COLONIAL BOOKS (PRESERVATION AND REGISTRATION) ORDINANCE, 1888
Title
COLONIAL BOOKS (PRESERVATION AND REGISTRATION) ORDINANCE, 1888
Description
ORDINANCE No. 2 OF 1888.
Colonial Books (Preservation and Registration)
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the Preservation of Copies of
Books printed in this Colony and for the Registration of such
Books.
[2nd April,1888.]
WGHEREAS it is expedient to provid for the preservation of three
copies of every book printed or lithographed in this Colony and
for the registration of such books:
BE it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice
and consent of the Legislatice Council thereof,as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Colonial Books (Preservation
and Registration) Ordinance,1888.
2.In this Ordinance,unless the context otherwise requires,'book'
includes every volume,part or division of a volume,and pamphlet in
any language,and every sheet of music,map,chart,or plan separately
printed or lithographed,but does not include any publication which
consists merely of a price list,sale catalogue,annual report,trade
circular,or trade advertisement.
3.-(1.)Three printed or lithographed copies of the whole of every
book which is printed or lithographed in this Coolny after the commence-
ment of this Ordinance,together with all maps,prints,or other engrav-
ings belonging thereto,inished and coloured in the same manner as the
best copies of the same are produced,and also of any second or subsequent
edition which is so produced,with any additions or alterations,whether
the same are in letter-press or in the maps,prints,or other engravings
belonging thereto,and whether the first edition of such book has been
produced before or after the commencement of this Ordinance,shall,
within one month after the day in which any such book is first delivered
out of the press,and notwithstanding any agreement (if the book is pub-
lished) between the publisher thereto,be delivered,free
of any charge,claim,or demand whatsoever by the printer,bound,sewed,
or stitched together,and on the best paper on which the same is printed
or lithographed,at such place and to such officer as the Governor,with
the advice of the Executive Council,may,by notification in The Gazette,
from time to time direct.
(2.)The publisher or other person employing the printer shall,at a
reasonable time before the expiration of the said month,supply such
printer with all maps,prints,and engravings,finished and coloured as
aforesaid,which may be necessary to enable him to comply with the
requirements aforesaid.
4.The officer appointed as hereinbefore mentioned shall thereupon
give a receipt in writing for the copies so received.
5.One of such copies shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies,another copy shall be disposed of as the Governor,
with the advice of the Executive Council,may from time to time,by
general or special order,direct,and the remaining copy shall,after a
memorandum containing the particulars hereinafter mentioned respecting
the book has been registered as hereinafter provided,be deposited in
such public library or be otherwise diposed of as the Governor may
from time to time determine.
6.-(1.)There shall be kept at such office and by such officer as the
Governor,with the advice of the Executive Council,may appoint in this
behalf,a book to be called 'A Catelogue of Books printed in Hongkong,'
wherein shall be registered a memorandum of every book which may have
been delivered pursuant to section 3.
(2.)Such memorandum shall (so far as may be practicable) contain
the following particulars;that is to say,-
(a.)the title of the book and the contents of the title page,with a
translation into English of such title and contents,when the
same are not in the English languahe;
(b.)the language in which the book is written;
(c.)the name of the author,translator,or editor of the book or any
part thereof;
(d.)the subject;
(e.)the place of printing and the place of publication;
(f.)the name or firm of the printer and the name or firm of the
publisher;
(g.)the date of issue from the press;
(h.)the number of sheets,leaves,or pages;
(i.)the size;
(j.)the first,second,or other number of edition;
(k.)the number of copies of which the edition consists;
(l.)whether the book is printed or lithographed;
(m.)the price at which the book is sold to the public;and
(n.)the name and residence of the proprietor of the copyright or
of any portion of the copyright.
(3.)The memorandum shall be made and registered,in the case of
each book,as soon as practicable after the delivery of the copies thereof
in manner aforesaid.
7.Teh memoranda registered during each quarter in the said cat-
alogue shall be published in The Gazette as soon as may be after the
end of such quarter,and a copy of the memoranda so published shall be
send to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
8.Every printer who neglects to deliver three copies of any such
book as is referred to in section 3 or of any second or subsequent edition
of any such book,to the officer and in the manner hereinbefore prescribed,
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
9.Every pulisher or other person employing any such printer who
neglects to supply him in manner aforesaid with maps,prints,or en-
gravings, finished and coloured as aforesaid,which may be necessary to
enable such printer to comply with the provisions of section 3 shall be
liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
10.All pecuniary penalties imposed under this Ordinance may be
recovered on summary prosecution before a Magistrate.
11.-(1.)The Governor,with the advice of the Executive Council,
shall have power to make such rules as may be necessary or desirable
for carrying out the objects of this Ordinance and from time to time to
repeal,alter,and add to such rules.
(2.)All such rules,and all repeals and alterations thereof and additions
thereto,shall be published in The Gazette.
12.The Governor,with the advice of the Executive Council,may,by
notification in The Gazette,exclude any class of books from the opera-
tion of the whole or any part or parts of this Ordinance. A.D. 1888. Ordinance No. 10 of 1888. Short title. Interpretation of term. Delivery to appointed officer of three copies of book printed or lithographed in the Colony. Receipt for copies. Disposal of copies. Keeping of Catalogue of book printed in the Colony. Publication of memoranda registered. Penalty for non-delivery of book by printer. Penalty for non-supply of maps, etc., by publisher. Mode of recovering penalties. Making of rules. Power to Governor-in-Council to exclude any class of books.
Colonial Books (Preservation and Registration)
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the Preservation of Copies of
Books printed in this Colony and for the Registration of such
Books.
[2nd April,1888.]
