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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JULY, 1874.
to suspect
2. It shall be lawful for the Captain or other Superintendent, Superintend❤ or any Inspector, or Sergeant belonging to the Police force, ent, &c. hav- having just cause to suspect that any felony has been or is about ing just cause to be committed in or on board of any ship, boat, or other vessel felony, may lying in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as enter on board well by night as by day, into and upon every such ship, boat, or vessels and take other vessel, and therein to take all necessary measures for the up suspected effectual prevention or detection of all felonies which he has just bid, sec. 8.] 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.
persons.
XXX. Where no penalty is specially attached by this chapter Any breach of to the breach or infringement of any provision herein contained, this chapter the same shall be punisliable by a penalty not exceeding twenty-fine, &c.
punishable by
five dollars.
CHAPTER II.
LIGHTHOUSES, BUOYS, OR BEACONS.
[Ordinance 1 of 1862,
sec. 29.]
XXXI. In the construction of this section, the term "light- Interpretation houses" shall, in addition to the ordinary meaning of the word, clause. include floating and other lights exhibited for the guidance of Ordinance 17 of 1873, ships; and the terms "buoys and beacons” shall include all other sec. 2.] marks and signs of the sea.
2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to erect and maintain Power to erect within the Colony such lighthouses, buoys, or beacons as the lighthouses, Governor in Council shall think necesary to be exhibited for the c
[Ibid, sec. 3.] guidance of ships.
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, Power to raise with the assent of the Legislative Council, to raise by way of necessary
funds by public loan, upon the security of the general revenues of the
public loan. Colony, such sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes Ibid, sec. 4.] aforesaid, and every loan so raised shall be a charge upon the said Colonial revenue.
Colonial
4. It shall be lawful for the Governor, in the meanwhile, Power to with such assent as aforesaid, to order the payment, by way of advance funds temporary advance, out of any monies for the time being in the out of the Colonial Treasury, of such sums of money arising from the general Treasury. revenues of the Colony, as may be required for the purposes [Ibid, sec. 5.] aforesaid: Provided always that all sums of money so advanced out of the general revenues of the Colony, shall be repaid into the Treasury out of the sums which may be raised by way of loan under the provisions in that behalf hereinbefore contained.
Light Dues.
XXXII. The owner or master of every ship which enters the Light dues. waters of the Colony, shall pay such dues in respect of the said [Ibid, sec. 6.] lighthouses, buoys, or beacons as may, from time to time, be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, to such officers as the Governor shall, from time to time, appoint to collect the same, and the same shall be paid by such officers into the Colonial Treasury. 2. All British and foreign ships of war shall be exempt from the payment of light dues.
Exemption of
men of war. [Ibid, seg. 7.] Governor to allow certain
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Order in Council:-
(a.) To exempt any ships, or classes of ships, from such pay-
ment, and to annex any terms or conditions to such exemptions.
[Ibid, sec. 8.] exemptions;
(b.) To substitute any other dues, or classes of dues, whether by way of annual payment or otherwise, in respect of any ships, or classes of ships.
4. Tables of all light dues, and a copy of regulations for the Tables of light time being in force in respect thereof, shall be posted up at the dues to be office of the Harbour Master.
exhibited at Harbour
Master's office. [See M. S. A. 1854, sec. 399.]
5. A receipt for light dues shall be given by the person Ship not to be appointed to collect the same to every person paying in the same, cleared with- and the Harbour Master shall not grant a clearance to any ship, of receipt for
out production unless the receipt for the same is produced to him.
light dues. [See M. S. A. 1854, sec. 400.j
6. If the owner or master fails on demand of the authorized Power of dis- collector to pay the light dues in respect thereof, it shall be tress for light
dues. lawful for such collector, in addition to any other remedy which
[M. S. A. he is entitled to use, to enter upon such ship, and distrain the sec. 401.] goods, guns, tackle, or any other things of or belonging to, or on board such ship, and to detain such distress until the said light dues are paid; and if payment of the same is not made within the
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