THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH NOVEMBER, 1876.
room or place as aforesaid, and to seize all tables, dice, or other shall be implements of gambling, or which shall be used as such, and also forfeited. all monies or securities for money which shall be in actual use [Ibid. sec. 4.] for the purpose of gambling, and which said implements of gam- bling, and money, or securities for money on conviction of the offender, shall be, and they are hereby declared to be forfeited to
Her Majesty the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors.
VII. Ordinance No. 14 of 1844, and sections XVIII, XIX, Repeal. XX, and XXI of Ordinance No. 9 of 1867, are hereby repealed, but such repeal shall not affect anything duly done before the passing of this Ordinance.
VIII. All penalties herein mentioned shall be recovered, and Penalties to be levied, on conviction of the offender before any Magistrate of recovered ac- Police, or any two Justices of the Peace, in the manner provided provisions of
cording to the by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
Statement of Objects and Reasons.
The gambling known as "Wai-Sing," "Pak-Kop-Pin,” and "Tse-Fa," could not be reached of late, owing to the abrogation of Rules and Regulations made under section XVIII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1867.
The old Ordinance, No. 16 of 1844, is re-enacted with the ex- ception of the last section, which is now modified so as to prevent an informer claiming a moiety of any fine levied under this Ordinance.
Hongkong, 1st November, 1876.
J. RUSSELL, Acting Attorney General.
Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title,
with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Law relating to Piracy.
WE
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THEREAS it is expedient to revise and amend the Ordi- Preamble.
nances relating to Piracy: Be it enacted by the Governor
of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof,
as follows:-
I. This Ordinance may be cited as the Piracy Ordinance, Short title.
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murder is
II. Whosoever with intent to commit, or at the time of or im- Punishment of mediately before or immediately after committing the crime of piracy when piracy, in respect of any ship or vessel, shall assault with intent attempted. to murder any person being on board of or belonging to such [See 1 Vic. c. ship or vessel, or shall stab, cut, or wound any such person, or 88, sec. 2.] unlawfully do any act by which the life of such person may be endangered, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall suffer death as a felon.
III. Whosoever shall commit any piracy, shall be guilty of Punishment of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discre- piracy.
[See 1 Vic. c. tion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any 88, sec. 3.1 term not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
IV. Whosoever shall have knowingly set forth any pirate, or Setting forth, aided, assisted, maintained, procured, commanded, counselled, or aiding and advised any person whatsoever to do or commit any piracy and assisting, &c., pirates, where in consequence of such setting forth, aid, assistance, maintenance, piracy with procurement, command, counsel, or advice, a piracy with murder violence or has been committed, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted piracy with thereof, shall suffer death, or be liable, at the discretion of the murder com- Court, to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not See Ord. 1 of less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not 1868, sec. 4.] exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
mitted.
V. Whosoever shall knowingly have set forth any pirate, or Setting forth, aided, assisted, maintained, procured, commanded, counselled, or aiding and advised any person whatsoever to do or commit any piracy, shall assisting, &c., pirates where be guilty of felony and being convicted thereof shall be liable, piracy com- at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for mitted. any term not exceeding fifteen years and not less than three [Ibid, sec. 3.] years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
VI. Whosoever shall have traded with any pirate, knowing Trading, &c., him to be guilty of piracy, or to be fitted out with the intention with pirates. of committing piracy, or who, with the like knowledge, shall have [Ibid, sec. 5.] furnished any pirate with arms, ammunition, provisions, or stores of any kind, or shall fit out any junk, vessel, or boat, knowingly and with a design to trade with, supply, or correspond with any pirate, or if any person shall in any way have consulted, com- bined, confederated, or corresponded with any pirate, knowing him to be guilty of piracy, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding ten
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