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2 FEB
1877
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An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend the Law relating to Piracy.
WHEREAS it is expedient to revise and amend the Ordinances relating to Piracy: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:--
I. This Ordinance may be cited as the "Piracy Ordinance, 1876."
II. Whosoever with intent to commit or at the time of or immediately before or immediately after committing the crime of piracy, in respect of any ship or vessel, shall assault with intent to murder any person being on board of or belonging to such ship or vessel, or shall stab, cut, or wound any such person, or unlawfully do any act by which the life of such person may be endangered, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall suffer death as a felon.
[See 1 Vic. c. 88 sec. 2.]
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III. Whosoever shall commit any piracy, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
[See 7 Geo. 4, c. 8, sec. 9.]
IV. Whosoever shall have knowingly set forth any pirate, or aided, assisted, maintained, procured, commanded, counselled, or advised any person whatsoever to do or commit any piracy, and in consequence of such setting forth, aid, assistance, maintenance, procurement, command, counsel, or advice, a piracy with murder or violence or piracy with murder has been committed, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall suffer death, or be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
[See Ord. 1 of 1868, sec. 4.]
V. Whosoever shall knowingly have set forth any pirate, or aided, assisted, maintained, procured, commanded, counselled, or advised any person whatsoever to do or commit any piracy, shall be guilty of felony and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding fifteen years and not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
[Ibid, sec. 3.]
VI. Whosoever shall have traded with any pirate, knowing him to be guilty of piracy, or to be fitted out with the intention of committing piracy, or who, with the like knowledge, shall have furnished any pirate with arms, ammunition, provisions, or stores of any kind, or shall fit out any junk, vessel, or boat, knowingly and with a design to trade with, supply, or correspond with any pirate, or if any person shall in any way have consulted, combined, confederated, or corresponded with any pirate, knowing him to be guilty of piracy, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding ten years and not less than three years, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two years.
[Ibid, sec. 6.]
VII. Whosoever shall have knowingly received, entertained, or concealed any person guilty of an act of piracy, or taken into his custody without lawful authority or excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on the party accused, any junk, vessel, boat, goods, or chattels, which shall have been by such pirate feloniously taken, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding ten years and not less than three years, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding two years; Provided that the expression "received or taken into his custody" shall be satisfied by proof that the goods and chattels alleged to have been received and taken into custody were found in any house or premises, or on board any junk, vessel, or boat within which the person charged shall be found and of which said goods and chattels he shall be unable to give a satisfactory account.
[See also Ord. of 1889.]
[Ibid, sec. 6.]
1076-H & S 2454
g, 6th November, 1876.
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