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HONGKONG,

ANNO UNDECIMO VICTORIE REGINE.

No. 4 of 1847.

BY His Excelleney Sir JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Baronet, Go- vernor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, IIer Majesty's Pleni- potentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND AMEND THE ORDINANCE NO. 1 of Title. 1847, ENTITLED, “AN ÖRDINANCE FOR LICENSING MARKETS AND FOR PREVENTING DISORDERS THEREIN."

[12th August, 1847.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal and amend Ordinance No. 1 of 1847, for Licensing Markets and for preventing Disorders therein, the said Ordinance is hereby declared to be repealed ac- cordingly; and whereas it is further expedient, with a view to prevent Disorders and preserve Peace and Tranquillity in the Markets already established, or hereafter to be established in the said Colony, that certain Provisions should be made for the Regula- tion thereof:

Preamble.

established without

I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by IIis Excellency the No Market to be Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council the Governor's Per- thereof, That from and after the passing of this present Ordinance, mission. whoever shall erect, build, or establish any Market in the said Colony for the sale of Meat, Flesh, Fish, Fowl, Corn, Grain, Vege- tables, Provisions, or any other Articles of Trade which are usually exposed for Sale in Markets, without first having obtained the Permission and License of His Excellency the Governor, shall be liable to the Penalty hereinafter provided, and the said Market or Buildings so erected, built, or established without such Permission, shall be pulled down and removed by the Police as a Public Nuisance.

II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets or Buildings in which Markets are now held, already erected, built, Licensed. and established in the said Colony of Hongkong, shall be Licensed, and the Owners or Proprietors of such Markets or Buildings are hereby required to take out such License within Fifteen Days after en out, the passing of this Ordinance, under the Penalty hereinafter men- tioned for each and every day that such Markets or Buildings in which Markets are held as aforesaid shall be opened for the Sale of Provisions and other Articles as hereinbefore mentioned; and that the Rent payable monthly to Government for such Markets shall be any Sum not exceeding Four Hundred Dollars, according to the size and position of such Markets or Buildings.

Market shall be

License, how tak-

III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all Markets Markets to be or Buildings in which Markets are held shall be under the immediate under the Superin- tendence of the Superintendence of the Chief Magistrate of Police, who is hereby Chief Magistrate of required to take all requisite Measures to prevent Disorders and to Police, &c. preserve Peace and Tranquillity therein.

IV. And be it further enacted and ordained. That every Market Markets to be or Building for the holding of Markets, hereafter to be built, erected, built of Stone, &c., or established, shall be erected, built, and established of Stone or after an Approved Brick, according to a Plan to be approved of by the Surveyor-General.

Plan.