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Offences cognizable by High Court.
Piracy.
Piracy with Violence.
Piracy with Murder.
Setting forth, Aiding and Assisting, &c., Pirates, where Piracy committed.
Setting forth, Alding and Assisting, &c. Pirates, where Piracy with Violence or Piracy with Murder committed.
Trading, &c. with Pirates.
Receiving, &c.
Pirates after Piracy or taking Ship, Goods, &c., piratically stolen with Knowledge.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1866.
of Summary Jurisdiction, who shall be called the Official Members of the said Court, and of two other Persons to be appointed by His Excellency the Governor who shall be called the Unofficial Members of the said Court.
VII. The following are the Offences cognizable by "The High Court for the Suppression of Piracy," and the Punishments attached thereto, and to which it is competent for the said Court to sentence any Person on Conviction, are in each case prescribed after the statement of the Offence; and every Person convicted of any such Offence shall be guilty of Felony.
(1.) If any Person shall have committed an Act of Piracy, and shall be brought or found within the Colony of Hongkong he shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude in the Colony for any Term not exceeding Ten Years, and not less than Five Years, or to be Transported from the Colony for any Term not exceeding Ten Years, and not less than Five Years, or to be Im- prisoned with or without Hard Labor for any term not exceeding Three, and not less than One Year.
(2.) If any Person shall have committed an Act of Piracy with Violence and shall be brought or found within the Colouy of Hongkong he shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude in the Colony for Life or for any Terin not less than Fourteen Years, or to be transported from the Colony for Life or for any Term not less than Fourteen Years.
(3.) If any Person shall have committed an Act of Piracy with Murder, and shall be brought or found within the Colony of Hongkong he shall suffer Death.
(4.) If any Person shall within Twenty-four Calendar Months either on the land or on the sea knowingly have set forth any Pirate or aided, assisted, maintained, procured, commanded, counselled, or advised any Person whatsoever to do or commit any Piracy, every such Person shall, if brought or found within the Colony of Hongkong, be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Pena! Servitude in the Colony for any Term not exceeding Fifteen Years and not less than Five Years, or to be transported from the Colony for any Term not exceeding Fifteen Years and not less than Five Years.
(5.) If any Person shall within Twenty-four Calendar Months have either on the land or on the sea knowingly set forth any Pirate, or aided, assisted, maintained, procured, commanded, counselled, or advised any Person whatsoever to do or commit any Piracy with Violence or Piracy with Murder and in consequence of such setting forth, aid, assistance, maintenance, procurement, command, counsel, br advice, a Piracy with Violence or a l'iracy with Murder has been committed such first mentioned Person shall, if brought or found within the Colony of Hongkong, be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude in the Colony for Life or for any Term not less than Fourteen Years, or to be transported from the Colony for Life or for any Term not exceeding Fourteen Years or to be Imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years with or without llard Labor.
(6.) If any Person shall within Twenty-four Calendar Months have traded with any Pirate, knowing him to be guilty of Piracy, or to be fitted out with the intention of committing Piracy, or who with the like knowledge shall within the said limits have furnished any Pirate with Arms, Ammunition, Provisions, or Stores of any kind or shall within the said limits fit out any Junk, Vessel, or Boat knowingly and with a Design to trade with, supply, or correspond with any Pirate or if any Person shall within the limits aforesaid in any way have consulted, combined, confederated, or corresponded with any Pirate knowing him to be guilty of Piracy such first mentioned Person shall, if found within the Colony of Hongkong, be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude in the Colony for any Terin not exceeding Ten Years and not less than Five Years or to be Transported from the Colony for any Term not exceeding Ten Years and not less than Five Years.
(7.) If any Person knowing that an Act of Piracy has been committed shall within Twenty-four Calendar Months upon the land or upon the sea have received, entertained, or concealed any Pirate or have received within the limits aforesaid taken into his Custody any Junk, Vessel, Boat, Goods or Chattels which shall have been by such Pirate feloniously taken, such first mentioned Person shall, if found or brought within the Colony of Hongkong, be liable, at the Discretion of the Court to be kept in Penal Servitude in the Colony for any Term not exceeding Ten Years