THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MAY, 1873.
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,-
Such Person shall be deemed to have committed 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 Term 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 the Crown.
Penalty.
X. Any Person who aids, abets, counsels, or procures the Punishment of Commission of any Offence against this Ordinance, shall be liable Accessories. to be tried and punished as a Principal Offender.
Ships.
XI. Any Police Magistrate upon being satisfied by Information on Seizure, Oath that there is reasonable and probable Cause for believing that Search, and a Ship within the Waters of the Colony has been, or is being built. Detention of altered, repaired, or equipped, or is about to be despatched and suspected taken out to Sea 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 such Warrant may be in the Torin Form of contained in the Schedule to this Ordinance.
Warrant.
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 rized to seize Officers of Police, and may apply for Assistance to any Officers Ships. 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 and Detention, and if any Person is killed, maimed, or hurt by reason of his resisting such Officer in the Execution of his Duties, or any Person acting under his Orders, or at his Request, such Officer so seizing, search- ing and detaining the Ship, or other Person, shall be freely and fully indemnified as well against the Queen's Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, as against all Persons so killed, maimed, or hurt.
XIII. The Governor may, at auy Time, release any Ship seized Release of Ship and detained under this Ordinance, notwithstanding Eer Forfeiture by Governor. by the Sentence of the Supreme Court, on the Owner or Agent giving Security to the Satisfaction of the Governor that the Ship shall not be employed contrary to this Ordinance, or may release the Ship without such Security if the Governor think fit so to release the same.
XIV. The Owner of the Ship seized and detained under this Petition to Ordinance, or his Agent, may apply by Petition to the Supreme Court.
Court for its Release.
Owners.
XV. The Crown Solicitor shall, upon the Seizure of any Ship as Citation of aforesaid, cite the Owners or their Agents in the Colony by a Notice which may be in the Form contained in the Schedule to this Ordinance, to appear before the Supreme Court to show Cause why the said Ship should not be condemned and forfeited to the Crown for Breach of the Provisions of this Ordinance; and in Case there shall be no Owner of the said Ship in the Colony, nor any Agent of such Owner, the said Notice shall be published twice in the Gazette, and such Publication shall be equivalent to personal Service of the Citation,
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