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kba!! discharge, or force therefrom, or wilfully or Sections XXI and XXII of this Ordinance, or negligently leave behind him, in this Colony, any under the sanction of the Harbour Master, no Seanien shipped on board thereof, unless on a Cer- Cannon, Gun, or Fire-arm, of any description shall tificate from the Harbour Master or other Peraou be discharged within the limits of this Harbour appointed to grant the same, and who shall have from any Merchan: Vessel or Boat, under a Penalty power to withhold or grant the same as he shall not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars. XV. Buals to carry a Light at Night.—No abu- see fit, under a Penalty not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars; and if any Seaman shall wilfully or nerve language to Passengers.—Bouts may be searched ligently remain in the Colony, after the Departure by Officers in Pulice Buats.-Every licensed Boat of the Vessel in which he shall have shipped, withshali, between the Boure of Sunset and Daylight, out such Certificate, such Seaman shall on convic- carry & Lantern in a conspicuous place with the tion before the Marine Magistrate forfeit and pay Number of the Liceure cut out on the Framing. If a Sum not exceeding Twenty-five Dullars or be im- the Person in charge of any Bost shall demand or prisoned for a term uot exceeding One Month. take more than bis Fare, or use abuzive language IX. Ships to be moored where ordered by the Har- to Passengers, or neglect to carry a Light as required, Lour Master, and not remove therefrom without per- or refuse without sufficient cause to take a Passenger mission.-Every Master of a Merchant Vessel ar-ut the Fare established, the party offending, or in riving in the Harbour shall take up the Berthbis absence the Person to whom the License for pointed out by the Harbour Master, or by any the Boat was granted, shall be liable to a Penalty Person sent ou board by him for that purpose, and not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars; and all Boats sball moor hie Ship there properly, and shall not whether private or no way and shall be subject to remove from it to take up any other Berth, with be stopped and examined by the Police Boats, and out his permission, except in case of necessity, toit the person in charge of any Bont does not beav be decided by the Harlour Master, under a Penai to on heing hailed by a Police Boat or uses abusive ty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars; and he language to the Officer or Persons on board of her shall remove his Vessel to any new Berth when re-, in the execution of their duty, Le shall be liable to quired so to do by the Harbour Master, under a be detained in custody until he can be brought Fiue not exceeding Twenty Dollars for every Hour before a Magistrate, and on conviction be liable to that the Vessel shall remain in her old Berth, after a Fine not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars. XVI. Ships arriving having contagious diseases Notice to remove under the band of the Harbour Master or his Deputy shall have been given on board to report the same.-Ev ry "Comtuanding board of her.
Officer of any Ship-of-war, or Master of a Mer X. All Orders by the Harbour Master to be obey-chant Ship or Vessel of whatsoever Nation who ed. Every Master of a Merchant Vessel shall im-way arrive in this Harbour baving Smallpox or mediately strike Spar, clear Hawse, or shift Berch, any other Disease of a contagious or infectious na or obey any other Urder which the Harbour Masture on board, shall hoist the proper Quarantine ter may think fit to give, and any Master wilfully Flag, and no communication shall be held with disobeying or neglecting this Regulation, shall te any other Vessel or Boat or with the Shore, until liable to a Fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dol-permission be given by the Harbour Master; and the Boarding Officer on nearing such Ship ahali be XI. Blue Peter to be hoisted and Port Clearance informed of the nature of such Disease that proper to be obtained before departure-Every Master precautions may be taken and assistance rendered, about to proceed to Sea aball, under a Penalty not under a Penalty in any of the foregoing cases not exceeding Fifty Dollars, hoist & Blue Peter Twenty-exceeding Two Hundred Dollars for every Offence. four Hours before time of intended Departure, XVII. Ships to remove when undered. —Every such and shall give Notice to the Harbour Master, who Commanding Officer of a Suip-of-war, or Mater will furnish a Port Clearance and shall likewise of a Merchant Vessel, having any such Disease on attent the Manifest if necessary; and any Ship hav-board, shall forth with remove his Ship to any ing obtained such Clearance and not sailing within Berth which shall be pointed out by the Harbour Thirty-six Hours thereafter shall report to the Harbour Master the reason for not going and shall redeposit the Ship's Papers if required. XII. Merchant Vessels having upwards of 200lbs. of Powder on board to report the same immediately. ! Surgeon or other Officer of Health who may -Every Master of a Merchant Vessel arriving in this Harbour and having Gunpowder on board, weighing in the whole over Two Hundred Pounds, shall make immediate Report of the same to the Harbour Master, or shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Ten Dollars for every Hour that he had neglect to do so, and shall forthwith on being re- quired so to do by the Harbour Master land or store the same in some convenient place to be approved of by the Harbour Master,
lars.
