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ORDINANCE No. 14 or 1872.

Detention of Foreign Offenders.

SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 14 or 1872.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for the temporary Detention of certain Foreign Offenders.

[20th December, 1872.]

WHEREASnd dapet who have been accused of convicted of

HEREAS Subjects of Foreign Governments resorting to

Crimes committed there, die frequently brought within this Colony,

the course of their Irmasinision their competives fronting

for Trial or Punishment on such Charges or Convictions, and it is expedient to provide for the temporary Detention and Custody, within the Colony, of such Offenders pending the necessary Arrangements for their Transmission as aforesaid: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

Title.

Preamble.

252

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frequently "This colone the thing for colp

in of

respuction Jadrnment's

I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Foreign Offenders Short Title. Derention Ordinance, 1879."

II. In the Interpretation of this Ordinance, the Tero" Consular Interpretation. Officer" includes a Consul General, Consul, Vice-Consul, Consular «Consular Agent, and any Person for the Time being discharging the Duties Officer.” of Consul General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent.

The Term "Superintendent of the Gaol" includes the Superin- "Superintend tendent of Victoria Gaol or the Keeper of any Prison or Place of ent of Gaol," Custody for Criminals within this Colony.

III. In ease Requisition shall at any Time be made to the Upon Requi- Governor by the Consular Officer in this Colony of any Foreign sition the

Governor may Government to apprehend and temporarily detain in Custody any

issue Warrant Person, who being a Subject of such Foreign Government, and to Police having been accused or convicted of any Crime alleged to have Magistrates. been committed Chise or Japan is brought within this Colony in the course of his Transmission his own Constrelor Trial or Punishment, it shall be lawful for the Governor, if he shall in his Discretion think fit, by Warrant under his land and the Soal of the Colony to signify that such Requisition has been made and to require the Police Magistrates to govern themselves accordingly and to aid in apprehending the Person so accused or convicted and hereinafter referred to as the Offender.

IV. Upon the Issue of such Warrant as aforesaid, it shall be Warrant or lawful for any Police Magistrate to issue his Warrant for the Order of Apprehension of the Offender to be dealt with in Manner hereinafter Magistrate. provided.

V. If the Offender be apprehended, he shall be brought forthwith Proceedings before the Magistrate, and the following Conditions and Regula- before the tions shall be complied with:-

Magistrate.

them

§ in the custode of

offians of such Crostrument

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