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ORDINANCES Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 1844 . 5


Printing Regulation. Registration of deeds wills &c.


of books or papers, who shall not have made and subscribed the following declaration
before the Chief Magistrate of Police at Hongkong ; and whoever shall keep in his
possession any such press, without making such a declaration, shall on conviction be
punished by fine, to an amount not exceeding three thousand dollars, and by imprison
ment for a term not exceeding two years.
"I A. B. declare that I have a press for printing at
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and this last blank shall be filled up with a true and precise
description of the premises where such press may be.
9. And be it enacted, that any person who shall, in making any declaration under Punishment and
penalty for
the authority of this Ordinance, knowingly affirm an untruth shall on conviction making any false
declaration.
thereof be punished by fine, to an amount not exceeding three thousand dollars, and
imprisoned for a term not exceeding two years.
[Repealed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1886. ]




No. 3 of 1844.

An Ordinance to provide for the registration of deeds wills judg Title . [ See
Ordinance
ments and conveyances affecting real or immovable property No.10 of 1856
as to " Lis
Pendens."]
in Hongkong.
[28th February, 1844. ]
HEREAS it is expedient to prevent secret and fraudulent convey Preamble that
it is desirable
W
ances in the Colony of Hongkong , and to provide means whereby to facilitate
the tracing of
the title to real and immovable property may be easily traced and titles to
landed pro
ascertained . Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of perty.
Hongkong and its dependencies, with the advice of the Legislative Council
thereof, that from and after the passing of this Ordinance, the Land Office Establish
ment of a Re
in the said Colony shall be a public office for the registration of deeds gistry Office.
conveyances and other instruments wills and judgments in manner
hereinafter mentioned : and that all conveyances and other deeds, wills and
devises and other instruments in writing, now or hereafter to be made or From the
passing ofthis
executed, and all judgments hereafter to be obtained, by which conveyances Ordinance all
instruments
deeds and other instruments in writing wills and judgments , any parcels affecting land
may be regis
ofground, tenements or premises in Hongkong aforesaid or its dependencies tered within
the said office .
now are , or shall or may hereafter be affected may be entered and registered
in the said office in the manner hereinafter directed .

2. And be it further enacted that all such judgments and conveyances Such instru
ments to have
or instruments in writing obtained made or executed respectively after
according to
the passing of this Ordinance, and registered in pursuance hereof, shall their respect
jve dates of
have priority one over the other according to the priority of their respective registration .