850 [ 19 OF 1886. ] REFORMATORY SCHOOLS .
( 3. ) Knowingly harbours, conceals or prevents from
returning to the school, or assists in harbouring,
concealing , or preventing from returning to the
school, any offender who bas escaped from a certified
reformatory school,
shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a
penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or at the discretion
of the Magistrate to be imprisoned for any terın not exceeding
two months, with or without hard labour.
Conditional pardons.
Power to
Governor
19. Where before or after the passing of this ordinance a
to send youthful offender has been sentenced to penal servitude, or
offenderstoryto imprisonment, and has been pardoned by the Governor on
reforma
schools on
conditio
condition of hisplacing bimself under the care of some charitable
nal
pardon . institution for the reception and reformation of youthful offend
29 & 30 V. c. ers, the Governor may direct bim , if under the age of sixteen
117 , s. 32. ] years, to be sent to a certified reformatory school , the managers
[ No. 10 of of which consent to receive him for a period of rot less than
1887.)
two years and not more than five years; and thereupon such
offender shall be deemed to be subject to all the provisions of
this ordinance, as if he had been originally sentenced to detention
in a certified reformatory school .
Evidence.
Rules respect. 20. The following rules shall be enacted with respect to
ing evidence evidence under this ordinance :
ordinance.
[29 & 30 V. c. ( 1. ) The production of the Hongkong Government Gazette
117, s. 33. ) containing a notice of the grant or withdrawal of a
certificate by the Governor to or from a reformatory
school or of the resignation of any such certificate,
shall be sufficient evidence of the fact of the
publication of such notice and also of the fact of a
certificate having been duly granted to or withdrawn
from the school named in the notice , or resigned by
the managers thereof.
( 2. ) The grant of a certificate to a certified schoolmay
also be proved by the production of the certificate
itself,or of a copy of the same, purporting to be
signed by the Colonial Secretary.
( 3. ) The production of the warrant or other document in
pursuance of which a youthful offender is directed
to be sent to a certified reformatory school , with a
statement endorsed thereon or annexed thereto,
purporting to be signed by the manager or other