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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

No. S. 301.-The following Bills was read a first time at a Meeting of the Council held on the 1st October, 1914:-

Short title.

Power of

Governor to

establish a Special Po- lice Reserve.

Engagement.

Oath.

Command.

Instruction.

Arms,

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to provide for the formation of a

Special Police Reserve.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Special Police Reserve Ordinance, 1914.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to accept the services of any persons desiring to be formed into a Special Police Reserve (hereinafter called the Reserve) and offering their services and on such acceptance being notified in the Gazette the Special Police Reserve shall be deemed to be lawfully established.

3. Every member of the Reserve upon joining shall sign an engagement in the form in Schedule A or to the like effect.

4. Every member of the Reserve shall on his admission take the oath or make the declaration set forth in Schedule B to be administered by a Magistrate or Justice of the Peace.

5. The Reserve shall be under the control of the Captain Superintendent of Police and such other officers of the Hongkong Police Force as the Governor may appoint in that behalf.

6. The Captain Superintendent of Police may from time to time appoint fitting persons to be instructors of the Reserve who shall be charged with attending the annual musketry course and with giving instructions in musketry and in squad drill to the members of the Reserve.

7-(1.)-For every member of the Reserve a carbine ammunition and such appointments as the Governor may direct shall be and appoint- ments. supplied by the Government for the use of such member.

(2.) There shall be allowed annually for every mem- ber of the Reserve 100 rounds of ammunition, and there may also be issued such further supply to members on such terms as to payment or otherwise as the Governor may direct.

Resignation.

8. Any member may, except when actually enrolled as a Special Constable under the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886, or under section 10 of this Ordinance, quit the Re- serve on complying with the following conditions :—

(a) giving the Captain Superintendent of Police three months notice in writing of his intention; (b) delivering up in good order, fair wear and tear only excepted, all arms and ammunition, cloth- ing and appointments, being public property, issued to him; and

(c) paying all money due or becoming due by him under this Ordinance either before or at the time or by reason of his quitting it.

Thereupon he shall be struck off the strength by the Captain Superintendent of Police: Provided that the Governor shall have full power at all times to permit any member to quit the Reserve on complying with conditious (b) and (e) in this section.

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