No. 9 of 1867.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to make further Provisions for the Maintenance of Order and Cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong.
[17th June, 1867.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to make further Provision for the Maintenance of Order and Cleanliness in the Colony of Hongkong: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
I. Ordinance No. 8 of 1866 is hereby repealed.
Title.
Preamble.
Ordinance No. 8 of 1866 repealed.
Governor to appropriate a certain amount of Fines for
II. It shall be lawful for the Governor to apply a certain proportion not exceeding three-fourths, of all Fines and Penalties recovered in any Court to the payment of such Rewards, Bounties and Gratuities as he may from time to time award to any Member of the Police Force or to any Constable, for meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury sustained in the execution of his Duty, or to such private Persons or Informers, as the Governor may deem deserving of being rewarded for assisting in the detection of Crime, or the apprehension of Offenders.
Power given to the Governor to frame
III. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, from time to time, to frame such Regulations to be enforced by such Fines and Penalties as to him shall seem fit, for the removal of Night Soil and the Depositing of rubbish and for the more effectual carrying out of this Ordinance. Such Regulations shall be duly published in the Gazette, and from and after such publication to have the same force and effect as if the same had been enacted by an Ordinance duly passed to that effect.
IV. Section XII of Ordinance No. 6 of 1862 is hereby amended by the addition of the words, "with or without Hard Labor" immediately after the words "Three Months" in the Fifth Line of the said Section.
Section XII of Ordinance No. 6 of 1862 amended.
V. Section XXI of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862 is hereby amended by substituting, for the words "Three Months" at the end of the said Section, the words "Six Months with or without Hard Labor."
Section XXI of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862 amended.
VI. Every Male Person who, subsequently to the commencement of this Ordinance, shall be charged with having committed, or having attempted to commit, or with having been an aider, abettor, counsellor, or procurer, in the Commission of any Offence which now is or hereafter may be by Law deemed or declared to be Simple Larceny, or punishable as Simple Larceny, and whose Age at the period of the Commission or attempted Commission of such Offence, shall not, in the Opinion of the Court before whom he shall be brought or appear, exceed the Age of Sixteen Years, shall on conviction thereof, whether summarily or otherwise, be liable by the Sentence of such Court to be once or twice privately whipped, either instead of, or in addition to any other Punishment which may now be inflicted for such Offence: Provided that such Sentence shall specify the number of Strokes which shall in no case exceed Twenty, and Provided that the Instrument used shall be a Rattan.
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No. 9 of 1867.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to make further Provisions for the Maintenance of Order and Cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong.
[17th June, 1867.]
THEREAS it is expedient to make further Provision for the Maintenance of Order and Cleanliness in the Colony of Hongkong: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Logislative Council thereof, as follows:
I. Ordinance No. of 1866 is hereby repealed.
Title.
Preamble.
Ordinance No. 8 of 1866 repealed.
Governor to appro-
the payment of
II. It shall be lawful for the Governor to apply a certain proportion not exceeding Power given to the three-fourths, of all Fines and Penaltics recovered in any Court to payment of such priate a certain Rewards, Bounties and Gratuities as he may from time to time to any Member of the amount of Fines for Police Force or to any Constable, for meritorious conduct, zeal displayed, or injury Rewards to the Police sustained in the execution of his Duty, or to such private Persons or Informers, as the and to Informers. Governor may deem deserving of being rewarded for assisting in the detection of Crime, or the apprehension of Offenders.
Governor to frame
III. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, from time to time, to frame Power given to the such Regulations to be enforced by such Fines and Penalties as to him shall seem fit, Regulations, for the removal of Night Soil and the Depositing of rubbish and for the more effectual carrying out of this Ordinance. Such Regulations shall be duly published in the Gazette, and from and after such publication to have the same force and effect as if the same had been enacted by an Ordinance duly passed to that effect.
Ordinance No. 0 of
IV. Section XII of Ordinance No. 6 of 1862 is hereby amended by the addition Section XII of of the words, "with or without Hard Labor" immediately after the words. "Three 1882 amended. Months" in the Fifth Line of the said Section.
V. Section XXI of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862 is hereby amended by substituting, Section XXI of for the words "Three Months" at the end of the said Section, the words "Six Months 180z une No. 9 of with or without Hard Labor."
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