CO129-532-3 Mui Tsai system 4-12-1930 - 9-11-1931 — Page 82

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(b) The purchaser, vendor and "go-between" will be

arrested and sent to the Courts to be punished

according to law.

Those contravening Article 2 (A) will be treated as

buying and selling mut-tsai after the promulgation of

these regulations and will be dealt with in accordance

with Article 4.

Those contravening article 2 (B) (a) (b) (c) will be

first warned. If the offence is repeated a fine not

exceeding 10 will be inflicted. A third repetition

of the offence will be dealt with in accordance with

Article 4 (A).

Those contravening Article 2 (B) (d) where the offence

is not grave will be punished with imprisonment not

exceeding one month or a fine nt exceeding $30. If

the offence is grave it will be dealt with in accordance

with rticle 4 (A).

Contravention or Article 2 (C) (a) will result in the

mui-tsal being handed over to a Rescue Home to be

married.

Contravention or rticle 2 (C) (b) will result in the

marriage agreement being cancelled and a fresh une madc.

Contravention of article 2 (C) (c) will result in the

confiscation of the money received for the girl or for

the expense of bringing her up.

Contravention of Article 2 will result in the girl being

placed in a Rescue Home and in punishment by imprisonment

not exceeding one month or fine not exceeding 30.

Prior to the promulgation of these regulations, owners

of qui-tsai after applying for registration in accordance

with Article 2 (A) if they change their address, or if

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the girl marries or dies or runs away, the reason and

date

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