374 ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 1857 .
Registration and Census.
of the houses comprised in the same shall be kápcheong or tithingman , to be elected
by common vote of the said tithing or káp to that office, subject to the approval of
KAUPARTDE
this Government, and he shall be the proper representative of the said tithing or káp,
and be distinguished by some badge to be appointed by His Excellency, and he shall
hold his said office during one year ; and no other person shall assume the title or
badge of kápcheong of such tithing or káp .
Duties of káp. 14. It shall be the duty of every such occupier of a house to report to his káp
cheong without delay, to the utmost of his skill and knowledge, all cases, or suspicions
of crime, committed or to be committed, and generally, for all the purposes of this
Ordinance, to be aiding and assisting to the said kápcheong in the execution of the
same ; and further, to do his utmost to prevent all crimes, felonies, and misdemeanours,
and to apprehend all persons whom he shall find in the actual commission of the same.
Duties of the 15. It shall be the duty of the kápcheong to communicate forthwith to the Re
kápcheong.
gistrar General all such reports as in section 14 are mentioned, when and as the
same are received by him ; and likewise to report to him to the utmost of his skill and
knowledge, and without delay, all such cases, or suspicions, whether so reported from
the káp or not ; and in all other respects to discharge the duties and exercise the
powers of a constable of the Police Force of Hongkong, save so far as the same are
altered by this Ordinance.
The medium of 16. The kápcheong, as the proper representative of his káp , shall be aiding and
executing
process, &c., in assisting unto the Civil, Naval, and Military authorities of this Colony, in the execu
a káp.
tion of warrants , writs, and process, and the making of searches, inquiries, and arrests,
within any house of his káp ; and the said authorities are authorized to communicate
with the said kápcheong, for the purposes of this section.
Power to elect
and appoint 17. His Excellency in Council shall have power to approve for, and appoint to,
tepos.
the office of tepo in each town, village, hamlet, and district, of this Colony, a proper
person to ❤be presented unto him by the occupiers of Chinese houses therein , or (in
default of such presentment) to be nominated by His Excellency in Council for that
purpose.
Powers and
duties of the 18. Every tepo shall have, throughout his town , village, hamlet, or district, the
tepo .
same powers and authorities, and perform the same duties, as are hereinbefore con
ferred and imposed on a kápcheong, with respect to his káp.
The tepos and 19. All tepos and kápcheongs shall be immediately subordinate unto the Registrar
kápcheongs
shall be
regulated by the General, and shall conform to his orders, and obey and enforce whatsoever rules and
Registrar
General. regulations he shall, with the approbation of His Excellency, frame and issue for the
better execution of their respective duties under this Ordinance.
Salary of the 20. The amount of the salary of each tepo shall be fixed by His Excellency in
tepo.
Council, and shall be raised by way of levy, at the same time with the Police tax of his
town, village, hamlet, or district , upon the annual value of the Chinese houses within
the same, according to the assessment thereof to the said tax, and at a rate per cent
sufficient to raise the said amount ; and it shall be the duty of the Registrar General