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Sir J. J. Lavis,
February, 1847
Received
The Earl
No 20.
Grey.
/ Inclosure.
Fransmitting copy of, and
reporting
on, Adinance.
Alf
" for preventing disorders there in " _ 1847 = for licensing Markets and
HONGKONG,
ANNO DECIMO VICTORIE REGINÆ.
No. 1 of 1847.
BY His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Go- vernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, IIer Majesty's Pleni- potentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Sub- jects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hong- kong.
AN ORDINANCE FOR LICENSING MARKETS AND FOR PREVENT- ING DISORDERS THEREIN.
[30th January, 1847.] WHEREAS it is expedient, with a view to prevent Disorders and preserve Peace and Tranquillity in the Markets already estab- lished, or hereafter to be established in the said Colony, that certain Provisions should be made for the Regulation thereof:
Title.
Preamble.
the Governor's Per- mission.
I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency No Market to be the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative established without Council thereof, That from and after the passing of this present Ordi- nance, whoever shall creet, build, or establish any Market in the said Colony for the sale of Meat, Flesh, Fish, Fowl, Corn, Grain, Vere- tables, Provisions, or any other Articles of Trade which are usually exposed for Sale in Markets, without first having obtained the Permission of His Excellency the Governor, shall be liable to the Penalty hereinafter provided, and the said Market or Buildings s0 erected, built, or established without such Permission, shall be pulled down and removed by the Police as a Public Nuisance.
Markets shall be
License, how tak
II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets or Buildings in which Markets are now held, already erected, built, licensed. and established in the said Colony of Hongkong, shall be licensed, and the Owners or Proprietors of such Markets or Buildings are hereby required to take out such License within Fifteen Days after the passing of this Ordinance, under the Penalty hereinafter men- en out. tioned for each and every day that such Markets or Buiklings in which Markets are held as aforesaid shall be opened for the Sale of Provisions and other Articles as hereinbefore mentioned; and that every such License shall be obtained from and granted by the Colo- nial Secretary upon such Conditions and under such Restrictions, whether pecuniary or otherwise, as Ilis Excellency the Governor, with the Advice of the Executive Council, shall think proper to impose.
JIE. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets or Buildings in which Markets are held shall be under the immedi- under the Superin- ate Superintendence of the Chief Magistrate of Police, who is hereby Chief Magistrate of required to take all requisite Measures to prevent Disorders and to Police, &c. preserve Peace and Tranquillity therein.
Markets to be
tendence of the
IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Markets to bo Market or Building for the holling of Markets, hereafter to be built, built of Stone, &c., crected, or established, 'shaft be erected, built, and established of after an Approved Stone or Brick, according to a Plan to be approved of by the Sur- veyor-General.
Plan.
V. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever Markets built of the Markets or Buildings wherein Markets are now held, already Woodand requiring erected, built, or established, shall become dilapidated, in want of Repairs to be re built of Stone, &c. extensive Repairs, or shall require to be rebuilt, sucli Markets or Buildings shall be rebuilt of Stone or Brick according to a Plan to
Provided the Re-
be approved of by the Surveyor-General: Provided always that if the Repairs required to be done shall not exceed the Sum of Que pairs required shall Hundred Dollars on any one House or Building, then and in that not exceed $100.
case the Surveyor-General, upon being furnished with proper Esti-
mates of the Costs of such Repairs, and having verified the same, may grant Permission for the Repairs to be carried into effect.
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