THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST AUGUST, 1867.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the more effectual Protection of Her Majesty's Naval and Victualling Stores, and for the Regulation of Pawnbrokers' Licenses.
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Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:---
I. This Ordinance may be cited as The Naval and Victualling Stores Ordinance, (Hongkong) 1867."
II. In this Ordinance :-
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Title.
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Short Title.
Interpretation of
Terms.
The Terin "The Admiralty' means the Lord High Admiral of the United "The Admiralty." Kingdom, or the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral, and shall be deemed to include the Officer in command of Her Majesty's Naval Forces on the China Station.
Stores."
The Term "Dealer in Marine Stores" means a Person dealing in buying and "Dealers in Marine selling Anchors, Cables, Sails, or Old Junk, Old Iron, or Marine Stores, of any description.
The Term "Dealer in Old Metals" shall mean any Person dealing in buying "Dealer in Old and selling Old Metal, Scrap Metal, Broken Metal, or partly Manufactured Metal Metals." Goods, or Defaced or Old Metal Goods, and whether such Person deals in such articles only or together with second hand Goods or Marine Stores; and the Term "Old Metals" shall mean the said articles.
The Term "in Her Majesty's Service," when applied to Persons, applies also "In Her Majesty's to Persons in the Employment of the Admiralty.
The Term "Stores " includes any single Store or Article.
Service."
"Stores."
III. No Person shall after the passing and coming into operation of this Ordinance License to carry on use or exercise the Trade or Business of a Dealer in Marine Stores or a Dealer in Old the Trade of a Dealer Metals, unless he be the holder of a License for that purpose.
in Marine Stores or Old Metal necessary.
IV. Every such License shall be granted by and held at the Discretion of the Licenses to be granted Governor on such Conditions as to Fees and subject to such Regulations as shall, from by the Governor time to time, be framed by the Governor in Council.
subject &c.
V. Every Dealer in Marine Stores to whom a License shall have been granted shall Holder of License to keep a Book or Books fairly written, and shall enter therein an account of all such keep Books, &c. Marine Stores or Old Metal, as he may, from time to time, become possessed of, stating in respect of each article the time at which and the Person from whom he purchased or received the same adding in the case of every such last mentioned Person à description of his business and place of abode.
VI. Every Person to whom such License shall have been granted shall whensoever Inspection of Goods, thereunto required by the Superintendent of Police or any Inspector of Police, or by Books, &c. any other Member of the Police Force, bearing a written Order in that behalf under the Hand of the said Superintendent, produce for the Inspection of the Party, so requiring him all or any Marine Stores or Old Metal in his possession or subject to his control and all Books and Papers relating to the same.
VII. If any Ferson acts in contravention of the Provisions contained in Sections III, V, or VI, he shall be liable on Summary Conviction before a Magistrate to a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars, or to be Imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Three Months, with or without Hard Labor.
Penalties.
VIII. The Provisions of Section IV shall be applicable to all Licenses hereafter to Provisions of Section be granted to Pawnbrokers.
IV applicable to Pawnbrokers.
IX. The Marks described in the Schedule to this Ordinance may be applied in or Marks in Schedule on Her Majesty's Naval and Victualling Stores to denote Her Majesty's Property in appropriated for Her Stores so marked.
It shall be lawful for the Admiralty, their Contractors, Officers, and Workmen, to apply the said Marks or any of them in or on any such Stores as are described in the said Schedule.
Majesty's Naval and
Victualling Stores.