ORDINANCES
No. 9 OF 1866.
Suppression of Piracy.
years, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labor for any period not exceeding two years.
(5.) If any person shall be found within the Colony of Hongkong on board a junk, vessel, or boat, which junk, vessel, or boat shall be proved to have taken part in an act of piracy within twenty-one days previously, and who shall be unable to satisfy the Court that he was not on board such junk, vessel, or boat, at the time of the commission of such act of piracy or, if on board at such time that he was not on board with his own consent or with the knowledge that an act of piracy was about to be committed, such person shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding ten years and not less than five years or to be transported for any term not exceeding ten years and not less than five years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labor.
(6) If any person shall be found within the Colony of Hongkong on board a junk, vessel, or boat, which shall be proved to have taken part in an act of piracy with murder within twenty-one days previously, and who shall be unable to satisfy the Court that he was not on board such junk, vessel, or boat at the time of the commission of such act of piracy with violence or piracy with murder, or if on board at such time that he was not on board with his own consent or with the knowledge that an act of piracy with violence or piracy with murder was about to be committed, such person shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for life, or for any term not less than fourteen years or to be transported for life, or for any term not less than fourteen years, or to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding two years with or without hard labor.
(7.) If any person shall be found within the Colony of Hongkong on board any junk, vessel, or boat, equipped for the purposes of piracy, and who shall be unable to satisfy the Court that he was not on board such junk, vessel, or boat with his own consent or with the knowledge that the same was equipped for the purposes of piracy, such person shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned with or without hard labor for any term not exceeding three years: Provided always that if after the coming into operation of this Ordinance, any person shall be convicted of any offence punishable under this Ordinance whose age shall not in the opinion of the Court exceed the age of sixteen years, then and in every such case it shall be lawful for the Court in addition to or in lieu of the sentence passed or omitted to be passed for his offence to direct such offender to be sent at the
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Being seen within twenty-one day's on board a junk, &c., proved to have taken part in piracy and unable to satisfy the Court as to non-complicity.
Being seen within twenty-one days on board a junk, &c., proved to have taken part in piracy with violence or piracy with murder and unable to satisfy the Court as to non-complicity
Being seen on board a piratical junk, &c., and unable to satisfy the Court as to non-complicity.
Juvenile offenders how to be dealt with.