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HONGKONG.
ANNO DECIMO SEXTO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 6 of 1852.
BY His Excellency WILLIAM JERVOIS, Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Major-General Commanding Her Ma- jesty's Forces in China, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OF DESERTION, AND BETTER REGULATION OF MERCHANT SEAMEN IN THIS COLONY.
[6th November, 1852.]
Whereas serious Complaints have been lately made of the frequent De- sertion of Merchant Seamen, and it is expedient that further Measures be taken for the Prevention thereof: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Acting Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof,
I. That the Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, entitled "An Ordinauce
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Preamble.
Ordinances 13
to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, of 1845,4 of 1846, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto," and and 2 of 1848,
repealed. the Ordinance No. 4 of 1846, entitled "An Ordinance to explain "and extend the Provisions of the Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto"; and the Ordinance No. 2 of 1848, entitled "An Ordinance to amend the Ordinance No. 13 of 1845, entitled An Ordinance to establish a licensed Ghaut "Serang in the Colony of Hongkong, and for the better Regulation of Lascars resorting thereto ";-be and the same hereby are repealed. II. And that whenever any Seaman shall be discharged from any Vessel within the Precincts of this Colony, the Master of such give to Seaman discharged in Co- Vessel shall give at the Time of such Discharge to such Seaman alony Certificate written Certificate of Discharge, specifying the Time and Nature of of Discharge, and Service, and the Time of Discharge of such Seaman, signed by himself; ifrequired, an ac- count of Wages. and if such Seaman require it, shall further give him, within Twenty-' four Hours after Demand, a true Account in writing of the Wages of such Seaman, and of all Deductions therefrom.
Master shall
III. That Ordinance No. 4 of 1850 be extended in all its Provisions Ordinance 4 of to British Seamen and Vessels within the Ilarbour of Hongkong, as well as to the Seamen and Vessels of Foreign Nations.
1850 extended to British vessels within Colony.
Tickets of leave, and form thereof.
IV. And whereas by a Regulation now in force, Merchant Seamen Regulation as to are not allowed to land on leave unless furnished with Tickets of Leave, such Regulation is hereby continued, and it is further enacted that such Tickets shall be according to the following Form :-
HONGKONG, the day of
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The Bearer of this (man's name) belonging to the Ship (name of the ship) has Permission to remain on shore for the Space of (number of hours). Permission granted at o'clock (A.M., or P.M.)
A. B.-Master;
which Form shall be publicly and conspicuously posted in the Ear- bour-Master's Office; and any Seaman found on shore without such Ticket or with a false Ticket, or after his l'eriod of Leave shall have expired, may be taken into Custody without Warrant by any Constable, or by the Master or Person in charge of the Ship to which such Seaman belongs, or by any Person specially deputed in writing for such Pur- pose by such Master, or such Person in charge, and conveyed before a Magistrate, who may order such Seaman to be taken on board his Ship, and inflict on him a line not exceeding Ten Shillings, to be paid by the Seaman, or the Master of his Ship on account of such Seaman.
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V. That no Seaman shall be discharged from an English Ship or any Foreign Ship whose Flag is not represented by a Consular Officer re-charge and ship. sident in the Colony elsewhere than at the Harbour-Master's Office, ping of scamen. and that every Seanian discharged from a Foreign Ship so represented
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