418 ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1858 .
Regulation of Chinese- Census.
12. For every 12. And for every such disobedience, violation , or default, for
offence not
specifically which no specific penalty is hereinbefore provided , such
provided
for. sum, not exceeding in any case five dollars, as the Court
shall think fit .
Enforcement
of penalties. 29. In case of non - payment of any of the said pecuniary penalties,
the same may be recovered by any of the ways and means whereby, on
any summary proceedings before Justices, penalties are or shall be
recoverable ; yet so as that no offender against section 26 shall be liable
to be imprisoned in such case.
In case of
30. Where, upon the conviction of any offender under this Ordi
security, the
amount of nance, it shall appear that, before the commission of the offence, he had
penalty to be
that of the given security and that by such offence the same is become forfeited , the
security.
amount of such security shall be deemed to be the penalty actually
incurred by him, and it shall not be lawful for the Court to impose any
penalty for his said offence , save and except the amount of his said security .
Case or certi 31. Every adjudication under this Ordinance shall be final, unless
orari.
where a case shall be stated , delivered , and prosecuted with effect accord
ing to law, or unless a certiorari for removing the proceedings , either
before or after judgment, shall be obtained by the Crown, or by the
defendant, as the case may be, within ten days from the first commence
ment of the said proceedings , and unless the proceedings upon the
certiorari shall be prosecuted, with effect, in the Supreme Court, within
six weeks after the obtaining thereof. And the costs of such case , or
(as the fact may be ) certiorari and proceedings , shall be paid to or by
the Crown according to the event thereof.
Construction 32. For the purposes of this Ordinance , the following terms and
of words.
words shall be severally taken , not only in their received sense, but also
to extend to and include the meanings hereinafter specified, that is to
say:
' Occupier.' "Occupier, " " Person occupying ," and " Master of a House or
Tenement," shall include every person acting as master
thereof, occupant of the ground floor thereof at a rent,
and (in the event of a vacant house or tenement, or of no
other occupier thereof being to be found ) owner thereof, or
•House or And " House," " Tenement," or " Building "
his agent.
building.'
shall include any shop , outhouse, shed , or roof :