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Prohibition

of person acting as passage

broker with- out having entered into bond and obtained

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(b.)--Provisions relating to Passage Brokers.

31.-(1.) No person shall act as

a passage broker or in procuring emigrants for, or in the sale or letting of passages in, any emigrant ship proceeding on any voyage unless he has, with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, entered into a joint and several bond in the sum of 5,000 dollars to His Majesty, his heirs and successors, according to the form in the 7th Schedule to this Ordinance, which bond shall be 7th Schedule, renewed on each occasion of obtaining such licence as hereinafter mentioned, and shall be deposited with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs; nor unless such person has obtained a licence to let or sell passages; nor unless such licence is then in force.

licence.

Mode of obtaining

passage broker's

licence, and

forfeiture

thereof.

(2.) Where different members of the same firm act as passage brokers, each person so acting shall comply with the terms of this section.

32. Any person wishing to obtain a licence to act as a passage broker shall make application for the same to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs who is hereby authorized, if he thinks fit, to graut such licence, according to the form in the 8th Schedule to this Ordinance: Provided always that no such licence shall be granted unless such bond as is Stl Schedule. mentioned in the last preceding section has been first entered into: Provided, also, that any Magistrate who adjudicates on any offence committed by such broker against this Ordinance is hereby authorized to order the offender's licence to be forfeited, and the same shall thereupon be forfeited accordingly and the said Magistrate making such order shall forthwith cause notice of such forfeiture," in the form in the 9th Schedule to this Ordinance, to be transmitted to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and such forfeiture shall be exclusive and independent of any other punishment which may be inflicted upon such offender under the provisions of this Ordinance.

9th Schedule.

Fee to be paid for licence.

Duration of licence.

Giving of

notice of contract with emigrant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs and Emigration Officer.

Giving of

contract ticket for

passage.

10th Schedule.

Production

for Chinese

Affairs of

certificate of chartering ship for carrying emigrants.

33. Every person obtaining such licence as aforesaid shall pay to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs a fee of 200 dollars, or where the duration of the licence is short such reduced fee as the Governor-in-Council may authorise.

34. Such licence shall continue in force until the 31st day of December in the year in which such liceuce is granted, and for 14 days afterwards, unless sooner for- feited as hereinbefore mentioned.

35. Every passage broker who contracts with any in tending emigrant for a passage in any ship shall forthwith give notice in writing to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and to the Emigration Officer of every such contract, specifying the name, age, and sex of such emigrant and the name of such ship.

36.-(1.) Every passage broker who receives money from any emigrant for or in respect of a passage in any emigrant ship proceeding on any voyage shall give to such emigrant a passage ticket, under the hand of such passage broker and stamped with his seal or trade mark.

(2.) Every such ticket shall be printed in a plain aud legible type, according to the form in the 10th Schedule to this Ordinance, and shall be accompanied with a translation thereof in the Chinese language, in plain and legible characters.

37. Every passage broker, before he receives or takes to Secretary any money on account of any passage or for the sale or letting of the whole or any part of the accommoda- tion of or in any such ship, shall produce to the Se- cretary for Chinese Affairs the certificate of the master or owner of the ship in respect of which a passage has been taken or the accommodation in which has been 80 sold or let, to the effect that such ship has been chartered for the purpose of carrying emigrants, and that such pas- sage broker is authorized to receive payment for such passage or for the sale or letting of the accommodation in Such ship; and such certificate shall be filed in the office of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

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