THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 28, 1910.
9. The Governor may at any time direct the District Power to Officer to inquire into and report as to any matter which summon is connected with the New Territories if such matter Chinese for exclusively concerns persons of Chinese race whether British subjects or otherwise.
It shall be lawful for the District Officer to summon in writing under his hand and seal any person of Chinese race whether a British subject or otherwise who appears to him to be able to give information regarding any matter into which the District Officer is directed by the Gov- ernor to inquire, reciting in the summons the subject of the inquiry.
examination on inquiry relating to the New Ter-
ritories.
to attend and answer.
10.--(1.) Every person so summoned shall be legally obligation bound to attend before the District Officer at the time on person and place specified in such summons and to answer truth- summoned fully all questions which the District Officer may put to him relating to the matter under inquiry and to produce if required by him to the District Officer or to some person deputed by him for the purpose any books, documents or other written matter pertinent to the inquiry and to permit the inspection of any property either by the District Officer or by some person deputed by him for that purpose.
(2.) The District Officer shall for the purposes of this Ordinance have powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court in regard to examining witnesses upou oath, affirmation or otherwise.
(3.) Every person who wilfully gives false evidence upon outh
or affirmation before the District Officer shall on summary conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.
(4.) The provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary procedure shall apply to any proceed- ings under this section.
11.-(1.) If any person so summoned omits to attend at Warrant for the time and place so specified it shall be lawful for the disobedience District Officer to issue is warrant for the arrest of to summons and penalty such person and such warrant shall be executed by a police therefor, ote, officer or constable in the same mauner as if it had been issued by a Magistrate and every person so arrested shall on summary conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars.
(2.) The provisions of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary conviction shall apply to any proceed- ings under this section.
(3.) If any person against whom a warrant has been so issued as aforesaid absconds or conceals himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate on the application of the District Officer to order that the rents and profits of such person's property shall be attached by an officer named in such order mutil such time as such person shall appear before the District Officer in obedience to such warrant. All or any part of the rents and profits so attached may if a Magistrate in his discretion so orders be forfeited to the Crown.
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12. (1.) When in the opinion of the Governor there is Levying of an undue prevalence of crime in any district or any tumult contribu or disorder has taken place it shall be lawful for the habitants Governor to station police or extra police in such district where extra and to order the levy of a special rate either upon such crime district or upon any particular village or villages situate uires pro- therein to an amount sufficient to defray the whole or any tra police. portion of the cost of such police.
(2.) When the levying of any such special rate is ordered by the Governor he may by such order specify the procedure by which payment of such rate may be enforced summarily by a Magistrate and all Magistrates shall have jurisdiction so to enforce the same accordingly,
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