380 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13г AUGUST, 1870.
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Preamble.
Penalty for committing malicious Injuries to Crown
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for enabling the Governor in Council to make Regulations for the Maintenance of good Order and the Protection of Property in Public Buildings, . Gardens and other Places.
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THEREAS it is expedient to provide for the Maintenance of Good Order and the Preservation of Property in Public Buildings and Gardens and other Public Places and for the better Enjoyment thereof by Persons frequenting the same: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
I. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously or wantonly commit any Damage, Injury, or Spoil to or upon any real or personal Property belonging to the Crown, the Damage, Injury, or Spoil being to an Amount not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars, and Property not for which no Punishment is now provided by Law, shall be guilty exceeding $25. of a Misdemeanour and upon Summary Conviction thereof before a Magistrate shall be liable to a Fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars with or without Imprisonment not exceeding One Month and shall moreover pay such Sum of Money not exceeding. Twenty-five Dollars by Way of Compensation for the Damage done, as the Magistrate shall direct.
Power to make
II. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from Time to Regulations. Time to make such Regulations as he may deem expedient for the Maintenance of Good Order, and the Preservation of Property in any Public Buildings, Gardens or other Places open to the Public, anil for the better Enjoyment thereof by Persons frequenting the same, and also from Time to Time to repeal, amend, or vary such Proviso as to Regulations or any Part thereof: Provided always that no such Publication in Regulation or any Repeal, Amendment, or Variation thereof the Gazette. shall come into Force and Effect until the same shall have been
Copy of
published in the Gazette.
III. A Copy of all Regulations for the Time being in Force Regulations to under this Ordinance and relating to any Public Building, Garden, or other Place, shall be exhibited at. the Entrance thereof or in some Conspicuous Place within the same.
be conspi- cuously
exhibited.
Constables and others may remove
committing a
IV. It shall be lawful for any Constable, and also for any Custodian, Watchman, Keeper, or other Person employed by the Government in any such Public Buildings, Gardens, or other Fersons found Places as aforesaid to eject and remove therefrom any Person who Breach of the shall be found committing therein a Breach of any of the said Regulations Regulations or any Offence now punishabie by Law, after having after Warning. been previously warned to desist, and any Person who shall use abusive Language to, or assault, or use any Violence towards any such Constable or other Person as aforesaid while in the Execution of his Duty or of the Powers rested in him under this Ordinance shall on Summary Conviction thereof before a Magistrate be liable to a Fine not exceeding One hundred Dollars with or without Imprisonment not exceeding Three Months.
Penalty for refusing to give Name
and Address.
Penalty for Breach of
V. Every Person who shall be charged by any such Constable, Custodian, Watchman, Keeper, or other Person as aforesaid with committing or with having committed within any such Public Building, Garden, or other Place as aforesaid a Breach of any of the said Regulations or any Offence now punishable by Law, and who shall refuse to give his Name and Address if called upon so to do, shall on Summary Conviction thereof before a Magis- trate be liable to a Fine not exceeding Ten Dollars in Addition to any Sentence to which he may be liable for the Offence with which he shall be charged, and whether he shall be found guilty of such Offence or not.
VI. Every Person who shall commit a Breach of any Regulation in Force for the Time being under this Ordinance shall be guilty Regulations. of a Misdemeanour and shall be liable on Summary Conviction thereof before a Magistrate, to a Fine not exceeding Ten Dollars for a first Offence, and for every subsequent Offence to a Fine not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars with or without Imprisonment not exceeding One Month.
Saving of other Re- medies and
VII. Nothing in the last preceding Section contained shall affect any other Remedy or Punishment which may be provided Punishments. by Law for any Act done in Breach of any Regulation made in
Pursuance of this Ordinance.
Proof of
VIII. In all Proceedings in any Court; the Regulations in Force Regulations. for the Time being under this Ordinance shall be sufficiently proved by the Production of a Copy of the Gazette in which the same shall be published and contained.