HE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH JANUARY, 1886.
5. In the construction of this Ordinance,-
The word Rents" shall include all periodical payments
or renderings in lieu of or in the nature of Rent. The word "Annuities" shall includes alaries and pen-
sions.
The word "Dividends" shall include (besides dividends strictly so called) all payments made by the name of Dividend, Bonus, or otherwise out of the revenue of Trading or other Public Companies, divisible between all or any of the members of such respective Companies, whether such payments shall be usually made or declared at any fixed times or otherwise; and all such divisible revenue shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to have accrued by equal daily increment during and within the period for or in respect of which the payment of the same revenue shall be declared or expressed to be made, but the said word "Dividends" shall not include payments in the nature of a return or reimbursement of capital. 6. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall render apportionable any annual sums made payable in Policies of Assurance of any description.
7. The provisions of this Ordinance shall not extend to any case in which it is or shall be expressly stipulated that no apportionment shall take place.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Larceny and Embezzlement.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with
follows:-
as
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Larceny and Embezzlement Amendment Ordinance 188 ," and shall be read and construed with No. 7 of 1865 and all Ordinances amending the same.
2. If any person, being a member of any copartnership or being one of two or more beneficial owners of any Money, Goods or Effects, Bills, Notes, Securities, or other property, shall steal or embezzle any such Money, Goods or Effects, Bills, Notes, Securities, or other property belonging to any such copartnership or to such joint beneficial owners, every such person shall be liable to be dealt with, tried, convicted and punished for the same as if such person had not been or was not a member of such copartnership or one of such beneficial owners.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend the Law relating
to the Custody of Infants.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with
BE
as
follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Infants Custody Ordinance, 188
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2. From and after the commencement of this Ordinance it shall be lawful for the Supreme Court upon the petition presented in a Summary way of the mother (by her next friend if necessary) of any infant or infants under the age of sixteen years to order that the Petitioner shall have access to such infant or infants at such time and subject to such regulations as the Court shall deem proper or to order that such infant or infants shall be delivered to the mother and remain in or under her custody or control or shall if already in her custody or under her control remain therein until such infant or infants shall attain such age not exceeding sixteen years as the Court shall direct; and further, to order that such custody or control shall be subject to such regulations as regards access by the father or guardian of such infant or infants and otherwise as the Court shall
deem proper.
3. No agreement contained in any separation deed made between the father and mother of an infant or infants shall be or be deemed to be invalid by reason only of its pro- viding that the father of such infant or infants shall give up the custody or control thereof to the mother: Provided always that no Court shall enforce any such agreement if the Court shall be of opinion that it will not be for the
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Interprata- tion of terms. [Ebid. a. 3.]
Ordinance not to apply to Policles of Àsurance. [Ibid a. 6.]
Nor where stipulation made to the contrary. [bid § 7.]
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Member of Partnership guilty of converting to his own use, &c. partner- ship property, liable to be tried as if not a Member. [31 and 32-V. c. 116, § 11
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Supreme Court may order
mother to have access to and custody of infants under 16 years. (36 V. c. 12, . }
Separation deed agree ment to give up custody. (36 V.c.12, 1.2]
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