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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1864. 335

Question put and carried,—the Ordinance being numbered “No. 9 of 1864.”

The Bill for preventing Frauds upon Creditors by Secret Bills of Sale of Personal Chattels, was read

a second time,—

And the Council went into Committee upon, the said Bill.

Section 1 agreed to.

Section 2 amended, and agreed to.

Section 3 agreed to.

Section 4 amended and agreed to, and first Blank filled up.

Section 5-Blank filled up, and Section agreed to.

Sections 6 to 8 inclusive, agreed to.

Preamble agreed to.

Title agreed to.

The Bill having gone through Committee, the GOVERNOR put the Question-That this Bill, as amended,

do

pass, and that the Title be-"An Ordinance for preventing Frauds upon Creditors by Secret Bills of Sale of Personal Chattels,”

Question put and carried, the Ordinance being numbered "No. 10 of 1864."

Read a first time a Bill, ended “An Ordinance for the Incorporation, Regulation, and winding up of

Trading Companies and other Associations."

The Council adjourned to Tuesday, the 13th Instant, at noon.

Read and approved, this 13th Day of September, 1864.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

HONGKONG.

HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON,

Governor.

ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINE.

No. 11 of 1864.

By His Excellency SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.

An Ordinance for consolidating and amending the Laws relative to Jurors and Juries.

[13th September, 1864.]

Whereas the Laws relative to the Summoning of Jurors and the formation of Juries are numerous and complicated, and it is expedient to consolidate and simplify the same, and in some respects to amend the said Laws: Be it enacted by His Excel- lency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Title.

Preamble.

I. The several Ordinances and Parts of Ordinances set forth in Schedule (A) to Ordinances repealed. this Ordinance annexed, are hereby repealed to the extent to which the same are by such Schedule expressed to be repealed, except as to the now existing "Jurors' List," which shall continue in force until the first day of March now next ensuing, and except as to anything done or fine incurred before the coming into operation of this Ordinance.

cided by a Jury of

II. All Questions of Fact, whether of a Civil or Criminal nature, upon which Issue All questions of fact shall be taken in the course of any Proceeding in the Supreme Court, or before the except., to be de Sheriff, Commissioner or other Officer of the same, and all Questions of Idiotcy, Lunacy Seren. and Unsoundness of Mind shall, except in Cases otherwise provided for, be tried by a Jury of Seven Men.

to be Verdict of Jury

III. In the event of any of the Jurors dissenting from the residue, the Verdict of Verdict of Majority a Majority shall be held and deemed to all intents and purposes to be the Verdict of unless in Capital Cases the Jury; Provided always, that if any Person be arraigned for any Offence visited by where unanimity is

requisite.