496
Ship's burden to be
in certain
cases.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 189.
of
person
distress, the collector may, at any time during the continuance of non-payment, cause the distress to be appraised by two sufficient persons, and thereupon sell the same, and apply the proceeds in payment of the dues due, together with reasonable expenses incurred by him under this section, paying the surplus, if any, on demand, to the said owner, agent, or master.
(6.) In order to ascertain the burden of any ship liable to pay dues under this section, the person authorized to collect such dues may require the owner or master to produce the register of such ship for the inspection of such person, and, on the refusal or neglect of such owner or master to produce such register or to satisfy the person authorized to collect such dues as to what is the true burden of the ship, it shall be lawful for such person to cause such ship to be measured at the expense of the owner or master thereof, and such expense shall be recoverable in the same manner as dues payable under this section; and such measurement shall be deemed to be the real burden of the ship, and may be treated as such for all the purposes of this section.
Penalty on master for
departing without pay-
ing dues, etc.
Penalty for injuring
lighthouse, etc.
Making of regulations.
496-97% 4.N-1053 = 4.421-12-06 7.2217
(7.) The master of any ship who-
(a.) departs or attempts to depart from any Port of the Colony leaving unpaid the dues required to be paid under the provisions of this section; or
(b.) refuses to have his ship measured to ascertain her burden in tons; or
(c.) obstructs any person in the duties of his office,
shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Damage to Lights, Buoys, and Beacons, Cables, etc.
33.-(1.) If any person wilfully or negligently commits any of the following offences; that is to say,-
(a.) injures any lighthouse or the lights exhibited therein, or any buoy or beacon, or any cables, wires, or other apparatus, either in connexion therewith or otherwise; or
(b.) removes, alters, injures, or destroys any lightship, buoy, beacon, or any cables, wires, or other apparatus, either in connexion therewith or otherwise; or
(c.) rides by, makes fast to, or runs foul of any lightship, buoy, or beacon,
he shall, in addition to the expenses of making good any damage occasioned, incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
(2.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make regulations necessary for the protection of any telegraph cables or wires, either in connexion with any lighthouse, lightship, buoy, or beacon, or otherwise.
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