HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 29TH APRIL, 1886. '341:
house 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 six months.
28. Any person entering into an agreement under Section 17 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 six months.
29. Any person asking for alms 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.
30. 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.
SCHEDULE.
(See Section 17.)
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made this
day of
between the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong of the one part and A.B. of, &c. (the vagrant) of the other part: Each of the parties 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 she shall
have arrived at her 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.B. have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written.
Breach of agreement.
Penalty for asking alma
Governor in Council may make rules.
A BILL
ENTITLED
The Reformatory Schools Ordinance, 1886.
BE
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as The Reformatory Title. Schools Ordinance, 1886.
2. In this Ordinance the word Manager shall include any person or persons having the management or control of any School to which this Ordinance applies.
Certified Reformatory Schools.
3. The Governor may, upon the application of the Managers of any School for the better training of youthful offenders, direct the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol to examine into the condition and regulations of the School, and to report to him thereon; and if satisfied with such report, the Governor may, by writing under his hand, certify that such School is fitted for the reception of such youthful offenders as may be sent there in pursuance of this Ordinance and the same shall be deemed a certified Reformatory School. 4. Every certified Reformatory School shall from time to time, and at least once in every year, be visited by the said Superintendent or by any two Justices of the Peace appointed for that purpose by the Governor, and the Governor if dissatisfied with the condition of such School as reported to him, may withdraw the certificate, and may, by notice under his hand addressed and sent to the Managers of such School, declare that the certificate is withdrawn as from a time specified in the notice, being not less than six months after the date of the notice,
Mode of certifying Reformatory Schools. (29 & 30 V. 117, 4)
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Inspection of Schools, Certificates may be with- drawn. (29 & 30 V, a 117, 8. 5.)
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