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Setting Fire to any Engine House, &c.
Setting Fire to any Public Building.
Setting Fire to other Buildings.
Setting Fire to Goods in any Build-
which is Felony.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH MAY, 1865.
4. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to any Engine House, Warehouse, or other Building belonging or appertaining to any Port, Dock, or Harbour, 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, and, if a Male under the Age of Sixteen Years, with or without Whipping.
5. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to any Building other than such as are in this Ordinance before mentioned, belonging to the Queen, or to the Colony, or devoted or dedicated to Public Use or Ornament, or crected or maintained by Public Subscription or Contribution, 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 Terin not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and, if a Male under the Age of Sixteen Years, with or without Whipping.
6. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to any Building other than such as are in this Ordinance before mentioned, 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 any Term not exceeding Fourteen Years and not less than Three Years,-or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and, if a Male under the Age of Sixteen Years, with or without Whipping.
7. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously set fire to any Matter or Thing, ing, the setting Fire to being in, against, or under any Building, under such Circumstances that if the Building were thereby set fire to, the Offence would amount to Felony, 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 any Term not exceeding Fourteen Years and not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Terin not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and, if a Male under the Age of Sixteen Years, with or without Whipping.
Attempting to set Fire to Buildings,
Destroying, &c. a
House with Gunpow-
therein.
8. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any overt Act attempt to set fire to any Building, or any Matter or Thing in the last preceding Section mentioned, under such Circumstances that if, the same were thereby set fire to the Offender would be guilty of Felony, 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 any Term not exceeding Fourteen and 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. Injuries by explosive Substances to Buildings and Goods therein :---
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9. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously, by the Explosion of Gunpowder or der, any Person being other explosive Substance, destroy, throw down, or damage the whole or any Part of any Dwelling House, any Person being therein, or of any Building whereby the Life any Person shall be endangered,-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, and with or without Solitary Confinement, and, if a Male under the Age of Sixteen Years, with or without Whipping.
Attempting to de- stroy Buildings with Gunpowder.
Rioters demolishing Church Building, &c.
10. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously place or throw in, into, upon, under, against, or near any Building any Gunpowder or other explosive Substance, with Intent to destroy or damage any Building, or any Engine, Machinery, Working Tools, Fixtures, Goods, or Chattels,shall, whether or not any Explosion take place, and whether or not any Damage be caused, be guilty of Felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for any Term not exceeding Fourteen and 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.
Injuries to Buildings by Rioters, &c. :-
11. If any Persons riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the Distur bance of the Public Peace, shall unlawfully and with Force demolish, or pull dow or destroy, or begin to demolish, pull down, or destroy, any Church, Chapel, Meeting