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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH AUGUST, 1898.

forbidden.

2. No person shall land or be upon Kellet Island unless Landing on he is the bearer of a written order for that purpose duly Kellet granted to him by the Officer in Command of Her Majesty's Island regular forces in this Colony, or unless he is an officer or Exceptions. warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer or private of the Army, Navy, or Marine forees, on duty, or a member of the Police force, on duty,

3. Any person in charge of any ship, boat, junk or other Offences and vessel contravening the provisions of section 1, and any punishment. person contravening the provisions of section 2 of this Ordinance shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding one month.

4. Any Commissioned or Non-commissioned Officer in Arrest of Her Majesty's Naval or Military forces and any Police offenders. Officer may, with or without a warrant, apprehend or cause

to be apprehended any person offending against this Ordi- nance and may bring him or cause him to be brought before a Magistrate for the purpose of being dealt with according to law.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 3rd day of August, 1898.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 13th day of August, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 13 or 1898.

An Ordinance authorising the imposition of fees for the issue, by the Government of Hongkong, of certain certificates to certain Chinese desirous of proceeding to the United States of America.

WILSONE BLACK.

LS

Officer Administering the Government,

[13th August, 1898.]

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 for all purposes as the Short title. Chinese Certificates Fees Ordinance, 1898.

2. For each certificate issued by the Government of Fee for cer this Colony to a Chinese person, other than a labourer, tificate. desirous of proceeding to the United States of America, there shall be paid by the applicant to the Registrar General a fee of fifty dollars, which sum shall be paid into

the Treasury of this Colony.

3. All fees hitherto charged and received by the Registrar Fees hitherto General in respect of such certificate before the commence- paid legal- inent of this Ordinance, and paid by him into the Treasury,

ized. shall be deemed to have been legally charged and received by him.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 3rd day of August, 1898.

J. G. T. BUCKLE, Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 18th day of August, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretury.

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