THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1899.
VII-Appeal from Sub-district and District Courts.
24. Any party who is dissatisfied with the decision of a Appeals. Sub-district Court may appeal to the District Court of the District in which such Sub-district is included, and any party dissatisfied with the decision of a District Court may appeal to a Magistrate from such decision, provided he gives notice to the Magistrate within fifteen days from the date of such decision (or within such further time, if any, as the Magistrate may allow), of his intention to appeal. An appeal shall lie from the Magistrate to the Governor by way of petition to be presented to the Colonial Secretary within fifteen days from the date of the decision appealed from.
VIII.-Miscellaneous.
as to dis- missal.
25. It shall be lawful for the Governor to dismiss any Power of president or chairman or other member of a Committee Governor appointed under this Ordinance who shall appear to him to be unworthy of his post, and to substitute another president, chairman or member in his stead, and such president, chair- man or member so dismissed shall be disqualified from holding office unless he be expressly rehabilitated by the Governor.
26. It shall be competent for any District or Sub-district Tribunal may Court to direct such portion of any fine as it shall deem fit direct appro- to be paid to the person injured or aggrieved by the act priation of or omission in respect of which such penalty has been
penalties. imposed (on condition that such person, if he shall accept the same, shall not have or maintain any suit for the recovery of damages for the loss or injury sustained by him by reason of such act or omission), and such other portion thereof as it shall deem fit to the persons, if any, Fines to be employed to do the work which ought to have been done, paid to an or to repair the mischief done by the defendant, All fines officer to be paid to, or recovered by, any District or Sub-district Court applied by shall be deposited with such officer as the Governor may directed. appoint to be by him appropriated (if any such direction as aforesaid is made by the Court) in the manner directed by such Court. The balance, if any, shall be applied as Appropria the Governor may direct to the payment of the necessary tion of expenses of carrying this Ordinance into execution, and for such local purposes as the Governor may determine.
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27. It shall be the duty of all watchmen and of all Watchmen members of the police force to aid and assist the District and police and Sub-district Committees and Courts in the exercise assist in
officers to of the powers and jurisdictions and the performance of the duties imposed upon them by this Ordinance.
carrying out
this Ordi- nance.
28. Every president and member of a District or Sub- Penalty for district Court or Committee, and evory watchman, shall be bribery. deemed to be a "public servant' within the meaning of Ordinance No. 3 of 1898, and the provisions of that Ordi- uance shall be applied in every respect as if such president or member or watchman had been included in the definition
of a public servant contained in that Ordinance.
tions on inhabitants
29. Where in the opinion of the Governor there is an Levying of undue prevalence of crime in any District or Sub-district, contribu- or any District or Sub-district Committee appears to him to be unable to or to fail to maintain peace and good order in where extra such District or Sub-district, it shall be lawful for the Gov- crime re- ernor to station police or extra police in such District or quires the Sub-district and to order the levy of a special rate upon extra police. provision of such District or Sub-district to an amount sufficient to defray the whole or any portion of the cost of such police. When the levying of any such special rate is ordered by the Governor he may by such order specify the procedure by which payment of such rate may be enforced summarily by a Magistrate, and all Magistrates shall have jurisdiction so to enforce the same accordingly.
Objects and Reusons.
One of the main objects of this Bill is to establish village tribunals (District and Sub-District Courts) in the new territory for the trial of petty civil and criminal cases; (see Parts II, III and VI of the Ordinance).
Such jurisdiction may not be exercised, without the con- sent of the parties, except in cases where both parties are natives (section 13).
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