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· Arrest on board of offender.
See Proviso in 8 & 5 of 1905.
Authority to stop vessel.
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THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 18.
conduct of all other persons who may be employed on board, in or about lading or unlading, as the case may be, and for the purpose of all such measures as may be necessary for providing against fire or other accidents and preserving peace and good order on board, and for the effectual prevention or detection of any felonies or misdemeanors.
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Captain Superintendent or other officer of Police, not below the rank of sergeant, having just cause to suspect that any felony or misdemeanor has been or is about to be committed in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as well as by night as by day, into and upon any ship, boat, junk, or other vessel (not being a ship of war or a vessel having the status of a ship of war), and to take in custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such felony or misdemeanor, and to take charge of any property suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained.
(3.) Where, under this section, authority is given to any officer to enter upon any ship, boat, junk, or other vessel, such officer may require the master or person in charge to stop such ship, boat, junk, or other vessel to enable him to make such entry. Any master or person in charge who refuses or wilfully neglects to comply with such requirement shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Interpretation of terms.
Power to erect light-houses, etc.
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Power to raise necessary funds by
PART VII.
LIGHTHOUSES, BUOYS, AND BEACONS.
31.-(1.) In the construction of this Part-
"Lighthouses," in addition to the ordinary meaning of the word, include lightships and all floating and other lights exhibited for the guidance of ships:
Buoys and beacons " include all other marks and signs of the sea
(2.) It shall be lawful for the Governor to erect and maintain within the Colony such lighthouses, buoys, or beacons for the guidance of ships, and to lay, erect, and maintain such cables, wires, and other necessary apparatus for the purpose of telegraphic or other communication in connexion therewith or for any other purpose, as the Governor in Council may think necessary.
(3.) It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time, with the assent of the Legislative Council, to raise by way of public loan, on the security of the general revenues of the Colony, such sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid, and every loan so raised shall be a charge upon the said Colonial revenues.