Title. Date. Enacting clause. £2,200 per annum to be paid to the Imperial Government This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council, and found to be true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Clerk of Legislative Council. WILLIAM BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Esquire, C.M.G., Governor. AN ORDINANCE providing for a subsidy in aid of a certain Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- 1. There shall be, and there is hereby granted out of the revenues of this Colony, the sum of two thousand two hundred pounds per annum, to be paid to the Lords Commisas a subsidy. sioners of Her Majesty's Treasury as a subsidy in aid of the said telegraph cable, annually, for twenty years, such payment to take effect from a date to be declared by the Governor in writing under his hand and published in the Gazette. What shall constitute a 2. The receipt of the officer for the time being in charge valid receipt of the Imperial Treasury Chest on the Gold Coast, or of Her for payment. Majesty's Paymaster-General in London, or any officer of his department, duly authorised, shall be a sufficient proof of the payment of any instalment of the subsidy granted by this Ordinance. Short title. 3. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Telegraph Cable Subsidy Ordinance, 1886." Passed in the Legislative Council this second day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and eighty-six. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, I assent to this Ordinance. Clerk of Legislative Council. W. BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Governor. This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council, and found to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Clerk of Legislative Council. WILLIAM BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Esquire, C.M.G., Governor. No. 7.-1886. AN ORDINANCE to provide for the Service of the Gold Coast Title. and eighty-seven. [15th October, 1886. Date. Whereas it is requisite to make provision for the expenses Preamble. of the Civil Government of the Gold Coast Colony during the year one thousand, eight hundred and eighty-seven : Be it enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, Enactment. with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 148. 1ld. 1. The Treasurer may, on the warrant of the Governor, Expenditure pay out of the revenue of the Gold Coast Colony, the sum of of £135,689. one hundred and thirty-five thousand, six hundred and eighty- authorised. nine pounds fourteen shillings and eleven pence, and apply the same to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, one thousand, eight hundred and eighty seven. pressed in 2. The sum of one hundred and thirty-five thousand, six Expenditure hundred and eighty-nine pounds fourteen shillings and eleven to be as expence shall be appropriated in the manner and for the Schedule. purposes expressed in the Schedule annexed to this Ordinance; and the said Schedule shall be deemed to be part of this Ordinance in the same manner as if it had been contained in the body thereof. 3. The sums granted by this Ordinance are for the services which will come in course of payment within the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, one thousand, eight hundred and eighty-seven; and any balances remaining unissued at the close of the year shall lapse and not be available for meeting payments in a subsequent year. Balances un issued to lapse at end of year, Short title. 4. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Supply Ordinance, 1887." Passed in the Legislative Council, this fifteenth day of October, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and eighty-six. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Clerk of the Legislative Council. I assent to this Ordinance this 15th day of October, 1886. Governor. SCHEDULE. Schedule of sums granted to defray the charges of the several services herein particularly mentioned which will come in course of payment during the year ending the thirty-first day of December, one thousand, eight hundred and eighty This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council, and found to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Clerk of the Legislative Council. WILLIAM BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Esquire, C.M.G, Governor. No. 8.-1886. AN ORDINANCE to amend the "Gold Coast Customs Ordinance, [13th December, 1886. 1876." Whereas it is expedient to amend the law so as to permit Preamble. exporters of goods for which no bond is required to make entry for such goods after shipment thereof; Be it therefore enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Enactment. Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. From and after the passing of this Ordinance, section Repeal of 117 of the "Gold Coast Customs Ordinance, 1876" shall be, and is hereby repealed. section 117 of Customs Ordinance, 1876. goods for within 24 shipment. 2. The exporter of goods for which no bond is required Exporter of shall within twenty-four hours (exclusive of Sundays and public which no holidays) after the shipping of such goods or within such bond required other period as the Collector or other proper officer of Customs to make entry may direct, either by himself or his agent, deliver to the Col- hours after lector or other proper officer of Customs at the port of shipment, a bill of entry with such duplicates as may be required by such Collector or other officer, in the form in the Schedule to this Ordinance, or to that effect, containing the several particulars indicated in or required thereby, and shall subscribe the declaration at the foot thereof, and on the demand of the proper officer of Customs, shall produce the bills of lading and other documents relating to the goods, to test the accuracy of such bill of entry: and any exporter who shall fail, either by himself or his agent, to comply with any of the foregoing requirements, shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of twenty pounds. of clearance 3. Before giving the master of a ship a certificate of Certificate clearance outwards with cargo, it shall not be necessary to to be given compare the export entries of goods for which no bond is without comrequired with the report outwards of such ship, nor shall such parison of certificate be refused on the ground that the export entries of goods for which no bond is required do not agree with such report. entries. with Customs 4. This Ordinance shall be construed with and as part of Incorporation the "Gold Coast Customs Ordinance, 1876," and may be cited Ordinance, as the "Gold Coast Customs Ordinance Amendment Ordi- 1876. nance, 1886." Short title. Passed in the Legislative Council this thirteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord, One thousand, eight hundred and eighty-six. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, I assent to this Ordinance. Clerk of Legislative Council. W. BRANDFORD GRIFFITH, Governor. SCHEDULE. EXPORT ENTRY. For goods for which no bond is required on exportation. Port of I declare that the particulars set forth above are correctly stated. Comptroller (or other proper officer of Customs). This printed impression has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council, and found to be a true and correct copy of the said bill. J. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, Clerk of Legislative Council. |