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290 ORDINANCES Nos . 5 AND 6 OF 1854 .


Supreme Court- Summary Jurisdiction . Intestate Estates - Unclaimed Balances.


SCHEDULE REFERRED TO IN THIS ORDINANCE.
COLONY OF HONGKONG |
TO WIT. S
Form of plaint. A. B.
hereby requires entry to be made in the summary jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court of his plaint against C. D.
in the said Colony (for the said C. D. withholdsfrom the said
A. B. the possession of ) being premises situated in this
Colony (or for that the said C. D. owes and refuses to pay the sum of
being rent due by the said C. D. to the said A.B.)
And the said A. B. hereby declares that the particulars hereunto annexed contain a full
account of his demand against the said C. D. and thereupon he prays that the said C. D. may be sum-
moned to attend on at to answer such his demand.
Dated
(Signed)


[Repealed by Ordinance No. 7 of 1862.]




No. 6 of 1854.

Title. An Ordinance to provide for the disposal of unclaimed Balances of the
Estates of Persons dying Intestate within the Colony of Hongkong.

[ 31st October, 1854. ]
Preamble. HEREAS certain sums of money have been for many years past and now are
W lying in custody of the officers in charge of the public treasure vault of this
Colony, which sums have been delivered to such custody by the Official Administrator
of Intestate Estates as unclaimed balances of certain such estates, after full satisfaction
according to scheme of division of all claims proved against such estates, and in pur
suance of the terms of Ordinance No. 6 of 1845 ; and whereas it is expedient to dispose
of such sums of money for the public use and the benefit of this Colony :
How intestate 1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Honorable the Lieutenant- Govern
estates are to be
dealt with, when or Administering the Government of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative
unclaimed for
a period of six
years. Council thereof, that on the expiration of six years from the date of the decease of any
person dying intestate, it shall be lawful for the Officer Administering the Govern
ment of this Colony to direct the payment of the unclaimed balance of such person's
estate into the hands of the Colonial Treasurer, for the general purposes of the Colony,
or the transfer of such balance to the public funds held by the officers in charge of the
treasure vault, so that it may be rendered available for the public purposes of the Co
Official lony ; Provided always that a certificate be given by the Official Administrator of
Administrator's
certificate of Intestate Estates showing that due advertisement has been made for claims against
advertisements.
such estate, and for claims against such balance of such estate, and that, so far as is
known to such Official Administrator, no further claim can reasonably be expected
against such balance of such estate.