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ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1864 . 657


Compilation of Ordinances.


by effluxion of time, have had their effect, or have been expressly and
specifically repealed or disallowed : Be it therefore enacted by His Excel
lency the Governor of Hongkong, by and with the advice of the Legislative
Council thereof, as follows:

1. It shall be lawful for the Governor to issue his Commission to two Authority to
Governor to
persons constituting them Commissioners for preparing a new edition of appoint Com
missioners to
the Ordinances of Hongkong and, from time to time, in case of the death , compile and
print the laws
refusal or incapacity to act of either of the said Commissioners , to appoint of Hongkong.
some other person to act in the stead of such Commissioner.

2. The Commissioners are hereby fully authorized and empowered Commis
sioners to
to prepare and arrange for publication the said edition , omitting all such prepare and
laws
Ordinances , clauses and parts of Ordinances as have expired, been repealed , for publica
tion and to
or had their effect ; and , in the said edition , the Commissioners are hereby omit all
expired.
authorized to omit all clauses repealing Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances , repealed
Ordinances,
as well as the Ordinances and parts of Ordinances repealed , and the &c.
schedule of all repealed Ordinances .

3. The Commissioners Commis
shall procure from competent parties in sioners to
England, or elsewhere , estimates of the expense of printing and publishing procure
estimates of
five hundred copies of such edition, and shall submit the same for the expense of
printing
consideration and approval of the Governor, and copies and of
such edition , when
correcting
arranged and prepared for publication , shall be transmitted by the said proof, &e.
Commissioners to such parties as the Governor may appoint to print the
same ; and the said Commissioners shall make such arrangements for
correcting the proof and otherwise insuring the correctness and accuracy
of the publication as may to them appear desirable.

4. Every copy of the said edition shall be stamped with the seal of Every copy to
be stampe d
this Colony, and the copies so stamped shall, in all Courts and upon all with the seal
of the Colony.
occasions whatsoever be taken, deemed and held to be the only lawful

Ordinances of Hongkong , as they existed at the date of the passing of the
last Ordinance inserted therein : Provided always that nothing in this Proviso.

Ordinance contained shall apply to any operation already effected by, or
act done under any Ordinance omitted in the said copies or to any right
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title, obligation , or liability acquired or accrued under any such Ordinance .

5. The said Commissioners shall, after the printing of the copies Copies to be
delivered to
aforesaid, and as soon as the same shall have been duly stamped, cause Members of
Council and
copies to be delivered to the Members of the Executive and Legislative other public
functionaries.
Councils, and to such other of the public functionaries as the Governor