ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1845. 159
Good Order and Cleanliness.
5. And be it further enacted and ordained, that no person other Cannon, &c.
not to be fired
than persons acting in obedience to lawful authority, shall discharge near dwelling
houses.
any cannon or other fire-arm of greater calibre than a common
fowling-piece within three hundred yards of any dwelling-house within
the said Colony , to the annoyance of any inhabitant thereof ; and every
person who, after being warned of the annoyance by any inhabitant,
shall discharge any such fire-arm, shall be liable to a penalty of not more
than ten pounds .
6. And be it further enacted and ordained , that every person who Prohibiting
offences in
within the said Colony, or the harbour or waters thereof, shall commit the Colony or
harbour of
any of the following offences , shall be liable to a penalty of not more Hongkong.
than ten pounds , or in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate to be
imprisoned for any term not exceeding fourteen days :
1. Every person who shall knowingly take in exchange from any
seaman or other person , not being the owner or master of any
vessel, anything belonging to any vessel lying in the harbour
or waters aforesaid , or any part of the cargo of such vessel , or
any stores or articles in charge of the owner or master of any
such vessel.
2. Every person who shall unlawfully cut, damage, or destroy any of the ropes,
cables, cordage, tackle, headfasts , or other furniture of or belonging to any
ship, boat, or vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, with intent to
steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any part thereof.
3. Every person who for the purpose of preventing the seizure or discovery of any
materials, furniture, stores, or merchandise belonging to , or having been part
of the cargo of any ship, boat or vessel lying in the harbour or waters afore
said, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from any such ship or
vessel, shall wilfully let fall or throw into the harbour or waters aforesaid , or
in any other manner convey away from any ship, boat, or vessel, wharf,
quay, or landing-place, any such article, or who shall be accessory to any
such offence ; and it shall be lawful for any constable to take any such
offender into custody, and to seize and detain any boat in which such person
shall be found, or out of which any article shall be so let fall, thrown, or
conveyed away. [ Sub-sections 2 and 3 repealed by Ordinance No. 8 of
1879.]
4. Every person who for the purpose of protecting or preventing
any thing whatsoever from being lawfully seized within the said
Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, on suspicion of its
being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained , or of preventing