CHINESE PERSONS (CIVIL PROCEEDINGS).
No: 1 of 1851.
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prior to the time of commencing any action, suit, or proceeding grounded on such cause of action: Provided always that it shall be lawful for any such court to have and exercise jurisdiction in any such civil proceeding if only it is made to appear, to the satisfaction of the judge, that such jurisdiction may be had and exercised without the mischief contemplated by this Ordinance.
1852.
No. 1 of 1852.
An Ordinance to increase the powers of magistrates as regards publicans, boarding-house keepers, and others, with the view of suppressing desertion in His Majesty's forces, naval and military.
[18th May, 1852.]
WHEREAS the offence of desertion from His Majesty's forces, naval and military, serving in this Colony, has of late considerably increased; AND WHEREAS such offence has heretofore had inception in, and facility of commission from, public and boarding-houses and other places:
[Originally No. 2 of 1852. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Suppression of Desertion Ordinance, 1852.
2. In this Ordinance, "sailor" shall be deemed to extend to every person serving for the time being in any ship then under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels employed on the China Station.
3. Any publican or keeper of a boarding-house, or any other person whatsoever, who-
(1) by words or by any other means whatsoever, directly or indirectly procures any soldier, sailor, or marine to desert; or
(2) by words or by any other means whatsoever, attempts to procure or persuade any soldier, sailor, or marine to desert;
*As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.