ORDINANCES Nos. 4 AND 5 OF 1860.
453
Bankers Cheques-False Pretence.
Imperial Acts Extension-Repeal.
No. 4 of 1860.
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:--
1. That so much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857 as extends to this Colony the Act 19th and 20th Victoria, Cap. 25, entitled "An Act to amend the Law relating to Drafts on Bankers," is hereby repealed.
2. 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 intent to defraud, any cheque or draft on a banker, whereon such fraudulent obliteration, 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.
3. If any person shall by any false pretence obtain the signature of any other person to any bill of exchange, promissory note, or any valuable security, with intent to cheat or defraud, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be sentenced to penal 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.
[Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1865.]
Repeal of portion of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857.
Persons obliterating, &c. crossing with intent to defraud, guilty of felony.
Any person obtaining a signature to a bill of exchange, &c. by false pretences, guilty of misdemeanour.
No. 5 of 1860.
An Ordinance for repealing Ordinance No. 5 of 1858.
[30th April, 1860.]
WHEREAS it is expedient and necessary to provide by distinct legislative measures for the various objects embraced by Ordinance No. 5 of 1858; and, in order to establish such legislation on a proper basis, it is necessary to repeal the said Ordinance: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof:-
1. That Ordinance No. 5 of 1858 be, and the same is henceforth and hereby repealed.
Repeal of Ordinance No. 5 of 1858.
ORDINANCES Nos. 4 AND 5 OF 1860.
453
Bankers Cheques-False Pretence.
Imperial Acts Extension-Repeal.
No. 4 of 1860.
An Ordinance to amend the Law relating to Cheques or Drafts on Bank
ers,
and to amend the Law of False Pretences.
[16th April, 1860.]
E it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the
advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
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1. That so much of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857 as extends to this Colony the Act 19th and 20th Victoria, Cap. 25, entitled "An Act to amend the Law relating to Drafts on Bankers," is hereby repealed.
2. 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 intent to defraud, any cheque or draft on a banker, whereon such fraudulent obliteration, 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.
3. If any person shall by any false pretence obtain the signature of any other person to any bill of exchange, promissory note, or any valuable security, with intent to cheat or defraud, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be sentenced to penal 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.
[Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1805.]
Repeal of portion of Ordinance No. 3 of 1857.
Persons obliter- ating, &c. cross- ing with intent to defraud, guilty of felony.
Any person ob- taining a signa- ture to a bill of exchange, &c. by false pretences, guilty of misde-
meanour,
No. 5 of 1860.
An Ordinance for repealing Ordinance No. 5 of 1858.
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[30th April, 1860.]
HEREAS it is expedient and necessary to provide by distinct le- gislative measures for the various objects embraced by Ordinance No. 5 of 1858; and, in order to establish such legislation on a proper basis, it is necessary to repeal the said Ordinance: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof:-
1. That Ordinance No. 5 of 1858 be, and the same is henceforth and Repeal of Or hereby repealed.
dinance No. 5 of 1858.
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