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The Wongkong Government Gazette.
An Ordinance for Her Majesty's Subjects within the Dominions of the Emperor of China, or within
Ship or Vessel at the Distance of not more than One Hundred Miles from the Coast of China. ANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIE REGINÆ.
No. 2 of 1856.
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By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance to explain the Law as to Removals of Prisoners.
[29th May, 1856.] Be it enacted and ordained, by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, in manner following: Escaped Offenders
I. The Chief Superintendent or Consul within whose jurisdiction any party charged with having com against Treaties may mitted an Offence in any Consular District in China against the Treaties, Rules, or Regulations to which the be removed to the Dis- Order of Her Majesty in Council dated the 13th Day of June 1853 refers, and further charged with triet of their offence. having escaped or departed out of the said last mentioned District, shall happen to be found, may lawfully, if the said Chief Superintendent or Consul shall think fit, cause the said party to be removed to the Con- sular District out of which he shall have so escaped or departed.
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General provision 11. All Removals whatsoever of Prisoners or parties from or to any Port in China under any Act of with respect to all Re- Parliament or Order in Council, or under this or any other Ordinance, shall be effected, and the respective expenses thereof shall be defrayed in like manner as, by Articles Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, and Twenty-three, of the said Order in Council of the 13th day of June 1853, is provided with respect to the embarking, conveying, delivering, commitment, and expenses of persons deported under the authority of the said Articles respectively, so far as the provisions thereof respectively shall be found applicable to the cir- cumstances of each particular case.
JOHN BOWRING.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 29th Day of May, 1856.
L. D'ALMADA E Castro,
Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG.
ANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIE REGINE.
No. 9 of 1856.
By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance to explain certain Enactments relating to Shipping.
[29th May, 1856.] Preamble. Recites Whereas by "The Merchant Shipping Act 1854,” and “ The Chinese Passengers' Act 1855," the Power "The Merchant Ship to amend the said Acts in their application to this Colony is, under certain Conditions, reserved to this ping Act 1854," and Legislature, and it is desirable to exercise the aforesaid Power in manner hereinafter appearing: Be it The Chinese Pas- enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative
sengers' Act 1855."
Council thereof, as follows :——
Chinese Residents I. The British Flag may be lawfully used by any Chinese Resident within the meaning of Ordinance may use the British No. 4 of 1855, on board of any Ship or Vessel registered in this Colony in the name of the said Resident Flag in colonially re- under the Ordinance aforesaid. gistered vessels.
Colonial Registers, II. Every Register, Certificate, Endorsement, Declaration, or Bond authorised or required by the said &c., may be proved by Ordinance, may be proved in any Court of Justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of production of Originals parties authority to receive Evidence, either by the production of the Original, or by an examined Copy or Copies.
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thereof, or by a Copy thereof purporting to be certified under the hand of the Colonial Secretary or other person who for the time being shall happen to have charge of the Original, which certified Copy he is hereby required to furnish to every person applying at a reasonable time for the same, and paying therefor the sum of One Dollar for every such certified Copy; and every Document, when so proved as aforesaid, shall be received as primâ facie Evidence of all the matters therein recited, stated, or appearing.
III. Any Chinese Passenger Ship clearing out or proceeding to sea from any Port in this Colony, or in Voyage of more than China, or within a Hundred Miles of the Coast thereof, on any Voyage or Voyages to any other Port or Seven Days' duration. Ports, for the purpose of commencing at or from any such Port or Ports as last aforesaid a Voyage of more Ordinance not to than Seven Days' duration, shall be deemed to have cleared out or proceeded to sea upon the said last-men- come into operation tioned Voyage from the said first-mentioned Port within the meaning of the "Chinese Passengers' Act 1855," until confirmed proclaimed.
IV. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's confirmation thereof shall have been proclaimed in this Colony by His Excellency the Governor.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 29th Day of May, 1856.
L. D'ALMADA e Castro,
Clerk of Councils.
HONGKONG.
JOHN BOWRING.
ANNO DECIMO NONO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 10 of 1856.
By His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
An Ordinance for Lis Pendens and Purchasers.
[29th May, 1856.]
Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, in manner following; that is to say :--
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