1894 ORDINANCES Nos. 12 AND 13 OF 1885.
Married Women's Disposition of Property. Trade Marks.
Husband's 10. If a husband is, in consequence of unsound mind, or from any
Concurrence
when dispen other cause, incapable of executing a deed, or if his residence is not
sed with.
[Thid. s. 91. ] known , or he is in prison , or is living apart from his wife, either by
mutual consent, or by sentence of divorce, or from any other cause
whatsoever, the Chief Justice, may by an order to be made in a summary
way upon the application of the wife, and upon such evidence as to him
shall seem meet , dispense with the concurrence of the husband in any
case in which his concurrence is required by this Ordinance, or otherwise ,
and all acts and deeds to be done, executed , or made by the wife in
pursuance of such order, in regard to any land or in regard to money ,
subject to be invested in the purchase of land shall be as good and valid
as they would have been if the husband had concurred, but without
prejudice to the rights of the husband as then existing independently of
this Ordinance .
No. 13 of 1885 .
An Ordinance entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinance 16 of 1873. ,
[ 20th May, 1885. ]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative
BBCouncil thereof, as follows :
Sec. 3 of Ordi Ordinance 16 of 1873 is hereby amended as follows , viz .:
nance 16 of 1873
amended.
In section 3 by striking out from the words " every such application " to the
words " the Colonies and," both inclusive, and inserting in place thereof
the words " if the parties making the application do not reside or carry
on business in this Colony, the application must be transmitted to the
Governor through Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the
Colonies ; and if the parties are resident or have their principal business
establishment in this Colony, the application may be made direct to the
Governor. Every such application. "
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 8 of 1886.]
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