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ORDINANCE No. 12 of 1885 . 1893


Married Women's Disposition of Property..


her knowledge of the contents of the said deed and her

consent thereto and declared the same to be freely and
voluntarily executed by her,"
and the same commissioner shall also sign a certificate ofthe taking of such
acknowledgment which may be to the following effect , viz . : —


"These are to certify that on the day of
in the year 18 " before me
the undersigned , A.B. a commissioner appointed for the
Colony of Hongkong , for taking the acknowledgments of
deeds by married women pursuant to the Married Women's
Disposition of Property Ordinance , 1885 , appeared person
ally the wife of

and produced a certain indenture marked (here add the
mark) bearing date the day of
18 9 and made between ( insert the names of the parties )
and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed , and I
do hereby certify that the said

was at the time of her acknowledging the said deed of
apparent full age and competent understanding, and that

she was examined by me apart from her husband , touching
her knowledge of the contents of the said deed , and that

she freely and voluntarily consented to the same. "


7. Every such certificate, within 3 months of its being signed shall Certificate
with affidavit
be lodged with the Land Officer, who shall examine the certificate and to be lodged
in Land
see that it is in due form , is duly signed by the commissioner and if the Office.
requisites in this Ordinance in that respect have been complied with , [ Ibid . 8. 85.]
shall cause the same to be filed as record in the Land Office.


8. When the certificate is so filed, the deed so acknowledged so far Deed to take
effect from
as regards the disposition , disclaimer, release , surrender, or extinguishment time of ack
thereby made, shall take effect from the time of its being acknowledged , nowledgment.
[Ibid. s. 86. ]
and the filing of the certificate shall have relation to such acknowledgment.


9. The Land Officer shall, at any time deliver a copy, signed by Copy of
certificate
him, of any such certificate to any person applying for such copy , and evidence.

every such copy shall be received as evidence of the acknowledgment of [ Lbid. s. 88.]
the deed to which such certificate refers .