ORDINANCE No. 2 of 1869.
Criminal Law and Procedure.
sessions.
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2. The ordinary sessions for the despatch of the criminal business of the Supreme Court shall commence on the eighteenth day of every month (except during vacation) or if the eighteenth day be a dies non then on the lawful day next following. Provided always that the Chief Justice may, upon due notice thereof being given, from time to time change the day so appointed, and may hold at any time a special session in addition to the ordinary sessions whenever it may be necessary or expedient so to do.
3. For the purpose of bringing any criminal case under the cognizance of the Supreme Court, an information signed by the Attorney General or in certain cases by the Colonial Secretary as hereinafter provided, shall be as valid and effectual in all respects as an indictment presented by a grand jury.
4. In case the Attorney General shall at any time be unable to sign such information by reason of illness or any other sufficient cause, it shall be lawful for the Governor to direct that the same be signed by the Colonial Secretary.
5. Every information shall bear date on the day when the same is signed, and with such additions and modifications as shall be necessary to adapt it to the circumstances of each case, may be in the following form:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
At the General Criminal Session of the Supreme Court holden at Victoria for the month of
18 [or in case of a special session.] At the Special Criminal Session of the Supreme Court holden at Victoria on the
The day of 18
The Court is informed by the Attorney General [or Colonial Secretary] on behalf of our Lady the Queen, that A. B. did feloniously steal, take, and carry away
the property of C. D. at Victoria, in this Colony on the day of 18
And if there be more than one count, then the second and every subsequent count, if any, may with the like additions and modifications, be in the following form:
And also that the said A. B. feloniously wilfully and of his malice aforethought, did kill and murder one C. D. at Victoria, in this Colony on the day of 18
Information as valid as presentment by grand jury.
Colonial Secretary may sign in certain cases.
Form of information.
ORDINANCE No. 2 or 1869.
Criminal Law and Procedure.
sessions.
1027
2. The ordinary sessions for the despatch of the criminal business Criminal of the Supreme Court shall commence on the eighteenth day of every month (except during vacation) or if the eighteenth day be a dies non then on the lawful day next following. Provided always that the Chief Justice may, upon due notice thereof being given, from time to time change the day so appointed, and may hold at any time a special session in addition to the ordinary sessions whenever it may be necessary or expedient so to do.
3. For the purpose of bringing any criminal case under the cogni- zance of the Supreme Court, an information signed by the Attorney General or in certain cases by the Colonial Secretary as hereinafter provided, shall be as valid and effectual in all respects as an indictment presented by a grand jury.
4. In case the Attorney General shall at any time be unable to sign such information by reason of illness or any other sufficient cause, it shall be lawful for the Governor to direct that the same be signed by the Colonial Secretary.
5. Every information shall bear date on the day when the same is signed, and with such additions and modifications as shall be necessary
as shall be to adapt it to the circumstances of each case, may be in the following
form:
The
18
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
•
day of
18
day of At the General Criminal Session of the Supreme Court holden at
Victoria for the month of
18 [or in case of a special session.] At the Special Criminal Session of the Supreme Court holden at Victoria on the The Court is informed by the Attorney General [or Colonial Secretary on behalf of our Lady the Queen, that A. B. did felo- niously steal, take, and carry away [
C. D. at Victoria, in this Colony on the
18
the property of
day of
And if there be more than one count, then the second and every subse- quent count, if any, may with the like additions and modifications, be in. the following form:
And also that the said A. B. feloniously wilfully and of his malice. aforethought, did kill and murder one C. D. at Victoria, in this Colony on the
day of
18
Information as valid as
presentment by grand jury.
Colonial sign in certain
Secretary may
cases.
Form of information.
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