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ORDINANCES Nos. 11 AND 12 OF 1887.
Prevention of Crimes.
imprisonment with hard labour for the term of
in the
French Mail Steamers.
and is now confined
his licence to be at large from the day of his liberation under this order during the remaining portion of his said term of imprisonment unless the said
shall before the expiration of the said term be convicted of some indictable offence within the Colony, in which case such licence will be immediately forfeited by law, or unless it shall please the Governor sooner to revoke or alter such licence.
This licence is given subject to the conditions indorsed upon the same, upon the breach of any of which it will be liable to be revoked, whether such breach is followed by a conviction or not.
And the Governor hereby orders that the said liberty within thirty days from the date of this order.
Given under my hand and seal at Victoria, Hongkong, this
be set at
day of
188
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary.
CONDITIONS.
1. The holder shall preserve his licence and produce it when called upon to do so by a
Magistrate, Justice of the Peace or Police officer.
2. He shall abstain from any violation of the law.
3. He shall not habitually associate with notoriously bad characters, such as reputed
thieves and prostitutes.
4. He shall not lead an idle and dissolute life without visible means of obtaining an
honest livelihood.
If his licence is forfeited or revoked in consequence of a conviction for any offence, he will be liable to undergo a term of imprisonment with hard labour equal to the portion of his term of
years which remained unexpired when his licence was granted, viz., the term of
years.
No. 12 of 1887.
An Ordinance entitled The French Mail Steamers Ordinance continuation
Ordinance, 1887.
[23rd April, 1887.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative
Council thereof, as follows:-
1. Ordinance 6 of 1880,
entitled An Ordinance to make temporary provision for securing the status of French Mail Steamers within the Ports of the Colony of Hongkong, shall continue in force until the 1st day of September, 1888, inclusive.