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البلد

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Protecting

of district watchman acting in

execution

25. In case any action is brought against any district watchman for any act done in obedience to the warrant of any magistrate, such district watchman shall not be responsible for any irregularity in the issuing of the warrant or for any want of of warrant, jurisdiction in the mugistrate issuing the same and he may plead the general isana and give auch warrant in evidence; and on production of the warrant and proof that the signature thereto is the handwriting of a person reputeil to be a magistrate and that the act was done in obedience to the warrant, the jury or Court shall find a verdict or give judgment for the defendant who shall also recover double his costa of suit.

Ponally on vietenller

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harbouring

district watchman

white on duty.

26. Every keeper of any place for the entertainment of the public whether spirituous liquors are sold therein or not, who knowingly harbours or entertain any district watchman on duty, or permits him to remain in such place while on duty, shall upon suremary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred nud fifty dollars.

Penalty on 27. Every person who assaults or resists any district watch- peraci man acting in the excention of his daty, or aids or incites any

saulting. etc., district person ao to assault or resist, or refuses to assist any such district watchman in watchman in the execution of his duty when called upon to do so, execution of or who, by the giving of false information with intent to defeat or duty, or delay the ends of justice, wilfully misleads or attempts to mislead misleading any such district watchman, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and to information. imprisonment for any term not exceeding six moutha.

warrant by falsa

Special duty und expensau

thereof,

Ordinatice No. 6 of 1375.

Pensiona ulready

earned to be paid out of Reneral

revende,

28. (1) On the application of any person the Secretary for Chinese Affairs may, if he thinks fit, detail any district watchman or district watchmen to do special duty in upon or about any premises or business or vessel specified by the applicant.

(2) The applicant shall pay to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs for the services of any such district watclean or district watchmen so detailed such fees as the Secretary for Chinese Affairs may think fit.

(8) All fees ao received by the Secretary for Chinesa Affairs sboll he paid by him into the Treasury forthwith and be accounted for monthly; and every sum of money due for such services shall be deemed a debt due to the Crown and shall be recoverable by the Financial Secretary in like manner as other Crown debts in respect of fees and otherwise under the CrownI Remedies Ordinance, 1875.

29. The persions set out in the Third Column of the Second Schedule shall be paid out of the general revenue of the Colony to the respective persons whose names appear in the Second Columb of the said Schedule.

30. The investments and properties specified in the Third Yesting in Schedule bereto and any interest or income thereon or thereof the Crown whether accrued or accruing are hereby vested in the Crown free

of perin invest- from any charitable or other trusts affecting the same but subject menta anul in the case of the said properties to any valid and subsisting properties. tenancy affecting the some not held directly from the Crown,

PART V.

REPEAL.

31. The District Watch Force Ordinance, 1930, is hereby Ropeal. repealed.

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SCHEDULE

(Section 10)

DATH OF OFFICE.

Orditunes No. 23 of 1930.

swear by Almighty God that I will obey, uphold and maintain the laws of the Colony of Hong Kong and that I will at all times execute the powers and duties of my office honestly faithfully and diligently without fear of or favour to any person and with malice or ill-will toward none.

AND I do further swear that I will at all times obey without question the lawful orders of those set in authority over me.

Sworn before me

this

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day

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MagistrateJustice of the Peace.

DECLARATION OF OFFICE.

do solemnly and sincerely declare that I will obey, uphold and maintain the laws of the Colony of Hong Kong and that I will at all times execute the powers aul duties of my office honestly, faithfully and diligently without fear of or favour to any person and with malice or ill-will toward none.