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Preamble.
Short Title.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH AUGUST, 1866.
HONGKONG.
ANNO TRICESIMO
VICTORIE REGINE.
SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
No. 7 of 1866.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, dividing the City of Victoria into Districts, and for the better Registration of Householders and Chinese Servants in the Colony of Hongkong.
[16th August, 1866.]
Whereas it is expedient to make Provision for the Registration of Householders in Victoria, and also of Chinese Servants in the regular employ of Persons other than Chinese residing therein: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Victoria Registration Ordinance 1865.”
II. In the construction of this Ordinance the term "The Governor" shall include "The Governor." the Officer for the time being administering the Government of the Colony.
Interpretation Clause.
"Householder."
"Servant."
Division of the Town of Victoria into Districts.
Power to alter Districts.
Register of Districts,
Particulars to be
The term "Householder" shall mean the actual Tenant or Occupant of the whole of any Building or Tencinent in a District of Victoria, or in cases where there shall be no such Person, then the immediate Landlord of the whole of such Building or Tenement, but shall not include or extend to any Person, other than a Chinese, unless a portion of his House be rented by any Chinese, and in cases of Companies and Corporations, the Secretary or Manager thereof shall be deemed the Householder, and shall be liable to all the Provisions of this Ordinance accord- ingly.
The term "Servant" shall mean every Chinese regularly employed in or about the Dwelling House, Office or Business Premises of any Company, Corporation, or Person not being Chinese, in any of the following capacities:---
House Boy, Cook, Cook's Mate, Amali, Coolie, Watchman, Gardener, Conch- man, Horse Boy, and Boatmen.
III. The City of Victoria shall for the Purposes of Registration under this Ordinance be divided into the Nine following Districts, that is to say: (1) Shektongtsui, (2) Sai Ying Poon, (3) Taipingshan, (4) Sheong Wan, (5) Choong Wan North and South, (6) Ha Wan, (7) Wanchai, (8) Bowrington, (9) So Kun Poo; and the boundaries of the said Districts shall be those specified in a Map regulating and defining the boun- daries of the said Districts, and the said Map shall be kept in the Office of the Registrar General and a Duplicate of the same in the Office of the Surveyor General.
IV. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to alter all or any of the said Districts or their boundaries, and to increase or diminish the number of the same.
V. Separate Register Books in respect of each of the said Districts shall be kept in the Registrar General's Office.
VI. Every Person being a Householder at the commencement of this Ordinance furnished by House-shall within Thirty Days next thereafter furnish to the Registrar General the following
Particulars to be kept in the Register of such District :-
holders.
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1st. The name of the Street in which his House is situate and the Street number thereof;
2nd. His name and address and Profession or Trade;
3rd. The name, condition or occupation of any Person renting any portion
of the said House for any period not less than One Month;
and such other Particulars as may from time to time be required of him by the Regis trar General, who when necessary shall supply blank forins for such purposes..