Records, forging. See Criminal Law (Forgery). Regulation, Incorporation, and winding up of Trading Registrar. See Marriage. Registrar General. See Chinese People. Public Registration. See Marriage. Chinese People. Registration of Letters. See Post Office. Registration. For providing for the Registration of Deeds, Wills, Judgments, Page 3 Establishment of a Registry Office whereat all Instruments affecting Land Such Instruments to have Priority according to their respective Dates of Notice of unregistered Instrument not to affect Instruments duly registered; 3. Such Instrument to be registered within a certain Time after Execution; 4. Particulars which it is necessary for the Memorial to contain; 6. The Memorial to be registered as soon as possible in a proper Book, and be Land Officer to keep Index; ibid. In case of Mortgages and Judgments, Land Officer shall enter Satisfaction Miscellaneous Provisions; 12-14. For establishing a proper System of Registration for Colonial Ord. 4. of 1855. Page 107 No British Vessel without either an Imperial or Colonial Register to use the Declarations necessary for obtaining Register; 2. Documents necessary previous to Grant of Colonial Register; 3. Registration Revenue. Production of Colonial Register to Harbour-master every Six Months; 5. Harbour-master's Certificate; 7. Fees payable; 8. Change of Owner or Master; 9. Duration of Colonial Register; 10. Penalty for Violation of Ordinance; 11. Application of Fees; 12. For the Registration and Regulation of Boatmen and others Register to be kept; Sect. 1. Licences to be granted; 2. Name, Place of Abode, &c., stated; 3. Duration of Licence; 4. Unlawful Possession of Ticket; 5. Lost Tickets; 6. Counterfeit Tickets; 7. Working without Ticket; 8. Employing unregistered Persons; 9. Unlawful Possession of Goods; 10. Licence may be withdrawn or suspended; 11. Owners employing unregistered Persons; 12. Certificate of Fitness of Cargo Boat required; 13. Examination of Cargo Boats; 14. Page 216 Boats with false Bottoms, &c., may be seized and condemned; 15. Penalty for obstructing, &c., Inspector; 16. Commencement of Ordinance; 17. Registration of Letters. See Post Office. See Penalties. Remission of Penalties. Rent, removing Furniture to evade Payment of. Repeal Criminal Enactments. See Criminal. Revenue. For applying a Sum not exceeding Four hundred and seventy- Page 279 To authorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum not Page 423 Rioters Secretary. Rioters, Injuries by. See Criminal Law (Malicious Rules. For extending to this Colony certain Rules and Orders of the Seamen, Arrest of. See Desertion, Suppression of. Seamen. For preventing the Desertion of Seamen belonging to foreign Foreign Seamen deserting may be apprehended and put on board the Vessels Or may be confined in Gaol; ibid. Ships or Houses may be searched for Deserters from foreign Vessels; 2. Search Warrant. See Gunpowder. Pawnbroker. Secretary of State. For transferring to One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries Powers, &c., vested in the principal Officers of the Ordnance transferred to 2. Contracts, &c., made by the principal Officers relating to the Public Service Such Secretary of State to be described in Conveyances, &c., as "Her Secret Spirits. Secret Society. See Triad. Secret Bills of Sale. See Frauds. Security from Personal Violence. An Ordinance for the further Security of the Residents in this Servants. Embezzlement and Larceny by. Sheriff. See Supreme Court. Ships, Foreign. See Seamen. Shipping Office, Seamen to be shipped at. Shipping. To explain certain Enactments relating to Shipping. Ord. No. 9. of 1856. Page 139 Preamble recites "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," and "The Chinese Chinese Residents may use the British Flag in colonially registered Vessels ; Sect. 1. Colonial Registers may be proved by Production of Originals or Copies ; 2. Slaughtering. See Markets. Soldier. See Desertion, Suppression of. Solitary Confinement and Whipping. See Criminal Law. Spirituous Liquors. See Licence. Spirits. For prohibiting the Distillation of Spirits within the Colony of Hong Kong. Ord. No. 8. of 1844. Distillation of Spirits prohibited; Sect. 1. Page 8 No Person to keep or use a Still under a Penalty of $2,500; 2. Standard Summary. Justice of the Peace, Officers of Customs, or other Person duly appointed, Proprietor or Owner of House or Person in whose Custody Still, &c., is Penalty for obstructing Justice or other Officer; ibil. After Demand made and Admittance refused, Justice, &c., may break into Standard Weights. See Weights. Stolen Goods, how to be dealt with after Twelve Stolen Goods, Receiving. See Criminal Law Stolen Property, Restitution and Recovery. Summary Jurisdiction. For establishing a Court of Summary Jurisdiction and to 1862. Court of Summary Jurisdiction constituted; Sect. 2. Judge of Court of Summary Jurisdiction to be appointed; 5. Jurisdiction of Judge; 7. No Cause of Action to be split; 8. Notice of Action and Special Defences; 9. Page 232 Writs of Capeas ad respondendum may be issued as in Supreme Court; 10. Possession of Tenements not exceeding $500 per Annum recoverable; 12. Provisions as to Arrears of Rent; 13. Forms; 14. Consequences of not proceeding under Summary Jurisdiction; 16. Plaintiffs and Defendants to attend personally unless unavoidably prevented; Right of Parties to be assisted by Attornies or Agents; 18. Witness not attending and Persons guilty of Contempt how punished; 19. Execution and Power to appoint Special Bailiffs; 21-23, 25-27. Judge to preside in all Causes in the Supreme Court as Chief Justice shall Provisions as to the Exercise of Jurisdiction in Supreme Court by Judge; |