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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 10, 1915.
The memorials must be written in the Italian language.
Documents drawn up in foreign languages must be accompanied by an Italian trans- lation duly legalised.
Article 10.-At the end of the period fixed by article 7, the president shall appoint a reporter and then convoke the Commission in Council, the Government commissioner being present, to examine whether or no further preliminary acts (acts of instruction)
are necessary.
The Commission takes its decision on the point without the Government commis- sioner being present.
In the affirmative case, the president shall take steps to complete the preliminary acts, giving the necessary orders and delegating the reporter for the purpose, or should the latter be prevented, another of the members: the right to be present being reserved to the Government commissioner and to the parties interested.
The delegate for the preliminary examination (instruction) is assisted by the secretary of the Commission.
A procès-verbal is drawn up of the work of preliminary examination.
The Commission may also order the production of fresh acts and documents.
Article 11.-The president, after hearing what the reporter and Government com- missioner have to say, declares the preliminary examination closed by an ordinance, of which notice is given to the parties at their domicile elected in Rome, which is published in the Official Gazette.
Article 12.--From the date on which the ordinance closing the instruction has been notified, a final period of five days is granted to the parties interested, within which fresh evidence may be presented at the office of the secretary.
Article 13.-The sitting for discussion of the case is fixed by a decree of the president after consultation with the Government commissioner.
Three days before that fixed for the discussion, the secretary shall notify the in- terested parties of the fact at their domicile elected in Rome.
Two days before the case is heard, the Government commissioner shall deposit his findings at the office of the secretary.
Article 14.--Except in the case of the deposit dealt with by article 6, the notifications are made to the parties by the secretary at their domicile elected in Rome by letter against receipt.
Article 15.—The president can, at the instance of the Government commissioner, on justifiable grounds, postpone a case to another sitting, when he will cause the parties to be notified accordingly.
Article 16.---At the sitting of the Commission to discuss the case, only the Govern- ment commmissioner and the secretary may be present in addition to the lawyers of the regularly constituted parties.
The reporter shall submit the contents of the act, after which the lawyers have the right of addressing the Commission to explain succinctly the contentions of the parties to the issue.
Proceedings are terminated by an address of the Government commissioner.
Article 17.-At the conclusion of the discussion the Commission deliberate in council, when the Government commissioner, secretary, and lawyers are not allowed to be pre-
sent.
The Commission may postpone judgment to a further sitting.
After votes have been taken, the president selects a member to draft the sentence.
Article 18.-The sentence must be signed by all the members who took part in the deliberation, and countersigned by the secretary. The sentence, for the purpose of publication, must be deposited in the secretary's office.
Article 19.--Copy of the sentence, and, when the case requires it, copy of the docu- ments admitted at the preliminary examination, may be sent out by the secretary of the Commission in the executive form prescribed by articles 556 and 557 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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