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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH DECEMBER, 1882.

B.

Form of Affidavit for Distress, Section.

In the Supreme Court of

A.B.

(Plaintiff)

A.B. inhabitant of

cersus

C.D. (Defendant)

maketh the oath and saith

that CD. who is also an inhabitant of the (town) of

is justly indebted to

for arrears of rent of the house and premises No.

in the sum of dollars

in the

due for

situated at months, to wit

from

to

at the rate of dollars

per mensem.

Sworn before me the

day of

188

C.

Form of Warrant.

In the Supreme Court of

I hereby direct you to distrain the goods and chattels on the pre-

mises of A.B. situate in

for the sum of

in the dollars, being the amount of

day of

months' rent due to CD. for the same on the

last, according to the provision of the Distress Ordinance of 18

To

Dated

E.F.

day of

18 (Signed and scaled),

by the Registrar of the Supreme Court.

Sworn Bailiff and Appraiser.

D.

Form of inventory and notice.

In the Supreme Court of

(Summary Jurisdiction.)

Take notice that I have this day seized the goods and chattels contained in the above inventory and appraisement, for the sum of months rent due

dollars, being the amount of

to C.D. on

Jast and that unless you pay that amount together with the costs of this distress, within five days from the date hereof, or obtain an order from the Court to the contrary, the same

18 will be sold on the

day of

, pursuant to

(Signed) E.F.

the provisions of the Distress Ordinance, 18

To 1.B.

Sworn Bailiff and Appraiser.

E.

Farm of Power of Attorney to distrain.

I (or we), 4.B. do hereby authorize CD. to be my (our) agent to act for me (us) in distraining, under the Distress Ordinance, 18 for (all) the arrears of rent now due to me (us) (or to be bereafter due) on property situated in (here describe property), as to which I ano (we are) entitled to distrain as (Owner, Lessee, Trustec, Guardian, &c.) alone (or together with E.F.) &c.

Dated

(Signed) A.B.

Preamble.

Ser. 15 of Ord.

12 of 1973

amended,

Appointment

of Bailiffs and

Deputy Bailiffs.

Registrar may

direct exec- tion of process.

Produss

nguinst an

officer of the

Court

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Supreme Court Ordi-- nance, 1873.

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Supreme

Court Ordinance, 1873, and to make further pro- vision for the execution of the process of the Supreme Court: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Comeil thereof, as follows:—

1. Section 15 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, 1873, is hereby amended by substituting the words "2 Deputy Registrars" in place of the words "a Deputy Registrar' and the words "2 clerks of the Court" instead of the words

a clerk of the Court."

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2. The Governor may from time to time appoint one or more Bailiffs of the Supreme Court, and may also from time to time approve of the appointment by any such Bailiff of a Deputy Bailifï, Each Bailiff may, however, act as the Deputy of another and execute any process of the Court, although it may have been directed personally to some other Bailiff.

3. The Registrar shall direct the process of the Court to be excented by such of the Bailiffs of the Court as he may from time to time think fit.

4. In case process may be awarded by the Court against any officer of the Court, such process may be issued directed or executed by any other officer of the Court as the Court or a Judge may direct.