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1238 [ 10 of 1890.] MAGISTRATES .

FORM XXIII .

Order for payment of money to be levied by distress, and in
default of distress, imprisonment.- (Sec. 23. )
In The Police CourT AT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY
OF HONGKONG .

Before J.P., Esquire, a Magistrate of the said Colony, sitting at the said
Police Court.
A.B. having made complaint that C.D. (hereinafter called the defendant),
(stating the facts entitling the complainant to the order, with the time and
plare when and where they occurred ) ; and the parties aforesaid having
appeared (or the said A.B. having appeared, but thedefendant although duly
called hath not appeared by himself,or counsel ), and it being now satisfactorily
proved on (oath ) that the defendanthas been duly served with the summons
in this behalf which required him to be and appear bere at this day before such
Magistrate of the said Colony as should now be here, to answer the said
complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law, and now, having
beard the matter of the said complaint, it is adjudged that the defendant (do
pay to the said A.B. the sum of forth with , or, on or before
next, (or as the statute or ordinance may require), and also do pay
to the said A.B. the sum of for his costs in this behalf, and
if the said several sums be not paid forth with (or on or before
next ), * it is hereby ordered that the same be levied by distress and sale of
the defendant's gooils and chattels and in default of sufficient distress in that
behalf * it is adjudged that the defendant be imprisoned in the Victoria Gaol ,
in the said Colony, and there kept to hard labour for the space of
unless the said several sums and all costs and charges of the said distress
shall be sooner paid.
Or
when the issuing of a distress warrant would be ruinous to the
defendant or his fimily , or it appears that he has no goods whereon to lery * *
a distress then instead of the words between the asterisks,
say, “ then inasmuch as it hath now been made to appear to me that the
issuing of a warrant of distress would be ruinous to the defendant and his
family ” or “ that the defendant bath no goods or chatiels whereon to levy the
said sums by distress. ”
[ Seal.]
( Signed ),
A Magistrate , & c.


FORM XXIV .

Order for any matter (other than the payment of a Civil Debt)
where Disobedience to the Order is punishable by
Imprisonment.- (Sec. 48. )
IN THE POLICE COURT AT VICTORIA IN THE COLONY
OF HONGKONG .

Before J.P., Esquire, a Magistrate of the said Colony, sitting at the said
Police Court.
The day of 18
A.B. having made a complaint that C.D. (hereinafter called the defendant)
on the day of at ( state the facts entitling
the complainant to the order ), and the defendant having appeared (or the