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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 24, 1914.

Power to Postmaster General to detain cer-

6. The Postmaster General or any officer authorized by him in this behalf may detain any article in course of trans- mission by post which he suspects to contain any news- tain publica paper, book or other document containing seditious matter and shall deliver any such newspaper, book or other docu- ment containing seditious matter so detained to such officer as the Governor-in-Council may appoint in this behalf to be disposed of in such manner as the Governor-in-Council may direct:

tions when transmitted by post.

Application

to Supreme

Court to set aside order

Provided that no person employed by or under the Post Office shall open any such article unless he is authorised by express warrant in writing under the hand of the Governor or is otherwise authorised by law in that behalf.

7.-(1.) Any person having an interest in any property in respect of which an order of forfeiture has been made under section 3, may, within two months from the date of of forfeiture. such order, apply to the Supreme Court to set aside such order on the ground that the newspaper, book or other docu- ment in respect of which the order was made did not contain any seditious matter.

Order of Supreme

Court set- ting aside order of forfeiture.

Jurisdiction barred.

(2.) If it appears to the Supreme Court that the news- paper, book or other document in respect of which the order in question was made did not contain seditious matter, the Supreme Court shall set aside the order of forfeiture.

8. Every declaration of forfeiture purporting to be made under this Ordinance shall, as against all persons, be con- clusive evidence that the forfeiture therein referred to bas taken place, and no proceeding purporting to be taken under this Ordinance shall be called in question by any Court, except by the Supreme Court on an application made under the provisions of the preceding section, and no civil or criminal proceeding, except as provided by this Ordinance, shall be instituted against any person for any- thing done or in good faith intended to be done under this Ordinance.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 23rd day of April, 1914.

M. J. BREEN,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency, the Governor, the 24th day of April, 1914.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary,

Short title.

HONGKONG.

No. 7 OF 1914.

An Ordinance to amend the Foreign Marriage

Ordinance, 1903.

I assent to this Ordinance.

LS

F. H. MAY,

Governor.

[24th April, 1914.]

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

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Foreign Mar riage Ordinance, 1914, and shall be read and construed as one with the Foreign Marriage Ordinance, 1903, (hørein- after called the Principal Ordinance), and this Ordinance and the said Ordinance may be cited together as the For- eign Marriage Ordinances, 1903-1914.

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