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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH SEPTEMBER, 1867.
Short Title.
Interpretation of Terms.
"The Admiralty."
"Dealers in Marine Stores."
"Dealer in Old Metals."
"In Her Majesty's
Service."
"Stores,"
License to carry on
I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Naval and Victualling Stores Ordinance, (Hongkong) 1867."
II. In this Ordinance :-
The Term "The Admiralty" means the Lord High Admiral of the United 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.
The Term "Dealer in Marine Stores" means a Person dealing in buying and 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 and selling Old Metal, Scrap Metal, Broken Metal, or partly Manufactured Metal Goods, or Defaced or Old Metal Goods, and whether such Person deal 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 to Persons in the Employment of the Admiralty,
The Term "Stores" includes any single Store or Article.
III. No Person shall after the passing and coming into operation of this Ordinance
the Trade of a Dealer use or exercise the Trade or Business of a Dealer in Marine Stores or a Dealer in Old
in Marine Stores or
Old Metal necessary. Metals, unless he be the holder of a License for that purpose.
Licenses to be granted by the Governor subject &c.
Holder of License to keep Books, &c.
Inspection of Goods, Books, &c.
Penalties.
Provisions of Section
IV applicable to Pawnbrokers.
Marks in Schedule
IV. Every such License shall be granted by and held at the Discretion of the Governor on such Conditions as to Fees and subject to such Regulations as shall, from time to time, be framed by the Governor in Council.
V. Every Dealer in Marine Stores to whom a License shall have been granted shall keep a Book or Books fairly written, and shall enter therein an account of all such 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 thereunto required by the Superintendent of Police or any Inspector of Police, or by 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 Person 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.
VIII. The Provisions of Section IV shall be applicable to all Licenses hereafter to be granted to Pawnbrokers.
IX. The Marks described in the Schedule to this Ordinance may be applied in or appropriated for Her on Her Majesty's Naval and Victualling Stores to denote Her Majesty's Property in
Stores so marked.
Majesty's Naval and Victualling Stores.
Imitation a Misde-
meanor.
Obliteration with
It shall be lawful for the Admiralty, their Contractors, Officers, and Workinen, to apply the said Marks or any of them in or on any such Stores as are described in the said Schedule.
If any Person, without lawful Authority (Proof of which Authority shall lie on the Party accused), applies any of the said Marks in or on any such Stores, he shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be Imprisoned for any Team not exceed- ing Two Years, with or without Hard Labor.
X. If any Person, with Intent to conceal Her Majesty's Property in any Naval Intent to conceal Her or Victualling Stores, takes out, destroys, or obliterates, wholly or in part, any such Festy's Property, Mark as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of Felony, and shall be liable, in the Discretion of
Felony.