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And all natives of Cyprus and all persons domiciled there are hereby charged and commanded to govern themselves accordingly, and to observe a strict neutrality in and during the aforesaid war, and to abstain from violating or contravening either the laws and statutes of Cyprus in this behalf, or the Law of Nations in relation thereto, as they will answer to the contrary to their peril.

And whereas in and by a certain Order of Her Majesty in Countil made and passed at the Court at Windsor on the 18th day of May 1881, intituled "The Cyprus Neutrality Order in Council, 1881," it is, amongst other things, declared and enacted as follows:-

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"ILLEGAL ENLISTMENTS IN TIME OF WAR ABROAD.

“Penalty on Enlistment in Service of State.

"6. If any person not having the license of Her Majesty, being within the Island of Cyprus, and being a native of Cyprus or domiciled there, accepts or agrees to accept any commission or engagement in the military or naval service of any State at war with any State which is at peace with Her Majesty, and which is in this Order herein-after termed a friendly State, or whether a native of Cyprus or domiciled there or not. induces any other person to accept or agree to accept any such commission or engagement:

He shall be guilty of an offence against this Order in Council, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the Court.

"Penalty on inducing any Person to leave Cyprus with intent to serve a State.

7. If any person not having the license of Her Majesty, and being within the Island of Cyprus, induces any other person to quit or to go on board any ship with a view of quitting Cyprus with intent to accept any commission or engagement in the military or naval service of any State at war with a friendly State:

He shall be guilty of an offence against this Order in Council, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the Court.

"Penalty on embarking Persons under false Representations as to Service.

8. If any person within the Island of Cyprus induces any other person to quit the Island of Cyprus or to embark on any ship within the ports or waters of Cyprus under a misrepresentation or false representation of the service in which such person is to be engaged, with the intent or in order that such person may accept or agree to accept any commission or engagement in the military or naval service of any State at war with a friendly State:

He shall be guilty of an offence against this Order in Council, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such punishments, at the discretion of the Court.

"Penalty on taking illegally enlisted Persons on board Ship.

9. If the master or owner of any ship, without the license of Her Majesty, knowingly either takes on board or engages to take on board or has on board such ship within the ports or waters of Cyprus any of the following persons in this Order in Council referred to as illegally enlisted persons; that is to say,

(1.) Any person who, being a native of Cyprus or domiciled there, has within the Island of Cyprus and without the license of Her Majesty accepted or agreed to accept any commission or engagement in the military or naval service of any State at war with any friendly State;

(2.) Any person who has been induced to embark under a misrepresentation or false representation of the service in which such person is to be engaged with the intent or in order that such person may accept or agree to accept any commission or engagement in the military or naval service of any State at war with a friendly State;

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such master or owner shall be guilty of an offence against this Order in Council, and the following consequences shall ensue; that is to say,

(1.) The offender shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such

punishments, at the discretion of the Court; and

(2.) All illegally enlisted persons shall, immediately on the discovery of the offence,

be taken on shore and shall not be allowed to return to the ship.

"ILLEGAL SHIPBUILDING AND ILLEGAL EXPEDITIONS.

"Penalty on illegal Shipbuilding and illegal Expeditions.

“10. If any person without the license of Her Majesty, and within the Island of Cyprus, does any of the following acts; that is to say,

(1.) Builds or agrees to build or causes to be built any ship with intent or knowledge. or having reasonable cause to believe, that the same shall or will be employed in the military or naval service of any State at war with any friendly State; or, (2.) Issues or delivers any commission for any ship with intent or knowledge, or having reasonable cause to believe, that the same shall or will be employed in the military or naval service of any State at war with any friendly State; or, (3.) Equips any ship with intent or knowledge, or having reasonable cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the military or naval service of any State at war with any friendly State; or,

(4.) Despatches or causes or allows to be despatched any ship with intent or knowledge, or having reasonable cause to believe, that the same shall or will be employed in the military or naval service of any State at war with any friendly State, such person shall be deemed to have committed an offence against this Order in Council, and the following consequences shall ensue :-

(1.) The offender shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment, or either of such

punishments, at the discretion of the court.

(2.) The ship in respect of which any such offence is committed and her equipment shall be forfeited to Her Majesty, provided that a person building, causing to be built, or equipping a ship in any of the cases aforesaid in pursuance of a contract made before the commencement of such war as aforesaid, shall not be liable to any of the penalties imposed by this section in respect of such building or equipping' if he satisfies the conditions following (that is to say):-

(1.) If forthwith upon a proclamation of neutrality being issued by Her Majesty he gives notice to the High Commissioner that he is so building, causing to be built, or equipping, such ship, and furnishes such particulars of the contract and of any matters relating to or done or to be done under the contract as may be required by the High Commissioner.

(2.) If he gives such security and takes and permits to be taken such other. measures, if any, as the High Commissioner may prescribe for ensuring that such ship shall not be despatched, delivered, or removed without the license of Her Majesty until the termination of such war as aforesaid.

"Presumption as to Evidence in case of illegal Ship.

"11. Where any ship is built by order or on behalf of any State when at war with a friendly State, or is delivered to or to the order of such former State or any person who to the knowledge of the person building is an agent of such former State, or is paid for by such former State or such agent, and is employed in the military or naval service of such former State, such ship shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been built with a view to being so employed, and the burden shall lie on the builder of such ship of proving that he did not know that the ship was intended to be so employed.

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"Penalty on aiding the warlike Equipment of Ships.

12. If any person without the license of Her Majesty and within the Island of Cyprus, by adding to the number of guns, or by changing those on board for other guns, or by the addition of any equipment for war, increases or augments, or procures to be increased or augmented, or is knowingly concerned in increasing or augmenting the

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