THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6гн DECEMBER, 1890.
entered, or shall use any means or contrivance whatsoever for the purpose of preventing, obstructing, or delaying the entry of any Constable or Officer authorized as aforesaid into any such place, or any part thereof, shall be liable on a summary conviction for the same before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding six months.
14. Where any Constable or Officer authorized under section 11 hereof to enter any place is wilfully prevented from or obstructed or delayed ju. entering the same or any part thereof, or where any external or internal door of or means of access to any such place so authorized to be entered shall be found to be fitted or provided with any bolt, bar, chain, or any means or contrivance for the purpose of preventing, delaying, or obstructing the entry into the same or any part thereof of any Constable or Officer authorized as aforesaid, or for giving an alarm in case of such entry, or if any such place, is found fitted or provided with any means or contrivance for gaming, or with any means or contrivance for concealing, removing, or destroying any implements of gaming, it shall be evidence until the contrary be made to appear that such place is used as a common gaming house or for the purpose of a lottery within the meaning of this Ordinance, and that the persons found therein were unlawfully gaming therein.
15. It shall be lawful for any Magistrate before whom shall be brought any persons who may have been found in any place entered in pursuance of section 11 of this Ordi- nance to require any of such persons to be examined on oath and give evidence touching any gambling in any such place or touching any act done for the purpose of preventing, obstructing or delaying the entry into such place or any part thereof, of any Constable or Officer of Police authorized as aforesaid; and no person so required to be examined as a witness shall be excused from being so examined when brought before such Magistrate or from being examined at any subsequent time by or before the same or any other Magistrate or any Court on any proceeding, or the trial of any. indictment, information, action, or suit in anywise relating to such unlawful gambling or any such acts as aforesaid or from answering any question put to him touching the matters aforesaid, on the ground that his evidence will tend to criminate himself; and any such person so required to be examined as a witness who refuses to make oath accordingly, or to answer any such question as aforesaid, shall be subject to be dealt with in all respects as any person appearing as a witness before any Magistrate or Court in obedience to a summons or subpoena, and refus- ing, without lawful cause or excuse, to be sworn or to give evidence, may by law be dealt with.
16. Every person so required to be examined as a witness as aforesaid, who upon such examined shall make true and faithful discovery to the best of his knowledge of all things as to which he is so examined, shall receive from the Magistrate or Judge of the Court by whom he is examined a certificate in writing to that effect, and shall be freed from all criminal prosecutions and penal actions, and from all penalties, forfeitures, and punishments to which he may have become liable for anything done before that time in respect of the matters touching which he has been so examined; but such witness shall not be indemnified under this Ordinance unless he receive from such Magistrate or Judge a certificate in writing under their hands, stating that such witness has on his examination made a true disclosure touching all things as to which he has been examined; and if any action, information, or indictment be at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined in respect of any act of gambling touching which he was so examined, and if any action, information, or indictment be at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined as a witness in manner before mentioned, for any such matter or thing, such Court shall, on the production and proof of such certificate, stay the proceedings in any such action, information, or indictment, and may, in its discretion, award to such person such costs as he may have been put to by such action, information, or indictment.
17. Any person found gambling in the street or acting as watchman to street gamblers shall be liable on summary conviction to be fined any sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two calendar months.
Obstructing entry of Constables to
be evidence of house being used as a common
gaming house.
17 and 19 Vict. c. 38, ■. 2.
Magistral. may require any person apprehended
to be sworn and give evidence.
17 & 18 Vict. e. 38, sec. 5.
Penalty ou refusing to lan
sworn.
Persons
required to be examined as witnesses, and making a full discovery to be free from all penalties. &c.
Ibid. sec. 3.
Penalty for street gambling.
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