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ORDINANCE No. 3 of 1874.
Chinese Emigration.
ORDINANCE No. 3 OF 1874.
Chinese Emigration.
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General. [Ibid,See.26.]
Prosecution to 25. No Proceedings, other than the Issue of a Warrant for the be by Attorney Seizure of a Ship, or for the Apprehension of an Offender, shall be instituted for any Offence against the Provisions of this Section, except at the Suit or Prosecution of, or with the Consent of the Attorney General.
Repealing Clause.
Suspending
Clause.
PART III.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Repealing Clause.
XVI. The following Ordinances and Sections of Ordinances are hereby repealed
..Section III.
Ordinance 9 of 1856,
11 of 1857,
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6 of 1859,.
1 of 1862,
The whole.
Section XXVII.
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12 of 1868,
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4 of 1870,
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8 of 1871,
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13 of 1872,
The whole.
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3 of 1873,.
5 of 1873,.
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29
10 of 1873,..
But this repeal shall not affect :--
(a.) Anything duly done before this Ordinance comes into
Operation;
(b.) Any Right acquired or Liability accrued before this
Ordinance comes into operation;
(c.) Any Penalty, Forfeiture, or other Punishment incurred or to be incurred in respect of any Offence committed before this Ordinance comes into Operation;
(d.) The Institution of any Legal Proceeding, or any other Remedy for ascertaining, enforcing or recovering any such Liability, Penalty, Forfeiture or Punishment as aforesaid.
Suspending Clause.
XVII. This Ordinance shall not come into Operation until Her Majesty's Confirmation thereof shall have been proclaimed by the Governor in the Colony.
SCHEDULES. (A.)
Form of Emigration Passage Broker's Annual Bond, with Two Sureties tu
B
F
be approved by the Emigration Officer, under Section VI Paragraph 1.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that we A*
D of, &c., C
of, &e., and E
of, &c., are held and firmly bound unto Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, in the Sum of Five Thousand current Dollars, to be paid to Her said Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors; to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, and every of us jointly and severally, our Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, and the Heirs, Executors, and Administra- tors of each of us, and each and every of them, firmly by these presents, sealed with our Seals.
in the Year One Thousand
Dated this
Day of Eight Hundred and WHEREAS by the "Chinese Emigration Consolidation Ordinance, 1874," it is amongst other Things enacted; that no Person whatever shail carry on the Business of a Passage Broker in Hongkong, in respect of any Emigrant Ship, or shall be in anywise concerned in the sale or letting of Passages in any such Ship, unless such Person, with two good and sufficient Sureties to be approved of hy the Emigration Officer, shall have previously entered into a joint and several Bond to Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the Sum of Five Thousand current Dollars: And whereas the said C. D. and E. F. have been approved of by the Emigration Officer as Sureties for the said A. B.
Now the Condition of this Obligation is, that if the above bounden A. B. shall well and truly observe and comply with all the Requirements of the said recited Ordinance, so far as the same relate to Passage Brokers; and further, shall well and truly pay all Fines, Forfeitures, and Penalties,--and also all Sums of Money, by way of Subsistence Money, or of Return Passage Money, and Compensation to any Passenger, or on his Account, and also all Costs which the above-bounden A. B. may at any time be adjudged to pay, under or by virtue of any of the Provisions of the above recited Ordinance, or of the Act of the Imperial Parlia- ment 18th and 19th Victoria, cap. 104, intituled "An Act for the Regulation of Chinese Passenger Ships;" then, and in such Case, this Obligation to be void,otherwise to remain in full Force.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, by the above-bounden A. B., C. D., and E. F., in the Presence of t
* Insert Personal and Family Names in full, with the Occupation and Address of each of the Parties.
Insert the Names and Addresses in full of the Witnesses,
(B.)
Form of Emigration Passage Broker's License, under Section VI Paragraph 2.
A. B. of*
having shown to the Satisfaction of me, the Undersigned, that he hath given Bond to Her Majesty, as by the "Chinese Emigration Con- solidation Ordinance, 1874,” required: I, the Undersigned, do hereby license and authorize the said A. B. to carry on the Business of a Passage Broker in Hongkong, in respect of Passengers on board Emigrant Ships proceeding from Hongkong, until the End of the present Year, and Fourteen Days afterwards, unless this License shall be sooner determined by Forfeiture for Misconduct on the Part of the said A. B. as in the aforesaid Ordinance is provided.
Given under my Hand and Seal this Thousand Eight Hundred and
One
Day of
Signature
(L.S.) Emigration Officer.
*The Personal and Family Names in full of the Person applying for the License, with his Address and Trade or Occupation, must be correctly inserted."
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