ORDINANCE No. 4 OF 1864 . 579
Neutrality.
No. 4 of 1864 .
An Ordinance to give effect to Her Majesty's Regulations for the Title.
observance of Neutrality during the existing hostilities between the
United States and the States calling themselves the Confederate
States of America .
[ 29th March, 1864. ]
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HEREAS Her Majesty has expressed her full determination to observe the Preamble.
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duties of neutrality during the existing hostilities between the United States
and the States calling themselves the Confederate States of America and has resolved
to prevent as far as possible the use of Her Majesty's harbours, ports and coasts and
the waters within Her Majesty's territorial jurisdiction in aid of the warlike purposes
of either belligerent ; And whereas in furtherance of such Her Majesty's determina
tion so expressed as aforesaid Her Majesty has (amongst other things) caused it to be
notified and published that no ship of war or privateer of either belligerent should be
permitted while in any port, roadstead or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction
of Her Majesty to take in any supplies except provisions and such other things as
might be requisite for the subsistence of her crew, and except so much coal only as
would be sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearest port of her own country or to :
some nearer destination and that no coal should be again supplied to any such ship of
war or privateer in the same or any other port, roadstead or waters subject to the
territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty without special permission, until after the
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expiration of three months from the time when such coal should have been last supplied
to her within British Waters as aforesaid ; And whereas the circumstances of this &
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Colony are such as to render it necessary in order to give full effect to Her Majesty's 1
intention as aforesaid that recourse be had to local enactment : Be it therefore
enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong by and with the
advice of the Legislative Council thereof as follows :
1. Whosoever shall furnish or supply, or shall contract or agree to furnish or Furnishingarius,
ammunition,
supply, or shall knowingly aid or assist in furnishing or supplying, or shall knowingly &c., to ships of
war, &c., ofeither
belligerent
cause or procure to be furnished or supplied, to any ship of war or privateer of the whilst in the
waters of this
United States of North America or of the States calling themselves the Confederate Colony or within
a distance of
States of America , whilst such ship of war or privateer is within the waters of this five miles to be
deemed a mis
demeanor.
Colony or within any distance from this Colony, not exceeding five miles, any arms,
ammunition, gunpowder or naval or military stores, or shall put on board or shall
contract or agree to put on board , or shall aid or assist in putting on board, or shall
cause or procure to be put on board of, any vessel, boat, sampan or other craft, any
arms, ammunition, gunpowder or naval or military stores with the intent and design
that the same may be conveyed to any such ship of war or privateer as aforesaid, I
whilst such ship of war or privateer shall be in the waters of this Colony aforesaid or
within the distance from this Colony aforesaid shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
being convicted thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the Court to be imprisoned
for any term not exceeding two years.