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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1899.
An appeal lies from the lowest village tribunal, the Sub- District Court, to the District Court, and from the latter Court to a Magistrate and from the Magistrate to the Gov- ernor (section 24).
The Governor-in-Conucil is given power to make Rules for the peace, good order, health, cleanliness, good govern- ment and well-being of the new territory and for certain specified purposes (section 7).
The Governor-in-Council is also empowered to make Rules for the levying of contributions for the payment of watchman and for other purposes (section 8).
The District and Sub-District Committees have the duty thrown upon them of enforcing such Rules as aforesaid (section 10), whilst the District and Sub-District Courts have power to punish breaches of any such Rules (section 13).
Section 18 provides a summary punishment for perjury, and section 28 brings the president and members of village bodies and watchmen under the operation of the bribery provisions of Ordinance 3 of 1898.
Section 29 provides for the levying of the whole or any portion of the cost of the police upon a district where good order is not preserved.
HENRY E. POLLOCK,
Acting Attorney General.
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Interpreta. tion clause.
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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to provide for the Better Regula- tion of the New Territories.
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the New Territories Regulation Ordinance, 1899.
2. The expression "new territories" as used in this Ordi- nance shall mean the additional territories acquired by this Colony under the provisions of a Convention, dated the 9th day of June, 1898, between Her Majesty Queen VICTORIA and His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China for the enlargement of the limits of this Colony.
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council from Governor-in and after the date of the passing of this Ordinance to do all or any of the following matters to take effect within the new territories, namely:-
Council to make Rules for revenue,
&c.
Rules to be gazetted
(1.) To make Rules for the farming out or licensing for revenue purposes in the new territories of the right to sell or otherwise deal in spirits, opitim, salt, or any other commodity whatever; and, to make Rules for the levying, collection, recovery by legal proceedings, and safe custody of the revenue accruing from such farming or licensing and for the keeping of accounts thereof.
(2.) To make Rules for the levying, collection, reco- very by legal proceedings, and safe custody of such rates, taxes, and contributions, from the new terri- tories as the Governor-in-Council may in his abso- lute discretion think fit, and for the keeping of accounts thereof.
4.-(1) All Rules made by the Governor-in-Council under this Ordinance shall be published in the Gazette in and publicly English and Chinese, and shall thereupon become as valid
and binding as if inserted in this Ordinance.
notified
locally.
Punishment
Rules.
(2.) Such Rules shall be publicly notified in Chinese by the Colonial Secretary in the Districts and Sub-districts subject to their operation, and copies in English and Chi- nese, certified by lum as correct, shall be duly recorded in such Districts and Sub-Districts, in such manner as he shall direct.
5. Any person committing a breach of any Rule inade for breach of under this Ordinance shall be liable for any such breach, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to the pay- ment of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour.