1926

CHARTER OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG
Colony as can conveniently attend; wliioh being done be shall then and !
Oaths to be taken there take before them the Oath of Allegiance in the form provided by an i
by Governor. pagge(j }n the session holden in the Thirty-first and Thirty-second a
LT^vic^cS^1 years the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled “ An Act to i
1C',C' 'amend the Law relating to Promissory Oaths and likewise the usual !;i
Oath for the due execution of the office of Governor, and for the due and
impartial administration of justice; which Oaths the said Chief Justice or >
Judge, or if they be unavoidably absent, the senior Member of the id
Executive Council then present, is hereby required to administer.
Public Seal. JV.—The Governor shall keep and use the public seal of the Colony ||
for sealing all things whatsoever that shall pass the said public seal.
Executive V.—There shall be an Executive Council in and for the Colony and
Council. the said Council shall consist of such persons as We shall direct by'<
Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, and all such persons shall i.
hold their places in the said Council during Our pleasure. The Governor t
may upon sufficient cause to him appearing suspend from the exercise of
his functions in the Council any Member thereof pending the signification'
of Our pleasure, giving immediate notice to Us through one of Our Prin-a
cipal Secretaries of State. If the suspension is confirmed by Us throughj
one of Our Principal Secretaries of State the Governor shall forthwith by;
an instrument under the Public Seal of the Colony revoke the appoint*
ment of such Member, and thereupon his seat in the Council shall become
vacant.
Legislative VI.—There shall be a Legislative Council in and for the Colony, and
Council. the said Council shall consist of the Governor and such persons as We'
shall direct by any Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, andi
all such persons shall hold their places in the said Council during Our
pleasure. The Governor may upon sufficient cause to him appearing
suspend from the exercise of his functions in the Council any Member
thereof pending the signification of Our pleasure, giving immediate notice
to Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State. If the suspension
is confirmed by Us through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State the
Governor shall forthwith by an instrument under the Public Seal of the
Colony revoke the appointment of such Member, and thereupon his seat
in the Council shall become vacant.
VII. —The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of tins
Legislative Council, may make laws for the peace, order, and good governs
ment of the Colony.
VIII. —We do hereby reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors
full power and authority to disallow, through one of Our Principal Secretaries
of State, any such law as aforesaid. Every such disallowance shall tak#
effect from the time when the same shall be promulgated by the Governo*
in the Colony.
IX. —We do also reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors, Oai
and their undoubted right, with advice of Our or their Privy Council
to make all such laws as may appear necessary for the peace, order, ant
good government of the Colony.
X. —When a Bill passed by the Legislative Council is presented to th« ■
Governor for his assent he shall, according to his discretion, but subject t«
any Instructions addressed to him under Our Sign Manual and Signet o
through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, declare that he assenti
thereto, or refuses his assent to the same, or that he reserves the same fo 1
the signification of Our pleasure.
XI. —A Bill reserved for the signification of Our pleasure shall tak< <
effect so soon as We shall have given Our assent to the same by Order b
Governor, with
advice and con¬
sent of Council,
to make Laws.
Power of Legis¬
lation reserved
to the Crown.
Assent to Bills.
Reserved Bills.