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Ordinance No. 7 of 1844.

Usury Laws.

No. 7 of 184.

An Ordinance for removing doubts respecting the application to Hongkong
of the laws and statutes of England relating to usury, and to limit,
and define the rate of interest which may be…

Civil actions -- Arbitration.

No. 6 Of 1844.

An Ordinance to authorize His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong to
refer all civil actions or suits to arbitration.

[ 20th March, 1844.]

WHEREAS the accumulation of public business prevents…

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ORDINANCE NO. 5 of 1844.

Good order and cleanliness.

No. 5 of 1844.

An Ordinance for the preservation of good order and cleanliness within
the Colony of Hongkong.

[20th March, 1844.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the…

ORDINANCE No. 4 of 1844.

Merchant Shipping.

No. 4 of 1844.

An Ordinance to restrain masters of merchant vessels belonging to Her
Majesty's subjects from leaving seamen and others in a destitute
state in the Colony of Hongkong, and from…

Registration of deeds wills & c.

No. 3 of 1844.

An.Ordinance to provide for the registration of deeds wills judgmemts
and conveyances affecting real or immovable property
in Hongkong.
[28th February, 1844.]
Where it is expedient to…

Printing Regulation.

No. 2 of 1844.

An Ordinance to regulate the printing of books and papers, and the
keeping of printing presses within the Colony of Hongkong.
[28th February, 1844.]

BE it enacted, that from and after the first day of…

ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1844.

Slavery.

No. 1 of 1844.

An Ordinance to define the law relating to slavery in Hongkong.

[28th February, 1844.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to define and promulgate the law respecting slavery
in the Colony of…