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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH DECEMBER, 1874:
Particulars to be furnished by house- holder.
Householder to report change of tenants.
Householder
to receive
VII. Every householder who has not already so done shall within fifteen days after the commencement of this Or- dinance, and every person who becomes a householder shall within fifteen days thereafter, furnish to the Registrar General the. following particulars to be entered in the register of his dis- trict:-
1st. The name of the street in which his house is situate and the street number thereof;
2nd. His name and address and profession or trade; 3rd. The name and condition or occupation of any person renting any portion of the said house for any period not less than one month;
and such other particulars as may, from time to time, be required of him by the Registra General, who, when necessary, shall supply blank forms for s ch purposes.
VIII. Every householder shall within one week report to the Registrar General any change in such tenancy as aforesaid of any portion of his house.
IX. Every registered householder shall receive a certificate of registration in English and Chinese, signed by the Registrar certificate from General, and shall produce such certificate when required so to Registrar
do by the Registrar General, or any Justice of the Peace, or any Officer of Police.
General.
Householder
into bond and appoint an agent.
X. Every householder who shall not have his permanent place not resident in of residence in the Colony shall enter into a bond with two sure- Colony to enter ties to be approved of by the Registrar General, conditioned in the sum of five hundred dollars, for the observance of the provisions of this Ordinance, and shall appoint for every building or tene- ment in respect of which he shall be a householder an agent in the Colony, who shall sign a form to be supplied by the Registrar General containing his name and address, and thereupon every such agent shall become liable to all the provisions of this Ordinance as if he were the householder of such building or tenement, and until the provisions of this section shall have been complied with, and in case any such agent shall die or cease to reside in the Co- lony, then until another agent shall be appointed in his place, the Registrar General may direct and authorise a proper officer to take and receive the rents and profits of such building or tene- ment in the manner provided by section XIX and they shall be dealt with in such manner as to the Governor in Council shall seem fit. XI. The Registrar General may by writing summon before him any householder or any tenant of a portion of any house, and such householder or tenant shall appear before the Registrar Chemeral at the time and place specified in such summons and furnish all particulars respecting himself which are required by this Ordinance to be recorded by the Registrar General.
Registrar Ge-
neral may summon householder or tenants of portions of houses to appear before him.
Governor may
District Watchmen.
XII. The Governor may appoint any fit person whom he shall appoint chief consider to be sufficiently recommended by the inhabitants of watchman of district to the office of chief watchman of such district, and
any such chief watchman shall be immediately subordinate to the Registrar General and shall have all the powers and authorities of a constable.
a district.
Governor may appoint any number of
watchmen for a district.
Rules and
XIII. The Governor may appoint for each district any num- ber of persons whom he shall consider to be sufficiently recom- mended to him by the inhabitants of such district to fill the office of watchmen in such district, and every such watchman shall be under the control of the Registrar General and be imme- diately subordinate to the chief watchman, and shall have all the powers and authorities of a constable.
XIV. The Registrar General, with the approval of the Governor regulations for in Council, may make rules and regulations to be observed by
the said watchmen.
watchmen.
Power of Re-
XV. The Registrar General-may summarily dismiss any such gistrar Gene- chief or other watchman to be appointed as aforesaid, and also may inflict upon him any fine not exceeding ten dollars for misconduct and every fine so inflicted may be recovered in a summary way upon the application of the Registrar General.
ral to dismiss and fine watchmen.
Power to Governor in
:
XVI. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, direct that any district or street in Victoria, or any part thereof, be Council to en- enclosed by means of gates or otherwise, and that all ingress or close parts of the town.
egress in or out of the same be prohibited at such times and for such period and in such manner as to the Governor in Council shall seem fit.
Fines for viola-
Responsibilities of Householders.
XVII. Whenever a fine shall be imposed upon any person re- tion of certain sident in any house and not being the householder within the
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