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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1869..

HONGKONG

ANNO TRICESIMO TERTIO

VICTORIA REGINE..

Sir Richard Graves MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 9 or 1869.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to empower the. Colonial Treasurer to recover in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction Crown Debts under Five hundred Dollars for Rent and for certain Assessments and Fees.

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[24th September, 1869.]

Title.

"HEREAS it is desirable to make Provision for the more Preamble.

speedy Recovery of Crown Debts under Five hundred Dollars for Rent and for Assessments and Fees payable under the Ordinances hereinafter mentioned: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

I. Sections IV and IX of "The Police and Lighting Rate Repealing Amendment Ordinance, 1867" are hereby repealed.

Clause.

Colonial Trea-

II. Whenever any Person shall have made Default in the

Recovery of Payment of any Sum of Money not exceeding Five hundred Dollars Crown Rent, due or payable by him to the Crown in Respect of Rent or of any Police, Light-

ing, Water Assessment for Police, Lighting, Water or Fire Brigade Rates, and Fire Bri- under Ordinances No. 12 of 1800, No. 9 of 1802, No. 5 of 1803, gade Rates and No. 11 of 1867 and No. 4 of 1868, or in respect of Spirit License Spirit License Fees or any Instalment thereof under Ordinances No. 11 of 1844 Fees by the and No. 10 of 1868, such Sum may be sued for and recovered by the Colonial Treasurer in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction, and a Certificate purporting to be under the Hand of the Colonial Treasurer and setting forth that such Sum is due or payable to the Crown, and that the Person so sued is liable to the Payment thereof, and specifying the Nature and Particulars of the Claim, shall be prima facie Evidence of the Facts certified therein and of the Signature of the Colonial Treasurer thereto.

surer.

III. In all Cases under this Ordinance the Court may award Court may Interest at the rate of 12 per cent. per Annum upon the Sum award Interest. recovered from the Day when the same became due or payable.

IV. In all Cases under this Ordinance Service of the Summons Service of Sum- to appear to a Plaint shall be deemed to have been duly made mons to Plaint.

if it shall appear to the Satisfaction of the Court that the same was

left at the Defendant's Place of Residence or Business, or in Case

the same should not be known then on the Tenement or Premises

in respect of which the Claim is made.

V. In all Matters under this Ordinance the Colonial Trea- By whom

surer shall sue as Colonial Treasurer, but may be represented in Colonial Trea the Court by any Person whom he shall appoint in that Behalf.

surer may appear.

VI. Nothing herein contained shall affect any other Remedy Saving of other

of the Crown for the Recovery of such Sums as aforesaid..

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 24th Day of September, 1809.

Remedies of the Crown.

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L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Bill, which was read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published for general information.

By Command,

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 24th September, 1869.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.