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224 ORDINANCES Nos . 4 AND 5 OF 1847 .


Markets. Coroner's Juries.


Penalty, how offence forfeit a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to be recovered in the same
recovered, &c.
manner as penalties are made recoverable by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844 : Provided
always, that in case any such conviction shall take place and be had on the evidence of
any common or public informer, he or she shall be entitled to one moiety of the said
fine or forfeiture.
Provisions under 8. And be it further enacted and ordained , that all proceedings under the present
this Ordinance
not liable to Ordinance shall not be subject to appeal, nor shall be removed nor removable by
appeal.
certiorari or otherwise into any Court whatever.

[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 2 of 1854. ]



No. 5 of 1847.

Title. An Ordinance for regulating Juries at Coroner's Inquests .
[ 26th August, 1847. ]
Preamble. HEREAS owing to the rapid decomposition of dead bodies in this climate, and
WE the delay which must inevitably take place before a jury of six persons can be

assembled, according to the provisions of Ordinance No. 7 of 1845, to form a Coroner's
jury, great inconvenience has arisen to the public :
Coroner's jury to 1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of
consist of three
persons. Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that on all inquests
hereafter to be held by the Coroner of Hongkong no greater number than three jurors
shall be necessary, and that every finding of a jury consisting of not less than three
jurors, shall be, to all intents and purposes, as good, valid, and effectual in law, as if
such finding had been the finding of six jurors.
Any person duly 2. And be it further enacted and ordained, that when any person shall have been
summoned as a
juror, not attend duly summoned to attend as a juror by the said Coroner of Hongkong, and shall fail or
ing, liable to a pe
nalty not exceed
ing fifty dollars. neglect to attend at the time and place specified in such summons, it shall be lawful
for the said Coroner to cause such person to be openly called in his Court three times,
to appear and serve as a juror, and upon the non-appearance of such person, and proof
that such summons has been served upon him, or left at his usual place of abode, to
impose such fine upon the person so making default, not exceeding fifty dollars, as to
Coroner to make such Coroner shall seem fit ; and such Coroner shall make out and sign a certificate,
out certificate of
name, surname, containing the name and surname, the residence and trade or calling of every person
&c., of the de
faulter, to be so making default, together with the amount of the fine which shall have been imposed,
transmitted to a
Magistrate of
Police. and the cause of such fine, and shall transmit such certificate to one of the Magistrates
Copy of certifi of Police of Hongkong, who shall cause a copy of such certificate to be served upon the
cate to be served
upon the person person so fined, by having it left at his usual place of residence, or by sending the
fined.
same through the Post Office, addressed as aforesaid , and thereupon such Magistrate
How penalty is of Police shall cause such fine to be levied according to the provisions of Ordinance
to be levied.
No. 10 of 1844, in the same manner as if the said fine had been imposed by himself.

[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1864. ]