WGHEREAS it is expedient to provid for the preservation of three
copies of every book printed or lithographed in this Colony and
for the registration of such books:
BE it therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice
and consent of the Legislatice Council thereof,as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the Colonial Books (Preservation
and Registration) Ordinance,1888.
2.In this Ordinance,unless the context otherwise requires,'book'
includes every volume,part or division of a volume,and pamphlet in
any language,and every sheet of music,map,chart,or plan separately
printed or lithographed,but does not include any publication which
consists merely of a price list,sale catalogue,annual report,trade
circular,or trade advertisement.
3.-(1.)Three printed or lithographed copies of the whole of every
book which is printed or lithographed in this Coolny after the commence-
ment of this Ordinance,together with all maps,prints,or other engrav-
ings belonging thereto,inished and coloured in the same manner as the
best copies of the same are produced,and also of any second or subsequent
edition which is so produced,with any additions or alterations,whether
the same are in letter-press or in the maps,prints,or other engravings
belonging thereto,and whether the first edition of such book has been
produced before or after the commencement of this Ordinance,shall,
within one month after the day in which any such book is first delivered
out of the press,and notwithstanding any agreement (if the book is pub-
lished) between the publisher thereto,be delivered,free
of any charge,claim,or demand whatsoever by the printer,bound,sewed,
or stitched together,and on the best paper on which the same is printed
or lithographed,at such place and to such officer as the Governor,with
the advice of the Executive Council,may,by notification in The Gazette,
from time to time direct.
(2.)The publisher or other person employing the printer shall,at a
reasonable time before the expiration of the said month,supply such
printer with all maps,prints,and engravings,finished and coloured as
aforesaid,which may be necessary to enable him to comply with the
requirements aforesaid.
4.The officer appointed as hereinbefore mentioned shall thereupon
give a receipt in writing for the copies so received.
5.One of such copies shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies,another copy shall be disposed of as the Governor,
with the advice of the Executive Council,may from time to time,by
general or special order,direct,and the remaining copy shall,after a
memorandum containing the particulars hereinafter mentioned respecting
the book has been registered as hereinafter provided,be deposited in
such public library or be otherwise diposed of as the Governor may
from time to time determine.
6.-(1.)There shall be kept at such office and by such officer as the
Governor,with the advice of the Executive Council,may appoint in this
behalf,a book to be called 'A Catelogue of Books printed in Hongkong,'
wherein shall be registered a memorandum of every book which may have
been delivered pursuant to section 3.
(2.)Such memorandum shall (so far as may be practicable) contain
the following particulars;that is to say,-
(a.)the title of the book and the contents of the title page,with a
translation into English of such title and contents,when the
same are not in the English languahe;
(b.)the language in which the book is written;
(c.)the name of the author,translator,or editor of the book or any
part thereof;
(d.)the subject;
(e.)the place of printing and the place of publication;
(f.)the name or firm of the printer and the name or firm of the
publisher;
(g.)the date of issue from the press;
(h.)the number of sheets,leaves,or pages;
(i.)the size;
(j.)the first,second,or other number of edition;
(k.)the number of copies of which the edition consists;
(l.)whether the book is printed or lithographed;
(m.)the price at which the book is sold to the public;and
(n.)the name and residence of the proprietor of the copyright or
of any portion of the copyright.
(3.)The memorandum shall be made and registered,in the case of
each book,as soon as practicable after the delivery of the copies thereof
in manner aforesaid.
7.Teh memoranda registered during each quarter in the said cat-
alogue shall be published in The Gazette as soon as may be after the
end of such quarter,and a copy of the memoranda so published shall be
send to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
8.Every printer who neglects to deliver three copies of any such
book as is referred to in section 3 or of any second or subsequent edition
of any such book,to the officer and in the manner hereinbefore prescribed,
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
9.Every pulisher or other person employing any such printer who
neglects to supply him in manner aforesaid with maps,prints,or en-
gravings, finished and coloured as aforesaid,which may be necessary to
enable such printer to comply with the provisions of section 3 shall be
liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
10.All pecuniary penalties imposed under this Ordinance may be
recovered on summary prosecution before a Magistrate.
11.-(1.)The Governor,with the advice of the Executive Council,
shall have power to make such rules as may be necessary or desirable
for carrying out the objects of this Ordinance and from time to time to
repeal,alter,and add to such rules.
(2.)All such rules,and all repeals and alterations thereof and additions
thereto,shall be published in The Gazette.
12.The Governor,with the advice of the Executive Council,may,by
notification in The Gazette,exclude any class of books from the opera-
tion of the whole or any part or parts of this Ordinance. A.D. 1888. Ordinance No. 10 of 1888. Short title. Interpretation of term. Delivery to appointed officer of three copies of book printed or lithographed in the Colony. Receipt for copies. Disposal of copies. Keeping of Catalogue of book printed in the Colony. Publication of memoranda registered. Penalty for non-delivery of book by printer. Penalty for non-supply of maps, etc., by publisher. Mode of recovering penalties. Making of rules. Power to Governor-in-Council to exclude any class of books.
Abstract
A.D. 1888. Ordinance No. 10 of 1888. Short title. Interpretation of term. Delivery to appointed officer of three copies of book printed or lithographed in the Colony. Receipt for copies. Disposal of copies. Keeping of Catalogue of book printed in the Colony. Publication of memoranda registered. Penalty for non-delivery of book by printer. Penalty for non-supply of maps, etc., by publisher. Mode of recovering penalties. Making of rules. Power to Governor-in-Council to exclude any class of books.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/640
Edition
1901
Volume
v1
Subsequent Cap No.
142
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 2 of 1888
Number of Pages
3
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Citation
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