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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JANUARY, 1880.
Fire-arins POS
to be used ex- cept in curtain
(Ordince 1 of 1862, 8.14]
Harbour Mas-
ter may re- move obstruc- tions, de,
[See Ordi-
uance 14 of 1815, sec. 37.)
Harbour Mas-
ter may per- mit moorings to be laid
down.
Superintend- ents and In- spectors may board vessels. ¡Ordinance 14 of 1845, sec. 7.}
Superintend- e, &c. hay- ing just cause to suspect felony, may erren board Tessels an take up sus- preted persons. 764, Sec. 9.]
Auy breach of this chapter punishable by
fne, e [Ordinance 1 of 1982,
soc. 29.]
Interpretation
clauze. [Ordinance
17 of 1873, Sec. 2.]
Tower to erect lighthouses,
&c.
[7bid, sec. 3.]
Power to raise necessary It is by Tablic loan. [[bid, sec. 4.]
2. Except as is herein before directed by subsections and 3 of section XXVII, or under the sanction of the Har- bour Master, no cannon, gut, or fire-arm of any description shall be discharged within such portions of the waters of the Colony as the Governor may, from time to time, by regulations proscribe, from any merchant vessel or boat, under a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Removal of Obstructions.
XXIX. The Harbour Master may, by written notice, require any person to remove within a reasonable time to be specified in such notice, any obstruction in the waters of the Colony, caused by such person or belonging to him or in his charge or keeping, and if such person fail to remove the obstruction within the specified time, the Harbour Master shall cause the obstruction to be removed, and may recover the expenses of removal from the person named in the notice.
Moorings.
XXX. No person shall place moorings in the waters of the Colony except with the sanetion of the Harbour Master, and such moorings shall be of such nature as the Harbour Master shall approve; and the Harbour Master may, upon giving such sauction, attach such conditions to the use and employment of such moorings as he shall think fa
Powers of Police,
XXXI. The Captain Superintendent or other Superin- tendent, or any Inspector of the Police force shall have power, by virtue of his office, to enter at all times, with such con- stables as he shail think necessary, as well by night as by day, into and upon every ship, boat, or other vessel (not being a ship of war or vessel having the status of a ship of war) lying in the waters of the Colony, and into every part of such vessel, for the purpose of inspection and upon occasion direct- ing the conduct of any constable who may be stationed on board of any such vessel, and of inspecting and observing the conduct of all other persons who shall be employed on board any such vessel in or about the lading or unlading there- of, as the case may be, and for the purpose of taking all such measures as may be necessary for providing against fire or other accidents, and preserving peace and good order on board of any such vessel, and for the effectual prevention or detection of any felonies or misdemeanors,
of
2. It shall be lawful for the Captain Superintendent or. other Superintendent, or any Inspector, or Sergeant belong- ing to the Police force, having just cause to suspect that any felony has been or is about to be committed in or on board of any ship, boat, or other vessel (except ships of war or vessels having the status of ships of war) lying in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as well by night as by day, into and upon every such ship, boat, or other vessel, and therein to take all necessary measures for the effectual provention or detection of all felonies which he has just cause to suspect to have been, or about to be committed in or upon the harbour or waters of the Colony, and to take into custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such felonies, and also to take charge of all property so suspected to be stolen.
Powers of Magistrates.
XXXII. Where no penalty is specially attached by this chapter to the breach or infringement of any provision here- in contained, the same shall be punishable by a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and in default of payment. thereof, imprisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding one month.
CHAPTER II.
LIGHTHOUSES, Buors, on BEACONS. XXXIII. In the construction of this chapter, the term "lighthouses" shall, in addition to the ordinary meaning of the word, include lightships and all floating and other lights exhibited for the guidance of ships; and the terms "buoys and beacons" shall include all other marks and signs of the
sea.
2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to erect and main- tain within the Colony such lighthouses, buoys, or beacons as the Governor in Council shall think necessary to be ex- hibited for the guidance of ships.
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, with the assent of the Legislative Council, to raise by way of public loan, upon the security of the general revenues of the Colony, such sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid, and every loan so raised shall be a charge upon the said Colonial revenue.