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8° VICTORIE.- No. 2 of 1845. 5


IX. Provided always, That if any person from whom Payment Appeal against As-
sessment
of the Assessment leviable under this Ordinance may have been seen after Pay-
ment thereof.
demanded, and who shall have already paid in the Amount demanded
of him, objects to the Demand on any other Ground than that of
Valuation, it shall be competent to such Person, after Payment of the
Amount demanded, to Appeal against such Demand to the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court at such Time and Place as the
said Chief Justice may be pleased to direct ; or that if any Person be
dissatisfied, or objects to any Valuation to be made under this Ordi-
nance on the ground of Over-valuation, he or they may, within the
period of Three Calendar Months after such Valuation, or when the
said Chief Justice may appoint or direct, appeal to him against such
Valuation, and that it shall be lawful for him, if he deem it advisable
or necessary, to have any Three Persons taken from the existing List
of Special Jurors to assist him in ascertaining the Question of Value
which may arise on any such Appeal.

X. And be it further enacted and ordained , That it shall and may Districts may be ex-
be lawful for the said Governor, with the Advice of the said Execu- empted.
tive Council, to exempt such Districts or Portions of the said Island
from the Operation of this Act, or from the Payment of the said Rates,
as to him and them may seem advisable.

XI. And be it hereby enacted and ordained, That no Assessment Interpretation Clause.
made under the Authority of this Ordinance shall be impeached or
affected by reason of any Mistake in the Name of any Person liable
to Assessment, or of any Thing chargeable with Assessment, provid-
ed the Directions of this Ordinance be in Substance and Effect com-
plied with.


XII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That this Ordi-
nance shall come into Operation and take Effect from and after the
First Day of July next ensuing.

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

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 23d Day of May, 1845 .
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.




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