CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 493

In view, onoreover, of the advisability, for judicial purposes, of expressly defining the penalties applicable to each instance of infringement & offence, inasmuch as warning is afforded to persons of guilty intention of assistance

by

this

means a

is rendered to those invented, with

And

of govt,

& pudicial power;

audience to The Council

having given the Commission nominated by the Decree of the 2nd April of the current + to the reports of the Procurador of year, Chinese Affairs for the Colony & te Superintendent of Chinese Emigr Jace fit to ordain as follows: Art: I. Emign Agents may obtain permifin

than one establishment, on

to open

more

proof that they have

of emigrants

with them.

increased number

about to enter into contract

§ 1. It shall be lawful for the goot to fix the number of extablishments allowed to each Agent, in proporte

tion to the member

of

485

of emigrants he intends contracting will. §2. The extablishments meent fulfil

the conditions as to

Hat may

space

+

& ventilation

be fixed upon, &, in addition, must provide separate lodgings for the families who also intend to emigrate,

women

each

§ 3. The catablishments stall pay

by way of police-rate as may be determined. Art. II. It shall not be permitted to collect emigrants in

*

in cun-taus or in

any non-licensed building by way of estab".

of any

5.

On detection

of infraction of this Article, all persons interested in or responsible for the same shall be perniated with a fine of from #100 to $500, according

to the circumstances, & in care

a

care of repetition of the offence, with from three to six monthlé imprisonment, with corresponding fine.

a license to

Art. III. Ernign Agents shall accompany Keir applications for. extablishments with a list of th

the

open

the names

of the persons in charge of the said estabts

* "Koon-tows "in Cantonese, - the common term for barracions.

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