ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1874.
Chinese Emigration.
tion Officer for attend with him at the office of the Emigration Officer, in whose the purpose of presence the contract ticket shall be delivered to such passen- delivering the ger, and who shall explain to him the true intent and meaning
contract tickets to passengers.
[Ibid, sec. 7.] Contract tickets not to [Ibid, sec. 8.] be altered.
of such contract.
8. No person shall fraudulently alter or cause to be altered, after it is once issued, or shall induce any person to part with or render useless or destroy any such contract ticket, during the continuance of the contract which it is intended to evidence.
Agents not to 9. No licensed passage broker shall, as agent for any person, act without
whether a licensed broker or not, receive money for or an written autho-
account of the passage of any passenger on board a Chinese rity, and to produce their passenger ship, without having a written authority to act as such agent, or on the demand of the Emigration Officer, refuse or fail to exhibit his licence and such written authority; and no person whether as principal or agent shall, by any fraud, or by false representation as to the size of the ship or otherwise, or by any false pretence whatsoever, induce any person to engage any passage as aforesaid.
authority on demand. [Ibid, sec. 9.]
Notice of every contract with emigrants to be given to Emigration Officer.
Ord. 12 of 1868, sec. 8.] Penalties for offences. [Ord. 11 of 1857, sec. 10.
10. Every emigration passage broker who shall contract with any intending emigrant for a passage in such ship shall forthwith give notice in writing to the Emigration Officer of every such contract, specifying the name, age and sex of such emigrant and the name of such ship.
11. All violations or disobediences of, or defaults in compliance with, the provisions of this section shall be heard and determined in a summary way; and on conviction of such offences, the respective offenders shall be sentenced to pay the several penalties, or in default of the payment thereof, to suffer the several terms of imprisonment respectively hereinafter specified:-
(a.) For every offence against paragraph 1, a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
(b) For every offence against paragraph 5, a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six weeks.
(c) For every offence against paragraph 6, a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
(d) For every offence committed by a passage broker against paragraph 7, a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
(e) For every offence against paragraph 8, a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months.
ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1874.
Chinese Emigration.
Hospital and medical inspection.
VII. In every Chinese passenger ship, except ships about to proceed on a voyage of not more than thirty days' duration within the meaning of section VIII of this Ordinance, there shall be a sufficient space properly divided off to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer at the port of clearance, to be used exclusively as a hospital or sick bay for the passengers; this space shall be either under the poop, or in the round-house, or in any deck-house which shall be properly built and secured to the satisfaction of such Emigration Officer, or on the upper passenger deck, and not elsewhere, and shall in no case be of less dimensions than eighteen clear superficial feet for every fifty passengers which the ship shall carry. Every such hospital shall be fitted and properly with bed places, and supplied with proper beds, bedding, and utensils, to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer at the port of clearance, and shall throughout the voyage be kept so fitted and supplied.
2. In the measurement of the passenger decks, for the purpose of determining the number of passengers to be carried in any such Chinese passenger ship, the space for the hospital shall be included,
measurement of capacity for passengers. [Ibid, sec. 2.
3. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint, at a salary not exceeding two thousand dollars per annum, a medical officer whose duty it shall be to inspect intending emigrants and to supervise all matters and things in any way relating to the comfort and well-being of such emigrants before their departure and on their voyage, and such salary shall be in lieu of all fees.
4. No Chinese passenger ship shall clear out or proceed to sea on any voyage of more than seven days' duration, until the proper medical officer as provided shall have certified to the Emigration Officer, and the said Emigration Officer shall not grant his certificate unless he is satisfied, that none of the passengers or crew appear by reason of any bodily or mental disease, unfit to proceed or likely to endanger the health or safety of other persons about to proceed in such vessel; and a medical inspection of the passengers for the purposes of giving such certificate shall take place either on board the vessel, or, at the discretion of the said Emigration Officer, at such time and place on shore, before embarkation, as he may appoint; and the master, owner, or charterer of the ship, shall pay to the Emigration Officer a sum at the rate of twenty-five current dollars, for every hundred persons so examined, and such Emigration Officer shall pay the same into the treasury to the use of the crown.
5. The medical inspection of emigrants under contracts of service shall take place on shore before embarkation as well as on board the said ship after embarkation and the Emigration Officer shall not grant the certificate required by "the Chinese Passengers Act," unless he is satisfied with the result of such inspection.
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ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1874.
Chinese Emigration.
tion Officer for attend with him at the office of the Emigration Officer, in whose the purpose of presence the contract ticket shall be delivered to such passen- delivering the ger, and who shall explain to him the true intent and meaning
contract tickets to passengers.
