ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1887. 2103
Triad and unlawful Societies.
shall be liable upon conviction in the Supreme Court to a fine not exceed Penalty for
managers.
ing one thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for any period not exceed
ing twelve months with or without hard labour , or to both fine and
imprisonment ; and any person who is a member of, or who attends and Penalty for
members.
takes part in any meeting of any such unlawful society, or who subscribes
or pays money, or gives aid or procures from others subscriptions, money
or aid, for or towards the maintenance of any such unlawful society shall
be liable upon conviction in the Supreme Court to a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six
months with or without hard labour, or to both fine and imprisonment.
3. All meetings of the said societies are hereby declared to be Meetings
unlawful.
unlawful and prohibited accordingly .
And if at any such meeting and * oath or any engagement, obligation [*any]
or promise relating to the objects of any unlawful society be administered
or tendered to any person such tendering or administering of any oath ,
engagement obligation or promise shall be primâ facie evidence that the
meeting is a meeting of an unlawful society.
4. It shall be lawful for any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace to Magistrate.
&c., may enter
enter with or without assistance or to order any Police officer or other house, & c. ,
where unlaw
person, in his presence , or by warrant under his hand and scal to enter ful meeting
held.
with or without assistance, using force in either case if necessary , into [Straits
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have reasonable ground to believe that a meeting of any society declared
by this Ordinance to be an unlawful society is being held, or that five or
more persons belonging to any such unlawful society are assembled, and
to arrest or cause to be arrested all persons found at any such meeting, And may
arrest and
and to search the premises and seize or cause to be seized all books , seize persons
and property
papers , documents , flags, insignia , arms and other articles which he may found.
have reasonable cause to believe to belong to any such society, or to be
in any way connected with the purposes of the meeting .
5. All persons so arrested and all articles so seized may be detained Persons and
so
in custody till they can conveniently be brought before a Magistrate , seized to be
taken before
where they shall be dealt with according to law. Magistrate.
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6. If, on any such entry copies of any rules or regulations or en What to be
deemed
gagements , obligations or promises , or lists or names of members of any primafacie