THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1866.
Householder to report change of tenants.
Persons hereafter becoming Householders
VII. Every Householder shall within One Week report to the Registrar General any change in the tenancy of any portion of his House and furnish the Registrar General with all particulars which may be required of him as to the name, condition, business or occupation of every new tenant of any portion of such House.
VIII. Every person who shall become a Householder after the commencement of this Ordinance shall within Fifteen Days thereafter report the same to the Registrar General.
Householder to receive Certificate from Registrar General.
Householder not resident in Colony to enter into Bond.
Registrar General may summon Householder or tenants of portions thereof to appear before him.
Governor may appoint Chief Watchman of a District.
Governor may appoint any number of Watchmen for a District.
Rules & Regulations for Watchmen.
Power of Registrar General to fine Watchmen.
IX. Every Registered Householder shall receive a Certificate of Registration in English and Chinese, signed by the Registrar General, containing such particulars as the Registrar General shall deem expedient, which said Certificate shall be produced by him when required so to do by the Registrar General or any Justice of the Peace or any Officer of Police.
X. Every Householder who shall not have his permanent place of residence in the Colony shall enter into a Bond with two Sureties to be approved of by the Registrar General conditioned in the Sum of Five hundred Dollars for the observance of the Provisions of this Ordinance, and shall appoint an Agent in the Colony whose name and address he shall furnish to the Registrar General, and until he shall comply with the Provisions of this Section the Rents and Profits of his House shall be seized in the manner provided by Section XIX and forfeited to the Crown.
XI. It shall be lawful for the Registrar General to summon in writing before him any Householder or any tenant of a portion thereof and such Householder or tenant shall appear before the Registrar General at the time and place specified in such summons, and furnish all particulars respecting himself which are required by this Ordinance to be recorded by the Registrar General.
XII. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint any fit Person who shall be recommended by the Inhabitants of any District to the Office of Chief Watchman of such District, and such Chief Watchman shall be immediately subordinate to the Registrar General and have all the Powers and Authorities of a Constable.
XIII. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint for each District any number of Persons who shall be recommended to him by the Inhabitants of such District to fill the Office of Watchmen in such District, and every such Watchman shall be under the control of the Registrar General and immediately subordinate to the Chief Watchman, and shall have all the Powers and Authorities of a Constable.
XIV. The Registrar General, with approval of the Governor in Council, shall make Rules and Regulations to be observed by the said Watchmen.
XV. It shall be lawful for the Registrar General summarily to dismiss any such Watchman and also to inflict upon him any Fine not exceeding Ten Dollars for misconduct: and every Fine so inflicted may be levied or recovered before a Magistrate of Police upon the application of the Registrar General in the manner provided for the recovery of Fines by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
Power to Governor in Council to enclose parts of the Town.
Fines for violation of certain Ordinances to be recoverable from Householder in certain cases.
XVI. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to direct any District or Street in Victoria or any part thereof be enclosed by means of Gates or otherwise and that all ingress or egress in or out of the same shall be prohibited at such times and for such period and in such manner as to the said Governor in Council shall seem fit.
XVII. Whenever a Fine shall be imposed upon any person resident in any house and not being the Householder within the meaning of this Ordinance, for any violation of the Provisions of the following Ordinances, that is to say No. 14 of 1844, No. 12 of 1857, every such fine or any part thereof in case the same shall not have been recovered from the actual Offender may be recovered from the Householder by action at law or by a summary warrant of distress to issue out of the Court by which such fine shall have been imposed and to be executed against the goods and chattels of such Householder without prejudice to the further power given by Section XIX for the recovery of such Fine. Provided always that the amount of every such Fine howsoever recovered from every such Householder or voluntarily paid by him may be recovered by such Householder from the Offender primarily liable for the same in an action for Money had and received.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1866.
XVIII. Whenever any offence against any of the Provisions of the Ordinances specified in the last Section shall have been proved to have been committed by any person resident in but not being the Householder within a District of Victoria and the actual Offender cannot be found or brought to trial the Householder shall be liable to any Fine which might have been imposed upon him in case he had been the actual Offender. Provided always that the amount of every such Fine howsoever recovered from such Householder or voluntarily paid by him may be recovered back by such Householder from the actual Offender in an action for Money had and received.
XIX. In the event of any Householder failing to pay any fine imposed upon or made recoverable from him under this Ordinance within Ten Days from the date of Judgment, it shall be lawful for the Court imposing the Fine by Warrant to direct and authorize a proper Officer to take and receive the rent or rents payable to such Householder or any Mortgagee in possession in respect of any portions of such House until such Fine and the expenses of recovering the same shall have been satisfied and the receipt of such Officer for any such rent or rents shall be a good discharge to the person paying the same as against such Householder and all other Persons whomsoever and balance remaining of any such rent or rents after satisfying the said Fine and the expenses of recovering the same shall be returned to such Householder or Mortgagee in possession as the case may be.
XX. In every case where personal Service of a Magistrate's Summons against any Householder for any offence under this Ordinance cannot be effected, it shall be sufficient service to affix one copy thereof outside the House in respect of which such offence shall be charged and to leave another Copy thereof at the Registered address of such Householder and in case such Householder shall not appear according to the exigency of such Summons it shall be lawful for the Magistrate to investigate the charge against such Householder in his absence and to deal with the same in every respect as if such Householder were present.
XXI. Whenever there shall be several Persons "Householders" within the meaning of this Ordinance in respect of the same Building or Tenement by reason of being Tenants in common or joint Tenants or copartners they shall each be equally liable to the Provisions of this Ordinance as if they held in severally.
XXII. Nothing herein contained shall apply to any Householder not being Chinese unless a portion of his House be rented by any Chinese.
Registration clauses.
XXIII. A Register of Servants shall be kept at the Registrar General's Office, and every Person who shall at the commencement of this Ordinance, be employed as a Servant shall within Thirty Days next thereafter appear personally at the Registrar General's Office and furnish the following particulars to be entered in such Book:-
1st. Name. 2nd. Age.
3rd. Particular capacity in which employed.
4th. Name and address of Employer.
5th. Place of Native Domicile and such other particulars as may from time to time be required of him.
XXIV. Every Person who shall hereafter desire to engage himself as a Servant shall previously appear personally at the Registrar General's Office and furnish the particulars mentioned or referred to in the Section XXIII.
XXV. Every Servant employed at the commencement of this Ordinance shall upon complying with the Provisions of Section XXIV and every Person desiring thereafter to be employed as a Servant shall upon complying with the Provisions of the last Section be entitled to receive from the Registrar General a numbered Certificate of Registration in the form given in the First Schedule hereto and there shall be first endorsed from time to time upon such Certificate the names of all Persons by whom the holder thereof shall be employed as a Servant.
XXVI. Every Servant shall deliver his Certificate of Registration to his Master or Employer, and the said Certificate shall be returned to him duly endorsed by such Master or Employer, whenever the term of service shall expire: Provided always, that if such Servant shall leave his Master or Employer without Permission, or shall so misconduct himself as to be dismissed, then the said Master or Employer shall deliver the Servant's Certificate of Registration to the Registrar General, stating the cause of such Servant leaving his employment.