THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MAY, 1873.
(2.) That further l'articulars have been discovered since the
granting of the License; or
(3.) That any Condition of the Licence has been violated,- It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to revoke the Licence granted under this Ordinance 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.
IX. If any Person does any of the following Acts without having Building obtained a License from the Governor under this Ordinance, or repairing, without any such License as aforesaid having been granted to the equipping, Owner or Master of the Ship in respect of which such Act shall be selling, hiring,
despatching, done, that is to say:-
&c., &c.,
(1.) Builds, alters or repairs, or agrees to build, alter or without repair, or causes to be built, altered or repaired, any License. Ship, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants to be embarked at any Port or Place out of the Colony; or
(2.) Fits out, maus, 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 shall or will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or
(3.) Despatches, or causes or allows to be despatched any Ship, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or
(4.) 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 shall or will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or
(5.) 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 (6.) Being the Master of a Chinese Emigrant Ship clears out
and proceeds to Sea in such Ship,-
Sun Person shall be deemed to have cominitted an Offence against this Ordinance, and the following Consequences shall ensue :-
(1.) The Offender shall be liable to Imprisonment with or without Hard Labor for any Terin not exceeding Two Years, and to a Fine not exceeding Two thousand Dollars, or to either of such Punishments at the Discre- tion of the Court;
(2.) The Ship in respect of which any such Offence is com- mitted and her Equipment shall, if within the Waters of this Colony, be forfeited to Her Majesty:
Provided always that no Penalty, Punishment, er Forfeiture shall be incurred under this Section, if the Act prohibited thereby shall have been committed in pursuance of a Contract made before the Commencement of this Ordinance, except as regards the Acts specified in Sub-sections 3, 5 and 6.
Penalty.
Proviso.
X. Any Person who aids, abets, counsels, or procures the Punishment of Commission of any Offence against this Ordinance, shall be liable Accessorics. to be tried and punished as a Principal Offender.
Detention of
XI. Any Police Magistrate upon being satisfied that there is Seizure, reasonable and probable Cause for believing that a Ship within the Search, and Waters of the Colony has been, or is being built, altered, repaired suspected or equipped, or is about to be despatched and taken out to Sea Ships. contrary to the Provisions of this Ordinance, or that any other Offence against the said Provisions has been committed, rendering the said Ship liable to Forfeiture, may issue a Warrant stating that there is reasonable and probable Cause for believing as aforesaid, and upon such Warrant, the said Ship may be seized and searched and detained until it has been either condemned or released by Process of Law, or in the Manner hereinafter mentioned. Every Form of such Warrant may be in the Form contained in the Schedule to this Ordinance.
Warrant.
rized to seize
XII. Any Officer so authorized to seize, search and detain any Powers of Ship under this Ordinance may, for the Purpose of enforcing such Officers autho- Seizure, Search and Detention, call to his Aid any Constable or Ships. Officers of Police, and may apply for Assistance to any Officers of Her Majesty's Army or Navy, or Marines, or to the Harbor Master, or any Officer having Authority by Law to make Seizures of Ships, and may put any Persons on board such Ship to take Charge of the same, and to enforce the Provisions of this Ordinance, and any Officer so authorized as aforesaid, may use Force, if neces- sary, for the Purpose of enforcing such Seizure, Search or Detention,
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