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9º1 VICTORIE.- No 14 OF 1845 . 69

XLII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in the Meaning ofthe word

Construction of this Ordinance, the Word " Magistrate " shall be Magistrate.
taken to mean and include every Assistant Magistrate, and also
every Justice of the Peace acting in and for any District or Place
within the Colony of Hongkong.


XLIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in the General Interpreta-
Construction of this Ordinance, unless there be something in the tion Clause.
Context repugnant thereto, any Word denoting the Singular Number
and Male Sex shall be taken to extend to any Number of Persons or
Things and to both Sexes,

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor, &c. &c.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 26th Day of December, 1845.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.




BY AUTHORITY.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL, HONGKONG.
1847.