500
Declaration on person ceasing to be printer, etc.
Schedule: Form No. 2. Declaration on change of proprietorship.
Schedule: Form No. 3.
Penalty for omission to provisions of the last preceding section: or (2.) prints and publishes, or causes to be printed or published, any newspaper, knowing that the said provisions have not been complied with, shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
5. If any person who has made and subscribed the declaration prescribed by section 3 ceases to be the printer or publisher of the newspaper mentioned in such declaration, he may appear before the Registrar and make and subscribe a declaration in the Newspaper Register according to the Form No. 2 in the Schedule to this Ordinance.
6. On every change of the proprietor of any newspaper or on every transfer or transmission of or dealing therein whereby any person ceases to be a proprietor or any new proprietor is introduced, it shall be the duty of the printers and publishers for the time being of such newspaper, within twenty-one days from the time of such change, transfer, or transmission as aforesaid, to appear before the Registrar and subscribe a declaration in the Newspaper Register according to the Form No. 3 in the Schedule to this Ordinance.
7. If, within the said period of twenty-one days, such declaration is not made, then each printer and publisher of such newspaper shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars.
Party to make declaration under s. 6. 44 & 45 Vict. c. 60 s. 10. Schedule: Form No. 3, Ib. s. 11. Authority to make declaration of some only of proprietors. Ib. s. 7.
Exception as to newspapers of companies.
8. Any party to a transfer or transmission of or dealing with any share of or interest in any newspaper, whereby any person ceases to be a proprietor or any new proprietor is introduced, may at any time make or cause to be made the declaration prescribed by section 6.
9. Where, in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council, inconvenience would arise or be caused in any case from making a declaration of the names of all the proprietors of a newspaper (either owing to minority, coverture, absence from the Colony, minute subdivision of shares, or other special circumstances), it shall be lawful for the printers or publishers of such newspaper, on the order of the Governor-in-Council, to make such declaration with the name or names of some one or more representative proprietors.
10. The provisions hereinbefore contained in reference to the proprietor of any newspaper shall not extend or apply to any newspaper which belongs to a joint-stock company duly incorporated under the Ordinances relating to joint-stock companies, Sec Ordinance No. 7 of 1865.
11.—(1.) Every person who prints any newspaper, paper, or book for hire, reward, gain, or profit shall carefully preserve and keep one copy
500
Declaration on person
ceasing te be printer, etc.
Schedule: Form No. 2. Declaration
on change of proprietor- ship.
Schedule: Form No. 3.
Penalty for omission to
No. 4.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1886.
provisions of the last preceding section: or
(2.) prints and publishes, or causes to be printed or published, any newspaper, knowing that the said provisions have not been com- plied with,
shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
5. If any person who has made and subscribed the declaration pre- scribed by section 3 ceases to be the printer or publisher of the news- paper mentioned in such declaration, he may appear before the Registrar and make and subscribe a declaration in the Newspaper Register accord- ing to the Form No. 2 in the Schedule to this Ordinance.
6. On every change of the proprietor of any newspaper or on every transfer or transmission of or dealing therein whereby any person ceases to be a proprietor or any new proprietor is introduced, it shall be the duty of the printers and publishers for the time being of such news- paper, within twenty-one days from the time of such change, transfer. or transmission as aforesaid, to appear before the Registrar and subscribe a declaration in the Newspaper Register according to the Form No. 3 in the Schedule to this Ordinance.
7. If, within the said period of twenty-one days, such declaration is make declara- not made, then each printer and publisher of such newspaper shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars,
tion required
by s. 6. 44 & 45 Viet.
c. G0 s. 10.
Party to
make de claration under s. 6. Schedule: Form No. 3, Ib. s. 11. Authority to
make declara-
tion of some only of pro- prietors. Th. s. 7.
Exception as to newspapers
8. Any party to a transfer or transmission of or dealing with any share of or interest in any newspaper, whereby any person ceases to be a proprietor or any new proprietor is introduced, may at any time make or cause to be made the declaration prescribed by section 6.
9. Where, in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council, inconvenience would arise or be caused in any case from making a declaration of the names of all the proprietors of a newspaper (either owing to minority, coverture, absence from the Colony, minute subdivision of shares, or other special circumstances), it shall be lawful for the printers or pub- lishers of such newspaper, on the order of the Governor-in-Council, to make such declaration with the name or names of some one or more representative proprietors.
10. The provisions hereinbefore contained in reference to the pro- of companies, prietor of any newspaper shall not extend or apply to any newspaper Tb. s. 18. which belongs to a joint-stock company duly incorporated under the
Ordinances relating to joint-stock companies,
Sec Ordinance
No. 7 of 1865.
Printer to keep copy of
11.—(1.) Every person who prints any newspaper, paper, or book for hire, reward, gain, or profit shall carefully preserve and keep one copy
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