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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH APRIL, 1874.
the Offender, in Defait of Payment of such Fine, to Impri- sonment with or without Hard Labor for any Term not exceeding One Year in lieu of such Fine, and such Imprisonment shall commence from the Expiration of any Term of Imprisonment to which the Offender may have been sentenced in addition to the Fine.
14. The Supreme Court and the said Court of Magistrates shall Proceedings have full Power and Authority to hear and determine all Cases for Forfeiture
of Fittings. of Seizure of Fittings, and upon Proof of the Legality of the [Ibid,Sec.17.} Seizure, to declare the said Fitting to be forfeited to the Crown, and no Fittings seized under this Section, shall be deemed to be forfeited to the Crown, except under the Sentence of one or the other of the said Courts.
15. Nothing in this Section contained shall be deemed to affect Powers of the Powers vested in a Superintendent or Inspector of Police Police by Section VII of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845.
Authorities. [Ibid, Sec.18.]
16. Any Suit, or Prosecution against any Person for any- Limitation of thing done in Pursuance or Execution or intended Execution of Actions, &c. this Section shall be commenced within Three Months after the [Ibid, Sec.19.] Thing done and not otherwise.
Notice in Writing of every such Suit and of the Cause thereof shall be given to the intended Defendant One Month at least before the Commencement thereof.
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In any such Action the Defendant may answer that the Act complained of was done in pursuance, or Execution, or intended Execution of this Section and give this Section and the special Matter in Evidence at any Trial to be had thereupon.
The Plaintiff shall not recover if Tender of sufficient Amends is made before Action brought, or if after Action brought a suf- ficient Sum of Money is paid into Court by or on behalf of the Defendant.
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If Judgment is given for the Defendant, or the Plaintiff becomes Nonsuit, or discontinues the Action after an Answer has been put in, the Defendant shall recover his full Costs and shall have the like Remedy for the same as any Defendant has by Law for Costs in other Cases.
If Judgment is given for the Plaintiff, he shall not have Costs against the Defendant unless the Judge before whom the Trial is had certifies his Approbation of the Action.
17. No Proceeding shall be instituted for any Offence against Prosecution to the Provisions of this Section, or for any Forfeiture thereunder, be by Attorney except at the Suit or Prosecution of, or with the Consent of the [Ibid,Sec.20.] Attorney General.
Depôts for Emigrants.
General.
X. The Owners or Charterers of every Chinese Passenger Depôts to be Ship shall, if the Emigration Officer see fit, as soon as provided for any Ship is laid on for the Conveyance of Chinese Emi- the Lodgment of Emigrants. grants, provide a Depôt pr Depôts to be approved of by [Ord. 12 of the Emigration Officer wherein every intending Emigrant 1868, Sec. 4.] by such Ship may lodge as hereinafter provided, and every such Depôt shall be maintained and every Emigrant lodging therein shall be supported at the Expense of such Owners or Charterers.
Three clear Days before
2. Every intending Emigrant in a Chinese Passenger Ship Emigrants to shall, unless exempted by the Emigration Officer, lodge at the lodge in Depôt least Three clear Days previously to his Embarkation in the Depôt provided by the Owners or Charterers of such Ship with the Ap-Embarkation, proval of the Emigration Officer in pursuance of Section IV. [Ibid, Sec. 6.] 3. Every such Depôt as aforesaid shall be under the Su-'Supervision of pervision of the Emigration Officer who may inspect the same at Depôts. such Times as he shall think fit, and there shall be at all Times [Ibid, Sec. 7.] free Ingress and Egress allowed to all Persons to and from such Depôts, from 6 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Orders in Council relating a Quantity of Water.
XI. All Orders of Her Majesty the Queen in Council relating All Orders in to the Quantity of Water to be carried by Passenger Ships Council to ap- having a certain Description of Condensing Apparatus shall ply to Chinese apply to Chinese Passenger Ships.
No Chinese Passenger Ship unless propelled by Steam to clear between April and September.
Passenger Ships. [Ord. 12 of 1868, Sec. 15]
to clear be-
XII. No Chinese Passenger Ship, unless a Vessel propelled No Chinese by Steam, bound to any Port Westward of the Cape of Good Passenger Ship Hope or to any Port in Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, or Tasmania shall be permitted to clear from any Port in the Colony and September.
tween April between the Months of April and September inclusive.
Unwilling Emigrants.
[Ord. 12 of
1868, Sec. 16.]
XIII. It shall be lawful for the Emigration Officer at any Emigration Time when he is satisfied that any Emigrant who is unwilling to Officer may leave the Port has been obtained by any Fraud, Violence, or other land any Emi-
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