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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH JULY, 1896.

The words, "except marriages between parties neither of whom professes the Christian religion duly celebrated according to the personal law and religion of the parties," have been inserteil in section 2, in order to prevent such marriages from being invalidated under the provisions of section 29 of Ordinance 14 of 1875, which enacts (inter alia) as follows :---

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A marriage shall be null and void if both parties knowingly and wilfully acquiesce in its celebra- tion in any place other than the office of the Registrar General or a licensed place of worship (except when authorised by special licence), or under a false name or names, or without certifi- cate of notice or licence duly issued, or by a person not being a competent minister, or the Registrar General or his deputy."

HENRY E. POLLOCK,

Acting Attorney General,

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Titl

Short (ikke

Alteration of

titles of Pris

ffice to

Mang of coup racts, Onches, Regulations.

Aperime ad fod. I of

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to alter the titles of Prison Officers employed in this Colony,

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

Beatrice fund or sent of the Legishtine Commeil thereof.

as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Prison Officers Ordinance, 1800,

2. From and after the passing of this Ordinance the titles of the Prison Officers now employed in this Colony (with the exception of the Guards and Matron who shall retain their former titles) shall be and they are hereby declared to be altered as follows:-

(1) The officer recently known as The Warden shall hereafter be known and described as “The Chief Warder."

(ii) The officers recently known as Head Turnkeys shall hereafter be known and described as *Principal Warders.”

(iii) The officers recently known as Turnkeys shali hereafter be known and described as “Warders.” (iv) The willeer recently known as Officer in charge of Industries shall hereafter be known and described as "Trade Warder.”

(x) The female officer recently known as the Female Hospital Nurse shall hereafter be known aul described as The Wardress."

3. Any contracts or agreements existing between the Government and ang of the Prison officers referred to in the preceding paragraph beroof shall be hereafter read and construed as if the said officers were therein described by the new titles conferred upon them by this Ordinance; and any Onlinances, Önders of the Governor in Council, Orders and directions of the Governor. Rules, Regulations, Bye- Jaws or Documents, either already made or hereafter to be male, which refer to the said Prison officers by either their old or their new titles shall be binding upon such Prison officer- and shall be read and construed accordingly. 4. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 18 of 1889 is hereby amended by substituting the words-

“Any Chief Warder or subordinate Prison officer" for the words "Every Warden, turnkey or other subordinate Prison officer.”

Objects and Reasons.

The object of this Ordinance is to amend the present designations of the existing officers of the Gaol so as to make their titles correspond as nearly as possible with these in use in English prisons,

HENRY E. POLLOCK,

Acting Attorney General,