ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1844. 99
Peace and Quiet.
houses : Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor for the No person to
make noise or
time being of the Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies with the disturbance
advice of the Legislative Council thereof that from and after the publication betweensun
set and six in
the morning.
of this Ordinance no person or persons whatsoever shall between sunset
and the hour of six in the following morning make or cause to be made
any noise or noises whatever calculated to disturb annoy or interfere with
the public tranquillity or the quiet of the occupier or inhabitant of any
dwelling- house within the said town of Victoria or its vicinity : And
that in case any person or persons shall make or cause to be made any
such noise or noises as aforesaid it shall and may be lawful for any such
occupier or inhabitant or for any officer charged with the preservation of
the peace or any constable or policeman or other person to summon the
party so offending before any Police Magistrate to whom it shall and may
be lawful on due investigation and proof of the party having offended
against the provisions aforesaid , to proceed against and in a summary
manner to fine the party so offending in any sum not exceeding ten dollars
and in default of payment to commit the said party to prison for any
period of time not exceeding one calendar month.
2. And be it further enacted and ordained that if on any such Watchmen or
servants
investigation or proof as aforesaid it shall appear to the said presiding being
orders not to
Magistrate that the party so offending acted as watchman or servant of be held re
the proprietor or occupier of any dwelling- house warehouse or other sponsible.
out - house office or premises or of the inhabitant person or persons in
charge thereof, or by or with the direction knowledge sanction sufferance
or permission of such proprietor or occupier or of such inhabitant or person
in charge as aforesaid then and in such case it shall and may be lawful
to and for such Magistrate to dismiss the charge as against the watch
man or servant or person acting as such so offending as aforesaid and to
summon or cause to be summoned forthwith before him the proprietor or
occupier inhabitant or person in charge thereof as aforesaid having so
directed , sanctioned suffered or permitted the making such noise or noises
as aforesaid, and on due investigation and proof that any suchoccupier
or proprietor inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid directed sanctioned
suffered or permitted the making of the said noise or noises so made by
the watchman or servant or person acting as such as aforesaid , then it
shall and may be lawful to and for such presiding Magistrate to fine such
proprietor or occupier or inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid in
any sum not exceeding fifty dollars and in default of payment to levy the