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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

No. 9.

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 2ND MARCH, 1861.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. VII.

The subjoined Bill, read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held on the 23rd Instant, is published for general information.

By Order,

Council Chamber, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th February, 1861.

HONGKONG.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

ANNO VICESIMO QUARTO VICTORIZE REGINE.

No. of 1861.

Clerk of Councils.

By His Excellency Sin HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Knight, Governo" and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Adairal of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

An Ordinance for amending Ordinance No. 8 of 1860.

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Whereas it is necessary to amend Ordinance No. 8 of 1860, intituled An Ordinance to amend the Law in velation to the Grund und Revocation of Probates of Wills and Letters of Administration in Hongkong: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Sections Ten and Eleven of Ordinance No. 8 of 1860 are hereby repealed and Repeal of sections instead thereof there shall be substituted the following two Sections to be numbered 10 & 11 of No. 8 of respectively Ten and Eleven, that is to say---

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fre whom to be made

Parts.

X. Affidavits Declarations or Affirmations of Persons residing in Foreign Parts, Affidavits, &c., he- if sworn declared or affirmed before the Persous empowered to administer Oaths when Persons making under the Act of the 6th Geo. IV. cap. 87 or under the Act of the 18th and 19th the reside in Foreigü Vict. cap. 42 before any Foreign local Magistrate or other Person having authority to administer an Oath in places where there are no such Persons as are mentioned in the said Acts may be used in the said Court in its Probate Jurisdiction.

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XI. Affidavits Declarations and Affirmations sworn made and taken in any British Dominious bc- Place ont of the Colony of Hongkong under the Dominion of Her Majesty before fore whom to be sworn, any Court, Judge, Notary Puble, or Person lawfully authorised to administer Oarbs in such Place may be used in the said Court in its Probate Jurisdiction. And all Officers of the mid Court shall take judicial Notice of the Seal or Signature, as the case may be, of any such Court, Judge, Notary Public, or Person which shall be attached, suspended, or subscribed to any such Affidavit, Déclaration, or Affirmation-- or to any other Bocnicut.

II. All of Section XV. of Ordiannce No. 8 of 1880 from the words in the seventh, Portion of section The and all the" to the End inclusive shall be stuck ont.

1. In every reprinted Copy of Ordinance No. 8 of 1880 the Amendments herein- before specified in respect of the same chall be made by the Printer before publishing the suno: and it shall not be afterwards necessary to print or reprint this Ordinance.

15 of No. 8 of 1860 to be struck out.

Re-

Provision for printing of this Ordi-

nance.

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