THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH, 1888.
due enquiry as to the person so landed or allowed to land, and that he had reason to believe such person was possessed of means of subsistence.
22. In the absence of such Master of a vessel the Owner, Agent, or Consignee of such vessel at the time the person who subsequently became a Vagrant was allowed to land shall be liable to pay the said costs and charges on his behalf.
23. Such costs and charges shall be recoverable by suit as if an express agreement to repay them had been entered into with the Colonial Secretary by the Person, Company, Association, Body, Owner, Agent, or Consignee chargeable.
24. In any proceeding under this Ordinance a certified copy of the declaration recorded under Section 3 shall be primâ facie evidence that the person named therein has been and that he was a Vagrant at the date of such declara- tion.
25. Any person apparently a Vagrant refusing or failing to accompany a Police Officer to or to appear before a Magistrate when required to do so for the purposes of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment with hard labour for a period not exceeding one month.
26. Any Vagrant who escapes from the Police whilst committed to their charge under this Ordinance or who leaves a House of Detention without permission from the Superintendent, or who, having with such permission left a House of Detention for a limited time or a specified purpose, fails to return on the expiration of such time or when such purpose has been accomplished or proves to be impracticable, shall for every such offence be punishable on conviction before a Magistrate with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
27. Any person entering into an agreement under Section 16 of this Ordinance and wilfully violating that agreement in any respect shall for every such offence be punishable on conviction before a Magistrate with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
28. Any person asking for alnis in a threatening or insolent manner, or continuing to ask for alms of any person after he has been required to desist shall be punishable on conviction before a Magistrate with hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
29. The Governor in Council may from time to time make rules consistent with this Ordinance for the guidance of officers in matters connected with it. All such rules shall be published in the Government Gazette, and shall thereupon have the force of law.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th day of February, 1888.
Owner, &c.
liable in the absence of Shipmaster.
Recovery of costs.
Evidence.
Arrest without warrant
Penalty for escape.
Breach of agreement.
Penalty for asking alms.
Governor in Council may mako rules.
ARATHOON SETII, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 3rd day of March, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART,
SCHEDULE.
Colonial Secretary.
(See Section 16.)
day of
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made this between the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong of the one part and A.B. of, &c. (the vagrant) of the other part: Each of the partics hereto (so far as relates to the acts on his own part to be performed) hereby agrees with the other of them as follows :--
1. The said A.B. shall embark on board such ship, and at such time as an Officer appointed in this behalf by the Govern- ment of Hongkong shall direct.
2. The said A.B. shall remain on board such ship until such ship
shall have arrived at the port of destination.
3. The said A.B. shall not return to Hongkong until five years shall have elapsed from the date of such embarkation unless specially permitted to return by the Governor of Hongkong. 4. The said Colonial Secretary of Hongkong shall contract with the owner of the said ship or his agent for the passage of the said A.B. on board the said ship, and for his subsistence during the voyage for which he shall embark as aforesaid.
5. In witness whereof the said Colonial Secretary of Hongkong and the said A.D. have hereunto set their lands the day and year first above written.
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