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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZEITE, 12TH JULY, 1890.

And at the hearing of the said summons the defendant (or plaintiff) appeared (or the summons was proved to have been personally and duly served), and it has now been proved that the defendant (or plaintiff) now has (or has had since the date of the order) the means to pay the sum then due and payable in pur- suance of the order, and has refused (or neglected or then re- fused or neglected) to pay the same, and the defendant (or plain- tiff) has shown no canse why he should not be committed to prison. Now, therefore, it is ordered that, for such default, the defendant (or plaintiff) be committed to prison for

days, unless, he sooner pay the sum stated below as that on the payment of which he is to be discharged.

And you are hereby required, you the said Constables, to take the defendant (or plaintiff) and to deliver him to the Superintendent of the said Gaol, and you the said Superintendent to receive the defendant (or plaintiff), and keep him safely in the said gaol for days from the arrest under this order, or until he is sooner discharged by due course of law.

Dated the

(Signed),

day of

18

A Magistrate.

Total sum payable at the time of hearing of the judg

ment-summons...

Hearing of summons, and cost of order

Total sum on payment of which the prisoner will be

discharged.

[Seal.]

S

cts.

FORM LX VII,

Certificate for Discharge of a prisoner from custody.—(Sec. 56.)

IN THE POLICE COURT AT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY

OF HONGKONG.

Between A.B. plaintiff, and C.D. defendant.

To the Superintendent of the Victoria Gaol at Hongkong afore- said.

"

I hereby certify that the defendant (or plaintiff), who was com- mitted to your custody by virtue of an order of cominitment dated the day of

18 has paid and satisfied the sum of money for the non-payment whereof he was so committed, together with all costs due and payable by him in respect thereof, and may in respect of that order be forthwith discharged out of your custody.

Dated the

(Signed),

day of

Magistrate's clerk.

18

FORM LXVIII,

Distress Warrant.—(Sec. 56.)

IN THE POLICE COURT AT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY

Between

OF HONGKONG.

Plaintiff,

(Address Description)

and

(Address

Description)

Defendant,

To each and all of the Constables of the Colony of Hongkong.

for

On the day of

18 it was adjudged and ordered by the undersigned (or J. P. Esquire,) a Magistrate of the said Colony that the defendant (or plaintiff), should pay to the plain- tiff (or defendant)

for debt (or damages), and costs, making together the sum of that the said sum should be paid on the in judgment), and that if default should be made in payment ac- cording to the said adjudication and order the sum due thereunder should be levied by distress and sale of the defendant's (or plain- tiff's) goods.

; and it was ordered day of (or as

And default has been made in payment according to the said adjudication and order.

Therefore you are hereby commanded forthwith to make dis- tress of the goods of the said defendant (or plaintiff) except the wearing apparel and bedding of him and his family, and, to the

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