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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1865.
Using Chloroform,
indictable Offence.
mit or with intent in any of such Cases thereby to assist any other Person in committing, any indictable Offence, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.
XXII. Whosoever shall unlawfully apply or administer to or cause to be taken by, & to commit any or attempt to apply or administer to or attempt to cause to be administered to or taken by, any Person, any Chloroform, Laudanum, or other stupefying or overpowering Drug, Matter, or Thing, with intent in any of such Cases thereby to enable himself or any other Person to commit, or with intent in any of such Cases thereby to assist any other Person in committing any indictable Offence, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being con- victed thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servi- tude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.
Maliciously admi-
so as to endanger Life
ly Harm.
XXIII. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously administer to or cause to be nistering Poison, &e, administered to or taken by any other Person any Poison or other destructive or no- or inflict grievous bodi- Xious Thing, so as thereby to endanger the Life of such Person, or so as thereby to in- flict upon such Person any grievous bodily Harm, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Ser- vitude for any Term not exceeding Ten Years and not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.
Maliciously admi-
XXIV. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously administer to or cause to be nistering Poison, &c., administered to or taken by any other Person any Poison or other destructive or no- with intent to injure xious Thing, with intent to injure, aggrieve, or annoy such Person, shall be guilty of Misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for the Terin of Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.
If Jury not satisfied
may convict him of
XXV. If upon the Trial of any Person for any Felony in the last but one preceding that Person charged is Sections mentioned, the Jury shall not be satisfied that such Person is guilty thereof, guilty of Felony, they but shall be satisfied that he is guilty of any Misdemeanor in the last preceding Section Misdemeanor. mentioned, then and in every such Case the Jury may acquit the Accused of such Felony, and find him guilty of such Misdemeanor, and thereupon he shall be liable to be punished in the same manner, as if convicted upon an Indictment or Information for such Misdemeanor.
Not providing Ap-
with Food, &c.,
whereby Life eu- daugered.
XXVI. Whosoever, being legally liable, either as a Master or Mistress, to provide prentices or Servants for any Apprentice or Servant necessary Food, Clothing, or Lodging, shall wilfully and without lawful excuse refuse or neglect to provide the same, or shall unlawfully and maliciously do or cause to be done any bodily Harm to any such Apprentice or Servant, so that the Life of such Apprentice or Servant shall be endangered, or the Health of such Apprentice or Servant shall have been or shall be likely to be permanently injured, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for the Term of Three Years, or to be in- prisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.
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Exposing Children XXVII. Whosoever shall unlawfully abandon or expose ahy Child, being under whereby Life eudau- the Age of Two Years, whereby the Life of such Child shall be endangered, or the Health of such Child shall have been or shall be likely to be permanently injured, shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for the Term of Three Years, or to be im prisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.
der, &c.
Causing bodily
XXVIII. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously, by the Explosion of Gun- Injury by Gunpow-powder or other explosive Substance, burn, maim, disfigure, disable, or do any grievous bodily Harm to any Person, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liabe, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary Confinement, and, if a Male under the Age of Sixteen Years, with or without Whipping.
Causing Gunpow-
XXIX. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously cause any Gunpowder or other der to explode, &c., or explosive Substance to explode, or send or deliver to or cause to be taken or received Fluid with intent to do by any Person any explosive Substance or any other dangerous or noxious Thing,
throwing corrosive
grievous bodily Harm.
or