250
ORDINANCES Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 1851.
Civil Courts Jurisdiction.
Rating.
Jurisdiction of Supreme and other Courts not to extend to civil actions between Chinese subjects when originating out of the Colony, except in certain cases.
proper evidence and for other reasons, but are frequently resorted to for the purpose of extortion, and likewise tend to the injury of traffic within the said Colony :
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that neither the Supreme nor any other Court within the Colony aforesaid shall have or exercise jurisdiction in any civil proceeding as between persons born within the dominions of the Emperor of China where the cause of action has originated out of the said Colony, unless the defendant has been a resident therein for six consecutive months prior to the time of commencing any action, suit, or proceeding grounded on such cause of action,
Title,
Preamble.
Valuation for the assessment of Police rate to be made in the month of January in each year, unless Governor in Council shall publicly notify that an existing valuation is to stand good. Notified valuation subject to appeal,
No. 3 of 1851.
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, entitled, "An Ordinance to raise an assessed Rate on Lands, Houses, and Premises, within the Colony of Hongkong, for the upholding of the requisite Police Force therein."
[10th June, 1851.]
WHEREAS inconvenience has arisen from the occurrence of appeals being instituted against valuations for Police assessment, after the percentage or rate required for upholding the Police Force for the ensuing year, based on such valuations, has been determined by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council, in pursuance of the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845; and whereas it is desirable not only to fix a limit within which such appeals may be made, but also to facilitate such appeals and to render them less expensive; and whereas also it is desirable that the valuations to be hereafter made under the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, should be made in the month of January in each year:
1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that a valuation of the property liable to Police assessment within the said Colony shall be made in the month of January in each year, [Amended by Ordinance No. 8 of 1857] and in the manner provided by the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, unless the said Governor with the advice of the Executive Council shall deem it expedient to permit any existing valuation to stand, in which case it shall be duly notified during such month of January [Amended by Ordinance No. 8 of 1857] in one or more of the public newspapers of the said Colony, that such existing valuation is to stand good for the then current year [Amended by Ordinance No. 8 of ...
250
ORDINANCES Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 1851.
Civil Courts Jurisdiction.
Rating.
Jurisdiction of Supreme and other
Courts not to extend to ci- vil actions between Chi- nese subjects when origi- nating out of the Colony, except in cor- tain cases.
proper evidence and for other reasons, but are frequently resorted to for the purpose
of extortion, and likewise tend to the injury of traffic within the said Colony :
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Gov- ernor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that neither the Supreme nor any other Court within the Colony afore- said shall have or exercise jurisdiction in any civil proceeding as between persons born within the dominions of the Emperor of China where the cause of action has originated out of the said Colony, unless the defend- ant has been a resident therein for six consecutive months prior to the- time of commencing any action, suit, or proceeding grounded on such cause of action,
Title,
Proamble.
Valuation for the assessment of
Police rate to be made in the month of January in each year, unless Governor in Council shall
publicly notify that an existing valuation is to stand good. Notified vahta- tion subject to appeal,
No. 3 of 1851.
An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, entitled, "An Ordi- nance to raise an assessed Rate on Lands, Houses, and Premises, within the Colony of Hongkong, for the upholding of the requisite Police Force therein."
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[10th June, 1851.]
HEREAS inconvenience has arisen from the occurrence of appeals being insti- tuted against valuations for Police assessment, after the percentage or rate required for upholding the Police Force for the ensuing year, based on such valuations, has been determined by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council, in pursuance of the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845; and whereas it is desirable not only to fix a limit within which such appeals may be made, but also to facilitate such appeals and to render them less expensive; and whereas also it is desirable that the valuations to be hereafter made under the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, should be made in the month of January in each year:
1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hong-- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that a valuation of the property liable to Police assessment within the said Colony shall be made in the month of January in each year, [Amended by Ordinance No. 8 of 1857] and in the manner provided by the said Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, unless the said Governor with the advice of the Executive Council shall deem it expedient to permit any existing valuation to stand, in which case it shall be duly notified during such month of January [Amended by Ordinance No. 8 of 1857] in one or more of the public newspapers of the said Colony, that such existing valuation is to stand good for the then current year [Amended by Ordinance No. 8 of
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