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6º & 7° VICTORIE.- No 2 of 1844. 3

aforesaid of the latter Declaration, and the former Declaration shall
not be taken to be Evidence that the Declarant was, at any Period
subsequent to the date of the latter Declaration, Printer or Publisher
of the Periodical Work therein mentioned.


VII. And be it enacted, that every Book or Paper, printed after Every Book or Pa-
the passing and publishing of this Ordinance, within the Colony of per to contain
of Printer Name
or Publish-
Hongkong, shall have printed on it at the End thereof the Name of er, and Place of Print-
the Printer and of the Publisher, and the Place of Printing and of ing or Publication.
Publication ; and whoever shall Print or Publish any Book or Paper,
otherwise than in conformity with this Rule, shall on Conviction be
punished by Fine to an Amount not exceeding Three Thousand
Dollars, and by Imprisonment for a Term not exceeding Two Years.

VIII. And be it enacted, that after the First Day of April now Declaration by the
Possessor ofany Print-
next ensuing, no Person shall, within the Colony of Hongkong, keep ing Press.
in his Possession any Press for the Printing of Books or Papers, who
shall not have made and subscribed the following Declaration before
the Chief Magistrate of Police at Hongkong ; and whoever shall keep
in his Possession any such Press, without making such a Declaration,
shall on Conviction be punished by Fine to an Amount not exceed-
ing Three Thousand Dollars, and by Imprisonment for a Term not
exceeding Two Years.
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" I A. B. declare that I have a Press for printing at "
; " and this last blank shall be filled
up with a true and precise Description of the Premises where such
Press may be.


IX. And be it enacted, that any Person who shall, in making nalty
Punishment and any
for making Pe-
any Declaration under the Authority of this Ordinance, knowingly false Declaration.
affirm an Untruth, shall, on Conviction thereof, be punished by Fine
to an Amount not exceeding Three Thousand Dollars, and Imprison-
ed for a Term not exceeding Two Years.

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


Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 28th day of February, 1844.
RICHARD BURGASS,
Clerk ofthe Legislative Council.