CO129-203 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [10] — Page 502

40. If any person is proved to the satisfaction of a Magistrate to have been infected with a contagious disease

tee 10 have any registered brothel, the keeper thereof shall be liable

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to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding six months.

41. If any person is proved to the satisfaction of a Magistrate to infected with a contagious disease any inmate of any registered brothel, such person shall be liable to a fiue not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.

42. If any child, being in the opinion of a Magistrato above eight and under fifteen years of age, be found in any registered brothel, the keeper thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard fabour for any term not exceeding one month for the first offence, three months for the second offence, and six months for the third or any subsequent offence.

43. Every woman who resides in frequents or is found in an nuregistered brothel for the purposes of prosti- tution shall upon proof thereof to the satisfaction of a Ma- gistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two months.

44. Every person who keeps an unregistered bro- thel shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate for the first offence to a Gue not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding three mouths, for the second offence to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a toria not exceeding six months, and for a third and any subsequent offence to a fine not excending five hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding twelve months, provided that the Magistrate may punish such offender both by fine and imprisonment if he thinks fit.

45. Every woman who is found in any street, road, mat-shed, or other place within one mile of any district for the purposes of prostitution, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three mouths with or without hard labour.

46. Every woman who is found on board of any ship junk, boat, sampan, or craft of any kind or description within Colonial waters, for the purposes of prostitution, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months with or without hard labour.

47. Every person apparently in charge of any junk, boat, sampau, or craft when any woman is found therein for the purposes of prostitution, shall be liable to the same penalties as in the preceding section mentioned, and in addition thereto such junk, boat, sampan, or craft, may on proof of any woman having been found therein for the purposes aforesaid be forfeited to the crown.

48. Police officers may take into custody without warrant any person offending against either of the three last preced- ing sections and to seize, detain, and take possession of any junk, boat, sampan or craft in which any wontan is found for the purposes aforesaid.

49. If any person being the occupier of any house, room, or place, or being manager or assistant in the manage- ment thereof, having reasonable cause to believe any woman to be a commou prostitute induces or suffers her to resort to or be in that house, room, or place for the purpose of prostitution, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and on summary conviction before a Magistrate shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to impri- sonment for any term not exceeding six months with or without hard fabour.

50. Every person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of any regulation mado under it shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, except where otherwise provided by this Ordinance or by any regulations under it, shall be liablo on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding six months.

Penalty in

cuee of any

patoon belug inspected to a reglasored brothel. [id, see. 12.1

Penalty in case of any person infect izz any lumata of registered brothel [hid, sec. 12 }

Penalty for

Allowbig ay

child wider

the age of 15

to be in a registerel Brothel [Ibid, seo, 14.3

Penalty on

BOTULI

residing in or frequenting. naregistered brothels for sbepurposes of prostitution. [bi, soa, 36.1

Penalty for keeping an unregistered brothel.

Thed, wear. 27.]

Penalty va wowan found in street, J., for purposes of prostitution. [ibich. 31.)

Penalty woose found gu beard any juuk, o., for part of tution

[ibid, wc. $1.3

Pensity an

person in

change of

junk. An, in which woma found for urpose of prostitution [Ibid, sor, 32.1

Fulles officers authorized to

urrent without warrant persons found

offending ward

to solo funk,

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[búk, seo. 33.]

Penalty on person

harboring cocimoi Im-inte

shinaanis for the purpose of prostication.

Ibid, sec. 69.3

Every offence agrinst this Ordinance misdemeanour. [10, 50, 71.3

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