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ORDINANCES Nos. 16 AND 17 OF 1884 . 1813


Birds Preservation. Sheriff's duties.


No. 16 of 1884.

An Ordinance entitled The Preservation of Birds Ordinance 1870 , Amend
ment Ordinance 1884 .
[ 16th May, 1884. ]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice of the Legislative
BR Council thereof, as follows :

Ordinance 1 of 1870 is hereby amended as follows : Ordinaned 1 of
1870 amended.
In section 1. Strike out from the words " except the following " down to the
words " such other description of bird " both inclusive and insert in
place thereof the words " except such descriptions of birds " and

In section 2. Insert after the words " or taking the same " and before the
words " shall be guilty " the words " or shall between the months of
April and September both inclusive , offer for sale in this Colony any
pheasant or partridge " and

In section 5. Strike out the words " not hereinbefore excepted ."


[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 15 of 1885.]




No. 17 of 1884 .


An Ordinance to make provision for certain duties formerly
attaching to the Office of Sheriff.

[ 10th June, 1884. ]

HEREAS on account of the abolition of the office of sheriff it is
WH necessary to make provision for the performance of certain duties

in connexion with the execution of criminal sentences formerly attaching
to the said office . Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with
the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :

1. All such duties , in relation to the execution of any sentence or Superintend
ent of the
judgment imposed or awarded by any Court or Judge exercising criminal. gaol entrust
ed with the
jurisdiction in this Colony, as attached to the office of sheriff at the time duties of
sheriff.
of the passing of Ordinance 22 of 1882 , and in respect of which no other
provision has been made at the time of the passing of this Ordinance,
shall from and after the passing of this Ordinance be attached to the office
of Superintendent of Victoria Gaol , and shall be discharged by the person
for the time being acting in that office or his lawful deputy.