Penalties.

Pawnbrokers not affected

by certain provisions of Ordinance

No. 1 of 1845.

Repeal of Ordinance

No. 1 of 1860,

742

JAN

29.-(1) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of section 22 of this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for auy term not exceeding six months.

(2) Every person who contravenes any of the other provisions of this Ordinance, or who contravenes the pro- visions of any regulation made under this Ordinance or in force as if made under this Ordinance, shall upon sum- mary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

30. Nothing in sections 27, 28, 39, and 40 of the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845, shall affect pawn- brokers.

31. The Pawnbrokers Ordinance, 1860, is repealed.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

SCALE OF LICENCE FEES.

[s. 8.]

There shall be paid in respect of every pawnshop licence fees according to the following scale :-

In Victoria between Jackson Street and

Western Street

Elsewhere on the Island of Hong Kong

and its dependencies and in Kow- loon and New Kowloon

Elsewhere in the New Territories

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Per annum.

$1,500

$1,000

$ 400

[s. 12.]

SPECIAL RATES CHARGEABLE FOR SPECIAL CLASSES OF GOODS,

(1) Clocks, curios, pictures, earthen ware, procelain, glass, copper, lead, iron and tin wares, mirrors, ivory and bone articles, furniture, bedding, fans, socks, umbrellas, handkerchiefs, hats, shoes, actors' clothing, rain-coats and leather belts.

For the above, 10 cents will be deducted on every in advance as interest for the first month.

Interest for every subsequent month-6 cents.

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