1278 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21st DECEMBER, 1895.
(c) If after two months, ten times
the amount of deficient duty.
PROVIDED ALWAYS that the Collector may remit the whole or any portion of the penalty prescribed by this sub-section if he is satisfied that the omission or neglect to stamp arose solely from urgent necessity or unavoidable accident, or that the special circumstances of the case otherwise justify his doing so. He may require sworn or other evidence as to the circumstances at his discretion.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 14th day of December, 1895.
J. G. T. BUCKLE,
Acting Clerk of Councils,
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 20th day of December, 1895.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
SCHEDULE
of Locuments which may be stamped, without payment of penalty, at any time within seven days from the date of execution.
*2. Agreement, or any memo- randum of an agreement, under hand only, and not otherwise spe- cially charged with any duty, whe ther the same be only evidence of a contract or obligatory on the parties from its being a written instrument,
Agreement or Contract accom- panied with the deposit of Title Deeds to any immovable property or for securing the payment or re- payment of any money or stock, ...
3. Arbitration Award,
4. Assignment, by way of se- curity, or of any security,
Upon a sale,
5. Attested Copy of any Doen- ment chargeable with Stamp Duty,
Average Statement,
10. Bond, or other obligation concerning Respondentia and Bottomry, and Average State- ment, or Bond where no statement is drawn up,............
Bond for securing the payment or repayment of money not other- wise provided for, or for the transfer or re-transfer of stock, or accom- panying the deposit of Title Deeds to any immovable property,
* Nor■.—The numbers refer to the corresponding articles in the schedule to the principal Ordinance.
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