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so residing or living in his House shall cease to do so ; and the
Possession of such Ticket by any Person whomsoever shall be primá
fucie Evidence of its Delivery by such Householder ; and if any such
Householder shall deliver any such Ticket to a Person of notoriously
bad Character, or if any Person while resident in the House of such
Householder without such Ticket, shall be convicted on the Oaths of
One or more credible Witnesses of Felony, then and in any or either
of such cases, such Householder shall be liable to a Penalty of not
more than Twenty Dollars : Provided always that the Penalty last
above mentioned shall not be levied where such Householder shall
bring, or use his best Exertions to bring, the Offender or Offenders
to Justice.
VII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every such Householder to fur-
nish Registrar-Gene-
Householder shall at all Times give the said Registrar-General such ral with all required
Information as he may require of him for any of the Purposes of port Information, and re-
to Chinese District
this Ordinance ; and shall also report to the Chinese Officer of the Officer Changes in his
District in which he shall reside, all Marriages, Births, Deaths, and House.
every Change connected with any Person or Persons whatsoever
arriving in or departing from his House, under a Penalty of not
more than Twenty Dollars.
VIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That for the Registration of Chi-
nese Servants in Eu-
Benefit and Protection of the European Residents of this Colony, ropean employ.
every Chinese Domestic Servant, Artificer, or Workman residing on
the Premises of and employed by Europeans, shall, on producing to
the Registrar-General a Certificate from his Employer or Employers,
and having obtained Chinese Security to his or their Satisfaction ,
be furnished with a Registration Ticket by the Registrar-General
containing such Particulars as may be expedient, and that the
Absence of such Registration Ticket after the Tenth Day of Service,
shall render such Domestic Servant, Artificer, or Workman liable to
a Fine of Twenty Dollars.
IX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every such Domestic Servants,
Chinese Domestic Servant, Artificer, or Workman having obtained & e , to deliver
Registration their
Tickets to
a Registration Ticket as aforesaid, shall deliver the same to his their Employer, &c.
Master or Employer, and the said Registration Ticket shall be
returned to him duly endorsed by the Master or Employer whenever
the Term of Service shall expire : Provided always that if such
Domestic Servant, Artificer, or Workman 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 Registration Ticket to the Registrar-General, with the
Cause of such Domestic Servant, Artificer, or Workman leaving his
Service endorsed thereon.
X. And be it further enacted and ordained, That after the Date Prohibition of Un-
registered Hawkers.
of the passing of this Ordinance it shall not be lawful for any
Person or Persons to hawk Goods or Wares of any Description
whatsoever on the Streets or Roads of the Colony under a Penalty
of not more than Twenty Dollars, unless specially permitted to do so
by the said Registrar- General, who shall enquire into the Character
and receive proper Security for the Good Conduct of such Hawker,
before such Permission shall be so granted, and that the said
M Permission