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Penalty for breach of regulations.
Saving of other remedies and punishments.
Proof of regulations.
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1870.
Public Buildings, &c.
offence now punishable by law, and who shall refuse to give his name and address if called upon so to do, shall on summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding ten dollars in addition to any sentence to which he may be liable for the offence with which he shall be charged, and whether he shall be found guilty of such offence or not.
6. Every person who shall commit a breach of any regulation in force for the time being under this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding ten dollars for a first offence, and for every subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars with or without imprisonment not exceeding one month.
7. Nothing in the last preceding section contained shall affect any other remedy or punishment which may be provided by law for any act done in breach of any regulation made in pursuance of this Ordinance,
8. In all proceedings in any Court, the regulations in force for the time being under this Ordinance shall be sufficiently proved by the production of a copy of the Gazette in which the same shall be published and contained.
Regulations made by the Governor in Council for the maintenance of good order and the preservation of property in the public gardens, in pursuance of section 2 of Ordinance No. 8 of 1870 on the 3rd May, 1872 (gazetted 4th of same month.)
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1. No person is allowed to walk on the grass.
2. It is strictly prohibited to pick or handle the flowers, or to do any injury to any plant or tree.
NB.--Persons in charge of children are requested to take care that this rule is observed.
3. Chinese mechanics and labourers are forbidden to use the gardens as a thoroughfare.
4. No sedan chairs (except when required for the use of invalids) are allowed to be carried into the gardens.
5. No dogs are allowed in the gardens.
6. Smoking is strictly prohibited on the terraces.
7. The gardens will be open from 5 A.M. to 8 P.M. from April 1st, to September 30th, and from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M. from October 1st, to March 31st.