290
Duties of Registrar as to enrolment of articles.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 127 s. 7.
Performance, by leave, of prescribed formalities after expiration of specified period. 6 & 7 Vict. c. 73 s. 9.
Prohibition of articled clerk being engaged in other employment.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 127 s. 10. Discharge or assignment of articles in case of bankruptcy, etc.
No. 1.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1871.
(2.) In every such affidavit there shall be specified the names of such solicitor and of the person so bound and the day on which such articles or assignment were or was actually executed, and such person shall also, within the said period, file the said affidavit in the Court.
6.--(1.) Within the said period of one month and on the filing of the affidavit required by the last preceding section and the payment of the prescribed fees, the Registrar shall enrol and register the articles or assignment, and shall make and sign a memorandum thereon and on the affidavit of the day on which the same was filed.
(2.) The Registrar shall likewise enter the names of the parties to and the date of such articles or assignment and the term of service in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall mark such articles or assignment as having been so entered, with the date thereof, and the said book shall be open to public inspection during office hours without fee or reward.
7. The formalities prescribed by the last two preceding sections may be observed and performed after the expiration of the period of one month therein specified, by leave of the Chief Justice, but the service of the clerk so bound as aforesaid shall be reckoned to commence and be computed from the date when such leave is granted or, in the case of an assignment, his service shall be suspended from the expiration of the said period of one month until the date when such leave is granted, unless the Chief Justice otherwise orders.
8. No person bound by articles of clerkship to any solicitor as aforesaid shall, during the term of service mentioned in such articles, hold any office or engage in any employment whatsoever other than the employment of clerk to such solicitor and his partner or partners, if any, in the business, practice, or employment of a solicitor and proctor.
9. In case any solicitor to whom any clerk is articled becomes bankrupt before the expiration of the term, or executes a trust deed for the benefit of his creditors under any Ordinance for the time being in force relating to bankruptcy, or is imprisoned for debt and remains in prison for the space of twenty-one days, it shall be lawful for the Court, on the application of such clerk, to order and direct the articles to be discharged or assigned to such person, on such terms, and in such manner as the Court thinks fit.
No. 7 of 1891.
6 & 7 Vict. c. 73 s. 5. See Ordinance.
10. The Chief Justice may from time to time, if he thinks fit, make regulations, to be approved by the Legislative Council, for the final examination of persons who have been bound by articles of clerkship for a period of five years as aforesaid, in order to ascertain the fitness of such persons for admission to practise as solicitors and proctors in the Court.
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290
Duties of Re- gistrar as to enrolment of articles.
23 & 24 Vict. c. 127 s. 7.
Performance,
by leave, of prescribed formalities after expira- tion of speci fied period. 6 & 7 Vict. c. 73 s. 9.
Prohibition of articled clerk being engaged in other
23 & 24 Vict. c. 127 s. 10. Discharge or
No. 1.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1871.
(2.) In every such affidavit there shall be specified the names of such solicitor and of the person so bound and the day on which such articles or assignment were or was'actually executed, and such person shall also, within the said period, file the said affidavit in the Court.
6.--(1.) Within the said period of one month and on the filing of the affidavit required by the last preceding section and the payment of the prescribed fees, the Registrar shall enrol and register the articles or assignment, and shall make and sign a memorandum thereon and on the affidavit of the day on which the same was filed.
(2.) The Registrar shall likewise enter the names of the parties to and the date of such articles or assignment and the term of service in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall mark such articles or assign- ment as having been so entered, with the date thereof, and the said book shall be open to public inspection during office hours without fee or
reward.
7. The formalities prescribed by the last two preceding sections may be observed and performed after the expiration of the period of one month therein specified, by leave of the Chief Justice, but the service of the clerk so bound as aforesaid shall be reckoned to commence and be computed from the date when such leave is granted or, in the case of an assignment, his service shall be suspended from the expiration of the said period of one month until the date when such leave is granted, unless the Chief Justice otherwise orders,
9. In case any
8. No person bound by articles of clerkship to any solicitor as afore- said shall, during the term of service mentioned in such articles, hold any office or engage in any employment whatsoever other than the em- employment. ployment of clerk to such solicitor and his partner or partners, if any,
in the business, practice, or employment of a solicitor and proctor.
solicitor to whom any clerk is articled becomes bank- rupt before the expiration of the term, or executes a trust deed for the benefit of his creditors under any Ordinance for the time being in force relating to bankruptcy, or is imprisoned for debt and remains in pri- son for the space of twenty-one days, it shall be lawful for the Court, on No. 7 of 1891. the application of such clerk, to order and direct the articles to be dis- charged or assigned to such person, on such terms, and in such manner as the Court thinks fit.
assignment of articles in case
of bankrupt
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6 & 7 Vict.
c. 73 s. 5.
See Ordinance
Making of regulations
for final
10. The Chief Justice may from time to time, if he thinks fit, make regulations, to be approved by the Legislative Council, for the final ex- examination. amination of persons who have been bound by articles of clerkship for a period of five years as aforesaid, in order to ascertain the fitness of such persons for admission to practise as solicitors and proctors in the Court,
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