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vehicle or boat, or such other animal or thing, and to deposit the same in some place of safe custody as a security for pay- ment of any penalty to which the person having had charge thereof may become liable, and of any expenses necessarily incurred for taking charge of and keeping the same.

(2) It shall be lawful for the magistrate before whom the case is heard to order such horse, vehicle or boat, or such other animal or thing, to be sold for the purpose of satisfying such penalty and reasonable expenses, in default of payment thereof, in like manner as if the same had been subject to be distrained, and had been distrained, for the payment thereof.

arrest in

offences

24. Notwithstanding any provision of any enactment Power of relating to Public Health or Sanitation which limits the power case of to institute summary proceedings in certain cases, it shall be certain lawful for any officer of police to institute summary against proceedings before a magistrate against any person contraven- sanitation. ing any such provision of any such enactment as regulates the sale of foodstuffs elsewhere than in public markets: Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorise the arrest of any offender unless the contravention is committed in a highway or other public place.

25. It shall be lawful for any officer of police to take the Finger photograph, finger prints, weight and measurements :-

(1) of any person who has been arrested under the powers conferred by this or any other Ordinance; and.

(2) of any person who has been convicted of

any offence Provided that when any such person, who has not previously been convicted of any offence, shall have been photographed and measured, if he be discharged by a magistrate or acquitted upon his trial, all photographs (both negatives and copies), finger print impressions and records of weight or measurement so taken shall be forthwith destroyed or handed over to such person.

prints, photographs,

etc.

of officer

of warrant.

26. In case any action is brought against any officer of Protection police for any act done in obedience to the warrant of any of police magistrate, such officer shall not be responsible for any acting in irregularity in the issuing of the warrant or for any want of execution jurisdiction in the magistrate issuing the same, and he may plead the general issue and give such warrant in evidence; and, on production of the warrant and proof that the signature thereto is the handwriting of a person reputed to be a magistrate and that the act was done in obedience to the warrant, the jury or court shall find a verdict or give judgment for the defendant, who shall also recover double his costs of suit.

victualler,

27. Every keeper of any place for the sale of liquors Penalty on whether spirituous or not, who knowingly harbours or enter- etc., har- tains any officer of police, or permits him to remain in bouring such place, while on duty, shall upon summary conviction be police while liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars. on duty.

officer of

28. Every person who assaults or resists any officer of Penalty police or any member of a crew acting in the execution of on person his duty, or aids or incites any person so to assault or resist, etc., member

assaulting, or refuses to assist any such officer or member of a crew in the of force execution of his duty when called upon to do so, or who, by the giving of false information with intent to defeat or delay the ends of justice, wilfully misleads or attempts to mislead misleading

or crew

acting in execution

of duty, or

officer by false

Information.

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