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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21st APRIL, 1860.

HONGKONG.

ANNO "VICESIMO TERTIO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

No. 3 of 1860.

By Ilis 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.

An Ordinance for amending and consolidating the Law respecting Pawnbrokers.

[16th April, 1860.]

Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :~~

I. Ordinance No. 11 of 1858 is hereby repealed, and also Sections Seventeen, Repeal of Ordinance Twenty-eight, Twenty-nine, and Thirty, of No. 14 of 1845, so far as the same concern or No. 11 of 1858, and certain Sections of relate to Pawnbrokers.

No. 14 of 1845.

Pawnbrokers' Li-

censes.

Licences to be grant-

ed by the Governor in Council.

Pawnbrokers to carry ou no other Trade on the same Premises.

Name and Calling

II. No Person shall use or exercise the Trade or Business of a Pawnbroker unless he be then the Holder of a Pawnbroker's License.

III. Every such License shall be granted by and at the Discretion of His Excel- lency in Executive Council, on such Conditions, touching Fees or otherwise, as shall be deemed meet; and the same shall endure for One Year only, but may be renewed at the like Discretion from Year to Year.

IV. No such Pawnbroker shall, during the Continuance of his said License, carry on any other Trade or Occupation in his Place of Business as such Pawnbroker, except that of Pawnbroking, and the Sale of Pledges forfeited under the Provisions of this Ordinance.

V. He shall cause to be painted and kept painted in large and legible English of Pawnbroker to be Letters and Chinese Characters, over the Door of his said Place of Business, his Name

at length, and after his Name the word "Pawnbroker."

painted over Place of Business.

Inspection of Goods, Books, &c.

Interest on Loans,

Books to be kept by Pawnbrokers.

Ticket to be given

Borrower.

VI. He shall, whensoever thereunto required by the Superintendent of Police, or any Inspector of Police, or by any other Member of the Police Force bearing a written Order in that behalf under the Hand of the said Superintendent, produce for the Ins pection of the Party so requiring him all or any Goods pledged or deposited with him, and all Books and Papers relating to the same.

VII. Over and above the principal Monies lent upon any Goods, pawned or pled- ged with the Lender, he may demand, receive, and take from the Person applying to redeem the said Goods, before re-delivering the same, Interest for the Month, and every fractional Part of a Month, after such rate as shall have been agreed upon at the time of the making of the said Loan; which said principal Monies and Interest shall be taken in full Satisfaction of all Charges for or incident to the Loan to which the same relate: Provided nevertheless, that the first Month's Interest shall be deemed to be due on the first Day of the first Month, and may be deducted from the amount of Loan agreed upon.

VIII. Before any Monies shall be advanced on any such Loan as aforesaid, the Lender thereof shall enter or cause to be entered in a Book to be by him kept for that purpose, and to be called "The General Book,” a fair and legible Statement according to the Form in the Schedule (A) hereunto annexed.

IX. The Lender shall at the Time of making any such Loan as aforesaid deliver by Pawnbroker to the to the Borrower a Ticket, containing a true and legible Statement according to the

Form in the Schedule (B) hereunto annexed.

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Ticket.

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X. In order to entitle any Person to redeem from the Lender or his Representa- tives the Goods pledged, the Ticket must be returned to the Lender or his Representa- tives by the Person applying to redeem the Goods, except as provided for in Section Thirteen of this Ordinance.

XI. On the tender of any such Ticket as aforesaid, together with the full Amount given up to any Per- then due for Principal and Interest, if made within Three Months from the Day of the making of the Loan, or within the further Term allowed by Section Fifteen, it shall be the duty of the Lender or his Representatives to deliver up to the Person tendering the Ticket the Goods described therein.

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