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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH DECEMBER 1894.

DRAFT BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend "The Spirit Licences Ordinance, 1886.”

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the

advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Section 4 of The Spirit Licences Ordinance, 1886, (No. 21 of 1886) is hereby amended by striking out the words on each of which licences an annual fee of one “hundred and twenty dollars shall be payable in advance,” and by adding to the section the words following:-

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"There shall be paid annually in advance for each such "Licence the sum of $150 where the total capacity "of the still or stills does not exceed one hundred "gallons and an additional $10 for each additional "100 gallons as part thereof."

2. Section 28 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words "one hundred and twenty dollars' and by substituting the words "two hundred and forty "dollars."

3. Section 30 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words "and the fee of ten dollars "monthly shall be paid in advance by each licensee to the "Treasurer" and substituting the words "The fee for such "licence shall be one hundred and fifty dollars per annum "payable quarterly in advance to the Treasurer."

4. Schedule (P) of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by striking out the words:--

Distillery Licence (Sec. 4),...

Grocer's Licence (Sec. 28),

$120 a year.

.$120 a year.

Wholesale Licence (Sec. 28), ...$120 a year. Chinese Spirit Licence (Sec. 30), $120 a year.

Amendment

of Sec. 6 of Ordinance 11 of 1886.

Amendment

of Sec. 28 of Ordinance 21 of 1886.

Amendment

of Sec. 30 of Ordinance ZI of 1886.

Amendment

of Schedule P.

1053

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to secure, in certain cases, the rights of property in telegraphic messages.

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HEREAS it is expedient to secure, in certain cases, the rights of property in telegraphic messages.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Telegraphic Messages Copyright Ordinance, 1894.

2. Whenever any message, transmitted by telegraph from any place outside of this Colony, shall be received by any person, association or company in this Colony, for the pur- pose of publication in any newspaper, or by printed circular or otherwise, to any limited number of persons, members of or subscribers to any such association or company, no person, whether a member of or subscriber to such associa- tion or company, or not, shall, without the consent in writ- ing of such person, association or company by whom such message shall have been received, print or publish such telegraphic message, or the substance thereof, or any extract therefrom until after the expiration of a period of forty-eight hours from the time of the first publication of such message by the person, association or company receiving the same. PROVIDED ALWAYS that such period shall not extend beyond seventy-two hours from the time of the first receipt in the Colony of such message. AND PROVIDED FURTHER that the publication of any similar message lawfully received in like manner by any other person, association or company, by such other person, association or company shall not be deemed or taken to be a publication of such first mentioned message within this Ordinance.

3. If any person print or publish or cause to be printed or published any matter contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance he shall, upon conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding $100, and every person who shall be convicted a second time of any offence against this Ordinance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $200.