THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH APRIL, 1874.
Chereunto annexed, to be transmitted to the Emigration Officer, and such Forfeiture shall be exclusive and independent of any other Punishment which may be inflicted upon such Offender under the Provisions of this Section.
3. Every Person obtaining such License as aforesaid, shall pay Fee to be paid to the Emigration Officer a Fee of Two hundred current Dollars, for Licenses. which Fee the Emigration Officer is hereby empowered and re- [Ibid, Sec. 3.] quired to demand and receive upon the Issuing of any such License; and the said Emigration Officer shall pay over all such Fees to the Colonial Treasurer, to be applied to the Colonial Revenue.
4. Such License shall continue in Force until the 31st How long Li- Day of December in the Year in which such License shall be censes are to granted, and for Fourteen Days afterwards, unless sooner as herein before mentioned.
forfeited
continue in Force. [Ibid, Sec. 4.]
5. Every Passage Broker who shall or may receive Money Contract from any Person, for or in respect of a Passage in any Emigrant Tickets for Ship, shall give to every such Person a Contract Ticket, under Passages. the Hand of such Passage Broker, and stamped with his Seal or [Ibid, Sec. 5.] Trade Mark,—each Ticket to be printed in a plain and legible Type, according to the Form in the Schedule D hereunto an- nexed, and to be accompanied with a Translation thereof in the Chinese Language, in plain and legible Characters.
Officer Certifi-
carrying Emi-
[Ibid, Sec. 6.]
6. Every such Passage Broker before he shall receive or take Passage Bro- any Money on account of any such Passage, or for the Sale or kers to produce Letting of the whole or any Part of the Accommodation of or in to Emigration any Emigrant Ship proceeding from Hongkong, shall produce to cate that they the Emigration Officer the Certificate of the Master or Owner of have chartered the Ship, in respect of which such Passage shall or may have the Ship for been taken, or the Accommodation in which shall have been so sold or let, to the Effect that such Ship has been chartered for grants. the Purpose of carrying Emigrants, and that he, such Passage Broker, is authorized to receive Payment for such Passage, or for the Sale or Letting of the Accommodation in such Ship; and such Certificate shall be filed in the Office of the Emigration Officer, and the Contents thereof entered in a Book to be kept by the Emigration Officer, for recording therein the Contents of such Certificates.
tion Officer for
7. On every Occasion of the Delivery to any Passenger of Passage Bro- such Contract Ticket as aforesaid, the Passage Broker who shall ker to attend have engaged to provide such Passenger with a Passage shall before Emigra- attend with him at the Office of the Emigration Officer, in whose the Purpose of Presence the Contract Ticket shall be delivered to such Passen- delivering the ger, and who shall explain to him the true Intent and Meaning Contract of such Contract.
Tickets to Passengers. [Ibid, Sec. 7.]
8. No Person shall fraudulently alter or cause to be altered, Contract after it is once issued, or shall induce any Person to part with or Tickets not to render useless or destroy any such Contract Ticket, during the be altered.
[Ibid, Sec. 8.]
Continuance of the Contract which it is intended to evidence.
written Autho-
9. No Licensed Passage Broker shall, as Agent for any Person, Agents not to whether a Licensed Broker or not, receive Money for or on act without account of the Passage of any Passenger on Board an Emigrant rity, and to Ship, without having a written Authority to act as such Agent, or produce their on the Demand of the Emigration Officer, refuse or fail to exhibit Authority on his License and such written Authority; and no Person whether demand. as Principal or Agent shall, by any Fraud, or by false Repre-ord. 11 of sentation as to the Size of the Ship or otherwise, or by any false 1857, Sec 9.] Pretence whatsoever, induce any Person to engage any Passage as aforesaid.
10. Every Emigration Passage Broker who shall contract with Notice of every any intending Emigrant for a Passage in such Ship shall Contract with forthwith give Notice in Writing to the Emigration Officer of Emigrants to every such Contract specifying the Name, Age and Sex of such be given to Emigrant and the Name of such Ship.
Emigration Officer. [Ord. 12 of 1868, Sec. 8.]
11. All Violations or Disobediences of, or Defaults in Compli- Penalties for ance with, the Provisions of this Section shall be heard and Offences. determined summarily under Ordinance No. 10 of 1844; and [Ord. 11 of on Conviction of such Offences, the respective Offenders shall 1865, Sec. 10.] be sentenced to pay the several Penalties, or in Default of the Payment thereof, to suffer the several Terms of Imprisonment respectively hereinafter specified :-
(1.) For every Offence against Paragraph 1, a Fine not exceeding Four hundred Dollars, or Imprisonment for a Term not exceeding Six Months.
(3.) For every Offence against Paragraph 5, a Fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars, or Imprisonment for a Term not exceeding Six Weeks.
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