VAGRANCY.
No. 9 of 1897.
537
in respect of one
who is now residing at Hong Kong, then
this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force.
[L.S.] [L.S.]
Signed, sealed, and delivered by
the above-named
and
in the presence of
No. 5 of 1897, repealed by No. 46 of 1936.
[4.12.36.]
No. 6 of 1897, repealed by No. 1 of 1903.
No. 7 of 1897, repealed by No. 8 of 1912.
No. 8 of 1897, repealed by No. 31 of 1911.
No. 9 of 1897.
An Ordinance to amend the law relating to vagrants.
[Originally No. 25 of 1897.
[22nd November, 1897.]
No. 5 of 1928.
No. 19 of 1932.
No. 46 of 1936. Law Rev. Ord., 1937.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Vagrancy Ordinance, Short title.
2. In this Ordinance,
(a) “Agent" of a vessel includes any person who undertakes the agency of such vessel, although he may not be the consignee thereof;
Interpreta-tion.
(b) "Mendicant" means any person wandering abroad, or placing himself or herself in any public place, street, highway, court, passage or waterway to beg or gather alms, or causing or procuring or encouraging any child or children so to do;
"mendicancy" shall be interpreted accordingly;
and "
(c) "Vagrant" means any person, other than a Chinese, found asking for alms or being without either employment or visible means of subsistence or being a prostitute, provided however that no action shall be taken under the provisions of * As amended by No. 19 of 1932 [10.6.32].