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DISTRESS FOR RENT.

ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1883.

[No. 1.

373

AN ORDINANCE to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to A.D. 1883.

Distraints for Rent.

BE

[1st March, 1883.]

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

Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---

Ordinance No. 1 of 1883, with Ordi- nance No. 15

of 1892.2 incorporated.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Distress for Rent Ordinance, Short title. 1883.

2. In this Ordinance "the Court" means the Supreme Court in its Interpreta- Summary Jurisdiction.

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PART I.

JURISDICTION.

3. The Court shall have jurisdiction to issue warrants of distress for arrears of rent in all cases, without respect to the value of the property on which the rent is to be levied and without respect to the amount of rent to be levied.

4.-(1.) No distress shall be levied for arrears of rent except under the provisions of this Ordinance.

warrants of distress.

Punishment of unauthorized person levy-

(2.) Every person, not being a Bailiff or officer acting under this ing distress. Ordinance, who levies or attempts to levy any such distress shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not ex- ceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceed- ing three months, in addition to any other liability which he may have incurred by his proceedings.

5.-(1.) The Bailiffs of the Court shall be employed under the provi- Employment sions of this Ordinance.

(2.) The salaries, allowances, and expenses of the Bailiffs and other officers employed under this Ordinance shall be paid out of the general revenue of the Colony.

and payment of Bailiffs.

6.-(1.) All fees collected under this Ordinance for services by such Fess. Bailiffs and officers shall be paid into the general revenue of the Colony. (2.) No fees shall be taken or demanded for such distresses except those allowed by this Ordinance, as set out in the First Schedule to this First Ordinance.

7. No warrant shall be issued in any case for arrears of rent due for more than twelve months at the time of the application.

Schedule.

Limitation of time for issue

of warrrant.