{Ibid, sec. 7.] Contract
tickets not to [Ibid, sec. 8.]
be altered.
of such contract.
8. No person shall fraudulently alter or cause to be altered, after it is once issued, or shall induce any person to part with or render useless or destroy any such contract ticket, during the continuance of the contract which it is intended to evidence.
Agents not to 9. No licensed passage broker shall, as agent for any person, act without
whether a licensed broker or not, receive money for or an written autho-
account of the passage of any passenger on board a Chinese rity, and to produce their passenger ship, without having a written authority to net as such agent, or on the demand of the Emigration Officer, refuse or fail to exhibit his licence and such written authority; and no person whether as principal or agent shall, by any fraud, or by false representation as to the size of the ship or otherwise, of by any false pretence whatsoever, juduce any person to engage any passage as aforesaid.
authority on demand. [Ibid, sec. 9.]
Notice of every contract with emigrants to
be given to Emigration Officer.
Ord. 12 of 1868, sec. 8.]
Penalties for offences. [Ord. 11 of 1857, sec. 10.3
10. Every emigration passage broker who shall contract with any intending emigrant for a passage in such ship shall forthwith give notice in writing to the Emigration Officer of every such contract, specifying the name, age and sex of such emigrant and the name of such ship.
11. All violations or disobediences of, or defaults in compli- ance with, the provisions of this section shall be heard and determined in a summary way; and on conviction of such offences, the respective offenders shall be sentenced to pay the several penalties, or in default of the payment thereof, to suffer the several terms of imprisonment respectively hereinafter specified:-
(a.) For every offence against paragraph 1, a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
(b) For every offence against paragraph 5, a fine not
exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six weeks.
(e) For every offence against paragraph 6, a fine not ex- ceeding oue hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three mouths.
(d) For every offence committed by a passage broker against paragraph 7, a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
(e) For every offence against paragraph 8, a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months.
ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1874.
Chinese Emigration.
Hospital and medical inspection.
VII. In every Chinese passenger ship, except ships about to Hospital ag- proceed on a voyage of not more than thirty days' duration with- commodation in the meaning of section VIII of this Ordinance, there shall be a to be provided, sufficient space properly divided off to the satisfaction of the Emi-of
1859, sec. 1.] gration Officer at the port of clearance, to be used exclusively as a hospital or sick bay for the passengers; this space shall be either under the poop, or in the round-house, or in any deck- house which shall be properly built and secured to the satisfac- tion of such Emigration Officer, or on the upper passenger deck, and not elsewhere, and shall in no case be of less dimensions than eighteen clear superficial feet for every fifty passengers which the ship shall carry. Every such hospital shall be fitted and properly with bed places, and supplied with proper beds, bedding, and fitted up. utensils, to the satisfaction of the Emigration Officer at the
port
of clearance, and shall throughout the voyage be kept so fitted and supplied.
2. In the measurement of the passenger decks, for the pur-Space for hos- pose of determining the number of passengers to be carried in pital to be any such Chinese passenger ship, the space for the hospital included in shall be included,
measurement
of capacity for passengers. [Ibid, sec, 21.
3. The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint, at a salary Governor au- not exceeding two thousand dollars per annuin, a medical officer thorized to ap whose duty it shall be to inspect intending emigrants and to point a reedical supervise all matters and things in any way relating to the ord. 12 of comfort and well-being of such emigrants before their departure isss, sec. 9.] and on their voyage, and such salary shall be in lion of all fees.
officer.
4. No Chiaose passenger ship shall clear out or proceed to Medical sea on any voyage of more than seven days' duration, until examination
before sailing. the proper medical officer as provided shall have certified to O. 5 of the Emigration Officer, and the said Emigration Officer shall 1809, sec. 3.] not grant his certificate unless he is satisfied, that none of the passengers or crew appear by reason of any bodily or mental disease, unfit to proceed or likely to endanger the health or safety of other persons about to proceed in such vessel; and a medical inspection of the passengers for the pur- poses of giving such certificate shall take place either on board the vessel, or, at the discretion of the said Emigration Officer, at such time and place on shore, before embarkation, as he may appoint; and the master, owner, or charterer of the ship, shall pay to the Emigration Officer a sum at the rate of twenty-five current dollars, for every bandred persons so ex- amined, and such Emigration Officer shall pay the same into the treasury to the use of the crown.
5. The medical inspection of emigrants under contracts of ser- Medical vice shall take place on shore before embarkation as well as on inspection board the said ship after embarkation and the Emigration Officer of emigrazis shall not grant the certificate required by "the Chinese Passengers,
under contract
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