THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH APRIL, 1887.
intention of the Custodian thereof to dispose of the said child as a prostitute or that the said child has been pur- chased for the purpose of emigration may make an order in conformity with the provisions of Section 4 of this Ordinance.
6. Whenever the Registrar General shall have reason to believe that any female child between the ages of six and sixteen years is in the custody, power or possession of any person who has no legal right to such custody, and that it is prejudicial to the interests, and liberty of such child that she should continue in the custody of such person, it shall be lawful for the Registrar General to make appli- cation to a Judge in chambers for a writ of Habeas Corpus. On the return of the said writ the said Judge shall make such order respecting the custody, education, and bringing up of the said child, and on such conditions as he shall deem best in the interest of the said child.
In dealing with such cases no parent who has voluntarily parted with such child for the purpose of adoption into another family or who has received money for the parting with the custody of the child for any other purpose shall be deemed to be entitled as of right to the custody of such child as its natural guardian,
7. In any action which may hereafter be entered for the recovery of any sum due on any promise or agreement which before the coming into operation of this Ordinance has been entered into before the Registrar General with respect to the custody, maintenance or giving in mainge of any female child, it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff in such action to allege or to prove that any consideration was given for the said promise or agreement, and it shall not be competent for the said defendant to allege in defence that the Registrar General had no authority or power to require such promise or agreement from him, or that no consideration was given for the same.
8. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make and when made to alter, amend, or revoke all Rules and Regulations necessary for the efficient working of this Ordinance.
9. The forms contained in the Schedule to this Ordinance shall be the forms to be used when required under this Ordinance.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th day of March, 1887.
Registrar General may
⚫pply for Habeas Corpus.
Recovery of sums due on promise or agreement already entered into.
Governor in
Council may
Regulations.
make
Forms.
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ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 13th day of April, 1887.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
SCHEDULES,
A.
Notice under Section 1 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1887.
To A.B. residing at
In virtue of the powers conferred on me by section 1 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1887, I do hereby require you the said A.B. to appear before me at my office situate in
at
of the clock in the
on
noon and then and there to bring and produce one C.D. a female child now in your custody or under your control.
Dated this Eight hundred and
day of
in the year One thousand
Registrar General.
Take Notice that if you do not obey this summons you are liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, and in default of paying the said sum to imprisonment not exceeding six months.
B.
HONGKONG Know all men by these presents that we
TO WIT.
and
in the sum of
A.B.
of
C.D. E.F.
of
of
are hereby
jointly and severally bound to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors dollars, for which payment well and truly to be made we do hereby bind ourselves our Executors, Administrators and Assigns firmly by these presents.
Dated this
day of
in the year
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