98 ORDINANCES Nos . 16 AND 17 OF 1844 .
Registration ofInhabitants. Peace and Quiet.
Masters of And be it further enacted and ordained that all masters of Chinese vessels
Chinese vessels
to report frequenting the waters of this Colony shall report themselves immediately upon their
themselves.
arrival in such waters and previous to their departure to the registering officer who
shall grant them a certificate of entry or clearance on payment of a fee to be levied in
accordance with a scale hereafter at any time to be published by the Governor in
Council and subject to such alterations as the Governor in Council may at any time
declare.
Penalty on And be it further enacted and ordained that every master of a Chinese vessel
preceeding.
who shall not conform to the provisions of the section hereinbefore last mentioned
shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty dollars .
Penalty on And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person shall wilfully conceal
evasion of this
Ordinance. or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the purposes of this
Ordinance or shall on applying to be registered give a false name or description or shall
transfer or lend his registration ticket to any other person or shall wear or show the
registration ticket of another as his own for the purpose of evading the provisions of
this Ordinance he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
And be it further enacted and ordained that all penalties enforced by this
Ordinance shall be recovered in a summary manner before any Police Magistrate and
that one moiety thereof shall go and be paid to the informer and in default of
payment the party shall be liable to imprisonment for any time not exceeding two
calendar months.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 18 of 1844. ]
No. 17 of 1844 .
Title. An Ordinance for the better securing the Peace and Quiet of
the Inhabitants of the Town of Victoria and its vicinity
during the night- time.
[ 11th September, 1844. ]
Preamble. HEREAS the inhabitants of Victoria and its vicinity have hereto
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been disturbed and annoyed during the night-time by various
loud and unnecessary noises made by private watchmen and other persons
to such an extent as to become a public nuisance, and it is expedient for
the comfort and tranquillity of the said inhabitants that the said public
nuisance should be surpressed and whereas it is manifest that such
watchmen or other person could from time to time during the night
notify their state of vigilance and convey to their respective masters and
employers that they are on the watch and alert, without occasioning any
disturbance or annoyance to the public or to the inhabitants of adjoining