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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1844.

Licensing Public Houses, &c.

do hereby certify that the above A. B. of

is a person of good fame and reputation and fit and proper to be licensed to keep an inn or public house.

Witness our hands, this

1.

:

2.

3.

n

day of

(B.)

Form of Certificate by the Chief Magistrate to authorize the granting of a License.

134

HONGKONG.

At the licensing meeting (or an adjournment of the licensing meeting or sessions) holden at

on the

day of

in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty

for the purpose of considering applications made to me for licenses to keep public houses, in pursuance of an ordinance of the Governor and Council intituled "An Act for licensing Public Houses, and regulating the retail of fermented, and spirituous liquors, in Hongkong" I

do hereby authorize the Colonial Treasurer to issue a license to A. B. of

to keep an inn, or public house at the sign of

situated in

for the year commencing on the

day of

and I do hereby certify that I am satisfied the said A. B. is a person of good fame, and reputation, and is fit and proper to keep any inn or public house and also that I have taken from the said A. B. and his sureties C. D. of

and E. F. of

each according to the form prescribed by the said ordinance of the Governor and Council.

Given under my hand and seal on the

day of

and at

Hongkong to wit

Be it remembered, that on the

(C).

Form of a Recognizance.

A. B. of

came personally before me

Chief Magistrate of Police in the Colony of Hongkong and acknowledged themselves to owe to Our Lady the Queen, to wit the said A. B. the sum of

of lawful current dollars of Hongkong to be respectively levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lady the Queen Her Heirs and Successors: in case default shall be made in the performance of any of the conditions hereunder written :—

The conditions of this recognizance are such, that whereas the said A. B. is to be licensed to keep common-inn, ale-house, or victualling-house, and to sell ale, beer, and other malt liquors, and wine,

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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1844. Licensing Public Houses, &c. do hereby certify that the above A. B. of is a person of good fame and reputation and fit and proper to be licensed to keep an inn or public house. Witness our hands, this 1. : 2. 3. n day of (B.) Form of Certificate by the Chief Magistrate to authorize the granting of a License. 134 HONGKONG. At the licensing meeting (or an adjournment of the licensing meeting or sessions) holden at on the day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty for the purpose of considering applications made to me for licenses to keep public houses, in pursuance of an ordinance of the Governor and Council intituled "An Act for licensing Public Houses, and regulating the retail of fermented, and spirituous liquors, in Hongkong" I do hereby authorize the Colonial Treasurer to issue a license to A. B. of to keep an inn, or public house at the sign of situated in for the year commencing on the day of and I do hereby certify that I am satisfied the said A. B. is a person of good fame, and reputation, and is fit and proper to keep any inn or public house and also that I have taken from the said A. B. and his sureties C. D. of and E. F. of each according to the form prescribed by the said ordinance of the Governor and Council. Given under my hand and seal on the day of and at Hongkong to wit Be it remembered, that on the (C). Form of a Recognizance. A. B. of came personally before me Chief Magistrate of Police in the Colony of Hongkong and acknowledged themselves to owe to Our Lady the Queen, to wit the said A. B. the sum of of lawful current dollars of Hongkong to be respectively levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lady the Queen Her Heirs and Successors: in case default shall be made in the performance of any of the conditions hereunder written :— The conditions of this recognizance are such, that whereas the said A. B. is to be licensed to keep common-inn, ale-house, or victualling-house, and to sell ale, beer, and other malt liquors, and wine, 43
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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1844. Licensing Public Houses, &c. do hereby certify that the above A. B, of fame and reputation and fit and proper to be licensed to keep an inn or public house. is a person of good Witness our hands, this 1. : 2. 3. n day of (B.) Form of Certificate by the Chief Magistrate to authorize the granting of a License. 134 HONGKONG. At the licensing meeting (or an adjournment of the licensing meeting or sessions) holden at on the in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty day of for the purpose of considering applications made to me for licenses to keep public houses, in pursuance of an ordinance of the Governor and Council intituled "An Act for licensing Public Houses, and regu- lating the retail of fermented, and spirituous liquors, in Hongkong" I situated in do hereby authorize the Colonial Treasurer to issue a license to A. B. of to keep an inn, or public house at the sign of for the year commencing on the day of and I do hereby certify that I am satisfied the said A. B. is a person of good fame, and reputation, and is fit and proper to keep any inn or public house and also that I have taken from the said A. B. and his sureties C. D. of recognizance in the sum of prescribed by the said ordinance of the Governor and Council. Given under my hand and seal on the the place first above written. and E. F. of each according to the form a day of and at Hongkong to wit Be it remembered, that on the (C). Form of a Recognizance. A. B. of personally before me C. D. of day of and E. F. of 184 came Chief Magistrate of Police in the Colony of Hongkong and acknowledged themselves to owe to Our the said C. D. the sur Lady the Queen, to wit the said A. B. the sum of of lawful of and the said E. F. the sum of current dollars of Hongkong to be respectively levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lady the Queen Her Heirs and Successors: in case default shall be made in the performance of any of the conditions hereunder written :— A The conditions of this recognizance are such, that whereas the said A. B. is to be licensed to keep common-inn, ale-house, or victualling-house, and to sell ale, beer, and other malt liquors, and wine, 43
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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1844.

Licensing Public Houses, &c.

do hereby certify that the above A. B, of

fame and reputation and fit and proper to be licensed to keep an inn or public house.

is a person of good

Witness our hands, this

1.

:

2.

3.

n

day of

(B.)

Form of Certificate by the Chief Magistrate to authorize the granting of a License.

134

HONGKONG.

At the licensing meeting (or an adjournment of the licensing meeting or sessions) holden at

on the

in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty

day of

for the purpose of considering applications made to me for licenses to keep public houses, in pursuance of an ordinance of the Governor and Council intituled "An Act for licensing Public Houses, and regu- lating the retail of fermented, and spirituous liquors, in Hongkong" I

situated in

do hereby authorize the Colonial Treasurer to issue a license to A. B. of to keep an inn, or public house at the sign of

for the year commencing on the

day of

and I do hereby certify that I am satisfied the said A. B. is a person of good fame, and reputation, and is fit and proper to keep any inn or public house and also that I have taken from the said A. B. and his sureties C. D. of

recognizance in the sum of

prescribed by the said ordinance of the Governor and Council.

Given under my hand and seal on the

the place first above written.

and E. F. of

each according to the form

a

day of

and at

Hongkong to wit

Be it remembered, that on the

(C).

Form of a Recognizance.

A. B. of

personally before me

C. D. of

day of

and E. F. of

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came

Chief Magistrate of Police in the Colony of Hongkong and acknowledged themselves to owe to Our the said C. D. the sur Lady the Queen, to wit the said A. B. the sum of

of lawful

of

and the said E. F. the sum of

current dollars of Hongkong to be respectively levied of their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, to the use of our said Lady the Queen Her Heirs and Successors: in case default shall be made in the performance of any of the conditions hereunder written :—

A

The conditions of this recognizance are such, that whereas the said A. B. is to be licensed to keep common-inn, ale-house, or victualling-house, and to sell ale, beer, and other malt liquors, and wine,

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