Memorial Merchandise. Memorial. See Registration. Mendicancy. See Chinese People. Men-of-War (Anchorage). See Harbour. Mercantile Law. For amending the Laws of Trade and Commerce. Ord. No. 13. Page 360 Protection to Persons acquiring Title to Goods before Seizure, &c., under Specific Delivery of Goods; 3. Consideration for Guarantee need not be in Writing; 4. Guarantee to or for a Firm to cease upon a Change in the Firm, except in A Surety who discharges the Liability to be entitled to Assignment of all Acceptance of any Bill of Exchange to be in Writing; 7. Limitation of Actions for "Merchants' Accounts;" 8. Absence or Imprisonment of a Creditor not to be a Disability; 9. Period of Limitation to run as to Joint Debtors in Colony, though some Imperial Acts extended to Acknowledgments by Agents; 11. Part Payment by One Contractor, &c., not to prevent Bar by certain Rules and Regulations may be made and Writs and Proceedings framed for Short Title; 14. Merchandise Marks. For preventing the fraudulent marking of Merchandise. Ord. Construction of Words; Sect. 1. Page 279 Forging a Trade Mark, or falsely applying any Trade Mark with Intent to defraud, a Misdemeanor; 2. Applying a forged Trade Mark to any Vessel, Case, Wrapper, &c., in or Additions to and Alterations of Trade Marks made with Intent to defraud Any Person who, after 31st March 1864, shall have sold an Article having a Penalty for Refusal, $50; ibid. Marking any false Indication of Quantity, &c., upon an Article with Intent Selling or exposing for Sale after 31st March 1864, Articles with false Proviso that it shall not be an Offence to apply Names or Words known to Merchant - Mutiny. Intent to defraud, &c., any particular Person need not be alleged in an Persons who aid in the Commission of a Misdemeanor to be also guilty; 13. Recovery of Penalties; 15. Summary Proceeding before Police Magistrate; 16. In Actions Penalties to be accounted for in like Manner as other Monies After 31st March 1864, Vendor of an Article with a Trade Mark to be Vendor of an Article with Description upon it of its Quantity to be deemed In Suits at Law or in Equity against Persons for using forged Trade Marks Defendant obtaining a Verdict to have full Indemnity for Costs; 23. A Plaintiff suing for a Penalty may be compelled to give Security for Costs ; Ordinance not to affect the Corporation of Cutlers, &c.; 25. Short Title; 26. "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854." See Fees. Military Forces. See Desertion, Suppression of. Military Stores. To authorize His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation Page 229 Mint. For establishing a Mint in the Colony of Hong Kong. Ord. Empowers the Governor to establish a Mint, and to appoint a Master who Governor to frame Regulations for Reception at Mint of Silver Bullion, Empowers Master to enter into Contracts, subject to Governor's Approval; 3. Governor to appoint such other Officers as may be necessary; 5. Salaries of other Officers to be fixed by the Governor and placed on the Mutiny. See Harbour. To enforce Neutrality during the Contest now existing in Armed Chinese Vessels, Removal of; Sect. 3. Page 95 Manufacture of Guns, Cannon, Gunpowder, &c., in the Colony prohibited Arms and Ammunition, Sale of, to require a Permit; 5. Subject to exception; ibid. Permit, how obtained, and Nature thereof; ibid. Power to search suspected Places; 6. Disposal and Recovery of Fines; 7. Government Stores excepted, &c.; 8. An Ordinance to give Effect to Her Majesty's Regulations for Interpretation Clause ; 3. Newspapers. See Papers. Printing. Newspapers. For amending the Law relating to Newspapers in Hong Kong. Page 219 Bond to be given by Printer or Publisher of Newspaper; Sect. 1. Attorney General, a Plaintiff to sue; 2. New Sureties to be provided in certain Cases; 3. Sureties may withdraw from Bond; 4. Recovery of Penalties; 5. Custody of Bonds; 6. Oath Ordnance. 0. Oath. See Declaration. Obstruction, Removal of. See Good Order. Offences against the Person. See Criminal Law. Official Signature, forging. See Criminal Law Opium. For licensing and regulating the Sale of prepared Opium. Page 169 The Opium Privilege to be sold to the highest Bidder, if the Governor in Who may grant Licences; 3. Default in Payment of the Price of the Privilege within One Month, Other Dealings forbidden; 5. Persons employed in the Public Service disqualified from possessing the Certificate of Sale to be given to Purchaser; 7. Prohibition in other Cases; 8. Miscellaneous Provisions, 9-16. Orders, &c. of Justices of the Peace, forging. Orders. See Rules. Ordinance. For compiling a new Edition of the Ordinances of this Colony. Page 345 Governor to appoint Commissioners to compile and print the Laws of Hong Commissioners to prepare and arrange Laws for Publication, and to omit all To procure Estimates of Expense; 3. Every Copy to be stamped with the Seal of the Colony; 4. Ordnance, Officers of. See Secretary of State. Papers Pawnbrokers. P. Papers. See Printing. Newspapers. Pardons (Conditional). For empowering His Excellency the Governor to grant Condi- Governor may grant Pardons subject to Condition of Offenders leaving the Offenders who have received a Conditional Pardon, if found in the Colony Pass. See Peace of the Colony. For licensing and regulating Emigration Passage Brokers. Page 158 No Person to act as a Passage Broker without having entered into a Bond How Passage Brokers' Licences may be obtained; 2. Fees to be paid for Licences; 3. How long Licences to continue in force; 4. Contract Tickets for Passages; 5. Passage Brokers to produce to Emigration Officer Certificate that they have Miscellaneous Provisions; 7-11. Patents. For granting Patents for Inventions within this Colony. Ord. Page 259 Authority to Owners of Inventions to petition for Letters Patent; Sect. 1. Governor in Council to grant Letters Patent; 3. Effect of such Grant; 4. When and how Letters Patent may be granted for an extended Period. Pawnbrokers. For amending and consolidating the Law respecting Pawn- Pawnbrokers' Licences; Sect. 2. Licences to be granted by the Governor in Council; 3. Pawnbroker not to carry on any other Trade on Premises; 4. Page 192 Name and Calling of Pawnbroker to be painted over Place of Business; 5. Inspection of Goods, Books, &c.; 6. Interest on Loans; 7. Books to be kept by Pawnbrokers; 8. Ticket to be given by Pawnbroker to the Borrower; 9. Production of Goods on Re-delivery of Ticket; 10. The Goods to be given up to any Person producing the Ticket; 11. Exceptional Cases; 12. Provision for Cases of lost Goods or Ticket; 13. Search Warrants; 14. |