2104 ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1887.
Triad and unlawful Societies.
evidence of
unlawful unlawful society , or if any insignia, banners , writings, paintings , drawings
assembly. or other articles relating or belonging to any unlawful society be found,
[Straite
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Ord . 19 of
1869, s. 10. ] promise having been administered or tendered at the meeting shall be
prima facie evidence that the meeting was a meeting of an unlawful .
society.
Penalty for
7. Any person attending a meeting of an unlawful society knowing
attending
unlawful
that such meeting was a meeting of an unlawful society, and any person
assembly.
[Straits continuing to attend such meeting after having been warned by any Ma
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1869 s. 11. ]
meeting of an unlawful society, shall be liable on summary conviction to
a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars , or to imprisonment with or
without hard labour for any period not exceeding six months, or to both.
Persons
8. Any person knowingly allowing a meeting of an unlawful society
allowing
unlawful
to be held in any house, building, or place belonging to or occupied by
assembly in
their
him or over which he has control , shall be liable on summary conviction
premises.
[Straits to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars or to six months ' im
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1869, s. 12. ]
Penalty .
Members of a 9. Every person shall be considered a member of an unlawful society
society.
[ Straits who has been admitted as a member according to the rules and regula
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1869, s. 25.]
who shall have attended two or inore meetings of the society as a member,
or who shall have signed the roll or list of members of the society, or
who having once become a member shall not have resigned or withdrawn
from or been expelled from the society.
Presumptive 10. When any of the banners, insignia , or writings of any society
proof of
membership. declared by this Ordinance to be unlawful are found in the possession ,
[ Straits Set
tlement Ord. custody, or control of any person , it shall be presumed , till the contrary
4 of 1882. s.
5.] is shown by such person, that he is a member of such unlawful society .
Repealed. 11. Ordinances 1 and 12 of 1845 are hereby repealed.