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264 ORDINANCES Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 1852 .


Magistrates' Powers- Suppression of Desertion. Law of Evidence.


or without hard labour , there to remain for a time in proportion to the
amount of the penalty inflicted , and not exceeding six months in the
whole, unless the said sum to be levied , together with the costs, shall be
sooner paid.

Apportion 2. And a portion not exceeding one- half of every such fine so inflict
ment of fine.
ed and levied , shall be payable to such person or persons by whose in
formation or evidence the conviction of such offender shall be made.

Additional 3. And any publican or keeper of a boarding-house who shall have
penalty on
publicans, been convicted of any one or more of the above mentioned offences , shall ,
and boarding
house keepers . in addition to the penalty above provided, forthwith forfeit any licence or

licences then held by him as a publican or boarding-house keeper in this
Colony, and he shall be and is hereby declared incapable of holding there
after any licence as such publican or boarding- house keeper within the
said Colony .

Interpreta 4. And for the purposes of this Ordinance, the word " Sailor " shall
tion of the
term " Sailor." be held to extend to every person serving for the time being in any ship
then under the orders of the Commander - in - Chief of Her Majesty's Naval
Forces in the East Indies and China Seas.

Nothing to 5. And nothing herein contained shall prevent the Magistrates act
prevent Ma
gistrates from ing under this Ordinance from sending any case arising out of any ofthe
sending cases
for trial at the said offences for trial at the Supreme Court, which in the exercise of their
Supreme
Court. discretion they may consider should be investigated there .




No. 3 of 1852.

Title. An Ordinance to amend the law of Evidence.

[ 29th June, 1852. ]

Preamble. HEREAS it is expedient to amend the law of evidence in certain particulars :
WHE
Parties to be 1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor
admissible wit
nesses. of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that on the trial of
any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or on any enquiry arising in any suit,
action, or other proceeding in the Supreme Court, or before any person having, by
law, or by consent of parties, authority to hear, receive, and examine evidence with
respect to, or concerning any suit, action , or other proceeding, the parties thereto, and