ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1864.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
trustees of such deed, and provided that all such other conditions as are hereinbefore required be duly complied with.
As to misdemeanors under this Ordinance.
171. From and after the commencement of this Ordinance any bankrupt who shall do any of the acts or things following with intent to defraud or defeat the rights of his creditors, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable at the discretion of the Court before which he shall be convicted to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three years.
1. If he shall not upon the day limited for his surrender, and before three of the clock of such day, or at the hour and upon the day allowed him for finishing his examination, after notice thereof in writing to be served upon him personally or left at his usual or last known place of abode or business, and after the notice herein directed in the Hongkong Government Gazette surrender himself to the Court (having no lawful impediment allowed by the Court) and sign and subscribe such surrender, and submit to be examined before such Court from time to time:
2. If he shall not upon his examination fully and truly discover, to the best of his knowledge and belief all his property, real and personal, inclusive of his rights and credits, and how and to whom, and for what consideration, and when he disposed of, assigned, or transferred any part thereof, except such part as has been really and bona fide before sold or disposed of in the way of his trade or business, if any, or laid out in the ordinary expense of his family, or shall not deliver up to the Court or dispose as the Court directs of all such part thereof as is in his possession, custody, or power, except the necessary wearing apparel of himself, his wife, and children; and deliver up to the Court all books, papers and writings in his possession, custody or power relating to his property or affairs:
3. If he shall after any act of bankruptcy upon which adjudication has been granted, with intent to defraud his creditors, remove, conceal or embezzle any part of his property to the value of fifty dollars or upwards:
4. If in case of any person having to his knowledge or belief proved a false debt under his bankruptcy, he shall fail to disclose the same to his assignees within one month after coming to the knowledge or belief thereof:
631
Penalty on persons guilty of misdemeanors herein named.
ORDINANCE No. 5 or 1864.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
trustees of such deed, and provided that all such other conditions as are hereinbefore required be duly complied with.
As to misdemeanors under this Ordinance.
171. From and after the commencement of this Ordinance any bankrupt who shall do any of the acts or things following with intent to defraud or defeat the rights of his creditors, shall be guilty of a misdc- meanor, and shall be liable at the discretion of the Court before which he shall be convicted to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three years.
1. If he shall not upon the day limited for his surrender, and before three of the clock of such day, or at the hour and upon the day allowed him for finishing his examination, after notice thereof in writing to be served upon him personally or left at his usual or last known place of abode or business, and after the notice herein directed in the Hongkong Government Gazette surrender himself to the Court (having no lawful impediment allowed by the Court) and sign and subscribe such surrender, and submit to be examined before such Court from time to time:
2. If he shall not upon his examination fully and truly discover, tỏ the best of his knowledge and belief all his property, real and personal, inclusive of his rights and credits, and how and to whom, and for what consideration, and when he disposed of, assigned, or transferred any part thereof, except such part as has been really and bend fide before sold or disposed of in the way of his trade or business, if any, or laid out in the ordinary expense of his family, or shall not deliver up to the Court or dispose as the Court directs of all such part thereof as is in his possession, custody, or power, except the necessary wearing apparel of himself, his wife, and children; and deliver up to the Court all books, papers and writings in his possession, custody or power relating to his property or
affairs:
3. If he shall after any act of bankruptcy upon which adjudication has been granted, with intent to defraud his creditors, remove, conceal or embezzle any part of his property to the value of fifty dollars or upwards:
4. If in case of any person having to his knowledge or belief proved. a false debt under his bankruptcy, he shall fail to disclose the same to his assignees within one month after coming to the knowledge or belief thereof:
631
Penalty on persons guilty of mis- demeanors herein named.
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