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To

ORDINANCES Nos. 15 AND 16 OF 1886.

1993

Peace Preservation.

Stamp.

Schedule (B.)

WARRANT.

Captain Superintendent of Police, and all Police officers.

WHEREAS His Excellency the Governor has authorized the appointment of special constables in this Colony, and whereas A B has been appointed to be a special constable in this Colony.

These are therefore to require you to bring before a Police Magistrate, in this Colony, the said A B (instanter)

there to be enrolled as a special constable,

under Ordinance No.

Given

of 18

this

day of

188

Magistrate.

NOTE.-Parts II & III were brought into force by proclamation under section 5 of the 26th April, 1888, see Gazette of same date: which proclamation was cancelled in Government notification of 2nd June, 1888. See Gazette of the same date.

*The notification erroneously refers to the proclamation published in Gazette

of the 26th ultimo, i. e. May.

No. 16 of 1886.

An Ordinance entitled The Stamp Ordinance 1886.

[21st May, 1886.]

BE

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the

Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Preamble.

1. In the construction of this Ordinance the term Collector shall include the person for the time being appointed by the Governor to have the control and management of the Stamp Office.

Definitions.

Document shall mean any deed, instrument, or writing whatever. Material shall mean paper or parchment.

Document.

Material.

Executed and execution, with reference to documents not under seal

Execution.

shall mean signed and signature respectively.

Officers

continued.

2. The present Collector and all other officers of the Stamp Office are hereby continued in their offices. There shall be one general Stamp Office. Office for the Colony, and such subsidiary

Stamp offices as the Governor Subsidiary may from time to time in his discretion appoint.

offices.