ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1883 . 1759
Fiers and Wharves.
9. It shall be lawful for the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, Powers to make
rules and regula
administrators or assigns , from time to time to make such rules and regulations as tions.
may be necessary for the general management of his and their business . Provided
always that no such rules and regulations, nor any repeal or variation thereof, shall
come into force until the same shall have been approved by the Governor in Council ,
and shall have been published in the Gazette.
10. Every person who shall commit a breach of any of the rules and regulations Penalty for
breach of rules
made in pursuance of this Ordinance, shall, on summary conviction thereof before a and regulations.
Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
11. In all proceedings before any Court, the rules and regulations in force for Proofofrules and
regulations.
the time being under this Ordinance, shall be sufficiently proved by the production of
a copy of the Gazette in which the same shall be published and contained .
12. If the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors , administrators or Governor in
Council may
assigns shall fail to make or vary such rules and regulations, as in the opinion of the make rules and
regulations in
certain event.
Governor in Council are requisite for the protection of the rights of the inhabitants
of the Colony, and for the prevention of injury to navigation , the Governor in Council
shall make an order to be served upon the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON, his
executors, administrators or assigns, limiting a time for the making or varying of such
rules and regulations, and if such rules and regulations are not made or varied by the
time prescribed in such order, the Governor in Council may make or vary such rules
and regulations, which when made, or varied, and published in the Gazette, shall have
the same force and effect as if they were specially enacted herein .
13. The said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or Rules and regula
tions to be
assigns shall, from time to time, cause to be painted on boards, or to be printed and painted and
exhibited.
attached in large and legible characters in English and Chinese, a statement of the
rules and regulations in force, and shall cause such boards containing such statement
to be fixed on some conspicuous part of the wharves or piers.
14. If at any time before the completion of the works, the said FRANCIS BUL Power to
Governor in
Council to abate
KELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns shall fail to proceed there and remove
works in certain
with for a period of six months, or after the completion thereof shall disuse the same, events.
or any part thereof for six months, without affording to the Governor in Council some
satisfactory reason for the discontinuance or disuse of the said works, (as the case
may be) , it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to abate and remove the same,
and restore the site thereof to its former condition at the costs of the said FRANCIS
BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, adininistrators or assigns , and the amount of such
costs shall be a debt due the Government, and recoverable against the said F NCIS
BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or assigns accordingly.
15. Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council being first obtained (but Power to sell.
not otherwise) , the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators
or assigns, may at any time, and from time to time sell, assign or absolutely dispose
of the undertaking or any part or parts thereof, to such person, corporation, or com
pany, by public auction, or private contract or partly by public auction and partly by