THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18тп MARCH, 1865.
been guilty of any Offence in relation to the Company for which he is criminally re- onsible, the Court may, on the Application of any Person interested in such Winding- up, or of its own Motion, direct the Official Liquidators, or the Liquidators (as the case may be,) to institute and condect a Prosecution or Prosecutions for such Offence, and may order the Costs and Expenses to be paid out of the Assets of the Company.
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CLVII. Where a Company is being wound up altogether voluntarily, if it appear Prosecution of de- to the Liquidators conducting such Winding-up that any past or present Director, &c., in case of voinn- Manager, Officer, or Member of such Company has been guilty of any Offence in rela-tary Winding-up. tion to the Company for which he is criminally responsible, it shall be lawful for the Liquidators, with the previous Sanction of the Court, to prosecute such Offender, and all Expenses properly incurred by them in such Prosecution shall be payable out of the Assets of the Company in priority to all other Liabilities.
CLVIII. If any Person, upon any Examination upon Oath or Declaration, or in Penalty of Perjury. any Affidavit, Deposition, or Declaration in or about the Winding-up of any Company under this Ordinance, or otherwise in or about any Matter arising under this Ordinance, wilfully and corruptly gives false Evidence, he shall, upon Conviction, be liable to the Penalties of wilful Perjury.
Power of Court to make Rules.
Justice to make Rules.
CLIX. The Chief Justice may, as often as Circumstances require, make such, Power of the Chief Rules concerning the Mode of Proceeding to be had for winding-up a Company in the Court as may from time to time seem necessary, and when the same shall be revised and approved by the Legislative Council, such Rules shall apply to all Proceedings for winding-up a Company.
PART VI.
REGISTRATION OFFICE.
CLX. The Registration of Companies under this Ordinance shall be conducted as follows, (that is to say,)
(1.) His Excellency the Governor may from time to time appoint a Registrar and such other Officers and Servants as he may think necessary for the Registration of Companies under this Ordinance, and may award them such Remuneration as he may direct:
(2.) His Excellency the Governor may make such Regulations as he thinks fit with respect to the Duties to be performed by any such Registrar, Officers, and Servants as aforesaid:
(3.) His Excellency the Governor may direct a Seal to be prepared for authenti- cation of any Documents required for, or connected with, the Registration of Companies:
(4.) Every Person may inspect the Documents kept by the Registrar, and there shall be paid for such Inspection such Fees as may be appointed by His Excellency the Governor, not exceeding One Dollar for each Inspection; and any Person may require a Certificate of the Incorporation of any Company, or a Copy or Extract of any other Document or any Part of any other Document, to be certified by the Registrar; and there shall be paid for such Certificate of Incorporation, certified Copy, or Extract such Fees as His Excellency the Governor may appoint, not exceeding Five Dollars for the Certificate of Incorporation, and not exceeding Fifty Cents for each Folio of such Copy or Extract.
PART VII.
REPEAL OF ORDINANCES.
Constitution of Re- gistration Office.
CLXI. After the Commencement of this Ordinance all Laws in force in this Repeal of Ordinau- Colony inconsistent with the Provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 4th Day of March, 1865.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
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