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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 1872.
II. For the Purposes of this Ordinance, the Term " Petroleum" Definition of includes Kerosene Oil, Rock Oil, Rangoon Oil, Burmah Oil, Oil Petroleum. made from Petroleum, Coal, Schist, Shale, Peat, or other Bituminous [34 & S5, Vic. Substance, and any Products of Petroleum, or any of the above c. 105, s. 3.]
mentioned Oils.
III. The Governor in Council shall have Power to make Bye-Laws as to Bye-Laws for regulating the Place or Places at which Ships Ship carrying carrying any of the Goods or Articles to which this Ordinance dangerous applies are to be moored in any of the Harbors of the Colony, and Goods, are to land their Cargo and for regulating the Time and Mode of, c. 105, s. 4.]
34 & 35, Vic. and the Precautions to be taken on such Landing.
Every such Bye Law when made shall be published in the Hongkong Government Gazette, and may be from Time to Time altered or repealed by a Bye-Law made and published in like Manner. Where any Ship or Cargo is moored, landed or otherwise dealt with in Contravention of any Bye-Law for the Time being in Force, the Owner and Master of such Ship, or the Owner of such Cargo, as the Case may be, shall each incur a Penalty not exceeding Two hundred and Fifty Dollars for each Day during which such Contra- vention continues, and it shall be lawful for the Harbor Master or any other Person acting under the Orders of the Harbor Master to cause such Ship or Cargo to be removed at the Expense of the Owner thereof to such Place as may be in conformity with the said Bye-Law, and all Expenses incurred in such Removal may be recovered in the same Manner in which Penalties are by this Ordinance made recoverable.
IV. The Owner or Master of every Ship carrying a Cargo any Notice by Part of which consists of the Goods or Articles to which this Ordi- Owner or nance applies, on entering any Harbor shall give Notice of the Master of Ship Nature of such Cargo to the Harbor Master, and shall furnish him
carrying dangerous with a True Copy of the Manifest of such Goods or Articles. Goods.
If such Notice is not given, and Manifest furnished, the Owner [34 & 35, Vic. and Master of such Ship shall each incur a Penalty not exceeding c. 105, s. 5.] the Sum of Two thousand Dollars, unless it is shown to the Satis- faction of the Court before which the Case is tried that neither the Owner nor the Master knew the Nature of the Goods to which the Proceedings relate, nor could with reasonable Diligence have obtained such Knowledge.
V. Where any of the Goods or Articles to which this Ordinance Label on Ves- applies:-
(a.) Are sent or conveyed by Land or Water between any
two Places in the Colony; or,
(b.) Are sold or exposed for Sale;
sels or Cases containing dangerous Goods.
[34 & 35, Vic.
the Vessel or Case containing such Goods or Articles shall have c. 105, s. 6.] attached thereto a Label in conspicuous Characters, in English and Chinese, stating the Description of the Goods or Articles with
the Addition "specially dangerous," and with the Addition:
(a.) In the Case of a Vessel or Package sent or conveyed, of
the Name and Address of the Sender.
(b.) In the Case of a Vessel or Package sold or exposed for
sale, of the Name and Address of the Vendor. All Goods or Articles to which this Ordinance applies which are sent, conveyed, sold or exposed for Sale, in Contravention of this Section, shall, together with the Vessel or Package con- taining the same, be forfeited, and in addition thereto the Person sending, selling, or exposing for Sale the same shall for each Offence be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars. VI. Save as hereinafter mentioned, after the Passing of this Ordinance, Goods or Articles to which this Ordinance applies shall to Storage of not be kept except in pursuance of a License by the Governor. dangerous Licenses may be granted for a limited Time and may be subject [34 & 35, Vic. to Renewal or not in such Manner as the Governor may deem č. 105, s. 7.] expedient.
There may
be annexed to any such License such Conditions as to the Mode of Storage, the Nature and Situation of the Premises in which, and the Nature of the Goods with which the Goods or Articles to which this Ordinance applies are to be stored, the Mode of carrying such Goods or Articles within the Colony, and generally as to the safe Keeping of such Goods or Articles as may to the Governor in Council seem expedient.
Any Licensee violating any of the Conditions of his License shall be deemed to be an Unlicensed Person. There shall be charged, in respect of each License granted in Pursuance of this Ordinance One Dollar.
All Goods or Articles kept in Contravention of this Section shall, together with the Vessels or Packages containing the same, be forfeited, and in Addition thereto the Occupier of the Place in which such Goods or Articles are so kept shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding One hundred Dollars a Day for each Day during which such Goods or Articles are so kept.
This Section shall not apply to any such Goods or Articles kept either for Private Use or for Sale, provided the following Conditions are complied with :
gulations as
Goods.
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