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35. If a woman is convicted of and imprisoned for the offence of absenting herself or of refusing or neglecting to submit herself to examination, the order subjecting her to periodical medical examination shall be enforced after and notwithstanding her imprisonment, unless a Visiting Surgeon at the time of her discharge from imprisonment certifies in writing to the effect that she is then free from a contagious disease (the proof of which certificate shall lie on her), and in that case the order subjecting her to periodical medical examination shall on her discharge from imprisonment cease to operate.

36. If any woman is convicted of and imprisoned for the offence of quitting a hospital without boing dis- charged or of refusing or neglecting while in a bospital to conform to the Regulations thereof, the certificate of the Visiting Surgeon under which she was detained in the hospital shall continue in force and on the expiration of her term of imprisonment she shall be sent back from the prison to that hospital and shall (notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance) be detained there under that certificate as if it were given on the day of the expiration of her term of imprisonment, unless a Visiting Surgeon at the time of her discharge from imprisonment certifies in writing to the effect that she is then free from a contagious disease (the proof of which certificate shall lie on her), and in that case the certificate under which she was detained and the order subjecting her to periodical medical examination shall ou her discharge from imprisonment cease to operate.

37. If on any woman leaving a hospital a notice is given to her by the Visiting Surgeon to the effect that she is still affected with a contagious disease and she is afterwards in any place for the purpose of prostitution without having previously received from a Visiting Surgeon & certificate in writing (proof of which certificate shall lie on her) to the effect that she is then free from a contagious disease, she shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordi- nance and on summary conviction before a Magistrate shall be liable to imprisonment with or without hard labour in the case of a first offence for any term not exceeding one month, and in the case of a second or any subsequent offence for any term not exceeding three months, or in either case to a fine not exceeding dollars

38. Every order under this Ordinance subjecting a woman to periodical medical examination shall be in operation and enforceable in manner in this Ordinance, provided so long as and whenever from time to time the woman to whom it relates is within the Colony, but not in any case for any case for a longer period than one year, and where the Visiting Surgeon on the discharge by him of any woman from the bospital certifies that she is free from a contagious disease (proof of which certificate shall lie on her) the order subjecting her to periodical medical examina- tion shall thereupon cease to operate.

39. If any woman subjected to a periodical medical examination under this Ordinance (either on her own sub- mission or under the order of the Registrar General) wishes to be relieved therefrom and not being under detention in a hospital makes application in writing in that behalf to the Registrar General, he shall appoint by notice in writing a time and place for the hearing of the application and shall cause the notice to be delivered to the applicant and a copy of the application and of the notice to be delivered to the Superintendent of Police.

If on the bearing of the application it is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar General that the applicant has ccased to be a common prostitute, or if the applicant with the approval of the Registrar General enters into a recog- nizance with or without sureties as to the Registrar General seems meet for her good behaviour during three months thereafter, the Registrar General shall order that she be relieved from periodical medical examination.

Every such recognizance shall be deemed to be forfeited if at any time during the term for which it is entered into the woman to whom it relates is in any public thoroughfare street or place, or in any junk, boat, sampan or craft for the purpose of prostitution, or otherwise conducts herself as a common prostitute.

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of imprison ment for abne, k from exanim ation.

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care 109- ducting Leraali as a prostitute.

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Application for rail from examinacion.

Joid, x. 59,

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