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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH APRIL, 1889.
59. The place in which the Registrar General shall sit in discharge of his duties shall be such place as may, from time to time, be appointed for that purpose by the Governor.
60. Every person violating the provisions of Part III of this Ordinance or of any Rules or Regulations made under Section 56 (except any regulations made for the purpose of ap- peal under section 42) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and except where otherwise provided by this Ordinance, or by any Rules or Regulations made as aforesaid, shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.
61. The forms given in the Schedule B hereto, or forms to the like effect with such variations and additions as cir- cumstances require may be used for the purposes therein indicated and according to the directions therein contained, and instruments in those forms shall (as regards the form thereof) be valid and sufficient.
62. In any proceeding under this Ordinance, every notice, order, copy of regulations, or other instrument shall be presumed to have been duly signed by the person by whom and in the character in which it purports to be signed until the contrary is shown.
63. Any suit, action or prosecution against any person for anything done in pursuance or execution or intended execution of this Ordinance or of any Rules or Regulations made in pursuance thereof shall be commenced within three months after the thing done and not otherwise.
Notice in writing of every such suit or action and of the cause thereof, shall be given to the intended defendant oue month at least before the commencement of the suit or` action.
In any such suit or action the defendant may plead generally or set up by way of special defence that the act complained of was done in pursuance or exccution or intended execution of this Ordinance or of any such Rules or Regulations as aforesaid and may give this Ordinance and such Rules or Regulations and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon.
The plaintiff shall not recover if tender of sufficient .amends is made before suit or action brought or if after suit or action brought a sufficient sum of money is paid into Court by or on behalf of the defendant.
If a verdict passes, or decree is given for the defendant or the plaintiff becomes. nou-suit or discontinues the suit or action after issue joined or if on demurrer or otherwise judgment is given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover his full costs and shall have the like remedy for the same as any defendant has by law for costs in other
cases.
Though a verdict or decree is given for the plaintiff, he shall not have costs against the defendant unless the Judge before whom the trial is had certifies his approbation of the suit or action.
64. The provisions of section 66 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1865 shall apply to every summary conviction under this Ordinance.
Place of Proceeding before Registrar General to be fixed by Governor. [Ibid. Sec. 70.]
Every offence against this Ordinance & Misdemeanor. (Ibid. Sec. 71.]
Forms in Schedule may be used. [Ibid. Sec. 72.]
Presumption
in favour of authenticity of signatures,
&c.
[Ibid, Sec. 78.]
Limitation of suits, &c.
No Bummary conviction to be quashed for want of form. [Sec. 11 of Ord. 2 of 1875.1
No. 10 of 1867,
No. 2 of 1875,
No. 2 of 1876,
No. 7 of 1887,
SCHEDULES.
A.
Repeals,
Contagious Diseases,
Emigration Abuses,
Contagious Diseases,
Protection of Women,
All. except ss. 29,
31, 32, 33.
All.
Al.
All.
No. 9 of 1887,
Protection of young Girls,..
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