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ORDINANCES Nos . 3 AND 4 OF 1855 . 303


Jury Lists. Registration of Vessels.


passed for the amendment thereof, and to consolidate and amend the Enactments
relating to Jurors and Juries," and questions might therefore arise as to the validity
of the jury list for the year 1855 : --
1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hong Jury list for
1855 to be valid.
kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that, notwithstanding any
irregularity in the making and forwarding of the said jury list for the year 1855 , or
otherwise, such jury list as altered and approved by the said Governor and Legislative
Council, on the nineteenth day of February, 1855, shall be valid to all intents and
purposes, and be in force from the first day of March, 1855 , until the first day of March,
1856.

2. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every person , on demand by the Names of
residents to be
sheriff, or some one duly authorized by him, shall deliver in writing to such sheriff or given to sheriff
on demand, for
the purpose of
such duly authorized person , his Christian or other names, and the surname or names forming jury list.
at full length, under penalty, in the event of his refusing or neglecting so to give such
names, of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
3. And be it further enacted and ordained , that such fine shall be imposed and Penalty how
levied.
caused to be levied at the discretion and under order of the Supreme Court, on complaint
made by the sheriff to the above effect.
4. And be it further enacted and ordained , that all fines so levied shall be paid Disposal of fines.

into the hands of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and by him accounted for to the
Colonial Treasury .


[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1864. ]




No. 4 of 1855 .

An Ordinance to establish a proper system of registration for Colonial Title.
[See Ord. No. 9 of
vessels . 1856. ]

[ 3rd March, 1855. ]
HEREAS many illegal acts have resulted from the improper use of Registers Preamble.
WHEE
granted at Hongkong under the provisions of the Imperial Acts to vessels
employed solely in trading with the mainland of China, and it is necessary that legal
trading should be protected and illegal trading prevented :
1. Be it thereof enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hong No British vessel
without either an
Imperial or
kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that from and after the pass Colonial register
to use the waters
ing of this Ordinance no ship or vessel whatsoever owned by a British subject shall be of this Colony.
at liberty to trade in any of the harbours of this Colony unless in the case of an out
ward trading ship or vessel she be provided with a certificate of registry in conform
ity with the Imperial Acts of Parliament on that behalf ; and in the case of a China
trading ship or vessel she has in all respects complied with the requirements of this
Ordinance.