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ORDINANCES Nos. 15 AND 16 OF 1886. 1993


Peace Preservation. Stamp.


Schedule (B.)
WARRANT.

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Captain Superintendent of Police, and all Police officers.

WHEREAS His Excellency the Governor has authorized the appointment of
special constables in this Colony, and whereas A B has been appointed to be a special
constable in this Colony.
These are therefore to require you to bring before a Police Magistrate, in this
Colony, the said A B (instanter) there to be enrolled as a special constable,
under Ordinance No. of 18
Given this day of 188 .

Magistrate.

NOTE.- Parts II & III were brought into force by proclamation under section 5 ofthe
26th April, 1888, see Gazette of same date : which proclamation was
cancelled in Government notification of 2nd June, 1888. See Gazette of
the same date.

* The notification erroneously refers to the proclamation published in Gazette
of the 26th uitimo, i . e. May.



No. 16 of 1886.


An Ordinance entitled The Stamp Ordinance 1886.

[ 21st May, 1886. ]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Preamble.
BE ――
Legislative Council thereof, as follows :

1. In the construction of this Ordinance the term Collector shall Definitions.

include the person for the time being appointed by the Governor to have
the control and management of the Stamp Office.

Document shall mean any deed , instrument, or writing whatever. Document.

Material shall mean paper or parchment . Material.

Executed and execution , with reference to documents not under seal Execution.

shall mean signed and signature respectively.

2. The present Collector and all other officers of the Stamp Office Officers
continued .
are hereby continued in their offices . There shall be one general Stamp Office.
Office for the Colony, and such subsidiary stamp offices as the Governor Subsidiary
offices.
may from time to time in his discretion appoint.