ORDINANCES No. 15 of 1868 AND No. 1 OF 1869.
Treasonable Offences.
Vacation.
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such felony shall, on conviction, be liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labor, and with or without solitary confinement, for any term not exceeding two years.
9. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such day as shall hereafter be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
[In force from 21st November, 1868, by proclamation of same date.]
Commencement of Ordinance.
No. 1 of 1869
An Ordinance to make further Provision in relation to the Vacation of the Supreme Court and the Transaction of Business during the same in certain Cases.
[24th September, 1869.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to make further provision in relation to the vacation of the Supreme Court and the transaction of business during the same in certain cases: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the "Vacation Ordinance, 1869.”
2. Ordinance No. 11 of 1866, is hereby repealed.
3. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, there shall be two periods of vacation for the Supreme Court in each year, that is to say, a summer vacation between the dates hereinafter mentioned, and a winter vacation of one month.
4. The summer vacation shall commence on the evening of the twentieth day of August in each year and end on the morning of the twelfth day of October then next following. The month of February shall be the winter vacation month.
5. Except as hereinafter mentioned, no business shall be transacted by the Supreme Court or the offices connected therewith, during vacation.
Preamble
Short title
Repealing clause.
Summer and winter vacations.
Periods of vacations.
Transaction of business in vacation may be transacted
6. The Supreme Court and the offices connected therewith shall be open during vacation, for the purpose of holding any special criminal session and also for the purpose of granting interim injunctions and dissolving the same, issuing writs, receiving petitions and of completing any criminal sessions or, by leave of the Court, any civil business actually commenced before the first day of vacation.
7. It shall be lawful for the Chief Justice, if he shall think fit, whenever it shall appear to him expedient that any other civil business should be transacted during vacation although not actually commenced before the first day thereof, to make an
Chief Justice may permit any other civil business to be transacted in vacation.
ORDINANCES No. 15 or 1868 AND No. 1 OF 1869.
Treasonable Offences.
Vacation.
1025
such felony shall, on conviction, be liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labor, and with or without solitary confinement, for any term not exceeding two years.
9. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such day as shall hereafter be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
[In force from 21st November, 1868, by proclamation of same date.]
Commence-
ment of Ordinance.
No. 1 of 1868
An Ordinance to make further Provision in relation to the Vacation of the Supreme Court and the Transaction of Business during the same in certain Cases.
WH
[24th September, 1869.]
HEREAS it is expedient to make further provision in relation to the vacation of the Supreme Court and the transaction of business during the same in certain cases: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the "Vacation Ordinance, 1869.”
2. Ordinance No. 11 of 1866, is hereby repealed.
3. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, there shall be two periods of vacation for the Supreme Court in each year, that is to say, a summer vacation between the dates hereinafter mentioned, and a winter vacation of one month.
4. The summer vacation shall commence on the evening of the twentieth day of August in each year and end on the morning of the twelfth day of October then next following. The month of February shall be the winter vacation month.
5. Except as hereinafter mentioned, no business shall be transacted by the Supreme Court or the offices connected therewith, during vacation.
Preamble
Short title
Repealing clause.
Summer and winter vacations.
Periods of vacations.
Transaction of business in vacation
may be trans-
acted
6. The Supreme Court and the offices connected therewith shall be open during what business vacation, for the purpose of holding any special criminal session and also for the purpose of granting interim injunctions and dissolving the same, issuing writs, receiving *petitions and of completing any criminal sessions or, by leave of the Court, any civil business actually commenced before the first day of vacation.
7. It shall be lawful for the Chief Justice, if he shall think fit, whenever it shall appear to him expedient that any other civil business should be transacted during vacation although not actually commenced before the first day thereof, to make an
Chief Justice may permit any other civil busi- ness to be transacted in vacation.
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