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thereof to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding
or to pay a penalty not exceeding
8. Whenever any persons shall be found during the exist- ence of a Proclamation under this Ordinance, unlawfully, riotously, or tumultuously assembled to the disturbance of the peace and to the terror of Her Majesty's Subjects, any Justice of the Peace may, in an audible voice, warn such persons that they are acting in contravention to law, and require them to disperse and depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business; and all persons remaining so asseru- bled, after such warning, may be dispersed and taken into custody by any Peace Officer or Special Constable, or by any other person acting under the orders of a Justice of tho Pouco, and shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding
or to pay a penalty not exceeding
and if any person or persons so warned to disperse, shall be hurt, maimed, or killed in the dispersing, seizing, or apprehending, or endeavouring to disperse, seize, or appre- hend the persons hurting, muiming, or killing him or them shall be free, discharged, and indemnified from the conse- quences, except on evidence of gross carelessness, wanton- ness, or malice.
9. During the continuance of any Proclamation under this Ordinance, it shall not be lawful for any person, unless in the employment of Government, or unless authorized thereto by Government, to carry on his person, or have in his possession, any arms or instrumente capable of being used as offensive arms, unless they be the tools of his trade, or unless he can show that they are intended to be used for some lawful purpose, of which the burden of proof shall lie on him, nor any ammunition for such arms or instruments.
It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace acting under the powers prescribed by the third Section of this Ordinance, to enter with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and to authorize any Peace Officer or Special Constable to enter with or without a written warrant, and with or without assistance, and using in either case force if necessary, iuto any dwelling house or other building, and into any place in which he may suspect that any such arms or instruments or ammunition may be, contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, and such arms and instruments or ammunition may be seized and confiscated. Every person found carrying or having in his possession any arms or instruments or ammunition as aforesaid, except such as in respect to their nature and quantity, and having regard to his profession, occupation, and station in life, may reasonably be expected in the opinion of the Magistrate to be in his possession, contrary to the provisions of this Or- divance, shall be liable on Summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to rigorous or simple imprisonment for a period unt exceeding four months, or to both.
10. All persons remaining unlawfully, riotously, or tumultuously assembled after having been warned by a Justice of the Peace under Section 8, and all persons found carrying arms contrary to the provisions of Section 9 in either ease during the existence of any Proclamation under Section 6, shall be liable to whipping, in place of or in addition to any other penalty prescribed by this Ordinance. Such whipping shall be inflicted with a rattan not ex- ceeding half-an-inch in diameter, and shall not exceed thirty strokes.
11. During the coutimmance of any Proclamation under this Ordinance, auy Justice of the Peace, may enter with or without assistance, or may order any Peace Officer or other person to enter without a warrant and with or without assist- ance, using force in either case if necessary, into any dwelling house or other building, or into any place in which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons lately riotons- assembled or engaged on any unlawful purpose, have made their escape, or in which he may have reasonable cause to suspect that persons about to break the peace are assembled, and may apprebend and take into custody the said persons, and every person so arrasted may be dolained until he can be conveniently brought before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
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