ORDINANCES No. 7 OF 1874 AND No. 1 OF 1875 . 1359
Foreign Recruiting. Naval Yard Police.
(b. ) Knowingly aids in the engagement of any person so induced ,
by forwarding or conveying him or by advancing money
or in any other way whatever, —
shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding seven years ,
or to fine to such amount as the Court thinks fit, or to both .
7. Any offender against this Ordinance shall be tried before the Place of Trial.
Supreme Court.
No. 1 of 1875 .
An Ordinance to provide means for enforcing good order, and Title.
discipline in the Police Force employed in the Royal Naval
Yard.
[March 18th, 1875. ]
Preamble.
HEREAS it is expedient to provide means for enforcing good order
WHI
and discipline in the Police Force employed in the Royal Naval
Yard at Hongkong : Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with
the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
Rules and
1. The Commodore , or other Superintendent of Her Majesty's Naval
regulations
Yard [ Amended by Ordinance No. 3 of 1879 ] may from time to time inay be made.
make and issue rules and regulations for the government of the Police
Force employed in the said Yard.
2. In case of breach of discipline or neglect of duty by any member Power to the
Commodoreor
of the said Police Force, the Commodore, or other Superintendent of the other Superin
tendent to
Naval Yard [ Amended by Ordinance No. 3 of 1879 ] may, on proof thereof punish for
breach of
to his satisfaction, order the offender to forfeit and pay a sum not exceed discipline.
ing twenty-five dollars ;
Or may award imprisonment in Victoria Gaol for any term not
exceeding seven days with forfeiture of pay ;
Or, if he think fit, may bring the offender before a Magistrate,
and the Magistrate on proof of the offence may award
imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen days
with or without hard labor, together with forfeiture of all
pay during such imprisonment.