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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25Tти NOVEMBER, 1899.

the schedule hereto annexel marked B, and shall be export. made out in Chinese as well as in English: Pro- (Ibid. s. 6 vided, nevertheless, that no export permit shall be modified.) required in respect of any ammunition which is being exported from the Colony direct from the Govern- ment Depôt on Stonecutter's Island under a delivery order issued by the Harbour Master.

Such export permit or such delivery order when granted shall be deemed equivalent to the licence of the Captain Superintendent of Police to carry or possess arms or am- munition, but in the case of an export permit it shall only operate as such a licence up to the time named in such permit for the return of such permit.

An application for such permit shall be in the form given in the schedule hereto annexed marked A, and shall be made out in Chinese as well as in English in cases where the applicant is a Chinaman, and shall be signed by the vendor of the said arms or ammunition and filed by him with the Captain Superintendent of Police. No fee shall be payable in respect of filing such application or granting such permit.

7. Every person, who obtains an export permit for any Exporter of arms or ammunition under this Ordinance, shall obtain the arms or am- receipt of the master or mate of the vessel named in such munition to

obtain mate's permit for the whole of the arms and ammunition specified receipt. in such permit, and shall return such receipt, together with (New) the export permit, to the person and at the time and place named in such permit.

8. No person shall move, or canse or allow to be moved No arms or any arms or ammunition, within the Colony or the waters ammunition thereof, except for the purpose of export under an export to be moved

without permit, without having first obtained a removal permit, in the form of Schedule C hereto, from the Captain Superin- (New) permit.

tendent of Police.

Penalty for armis, etc, found on vessel with- out licence.

9. Subject to the provisos contained in section 5 of this Ordinance, if any arms or ammunition are found on board of any steam-launch, or on board of any junk, lorcha, or other Chinese vessel and the person in charge, or appearing or acting as the master or as in charge of such launch, junk, (8 of 1895, lorcha, or veasel does not produce a valid authority under s. 7 this Ordinance or any Ordinance hereby repealed authorizing modified.) him or some other person or persons on board of such launch, junk, lorcha, or vessel to carry or have in his posses- sion such arms or ammunition, such person and all other persons on board of such launch, junk, lorcha, or vessel shall be deemed to have possession of such 'arms or ammu- nition in contravention of this Ordinance, and shall be liable to the punishment prescribed by section 28 of this Ordinance.

10. Any person carrying or having in his possession or Police may reasonably suspected of carrying or having in his possession arrest with- any arms or ammunition in contravention of this Ordinance out warrant may be arrested without a warrant by any Police Officer any person or Constable, and shall be conveyed as soon as may be ing arms, before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.

either carry

etc. or having them in his possession. (Ibid. s. 9.),

11. Every importer of, dealer in, or vendor of arms or Importers, ammunition shall take out a licence annually from the etc. to take Captain Superintendent of Police and shall register his out licence

and register. name and place of business for the time being and any (Ibid. s. 10 godown, warehouse, or other place in which he stores or modified.) intends to store arms or ammunition, at the Office of the Captain Superintendent of Police. Any importer of, dealer in, or vendor of arms or ammunition not taking out such licence as aforesaid or not registering as aforesaid shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceed- ing six months, with or without hard labour.

From and after the commencement of this Ordinance the Fee payable. fee payable for any such licence as aforesaid shall (except in the case of persons carrying on a retail business only as gunsmiths in fire arms and animunition for sporting purposes only, who shall pay a fee of $10 per annum, payable in advance) be $1,200 per annuin, payable in advance, but no person, who at the date of the commencement of this Ordi- nance possesses a valid and unexpired licence for importing or dealing in arms, need take out a new licence under this Ordinance until the expiration of his current licence.

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