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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MAY, 1874.
Equipping."
"Ship and Equipment." [Ibid, Sec. 3.] Licenses under this Section.
License from Governor.
[Ibid, Sec. 4.]
Form and Conditions of License. [Ibid, Sec. 5.]
Mode of
License. [Ibid, Sec. 6.]
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Equipping," in relation to a Ship, shall include the furnishing a Ship with any Tackle, Apparel, Furniture, Provisions, Arms, Munitions, or Stores, or any other Thing which is used in or about a Ship for the Purpose of fitting or adapting her for the Sea, and all Words relating to equipping shall be construed accordingly;
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Ship and Equipment," shall include a Ship and every- thing in or belonging to a Ship.
2. No Chinese Emigrant Ship shall clear out or proceed to Sea from this Colony unless the Master of such Ship shall be provided with a License under this Section.
3. No Person shall do any of the Acts hereinafter specified in Paragraph 8 of this Section, without a License from the Go- vernor, or unless the Owner, Agent, or Master of the Ship in respect of which such Act shall be done shall have obtained such License
Facense shall be under the Hand of the Go- vernor and the Public Seal of the Colony and the granting thereof shall be in the Discretion of the Governor, and shall be subject to the Payment of such Fee to the Crown, and to such Condi- tions as may, in each particular Case, be prescribed by the Go- vernor in Council.
5. Application for such License shall be made in Writing to Application for the Colonial Secretary, and shall be transmitted through the Emigration Officer, and the Owner, Agent, or Master of the Chinese Emigrant Ship in respect of which such License is ap- plied for, shall furnish all Particulars as to the Destination of the Ship, and as to all Matters relating to the intended Voyage and Emigration which may be required of him.
Punishment
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Par Sealers [Ibid,
6. All such Particulars shall, if so ordered, be certified upon Oath 1r furnishing before any Justice of the Peace, and every Person who shall knowingly furnish untrue Particulars shall be liable to Imprison- 7.] rent with or without Hard Labor, for any Period not exceeding Six Calendar Months, and to a Fine not exceeding One hundred Dollars, either in Addition to or in Substitution of such Impri- soxment.
Power to
revoke and
cancel License. [Ibid, Sec. 8.]
Building repairing,
equipping,
despatching,
7. If it shall appear to the Satisfaction of the Governor at any Time before the Departure of a Chinese Emigrant Ship:-
(a) That the Particulars furnished in relation thereto are
untrue; or
.) That further Particulars have been discovered since the
granting of the License; or
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(e) That any Condition of the License has been violated, It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to revoke or vary the License granted under this Section in respect of such Chinese Emigrant Ship and to order that the said "Ship be seized and detained until the said License be delivered up to be cancelled, or varied.
8. If any Person does any of the following Acts within the' Colony without having obtained a License from the Governor under this Section, or without any such License as aforesaid selling, hiring, having been granted to the Owner, Agent, or Master of the Ship &c., &c., with- in respect of which such Act shall be done, or in Contravention out License. of the Terms of any such License if granted, that is to say :- [Ibid, Sec. 9.] (a.) Builds, alters or repairs, or agrees to build, alter or
repair, or causes to be built, altered or repaired, any Ship, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same will be employed in the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants to be embarked at any Port or Place out of the Colony; or
(b.) Fits out, mans, navigates, equips, uses, lets or takes on Freight or Hire any Ship, or commands, or serves on board any Ship, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or
(c.) Despatches, or causes or allows to be despatched any Ship, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or
(d.) Holds or takes any Share or Interest in, or makes any Advances of Money to any Ship, or becomes Security for such Advances, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or (e) Despatches or causes or allows to be despatched, or commands or serves on board any Ship carrying Chinese Passengers, with the Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that such Passengers are being carried or intended to be carried to any Port or Place out of the Colony for the Purpose of being conveyed therefrom as Emigrants in the same or any other Ship; or