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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 1875.

His Excellency adjourns the Council at 3.30 P.M. until Thursday, the 2nd September, at 2.30 P.M.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator.

Read and confirmed, this 2nd Day of September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

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Clerk of Councils.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO NONO

VICTORIA REGINE.

JOHN GARDINER AUSTIN, Administrator and Commander-in-Chief. No. 10 of 1875.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for compiling a new Edition of the Ordinances of the Colony.

[2nd September, 1875.]

Title.

WOrdinances of Hongkong omitting all Ordinances or

HEREAS it is expedient to prepare a new edition of the Preamble.

parts of Ordinances that have expired, have had their effect, or have been expressly repealed or disallowed: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

missioners to

I. It shall be lawful for the Governor to issue his commission Authority to to any two or more persons directing and empowering them to Governor to prepare a new edition of the Ordinances of Hongkong, and, appoint com- from time to time, in case of the death, refusal, or incapacity to compile and act of any of the said commissioners, to issue a supplemental print the Laws commission empowering some other person to act in the stead of Hongkong. of such commissioner.

arrange Laws

II. The commissioners are hereby authorised to prepare and Commissioners arrange for publication the said edition, omitting all such Ordi- to prepare and nances, sections, and parts of Ordinances as have expired, have for publication been repealed, or have had their effect, (including Appropriation and to omit all Ordinances); omitting all sections which repeal Ordinances, or expired, re- parts of Ordinances, as well as the Ordinances and parts of Ordi- pealed Ordi- nances repealed, and omitting all schedules of repealed Ordinances. nances, &c.

The commissioners are also hereby authorised to insert into Ordinances any amendments made by later Ordinances without taking notice of the fact of such amendments having been made, and to omit the amending Ordinances or parts of Ordinances.

arrange for

III. Such edition, when arranged and prepared for publication, Commissioners shall be transmitted by the commissioners to such person as to send to the Governor may appoint to print the same; and the commis- printer and sioners shall make such arrangements for correcting the proof, correcting and otherwise insuring the accuracy of the publication, as they proof, &c. think necessary.

taken as the

IV. Every copy of the said edition shall bear on the title page Every copy to the words "Published by Authority under the Provisions of be authenti- Ordinance No. 10 of 1875" and the copies so authenticated shall, cated; and in all courts and upon all occasions whatsoever, be taken, deemed copies to be and held to be the only lawful Ordinances of Hongkong, as they only Ordi- existed at the date of the passing of the last Ordinance inserted nances of the therein: Provided always, that nothing in this Ordinance con- Colony. tained shall apply to any operation already effected by, or act Proviso. done under, any Ordinance omitted in the said copies, or to any right, title, obligation, or liability acquired or accrued under any such Ordinance.

V. The commissioners shall, after the printing of the copies Copics to be aforesaid, see that the type is distributed, and shall cause the delivered to printed copies to be placed in the hands of the Colonial Secretary, Secretary to be disposed of in such manner as the Governor may direct. for disposal.

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VI. It shall be lawful for the Governor to issue his warrant Provision for upon the Treasury for such sum as he shall deem a reasonable remuneration remuneration for the clerk to be employed by the said commissi- to clerk and oners, and also for such other charges and expenses as shall have carrying into been necessarily incurred, in and about the carrying into effect effect this the provisions of this Ordinance.

expenses of

Ordinance.

VII. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Legislative Com- Short title. missioners Ordinance, 1875."

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 2nd day of

September, 1875.

H. ERNEST WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.