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ORDINANCES Nos . 3 AND 4 OF 1862 . 501


Exportation of Military Stores. Jury Panel.


ammunition, gunpowder, stores , goods or articles , respectively. And in
case any such arms, ammunition , gunpowder, stores, goods , or articles
which shall have been so prohibited shall be exported from the said
Colony or shall be carried coastwise , or be water-borne to be so exported
or carried, they shall be forfeited and shall vest in Her Majesty, and
forthwith thereupon it shall be the duty of the Harbour Master of this
Colony by warrant under his hand upon his own view, or upon an infor
mation made upon oath before any Justice ofthe Peace for the said Colony,
to cause all such goods and articles so hereinbefore declared forfeited to

be seized, and to detain the same to the use of Her Majesty and to be
disposed of as His Excellency the Governor shall by order under his
hand and seal direct. [Amended by Ordinance No. 3 of 1884. ]

2. The Harbour Master shall not be liable in damages or otherwise Harbour Mas
ter not to be
for any act done by him in pursuance of the obligation and duty imposed
when adopted
on him by this Ordinance , and in case His Excellency the Governor shall bythe
Governor.
direct the disposition of any goods or article which shall have been seized

by the said Harbour Master, such direction shall be conclusive evidence
that the act done by the said Harbour Master is within the duty imposed
on the said Harbour Master by this Ordinance.




No. 4 of 1862.


An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 4 of 1851 , and to increase the Jury
Panel to Thirty.

[ 17th March, 1862. )

HEREAS it is advisable by reason of the increase in the number of trials for
W criminal offences before the Supreme Court to enlarge the number of jurors to
form a panel : -Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hong
kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :

1. The number of persons summoned to serve as jurors at each criminal sessions Jury panel to
consist of 30
of the Supreme Court shall be thirty, and their names shall be drawn from the ballot. names.
box in the manner prescribed in section 6 of Ordinance 4 of 1851 .



[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 11 of 1864.]