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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 16, 1910. 417

Ordinance and the Principal Ordinance and the Ordin-

ances amending the same may be cited together as “The Magistrates Ordinances, 1890-1910”.

2. Section 2 of the Magistrates (Amendment) Ördiu- Repeals see- ance, 1903, is hereby repealed and the following section is tion 2 of substituted therefor :--

Ordinance 19 of 1903 and new section substituted therefor,

without

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»2.—(1.) Evéry person who without reasonable excuse Harbouring

shall receive or harbour any Chinese woman Chinese ma- married according to the laws or customs of ried woman China who has left the protection of her husband shall be liable on conviction before à able" excuse Magistrate in a summary way to a penalty not an offence exceeding $100 or in default of payment to punishable imprisonment with or without hurd labour for summarily, any term not exceeding three months.

(2.) The Magistrate may in addition to such penalty Damages.

order the person convicted to pay to

the

husband of such woman damages not exceed-

ing $200.

(3. In default of payment of the whole or any part Execution of

of the said damages it shall be lawful for the process.

Magistrate to issue a warrant of distress on

the goods and chattels of the person convicted

and to appoint any fit person or persons to excente the same.

(4.) Any goods or chattels seized under such warrant Sale of

of distress may be sold by the person execuring property the same for the purpose of paying the said seized, damages and the costs of the execution and

sale.

(5.) Where a claim shall be made to or in respect of Claims in property taken in execution under this section respect of by any person other than the party against property whom such execution issued, such claim shall seized, be heard and determined by the Magistrate upon a summons calling before him as well such claimant as the party on whose behalf such execution issued and the decision of the Magistrate upon such claim shall be final,

Provided always that it shall be sufficient Defence to defence to any charge under this section if it charge. is made to appear to the Magistrate that the person so charged had reasonable cause, other than from information supplied by the woman whom the defendant is charged with harbouring, to believe that the woman was a spinster or to believe that she was n widow,

Provided also that the receipt of any Receipt of damages under this section shall be a bar to damages a any action for damages for criminal conversa- bar to action

for criminal tion."

conversation.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 15th day of September, 1910.

C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 16th day of September, 1910.

A. M. THOMSON,

Colonial Sveretary.

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