1142 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH NOVEMBER, 1890.
BE
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend the Public Health
Ordinance of 1887.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. The said Ordinance No. 24 of 1887 is hereby amended as follows:-
(a.) Sections 40 to 48 inclusive of the said Ordi- nance are hereby repealed but such repeal shall not affect anything done or suffered there- under nor any past operation thereof.
(b.) Section 50 of the said Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting the words "defective or insanitary condition" for the words "defective and insa- nitary," and by inserting therein the words "or of any Bye-law made in virtue of this Ordinance" after the words "the provisions of this Ordinance" and also after the words "the requirements of this Ordinance." (c.) Section 73 of Ordinance No. 24 of 1887 is hereby amended, by adding the words following, namely: No person shall open or keep open a common lodging house unless the house is registered and the keeper thereof is licensed by the Registrar General."
The Board shall have power, from time to time, to make and when made to alter amend or revoke bye-laws with regard to the licensing and regulation of common lodging houses as well as for their sanitary maintenance.
2. The Board may, from time to time, delegate to the Sanitary Superintendent all or any of the powers conferred upon it by sections 17, 18, 19, 36, and 53. The Board may revoke such delegation at pleasure.
A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend The Arms Ordinance
BE
of 1889.
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance shall be read and construed as one with The Arms Ordinance, 1889, to be called The Arms Ordinances, 1889 and 1890.
2. If it shall appear to any Police Magistrate upon the oath of any Officer of the Police that there is reason to suspect that any person has in his possession, custody or control, or that there are concealed in any house, building, place or ship any arms or ammunition intended to be used in arming any band or bands of three or more Chinese persons within the Colony or the waters thereof, the said Magistrate may by his warrant directed to any Police Officer not under the rank of sergeant empower the said Officer by day or night to enter and search any house, dwelling, building or place, or any ship not being a ship of war or ship having such status lying or being in the waters of the Colony and to take possession of such arms found. therein.
3. Any person found in possession of any such arms or ammunition shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding $50 or to imprisonment not exceeding six weeks and all such arms or ammunition shall be forfeited to the Crown.