ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1845.
Good Order and Cleanliness.
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Cannon, &c. not to be fired near dwelling-houses.
5. And be it further enacted and ordained, that no person other than persons acting in obedience to lawful authority, shall discharge any cannon or other fire-arm of greater calibre than a fowling-piece within three hundred yards of any dwelling-house within the said Colony, to the annoyance of any inhabitant thereof; and every person who, after being warned of the annoyance by any inhabitant, shall discharge any such fire-arm, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than ten pounds.
6. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every person who within the said Colony, or the harbour or waters thereof, shall commit any of the following offences, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than ten pounds, or in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding fourteen days:
1. Every person who shall knowingly take in exchange from any seaman or other person, not being the owner or master of any vessel, anything belonging to any vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any part of the cargo of such vessel, or any stores or articles in charge of the owner or master of any such vessel.
2. Every person who shall unlawfully cut, damage, or destroy any of the ropes, cables, cordage, tackle, headfasts, or other furniture of or belonging to any ship, boat, or vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, with intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any part thereof.
3. Every person who for the purpose of preventing the seizure or discovery of any materials, furniture, stores, or merchandise belonging to, or having been part of the cargo of any ship, boat or vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from any such ship or vessel, shall wilfully let fall or throw into the harbour or waters aforesaid, or in any other manner convey away from any ship, boat, or vessel, wharf, quay, or landing-place, any such article, or who shall be accessory to any such offence; and it shall be lawful for any constable to take any such offender into custody, and to seize and detain any boat in which such person shall be found, or out of which any article shall be so let fall, thrown, or conveyed away. [Sub-sections 2 and 3 repealed by Ordinance No. 8 of 1879.]
4. Every person who for the purpose of protecting or preventing any thing whatsoever from being lawfully seized within the said Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, on suspicion of its being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or of preventing ...
Prohibiting offences in the Colony or harbour of Hongkong.