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

Penalties for harbouring.

58. If any person (not a Registered Brothel Keeper) being the occupier of any house, room or place or being a manager or assistant in the management thereof having reasonable cause to believo any woman to be a common 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 coa- viction thereof before a Magistrate shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or at the discre- tion of a Magistrate to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding six months with or without hard labour.

59. If it is made to appear to the Registrar General on the oath of two witnesses that any kept" woman is conducting berself as a prostitute, or that she permits other women to come to her house room or place for the pur- poses of prostitution the Registrar General may call upon her "protector" to enter into a bond with sureties not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars for her future good behaviour. If the "protector" refuses to enter into such bond the Registrar General may order her to undergo a periodical Medical Examination,

Expenses of Execution of Ordinance,

60. All fines imposed and levied for offences against this Ordinance and all fees and payments collected under the provisions thereof shall be appropriate to the formation of a general fund for the purposes of this Ordinance.

61. The Registrar General may from time to time make, alter and revoke regulations for any of the following pur-

poses :-

1st. For socuring the observance of sanitary conditions

in Registered Brothels.

2nd. For fixing the sums to be paid to the Registrar General by Keepers of Registered Brothels.

The Inspector of Hospitals may from time to time make, alter and revoke regulations for any of the following pur- poses :-

1st. For regulating the times and places and conduct

of Medical Examination under this Ordinance. 2nd. For the control and management of women authorized to be detained in Hospital under this Ordinance, and for making the scale of charges in respect of the treatment of such women. All regulations and all alterations and revocations made under this sections shall be subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, and when approved shall take effect seven days after the publication thereof in the Gazette, and a copy of the Gazette containing such publication shall be conclusive evidence of such regulations. Copies of all regulations and all alterations thereof made under this Ordinance shall be sent to the Registrar General, the Cap- taio Superintendent of Police, the Inspector of Hospitals and all Visiting Surgeons.

Procedure.

62. The place in which the Registrar General shall sit in discharge of his duties shall be such place as may from time to time be appointed for that purpose by the Governor.

63. The hearing either in the first instance or upon appeal of any matter arising under this Ordinance may be in private.

No proceedings under this Ordinance shall be commenced before a Magistrate except at the instance of or with the sanction of the Attorney General or the Registrar General.

64. Every person violating the provisions of this Ordi- nance or of any regulation or bye-law made in pursuance thereof shall be guilty of a Misdemeanour and except where otherwise provided by this Ordinance or by any regulations or bye-laws made as aforesaid shall be liable 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.

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