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Destroying, etc., fence, etc.
24 & 25 Vict.
c. 97 s. 25.
Destroying
sea-bank, etc. Ib. s. 30.
No. 6.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1865.
for the time being in force relating to the jurisdiction of Magistrates and the practice and procedure before them in respect of offences punishable on summary conviction.
(2.) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment in force in this Colony, afterwards commits any of the said offences in this section before mentioned, and is convicted thereof in like manner, shall be committed to the common gaol, there to be kept to hard labour for such term not exceeding six months as the convicting Magistrate may think fit.
Injuries to Fences.
24. (1.) Every person who unlawfully and maliciously cuts, breaks, throws down, or in anywise destroys any fence or paling of any description whatsoever, or any wall, stile, or gate, or any part thereof respectively, shall, on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, for the first offence forfeit and pay, over and above the amount of the injury done, such sum of money not exceeding twenty-five dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.
(2.) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment in force in this Colony, afterwards commits any of the said offences in this section before mentioned, and is convicted thereof in like manner, shall be committed to the common gaol, there to be kept to hard labour for such term not exceeding six months as the convicting Magistrate may think fit.
Injuries to Sea and River Banks, etc.
25. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously---- (1.) breaks down, or cuts down, or otherwise damages or destroys sea-bank or sea-wall, or the bank, dam, or wall of or belonging to any river, creek, drain, reservoir, pool, or marsh, whereby any land or building is or is in danger of being overflowed or damaged; or
(2.) throws, breaks, or cuts down, levels, undermines, or otherwise destroys any quay, wharf, jetty, lock, sluice, floodgate, weir, tunnel, drain, watercourse, or other work belonging to any port, harbour, dock, or reservoir, or on or belonging to any navigable creek,
shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for life or for any term not less than three years or to imprisonment 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.
A.D. 1865
26. Every person who (1.) obstructs or damages any aqueduct, bridge, jetty, ... (2.) operates any injury or damage or causes any carrying ... thereof shall be guilty ... at the discretion ... term not exceeding ... imprisonment with hard labour and ... the age ... of sixteen years.
27. Every person who cuts down, or injures any water or Ngi ... vinduct, or ... with intent to ... duct, or the part thereof, being convicted ... to imprisonment ... three years or ... with or without ... and, if a male ...
28. Every person who (1.) cuts, breaks, or injures any ferry, machinery, or whatsoever, electric ... (2.) prevents or obstructs any conveyance ... shall be guilty ... liable, at the discretion ... exceeding two years ...