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Speech on petition.

Retition to be

eard,

Examination of Vitnesses.

fotification of 'rivate Bill in the Jazette.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 8, 1912.

second the President shall if he has any doubt refer the matter for the decision of the Law Committee. If the Petition be rejected under either of these prohibitions it shall be returned by the Clerk to the Petitioner.

Petitions not coming within the above prohibitions shall be received as of course without question.

Petitions relating to any Bills before a Special or Standing Committee, shall on receipt be referred by the Clerk to the Committee, by whom they will be presented to the Council with their Report. Other Petitions after being received, if it be so resolved, may be read, or may be printed and laid on the table, or may be referred to a Committee for consideration and report.

52.-No speech shall be made on presenting a petition, beyond such as may be necessary to explain its nature and object.

PRIVATE RIGHTS.

53.-In any case where individual rights or interests of property may be peculiarly affected by any proposed Bill, all parties interested may, upon petition for that purpose, or motion made, seconded and carried, be heard before the Council, or any Committee thereof, either in person, or by Counsel.

54. When it is intended to examine any Witnesses, the Member, or the Petitioner requiring such Witnesses, shall deliver to the Clerk a list containing the names' and residences of such Witnesses, at least two days before the day appointed for their examination. The evidence of every such Witness shall be taken down by the Clerk and be signed by the Witness.

55.-Before any Private Bill, whereby the property of any private person may be affected, is introduced, notification of the intention of the parties to apply for such Private Bill shall be given by the parties, by two advertisements in the Gazette, and two in some daily Newspaper circulating in the Colony, and, if the parties affected are Chinese, in one Chinese Newspaper, and by publication of the proposed Bill at least once in the Gazette prior to the first reading and, if amended in Committee, once prior to the third reading. No Private Ordinance shall be passed whereby the property of any private person may be affected in which there is not a saving of the rights of His Majesty the King, His Heirs and Successors, and of all bodies politic or cor- porate and of all other persons except such as are mentioned in the Ordinance and those claiming by, from and under them.

No. 69.-His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 1 of 1912.--An Ordinance to amend the Law Revision Ordin-

ance, 1911.

Ordinance No. 2 of 1912.-An Ordinance to amend the Law Amendment Or- dinance, 1911.

Ordinance No. 3 of 1912.-An Ordinance to amend the law relating to the Regis

tration of Births and Deaths.

Ordinance No. 4 of 1912.-An Ordinance to amend the Gambling Ordinance,

1891.

Ordinance No. 5 of 1912. —An Ordinance to make provision for the due obser

vance of General, Public and Bank Holidays and to amend and consolidate the law relating to the

same.

Ordinance No. 6 of 1912.—An Ordinance to amend the Arms and Ammunition

Ordinance, 1900.

Ordinance No. 7 of 1912.-An Ordinance to amend the Liquors Consolidation

Ordinance, 1911.

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