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Chief Magistrate to make rules
of the Governor.
See Ordinance
No. 6 of 1857.1
ORDINANCE No. 12 of 1844.
Police Force Regulation.
powers, authorities, privileges, and advantages, and be liable to all such duties, and responsibilities, as any constable duly appointed now has, or hereafter may have, either by the common law, or by virtue of any English statute, or Colonial ordinance, now, or hereafter to be in force in the said Colony of Hongkong, and shall obey all such lawful commands, as they may from time to time receive from the said Chief, marine, or assistant Magistrate, and Superintendent of Police, or any other inferior officers, who may at any time be appointed over them.
3. And in order to provide for one uniform system of rules and regulations, with approbation throughout the whole establishment of Police in Hongkong: Be it enacted, that the said Chief Magistrate may from time to time, subject to the approbation of the Governor for the time being, frame such orders and regulations, as he shall deem expedient for the general government of the men, to be appointed members of the Police Force under this Ordinance, the places of their residence, the classification, rank, and particular service of the several members, their distribution, and inspection, the description of arms, accoutrements, and other necessaries to be furnished to them, and which of them shall be provided with horses for the performance of their duties, and all such orders and regulations relative to the said Police Force, as the said Chief Magistrate shall, from time to time, deem expedient for preventing neglect, or abuse, and for rendering such Force efficient, in the discharge of all its duties, and the said Chief Magistrate may at any time suspend, or dismiss from his employment, any man belonging to the said Police Force, whom he shall think remiss, or negligent, in the discharge of his duty, or otherwise unfit for the same, and when any man shall be so dismissed, or cease to belong to the said Police Force, all powers vested in him as a constable by virtue of this Ordinance, shall immediately cease and determine.
Constable not to resign without notice, and penalty thereon.
Constable ceasing to be such to deliver up arms clothes &c., penalty in default thereof.
4. And be it enacted, that no constable to be appointed under this Ordinance, shall be at liberty to resign his office, or withdraw himself from the duties thereof, unless expressly authorized so to do in writing, by the Chief Magistrate of Police, or unless he shall give to the said Chief Magistrate of Police, two months notice of his intention so to resign, or withdraw, and if any such constable shall so resign, or withdraw himself without such previous permission or notice, he shall for such offence forfeit and pay a penalty, not exceeding two hundred dollars, on conviction thereof in a summary manner before one Justice of the Peace, in manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844, intituled "An Ordinance to regulate summary proceedings before Justices of the Peace, and for the protection of Justices in the execution of their Office."
5. And be it enacted, that when any constable to be appointed under this Ordinance, shall be dismissed from, or shall cease to hold, and exercise his office, all powers, and authorities vested in him as a constable, shall immediately cease and determine, to all intents and purposes whatever and if any such constable shall not within one week after he shall be dismissed from, or cease to hold, and exercise his office, deliver over all and every the arms, and ammunition, and accoutrements, horse,