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1860.

one under the

awn any Goods en, the Property

ock in the Morn-

shall be summa- ling to the Laws tice.

oods and paying eding Five Hun ndition, express, Dealing, or the be afterward re- e a Pawnbroker

sed the Penalties

ix, and Sections

ired current Dol-

he Court shall so

of Imprisonment

5.

fineteen, a Fine

all so direct) the

eding Five Hun- shall so direct. t exceeding One

be paid into the

I against any

Ad- Laws relating to

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RATE OF INTEREST,

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NAME AND ABODE OF BORROWER.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST APRIL, 1960.

HONGKONG.

ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

No. 4 of 1860.

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.

An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Cheques or Drafts on Bankers, and to amend the Law of False Pretences.

[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:-

109

of Ordinance No. 3 of

I. That so much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857 as extends to this Colony the Act 19th Repeal of portion and 20th Victoria, Cap. 25, entitled "An Act to amend the Law relating to Drafts on Bankers," is hereby repealed.

1857.

Persons obliterat-

of Felony.

II. If any Person shall obliterate, add to, or alter any Crossing upon any Banker's Cheque or Draft with Intent to defraud, or offer, utter, dispose of, or put off with ing, &c. Crossing with Intent to defraud, any Cheque or Draft on a Banker, whereon such fraudulent Oblite-ulent to defraud, ration, Addition, or Alteration has been made, knowing it to have been so made, such Person shall be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to Penal Servitude for Life, or to such other Punishment as is provided for those guilty of Forgery of Bills of Exchange.

ing a Signature to a

III. If any Person shall by any false Pretence obtain the Signature of any other Any Person obtain- Person to any Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note, or any valuable Security, with Intent Bill of Exchange, &c. to cheat or defraud, every such Offender shall be guilty of a Misdemeanour, and being by false Pretences, convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be sentenced to Penal guilty of Misdemea Servitude for the Term of Four Years, or to suffer such other Punishment by Fine or Imprisonment, or by both, as the Court shall award.

nour.

HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th Day of April, 1860.

L. D'ALMADA e Castro,

Clerk of Councils.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Bill, read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held this day, is published for general information.

By Order,

Council Room, Victoria, Hongkong, 16th April, 1860.

HONGKONG.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils,

ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ,

No. of 1860.

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.

An Ordinance to make better Provision for the Punishment of Frauds committed by Trustees, Bankers, and other Persons intrusted with Property.

[

1860.]

Whereas it is expedient to make better Provision for the Punishment of Frauds committed by Trustees, Bankers, and other Persons untrusted with Property: Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legisla- tive Council of Hongkong, as follows;

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