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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST MARCH, 1896.

2. The application to vacate a Lis pendens under the foregoing section may be in a summary way by petition or motion in Court or by summons at Chambers, and may be made by any person interested in the property against which the Lis pendens has been registered, whether such person is a party to the Lis pendens or not.

3. If an order shall be made for vacating any such registration, the Land Officer shall, upon the filing with him of a memorial and an office copy of such order, enter a discharge of such Lis pendens on the Land Office register, and may issne certificates of such Entry, and shall demand for every such Entry the sum of Two Dollars, and shall demand for every such certificate the sum of One Dollar. Such fees shall be paid by the Land Officer into the Colonial Treasury.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 10th day of March, 1896.

Mode of application. Ibid.

Entry of discharge by Land Officer. Fees,

Ibid.

F. J. BADELEY, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 17th day of March, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

No. 3 or 1896.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide for the extradition of Fugitive Criminals from the Territory of the British North Borneo Com-

pany.

LS

WILLIAM ROBINSON,

Governor.

[17th March, 1896.]

WHEREAS persons who have committed certain

crimes or offences within the Territory of the British North Borneo Company may escape to this Colony and it is expedient to provide for the apprehension of such fugitive criminals from Justice and for their surrender to the Government of British North Borneo in order that they may be dealt with according to law: 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 North Borneo Extradition Ordinance, 1896.

2. In the interpretation of this Ordinance and the schedules thereto the following expressions shall, unless repuguant to or inconsistent with the context, have the meaning herein- after assigned to them, viz. :--

“Governor of North Borneo" means the Governor of the Territory of the British North Borneo Com- pany and includes the person for the time being administering the Government of such Territory. “North Boruco" means the Territory of the British

North Borneo Company.

"Extradition Crime" means any crime or offence which if committed in the Colony would be one of the crimes or offences mentioned in the first schedule hereto.

Fugitive Criminal" means any person accused or convicted of an extradition crime committed with- in the jurisdiction of North Borneo who is or is suspected of being in the Colony of Hongkong.

The extradition crimes mentioned in the first schedule to this Ordinance shall be construed according to the law in force in the Colony at the date of the alleged extradition crime.

Title.

Preamble.

Short Title.

Interpreta- tion.

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