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Harbour limits defined.
Regulations as to boats moving about the harbour during night-time, and with regard to those plying for hire.
Cases arising under this Ordinance to be tried by the Marine Magistrate, who shall have power to enforce penalties by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one calendar month.
ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1845.
Harbour Regulation.
14. And be it further enacted and ordained, that the limits of the harbour of Victoria are hereby declared to be defined, for the purposes of this Ordinance, as follows: "On the west by a straight line drawn from the westernmost point of Hongkong to the westernmost point of Stone Cutters' Island, continued to the mainland of China; on the east by a straight line drawn from Burn's Point to the nearest part of the mainland of China, and to include all the waters comprehended between these two lines."
15. And be it further enacted and ordained, that no boat shall move about the harbour between the hour of nine P.M. and gun-fire in the morning, under a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, except as hereinafter provided for, or unless furnished with a pass from the Harbour Master; that is to say, the Harbour Master is hereby empowered to grant licences for twenty boats to ply for hire within the harbour till the hour of twelve o'clock at night, the fare after nine P.M. to be one rupee per trip or per hour, at the option of the person hiring the boat; and the person obtaining such licence shall enter into a bond together with a good surety, in a penalty of one hundred dollars, conditioned for the observance of all harbour regulations: And that every licensed boat shall after nine P.M. carry a lantern in a conspicuous place, with the number of the licence painted on it in large characters; and if the person in charge of the boat demands more than his fare, or uses abusive language to passengers, or neglects to carry a light as required, or refuses without sufficient cause to take a passenger at the fare hereby established, the party offending, or in his absence the person to whom the licence for the boat was granted, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and on conviction of the third offence against these regulations, the licence shall be forfeited, and the penalty in the bond enforced against him or his surety: Provided always, that boats kept by private persons, and not plying for hire, shall be permitted to move about the harbour at any time with a European or American on board, or without such European or American, provided they have a pass for the night signed by the owner; and that all boats, whether private or not, may and shall be subject to be stopped and examined by the guard boats; and if the person in charge of any boat does not heave to on being hailed by a guard boat, or uses abusive language to the officer or persons on board of her in the execution of their duty, he shall be liable to be detained in custody until he can be brought before a Magistrate, and on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
16. And be it further enacted and ordained, that where no penalty is attached by this Ordinance for the breach or infringement of any provisions therein contained, the penalty in such cases shall be a sum in the discretion of the presiding Magistrate, not exceeding twenty-five dollars; and that all cases occurring under such Ordinance shall be tried by and adjudicated upon before the Marine Magistrate for the time being, to whom it shall be lawful, on conviction, to enforce payment of all or any of the foregoing penalties when necessary by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one calendar month.
[Repealed by Ordinance No. 1 of 1862.]