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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH JUNE, 1863.

The Acting Governor put the Question, That this Bill as amended do pass, and that the Title be “An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 and to provide Gaols and Debtors' Wards, and for the due control of Prisoners therein.”

Question put and carried, the Ordinance being numbered "No. 4 of 1863."

The second reading of the Bill concerning the Police and Lighting Rate Assessment was deferred till

the next Meeting.

The Council adjourned to Tuesday, the 2nd Proximo, at noon.

Read and approved this 2nd Day of June, 1863.

W. T. MERCER, Acting Governor.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Bill, now under consideration by the Legislative Council, is published for general information.

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By Order,

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO, Clerk of Councils.

Council Chamber, Hongkong, 2nd June, 1863.

HONGKONG.

Title.

Preamble.

ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

No. of 1863.

By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting 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.

An Ordinance to provide for the regulation of Public Vehicles and their Drivers and Bearers within Victoria.

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January, 1863.]

Whereas it is expedient to provide for the regulation of Public Chairs within the City of Victoria and its neighbourhood in this Colony and for that purpose that Public Chairs and the Owners and Bearers of Chairs should be licensed and subject to Rules and Regulations: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof as follows:-

No Vehicle to ply I. No Vehicle shall be allowed to ply for hire or to be hired within the City of for big burhood Victoria and its neighbourhood unless and until the Owner or one of the Owners thereof until License obtained. shall have obtained a License for the same, which License the Registrar General of this

and neighbourhood

Penalty for breach.

Licenses to be taken

half-yearly and sums

Colony is hereby required to grant subject to such Rules and Regulations as are hereby ordained and authorized. Every Person being Owner or part Owner of a Vehicle or Chair, which shall ply for hire within the limits aforesaid without such License and every Driver or Bearer of such Vehicle or Chair who shall ply for hire without such License as is hereby required shall be subject to a penalty of not exceeding Dollars.

II. Every such License shall be taken out Half-yearly or for the residue of the out and to be renewed current Half-year and shall expire on the Thirtieth Day of June and on the Thirty-first payable for licenses Day of December respectively in each Year. Upon the taking out of every such License ordinary and special. there shall be paid to the Registrar General for the use of the Public Treasury of this

Colony the following Fee:-

For an Ordinary License for a Vehicle drawn by one Horse or more Dollars.

For a Special License for a Vehicle drawn by one Horse or more Dollars.

For an Ordinary License for a Chair

Dollars.