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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH MARCH, 1888.
Public meetings.
(8 of 39. 22.)
Offences.
(7 of 66, 39.)
(Ibid. 31.)
Penalties.
Imprisonment. without fine.
Recovery of penaltics.
Repeals.
City of Victoria.
Certified copies and extracts to be received in evidence. (7 of 67 33.)
Commence- ment of Ordinance.
ral may refuse such permission whenever he considers that the publication of such notice or proclamation would be prejudicial to peace or good order. Provided that this section shall not apply to Government notices.
48. No Chinese shall hold or be, present at any Chinese public meeting whatever, not being a meeting solely for religious 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.
49. 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 act. (3.) The doing of any act prohibited by this Ordinance,
or by any regulation made thereunder. (4.) Furnishing untrue particulars concerning anything
required to be recorded under this Ordinance. (5.) 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.
50. 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.
51. 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.
CHAPTER IX.
Repeals, &c.
52. The following Ordinances are repealed:
No. 8 of 1858.
7 of 1866.
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14 of 1870.
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9 of 1886.
s.s. 1 to 6, 8 to 10, 17, and 22, s.
28 subs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and schedule.
The whole.
All unrepealed.
The whole.
But such repeal shall not affect anything lawfully done or commenced to be done under the said Ordinances, nor revive any Ordinance repealed by them.
53. Wherever in any Ordinance of this Colony the City of Victoria is defined by reference to Ordinance No. 7 of 1866, such reference shall be read as if it applied to the definition of the City of Victoria in this Ordinance.
54. All copies or extracts of or from any register or public record kept in the Retrar General's office for the purpose of this Ordinance, and purporting to be sealed with the seal of the said office and to be certified as true copies or extracts by the Registrar General, shall be received in evidence in all Courts in the Colony in lieu of the originals.
55. This Ordinance shall take effect on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 5th day of March, 1888.
ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 21st day of March, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Colonial Secretary.