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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1870.

Offence specified in such Proclamation, and not included in the of Crimes and First Schedule hereto shall form Part thereof, and from and after Offences. the Date of the Publication of such Proclamation, the several Crimes and Offences specified therein, shall come within the Operation of this Ordinance as if the same had been originally included in the said Schedule.

Offence from

XV. It shall be lawful for the Governor at any Time by Power to Proclamation in the Gazette to declare that any Crime or Offence expunge any specified in the First Schedule hereto or which may hereafter be Crime or added to the said Schedule as hereinbefore provided, shall no longer Schedule. form Part thereof, and from and after the Date of the Publication of such Proclamation, such Crime or Offence shall cease to come within the Operation of this Ordinance.

XVI. All Expenses incident to the Apprehension, Detention, Expenses of Maintenance, and Delivery of a Fugitive under this Ordinance, Extradition. shall be borne by this Colony.

XVII. If any Action be brought against a Magistrate, Gaoler, Protection to Officer of Police, or any other Person for anything done in Obedience Magistrate, to any Warrant or Order issued under the Provisions of this Ordi- Gaoler, &c. nance, the Proof of such Warrant or Order shall be a sufficient acting under Answer to such Action, and the Defendant or Defendants on such Proof as aforesaid shall be entitled to a Verdict or Judgment in his or their Favor, and shall also be entitled to his or their full Costs of Suit.

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Warrant.

reciprocal Laws

XVIII. This Ordinance shall commence and take Effect when This Ordinance and so soon as the Governor shall, by Proclamation in the Gazette, to commence declare that sufficient reciprocal Provision has been made by the from Procla- Government of Macao for the Apprehension and Surrender to the mnation of Government of Hongkong of Offenders escaping to any Place of Macao. within the Territory of Macao who may be charged with having committed within this Colony, any of the Crimes or Offences in respect of which a Fugitive may be surrendered under this Ordinance.

XIX. No Fugitive who may be surrendered by the Govern- Provision for ment of Macao to the Government of Hongkong in pursuance of Restoration of such reciprocal Provision as aforesaid shall be put upon his Trial Fugitive after or detained within this Colony for any Crime other than the Trial. particular Crime for which he may have been surrendered, without having been previously restored or having had an Opportunity of returning to the Colony of Macao.

XX. The Forms given in the Second Schedule to this Ordi- Forms in nance or Forms to the like Effect, with such Variations and Ad- Second Sche-

used.

ditions as Circumstances require, may be used for the Purposes dule may be therein indicated and Instruments in those Forms shall (as regards the Form thereof) be valid and sufficient.

of any Part

XXI. In Case the Governor in Council shall deem it ex- Proviso as to pedient that this Ordinance or any Part thereof should be repealed Repeal or or the Operation thereof suspended for any Period, or in Case the Suspension of Governor of Macao shall notify to the Governor of this Colony his Ordinance, or Desire to repeal er suspend for any Period such reciprocal Provision thereof. as aforesaid, or any Part thereof, it shall be lawful for the Governor of this Colony by Proclamation in the Gazette to declare that this Ordinance or any Part thereof shall be suspended in its Operation for any Period, or that the same is repealed, and from the Date of the Publication of such Proclamation in the Gazette, the said Ordinance or such Part thereof as may be specified in the Proclamation shall be deemed to be suspended or repealed accordingly.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, thi. 2nd Day of September, 1870.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

LIST OF CRIMES AND OFFENCES.

The following List of Crimes and Offences is to be construed according to the Law existing in the Colony of Hongkong, at the Date of the alleged Crime or Offence, whether by Common Law or by Imperial Statute or Local Ordinance made before or after the Passing of this Ordinance.

Murder, and Attempt and Conspiracy to Murder. Manslaughter.

Wounding with Intent to do grievous bodily Harm.

Counterfeiting and altering Money and uttering Counterfeit or altered Money. Forgery, counterfeiting, and altering, and uttering what is forged or counter- feited or altered.

Embezzlement and Larceny.

Unlawfully receiving stolen Property.

Obtaining Money or Goods by false Pretences,

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