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7° VICTORIE.- No . 10 OF 1844. 29


XXIII. And be it enacted, That from and after the taking Effect Limitation of Pro-
secutions.
of this Ordinance, no Person shall be liable to be convicted by
any Justice in a Summary Manner as aforesaid, unless upon Infor-
mation laid and had before a Justice of the Peace authorized to receive
the same, within the Space of Six Calendar Months next after the
Commission of such Offence or Offences : Provided always, that
nothing herein contained shall extend to prevent any Person from
being indicted for any Offence, as if this Ordinance had not been
passed.

XXIV. And be it enacted, That the word Month, in this and all Interpretation of the
word Month.
other Ordinances, shall be deemed to mean a Calendar, and not a
Lunar Month.


XXV. And be it enacted, That in lieu of the Whole, or any Part of Chinese Offenders
to be punished accord-
any Penalty, provided by any Law, Statute, or Ordinance whatsoever, ing to Chinese Usage.
it shall be lawful for the Court, or Justice, before whom the Matter
shall be adjudicated upon, to Sentence any Offender, being a Native
of China, or a Native of Hongkong of Chinese Origin, to undergo
such Punishment, in Conformity with the Usages of China, as
has hitherto been usually inflicted on Natives of China, committing
Offences in this Colony.


HENRY POTTINGER,
Governor, &c., &c.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 10th day of April, 1844.
RICHARD BURGASS,
Clerk ofthe Legislative Council.




SCHEDULE TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE REFERS .


Form of Judgment or Conviction.

HONGKONG
Be it remembered, that on this Day of
184 (Name) of (Place) was duly convicted before me A. B. (or us A. B. & C. D.)
One (or Two or more, Case may be ) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, upon an
Information in that behalf exhibited before (Name of the Justice or Justices ) on the
Day of
now last past, for that on the Day of 184
(state the Fact or Offence in respect of which the Judgment or Conviction is had) and I
(or we) do (ifthe Conviction is made for an Offence against any particular Statute or
Ordinance state it) award, order, and adjudge, that ( set forth the Adjucation, and if
awarding a Penalty, asfollows,) the said (Offender) do for such Offence (where necessary add
being his Second, or Third, or subsequent Offence, as the case may be) forfeit and pay the Sum
of
to be distributed as in manner following ; "that is to say," (describe the Mode of Distribu-
tion,) (or ifa Chinese Offender, describe the substituted Punishment) besides the Costs and
Charges of and attending this Conviction ( ifgiven) which said Costs and Charges, I (or
we] the said Justice [ or Justices, ] do hereby ascertain and assess at the Sum of

Given under my Hand and Seal, [or our Hands and Seals]
the Day and Year first above written.
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