150 ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1845 .
Harbour Regulation.
Harbour limits 14. And be it further enacted and ordained, that the limits of the harbour of
defined.
Victoria are hereby declared to be defined , for the purposes of this Ordinance, as follows :
" On the west by a straight line drawn from the westernmost point of Hongkong to the
westernmost point of Stone Cutters ' Island , continued to the mainland of China ; on
the east by a straight line drawn from Burn's Point to the nearest part ofthe mainland
of China, and to include all the waters comprehended between these two lines."
Regulations ast 15. And be it further enacted and ordained, that no boat shall move about the
to boats moving
about the har
bour during harbour between the hour of nine P. M. and gun-fire in the morning, under a penalty
night-time, and
with regard to not exceeding fifty dollars, except as hereinafter provided for, or unless furnished with
those plying
for hire. a pass from the Harbour Master ; that is to say, the Harbour Master is hereby em
powered to grant licences for twenty boats to ply for hire within the harbour till the
hour of twelve o'clock at night, the fare after nine P. M. to be one rupee per trip or
per hour, at the option of the person hiring the boat ; and the person obtaining such
licence shall enter into a bond together with a good surety, in a penalty of one hun
dred dollars, conditioned for the observance of all harbour regulations : And that every
licensed boat shall after nine P. M. carry a lantern in a conspicuous place, with the
number of the licence painted on it in large characters ; and if the person in charge
of the boat demands more than his fare, or uses abusive language to passengers , or
neglects to carry a light as required, or refuses without sufficient cause to take a
passenger at the fare hereby established, the party offending, or in his absence the
person to whom the licence for the boat was granted, shall be liable to a penalty not
exceeding twenty-five dollars, and on conviction of the third offence against these
regulations, the licence shall be forfeited, and the penalty in the bond enforced against
him or his surety : Provided always, that boats kept by private persons, and not
plying for hire, shall be permitted to move about the harbour at any time with a
European or American on board, or without such European or American, provided
they have a pass for the night signed by the owner ; and that all boats, whether
private or not , may and shall be subject to be stopped and examined by the guard
boats ; and if the person in charge of any boat does not heave to on being hailed by a
guard boat, or uses abusive language to the officer or persons on board of her in the
execution of their duty, he shall be liable to be detained in custody until he can be
brought before a Magistrate, and on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding
twenty-five dollars.
Cases arising 16. And be it further enacted and ordained, that where no penalty is attached by
under this
Ordinance to be this Ordinance for the breach or infringement of any provisions therein contained, the
tried by the
Marine Magis
trate, who shall penalty in such cases shall be a sum in the discretion of the presiding Magistrate, not
have power to
enforce penalties exceeding twenty-five dollars ; and that all cases occurring under such ordinance shall
by imprisonment
for a period not be tried by and adjudicated upon before the Marine Magistrate for the time being, to
exceeding one
calendar month. whom it shall be lawful, on conviction , to enforce payment of all or any of the forego
ing penalties when necessary by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one calendar
month.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 1 of 1862. ]