30 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1888.
Power to cancel such passes.
(14 of 70, 16.)
Forms of passes. (14 of 70, 7 & 11.)
Forgery, &c., of passes.
(14 of 70. 19.)
Having
possession of forged pass. (14 of 70. 20.)
Stealing passes (14 of 70, 21.)
Failure to
return can-
celled passes (14 of 70, 22.)
Placards. (22 of 84. 10.)
Public meetings. (8 of 59. 22.)
Offences,
(7 of 66, 30.)
(Ibid. 31.)
Penaltics,
Imprisonment without fine.
Recovery of penalties,
43. The Captain Superintendent of Police may upon reasonable grounds cancel and call in any pass issued by him. Any person aggrieved by any such cancellation of a pass may apply for redress to a Magistrate, who may make such order as the case may require.
44. The forms of all passes issued under this Ordinance shall, until the same shall be altered by the Governor in Council, be those set forth in the Schedule B hereunto annexed.
Penalties in relation to Passes.
45. Whosoever, with intent to defraud, shall forge or alter any pass, or shall offer, utter, dispose of, or put off any pass, knowing the same to be forged or altered, shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.
46. Whosoever shall without reasonable excuse, the proof of which shall lie upon him, have in his custody or possession a forged or counterfeit pass, or a pass which shall have been unlawfully altered, knowing the same to bo forged or counterfeit, or to have been so altered, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
47. Whosoever shall steal, or for any unlawful purpose take from its place of deposit for the time being, or from any person having the lawful custody thereof, any pass issued under this Ordinance, or shall, without reasonable excuse, the proof of which shall lie upon him, receive such pass, knowing the same to have been feloniously stolen or taken for any unlawful purpose as aforesaid, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour,
48. Refusal or neglect without reasonable excuse to return on demand any pass which shall have been cancelled and called in shall be an offence against this Ordinance.
CHAPTER VII.
Placards. Meetings.
49. No person shall post up or exhibit or cause to be posted up or exhibited in or near any street any public notice or proclamation in the Chinese language without the permission of the Registrar General. The Registrar Gene- ral may refuse such permission whenever he considers that the publication of such notice or proclamation would be prejudicial to peace or good order.
50. No Chinese shall hold or be present at any Chinese public meeting whatever, not being a meeting solely for religions worship, without a permit under the hand of the Governor, which may be issued to the occupier of the house in or near which the meeting is to take place, or to the person convening such meeting.
CHAPTER VIII.
Offences and penalties.
51. Offences against this Ordinance shall be considered to be :-
(1.) Refusal, neglect, or omission to do any act com- manded by this Ordinance or by any regulation made thereunder.
(2.) Refusal to permit, or obstruction of any such aet. (3.) The doing of any act prohibited by this Ordinance,
or by any regulation made thereunder. (4.) Furuishing untrue particulars concerning anything
required to be recorded under this Ordinance. Using or attempting to use any certificate issued under this Ordinance which has not been duly issued to the person so using or attempting to use it.
(5.)
52. Every person convicted of an offence against this Ordinance for which no penalty is specially provided shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars for a first, or one hundred dollars for a second offence, or in default to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding three months: Provided always, that in any case where it shall seem to the convicting Magistrate desirable to do so, imprisonment may be awarded without the option of a fine.
53. All fines inflicted and penalties incurred or com- pensations awarded under this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before any Magistrate, as may also be any expenses incurred in enforcing this Ordinance.
NOTE.-Originally a temporary provision.