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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH JUNE, 1897.
Penalty for communicat-
ing etc, with
WOMAN OF
girl.
Recovery of suis due on promise or agreement already entered into.
Powers of Registrar General to search with- out warrant.
Powers of Registrar General to
Sumniot persons who be thinks capable of giving information respecting
Women Ol
girls,
Service of summonses, notices, etc.
Warrants, reception in evidence of.
Registrar General's
Office.
not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding three months.
(3.) Every person who without just cause, the onus of proving which shall lie upon him, communicates or attempts to communicate with any woman or girl so de- tained as aforesaid er induces or attempts to induce such woman or girl to break such rules or regulations or any of them, shall be liable to the punishment in the last preceding sub-section mentioned.
29. In any suit which may hereafter be brought for the recovery of any sum due on any promise or agreement, which before the 13th April. 1887, (being the date of the com- mencement of Ordinance No. 9 of 1887) has been entered into before the Registrar General with respect to the custody, maintenance or giving in marriage of any female child, it shall not be necessary for the plaintiff in such suit to allege or to prove that any consideration was given for the said promise or agreement, and it shall not be competent for the said defendant to allege in defence that the Registrar General had no authority or power to require such promise or agreement from him, or that no consideration was given for the same.
30. The Registrar General, or any officer appointed under this Ordinance and specially authorized for that purpose in writing by the Registrar General, shall have power without warrant to search any ship, boat, house, buibling or other place where he has reasonable cause to suspect that there is any woman or girl who is or may be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of Part II of this Ordinance, and may remove any such woman or girl to a place of refuge to be there detained until her case be inquired into.
31. (5) The Registrar General shall have power, by notice in writing under his hand, to summon before him any person whom he may have reason to believe can give any information respecting any woman or girl mentioned in Part II of this Ordinance and respecting the treatment of such woman or girl, or respecting any inuate of a brothel.
(2.) Every person who, upoù service of such notice, shall not appear at the time and place therein mentioned or who shall fail to prednec all documents in his custody, possession, or power relating to such woman or girl and to answer truth- fully all questions which the Registrar General may put to him respecting such woman or girl or in any way relating to the matter being inquired into or, without reasonable excuse, (proof whereof shall lie upon him; neglects or refuses to produce such woman or girl when so required by the Registrar General, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any terin not execuding three months.
32. All summonses, notices, and other doemments required to be served under this Ordinance on behalf of the Registrar General shall be deemed validly and sufficiently served if served on or left with the person intended to be served OF, if he cannot be found, if left at his last known place of abode or business by any person authorized in that behalf by the Registrar General.
Or-
33. Every warram, purporting to be issued in pursuance of this Ordinance er heretofore issued under any dinance repealed by this Ordinanec and to be under the hand of the Registrar General shall be received in evidence in every Court of the Colony without further proof and shall be evidence of the facts therein stated, and all acts done in pursuance of such warrant shall be deemed to have been authorized by law.
34. The place in which the Registrar General shall sit in discharge of his duties shall be such place as may, from time to time, be appointed for that purpose by the Governor.
Power for
Governor to
appoint officers.
PART III.
GENERAL Provisions.
35. (4) The Governor may appoint such officers a> may be necessary for canying out the provisions of this Ordinance and may make rules to regulate the performauec of their duties.
(2.) Unless and until other ofliers are appointed under this Ordinance, the officers already appointed under any