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272 ORDINANCES Nos. 5 AND 6 OF 1852.


Capias ad Respondendum in absence of Chief Justice. Desertion of Seamen.


No. 5 of 1852 .

Title. An Ordinance to provide for the Issue of the Writ of Capias ad Respon
dendum during the Illness or temporary Absence of the Chief
Justice or Acting Chief Justice of the said Colony.

[ 11th August, 1852. ]
Chief Justice in HEREAS it is expedient to make provisions for the issue of such writs in
certain cases to
depute Registrar W pursuance of the twenty-fourth section of the Colonial Ordinance No. 6 of 1845,
&c. toissue writs
of capias ad res
pondendum . during the illness or temporary absence of the Chief Justice or Acting Chief Justice of
the said Colony : Be it therefore ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of
Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that in case of the
illness or temporary absence of the person filling for the time being the office of the
Chief Justice of this Colony, it shall be lawful for such person to depute in writing the
Registrar or Acting Registrar of the said Supreme Court to issue, if occasion require,
any such writs of capias ad respondendum in pursuance of the twenty- fourth section of
Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, during such illness or temporary absence.




[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 4 of 1887. ]




No. 6 of 1852.

Title. An Ordinance for the Prevention of Desertion , and better Regulation of
Merchant Seamen in this Colony.

[ 6th November, 1852. ]
Preamble. HEREAS serious complaints have been lately made of the frequent desertion of
W" merchant seamen, and it is expedient that further measures be taken for the
prevention thereof : Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting
Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follws :

Ordinances 13 of 1. That the Ordinance No. 13 of 1845 , entitled " An Ordinance to establish a
1845, 4 of 1846,
and 2 of 1848, re licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of
pealed.
Lascars resorting thereto," and the Ordinance No. 4 of 1846, entitled " An Ordinance
to explain and extend the Provisions of the Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut
Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting
thereto ; " and the Ordinance No. 2 of 1848, entitled " An Ordinance to amend the
Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, entitled ' An Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang
in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting
thereto ;' "-be and the same hereby are repealed.