ORDINANCES Nos. 5 AND 6 OF 1887.
Defamation and Libel.
Arms.
209 9
Magistrate as to libel being for public benefit or being true. [44 and 45 V. c. 60, s. 4.]
17. A Court of Summary Jurisdiction upon the hearing of a charge against a proprietor, publisher, or editor, or any person responsible for the publication of a newspaper, for a libel published therein, may receive evidence as to the publication being for the public benefit, and as to the matters charged in the libel being true, and as to the report being fair and accurate, and published without malice, and as to any matter which under this or any other Ordinance, or otherwise, might be given in evidence by way of defence by the person charged on his trial on information, and the Court if of opinion after hearing such evidence that there is a strong or probable presumption that the jury on the trial would acquit the person charged, may dismiss the case.
18. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Ordinance No. 16 of 1875* if the Court of Summary Jurisdiction upon the hearing of a charge against a proprietor, publisher, editor, or any person responsible for the publication of a newspaper for a libel published therein, is of opinion that though the person charged is shown to have been guilty, the libel was of a trivial character, and that the offence may be adequately punished by virtue of the powers of this section, such Court shall cause the charge to be reduced into writing and read to the person charged, and then address a question to him to the following effect: "Do you desire to be tried by a jury or do you consent to the case being dealt with summarily?" and, if such person assents to the case being dealt with summarily, such Court may summarily convict him and adjudge him to pay a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Provision as to summary conviction for libel. [44 and 45 V. c. 60, s. 5.]
[*Repealed by Ordinance No. 10 of 1890.]
No. 6 of 1887.
An Ordinance to regulate the carrying and possession of arms.
[17th March, 1887.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Arms Ordinance, 1887.
[See Ord. No. 4 of 1889.]
Title.
2. In this Ordinance the expression arms includes any description of fire-arms, also any sword, cutlass, spear, pike, bayonet, dagger, or other deadly weapon, also any part of any arms as so defined.
[Repealed by Ordinance No. 4 of 1889 and new section substituted.]
22 of 1884, sec. 2.
ORDINANCES Nos. 5 AND 6 OF 1887.
Defamation and Libel.
Arms.
209 9
Magistrate as to libel being for public benefit or being true. [44 and 45 V. c. 60, s. 4.]
17. A Court of Summary Jurisdiction upon the hearing of a charge Inquiry by against a proprietor, publisher, or editor, or any person responsible for the publication of a newspaper, for a libel published therein, may receive evidence as to the publication being for the public benefit, and as to the matters charged in the libel being true, and as to the report being fair and accurate, and published without malice, and as to any matter which under this or any other Ordinance, or otherwise, might be given in evidence by way of defence by the person charged on his trial on inform- ation, and the Court if of opinion after hearing such evidence that there is a strong or probable presumption that the jury on the trial would acquit the person charged, may dismiss the case.
18. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Ordi- nance No. 16 of 1875* if the Court of Summary Jurisdiction upon the hearing of a charge against a proprietor, publisher, editor, or any person responsible for the publication of a newspaper for a libel published therein, is of opinion that though the person charged is shown to have been guilty, the libel was of a trivial character, and that the offence may be adequately published by virtue of the powers of this section, such Court. shall cause the charge to be reduced into writing and read to the person charged, and then address a question to him to the following effect: "Do you desire to be tried by a jury or do you consent to the case being dealt with summarily?" and, if such person assents to the case being dealt with summarily such Court may summarily convict him and adjudge him to pay a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Provision as
to summary conviction for libel.
[44 and 45 V. c. 60, s. 5.]
[*Repealed by Ordinance No. 10 of 1890.]
No. 6 of 1887.
An Ordinance to regulate the carrying and possession of arms.
[17th March, 1887.]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative
Council thereof, as follows:-
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1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Arms Ordinance, 1887.
[See Ord. No. 4 of 1889.1
Title.
2. In this Ordinance the expression arms includes any description of fire-arms, Ordinance 29 also any sword, cutlass, spear, pike, bayonet, dagger, or other deadly weapon, also any part of any arms as so defined. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 4 of 1889 and new section substituted.]
22
of 1884, sec. 2.
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