Master, and there remain and keep the Quarantine Flag Aying until a clean Bill of Health shall be granted by the Harbour Master; and shall afford free access and render every assistance to the Colo-
be directed by His Excellency the Governor to visit such Ship, under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars for every Offence.
XVIIL. Steamers' Fairway to be kept clear.—▲ Public Fairway shall be buoyed off for the passage of River and Const Strainers, and no Vessel or Bost of any description shall be allowed to anchor with- in such Fairway, and the Master of any Vessel or Boat dropping Anchor in, or otherwise obstructing such Fairway shall be liable for each offence to ■ XIII. No Dead Budies or Ballast to be cast into Fine not exceeding Fitty Dollars in addition to any the Harbour. No Dead Body shall be thrown over-Fine otherwise leviable under this Ordinance in board within the limits of this Harbour, under a the case of Sea-going Vessels, and in the case of Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars, to be Boats registered in the Colony to a like Fine in paid by the Master of the Vessel, and no stone or addition to the forfeiture of Register or License if other Ballast shall be thrown overboard within the it be so adjudged by the Marine Magistrate. said limits under a Penalty not exceeding Que XIX. Not to make fast to or injure Buoys and Hundred Dollare, to be paid by the Master of the Beacons.--Every Master of any Vessel of whatso- Vessel from which such Stone or Ballust shall have ever description, who shall make or cause to be been thrown.
made fast to any of the public Buoys or Beacons or XIV. Fire Arms not to be used except in certain their Moorings any Rope, Chain, or other Gear or cases. -Except as is hereinafter directed underjehall foul or in any way injure the said Buoys,
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XXV. Anchorage for Men of war.—It shall be Ben Our, or Moorings, shall un conviction thereof be fined a Suma not exceeding Twenty-five Duliars, lawful for His Excellency the Governor from time in addition to the cost of repairing of replacing the to time to set apart a special portion of the Har- bar for the Anchorage of Ships of War, and XX. Feels to exhibit Light at Night-Every within each portion of the Harbour no Merchant Master of a Vennel or Hulk in this Harbour shali Vessels, or Native Craft, or Boats of any descrip- from Sunset to Sunrise cause to be exhilated a tíu shall be permitted to anchor without the bright white Light from the Starboard Foreyard, special saction of the Harbour Master in each case Arin or in the case of dismantled Teasels or Chops, obtamed. XXVI, Anchorage and Mooring for River and at the place where it can be best seen and in; default shall incur a Penalty not exceeding One Coasting Steamers.—It shall be lawful for the Har- bour Master to fix from time to time the Place of Hundred Dollars.
Auchorage for River and Coasting Steiners, and to XXI. Precautions to be taken in case of fire-grant permission to the owners of such Steamers to In case of Fire occurring on board any Ship or lay down permanent Moorings to be by him approved, Vessel in the Harbour, if at Night three Lights notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained shall be hoisted in a vertical position at the highest Mast head, and a single Light at the Peak, and Guns shall be fired in quick succession until suff cient assiglance shall be rendered; if during the XXVII. Masters of Vissele filling for conveyanc Day the Eusign Union down with the Signal " shall be! Marryat's Code 2,104 "I am ou Fire
of Passengers to report same. — Every Master of any hoisted at the highest Mast head and Gans fired Vessel whatsoever bring in this Harbour for the above provided for Night time.
