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see that the doors of the establishments or licensed amigo-houses remain open & that the emigrants enjoy free egress between the hours of 8a.m. & 4. p.m.

§. 1. Any police constable reporting any infringement of the emigration regulations, being proved on the same shall receive as reward the fourth part of the fine incurred by the offender.

§. 2. A like reward shall be paid to any citizen who shall give information of any infringement of the rules, immediately the same being proved.

Art: XI. No corporal punishment of any description shall be inflicted upon the emigrants within the establishments; & any emigrant guilty of an offence shall be forthwith handed over to the Procurature of Chinese affairs, & punished by that of the Penal tribunal in conformity with the existing laws.

Persons infringing the above prohibition shall be liable to a fine of from $50 to $200, in addition to the penalties provided in the Penal Code. Art: 359 of the Code applies to this offence, in combination with Art: 3.

Art: XII. Licensed brokers for Chinese Emigrants shall continue to receive their permits from the Procurature of Chinese Affairs, the process of security established by previous decrees being completed before issue of the license.

5. The caution-money of brokers is raised to the amount of $500.

Art: XIII. The Emigrant Establishments shall keep suspended at the doors & in all the rooms within copies in perfectly legible characters of the contracts offered by the Agents, respectively, to the Emigrants.

Art: XIX. Notice shall be given to the Emigrant Agent as soon as their Superintendant has collected Emigrants having made up their minds to sign the contract, in numbers sufficient to complete the despatch of the vessel in which it is intended to send them on.

Art: XI. The Emigration Superintending building shall be established in a building of sufficient capacity to contain, during a period of four days, the entire number of emigrants to be despatched in each vessel.

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see that the doors of the establishments or licensed amigo-houses remain open & that the emigrants enjoy free egress between the hours of 8a.m. & 4. p.m. §. 1. Any police constable reporting any infringement of the emigration regulations, being proved on the same shall receive as reward the fourth part of the fine incurred by the offender. §. 2. A like reward shall be paid to any citizen who shall give information of any infringement of the rules, immediately the same being proved. Art: XI. No corporal punishment of any description shall be inflicted upon the emigrants within the establishments; & any emigrant guilty of an offence shall be forthwith handed over to the Procurature of Chinese affairs, & punished by that of the Penal tribunal in conformity with the existing laws. Persons infringing the above prohibition shall be liable to a fine of from $50 to $200, in addition to the penalties provided in the Penal Code. Art: 359 of the Code applies to this offence, in combination with Art: 3. Art: XII. Licensed brokers for Chinese Emigrants shall continue to receive their permits from the Procurature of Chinese Affairs, the process of security established by previous decrees being completed before issue of the license. 5. The caution-money of brokers is raised to the amount of $500. Art: XIII. The Emigrant Establishments shall keep suspended at the doors & in all the rooms within copies in perfectly legible characters of the contracts offered by the Agents, respectively, to the Emigrants. Art: XIX. Notice shall be given to the Emigrant Agent as soon as their Superintendant has collected Emigrants having made up their minds to sign the contract, in numbers sufficient to complete the despatch of the vessel in which it is intended to send them on. Art: XI. The Emigration Superintending building shall be established in a building of sufficient capacity to contain, during a period of four days, the entire number of emigrants to be despatched in each vessel. Art:XII
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