DIEU E
DROIT
HONGKONG ,
ANNO DECIMO
VICTORIÆ REGINE.
No. 1 of 1847. Repealed
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by Jo
Y His Excellency Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, Her Majesty's Plenipo-
tentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects
in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.
Title.
An Ordinancefor Licensing Markets, andfor preventing Disorders
therein.
[30th January, 1847. ]
WHEREAS it is expedient, with a view to prevent Disorders Preamble.
and preserve Peace and Tranquillity in the Markets already estab-
lished, or hereafter to be established in the said Colony, that certain
Provisions should be made for the Regulation thereof:
I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the No Market to be
Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council established
Governor's without the
Permis-
thereof, That from and after the passing of this present Ordinance, sion.
whoever shall erect, build, or establish any Market in the said
Colony for the sale of Meat, Flesh, Fish, Fowl, Corn, Grain , Vege-
tables, Provisions, or any other Articles of Trade which are usually
exposed for Sale in Markets, without first having obtained the
Permission of His Excellency the Governor, shall be liable to the
Penalty hereinafter provided, and the said Market, or Buildings so
erected, built, or established without such Permission, shall be pulled
down and removed by the Police as a Public Nuisance.
Markets shall be
II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets licensed.
or Buildings in which Markets are now held, already erected, built,
and established in the said Colony of Hongkong, shall be licensed,
and the Owners or Proprietors of such Markets or Buildings are
hereby required to take out such License within Fifteen Days after License, how taken
out.
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