trate in existing legislation.

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Example.

Ordinance No. 5 of 1865, section 12 (1), in part :--

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Every person who steals any dog shall, on convic- tion thereof before any Police Magistrate, either be committed to the common guol, there to be imprisoned, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months, or..."

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This part of the aforesaid section shall be printed

as follows:-

"Every person who steals any dog, shall on convic- tion before a Magistrate, be liable to imprison- meat for any term not exceeding six months,

or..."

to

11. Whenever in any enactment now in force it is pro- vided that in case a person is convicted of an offence before a Magistrate he shall be liable to pay”, or forfeit and pay", a sum of money, or such sum of money not exceeding a specified sum "as to the Magistrate may seem meet", or other like words are used which have the same meaning, the person shall be liable to a fine of the amount, or not execeding the amount so specified, as the case may be; and in all editions of the Laws of Hongkong hereafter to be printed, the provisions above referred to are hereby authorised to be printed in manner and form corresponding as nearly as may be with the following example and the sections in which such provisions occur shall be construed and enforced accordingly,

Examples.

(4.) Ordinance No. 5 of 1865, section 12 (1), com-

tinued:

.or shall forfeit and pay, over and above the value of such dog, such sum of money not excealing one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.”

This part of the aforesaid section shall be printed as

Follows:

.............or shall be liable, over and above payment of the value of such dog, to a fine not exceçding 100 dollars."

(5.) Ordinance No. 5 of 1865, section 13 :-

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Every person who unlawfully has in his possession or on his premises any stolen dog, etc., shall on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, be able to pay such sum of money not exceed- ing one hundred dollars, as to the Magistrate may seem weet.”

This section shall be printed as follows

"Every person who unlawfully has in his possession or on his premises any stolen dog, etr., shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars.**

12. Whenever in any enactment now in force provisions to the following effect occur, or other like words are used which have the same meaning, in relation to the exercise of summary jurisdiction by a Magistrate over offences, that is to say, "under and in accordance with the provi- sions of any Ordinance for the time being in force relating to the jurisdiction of Magistrates and the practice and pro- cedure before them in relation to offences punishable on summary conviction", they shall be held to be the equiva- lent of toe following provision :----

"the Magistrate may deal with the caso summarily and may impose a fine not exceeding such sum as may be provided.

And in all editions of the Laws of Hongkong hereafter to be printed, the provisions firstly above referred to are hereby authorised to be printed in manner and form corres- ponding as nearly as may be with the provision above substituted therefor, and the sections in which such provi- sions occur shall be construed and onforaad angonlin