der Sections XX and XXIV of this Ordinance, but no River or Costing Steamer shall drop anchor or moor within the Fairway provided under Section
XVII of this Ordinance,
conveyance of Emigrants whether to be shipped at XXII. Precautions to be taken in case of Mutiny. this or any other Port, sball report the same to the -It on board wny Ship or easel in the Harbour a Barbour Master under a Penalty not exceeding Disturbance or Riot shall occur which the Master Five Hundred Dollars, and the Fittings of said or his Officers are unable to quell by the usual Vessel shall de subject to the approval of such process of bringing the Offenders before the Marine Officer, who is hereby cmpowered at all reasonable Magistrate or a Justice of the Peace; if by Day the times to go on board and inspect such Vessel; and Ensign Union down shall be hoisted at the Peak any Person who shail in any way impede the Ter- and the Signal 3,240 * Mutiny on Board" sball be bour Master in the execution of this duty shall also hoisted at the highest Mast head or wherever prac-be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Five Hundred ticable under the circumstances; Guns may also be Doliara. XXVIII. One Dollar payable on retention of fired as in Section XXI; if by Night three Lights shall be hoisted at the Peat and a single Light at Copy of this Ordinance.—A Cupy of this Ordinance the Most head, and Guns may also be fired us before shall be delivered to rach Master of a l'emel enter- ing the Harbour, and on neglect to return_mich Copy on obtaining Clearance & Fee of One Dollar aball be payable by the Master.
stated.
XXIII. Boundaries, Límits, and Anchorage of Harbour.-The Boundaries, Limits, and Anchorage of Victoria Harbour shall henceforth be defined and taken to be as follows:— Ox the East-
XXIX.-Cuses arising under this Ordinance to be tried by the Marine Magistrate.--Where to Penalty is attached by this Ordinance for the breach A line drawn from the Northernmost Point of or infringement of any Provision berein contained, the Penalty shall be a Sum not exceeding Twenty- the Island of Hongkong to the North-east Boun-re Doilure. All Offences against any of the Pro- dary of British Kowloon.
On the West-
visions of the Ordinance shall be cognizable by and A line drawn from the Westernmost Point of may be beard and decided before the Marine Mag- istrate, who is hereby empowered in all cuaca to Hongkong to the Western side of Green Island, order payment of Conte by the Defendant; and in continued to Western Point of Stone Cutter's default of payment of the Fensity and Costs award- Island, thence to North Point of Stone Cuttered, may levy the same by distress and sale of the Island, continued to North-west Boundary of British Kowloon. The Harbour shall be divided into Two Anchor-Ofender to Gaol for any term not exceeding three Montba All Orders, Judgments, and Decisions of ages, viz., the Northern and Southern.
the Marine Magistrate shall be subject to the right Northern Anchorage shall have for its Southern of Appeal given by Ordinance No. 4 of 1858.
Boundary the North extremity of Hongkong shut |
Offender's Gooda, or may forthwith commit such
XXX. Precision for Adjudication in absence of
in with the Southern Point of the Kowloon Marine Magistrate-Whenever the Marine Mag- Peninsula bearing East by South. Southern Anchorage shall have for its Northern Boundary, Kellett's Island bearing East by South South.
strate shall be incapacitated by absence, illness, or otherwise from the performance of his duties, it aball be lawfui for the Acting Marine Magistrate, or any Stipendiary Magistrate, or any two Justices of the Peace of the Colony to adjudicate upon wil
XXIV. Anchorages fired for S. W. and N. E. Monsoons-It shall be lawful for the Harbour cases and enforce all Penalties under this Ordinance. XXXI. Interpretation Clause.—Wherever the Master to direct and enforce the Anchorage of|
is used in this Ordinance, it shall Ships in the Northern Part of the Harbour from Word Master
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las June to 15th October, and in the Southern Part be deemed to include any Pereon having charge of of the Harbour from 16th October to 31st May in a Ship or Vessel or any other Craft. each Year; and it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to permit a Ship to anchor in the South
Volunteer Force.—[17th March, 1862] Part of the Barbour during the period first above An Ordinance to authorise the Eurolment of a mentioned, or in the North Part of the Harbour during the period Inst above mentioned for the purpose of discharging Cargo and for a specified.
space of time.
I. Formation of a Volunteer Corps authorised.- Such and so many of the Inhabitants of Hongkong as shall volunteer and offer themselves, and an Hin