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910 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH SEPTEMBER, 1898.

36. Offences against this Ordinance shall be considered

Offences defined.

to be

Fine and forfitans,

Porvitnas H lineare.

Recovery of penalties.

Awank to informers.

Power to

muke rules.

Comtime-

ment of Clima

(1.) Refusal, neglect, or omission to do any net

manded by this Ordinance,

CO-

(2.) Refusal to permit, or obstruction of any such aer. (3.) The doing of any act forbidden by thi.. Ordinance. (1.) On the part of a licensed person, any brench of the

ferms or eauditions of his license or recognisauce.

Offertes. Prunities and their Breon ry,

37. For every offence against this Colinamo not other- wise provided for, there shall be payable for a first offence a Huo not exéeading durce hundred dollars, and for a second offence a fine not excealing six hundred dollars. And all stills, or parts thereof vats or other vesses used in illicit distillation wash or other materials preparing or prepared for such distillation, and all intoxicating liquors with rospert to which may offence against this Ordinance may have been committed, as well as the vessels or packages which contain them, may be forfeited, as also any bout or vessel of less than fifteen tous burden in which such intoxi- ratlug liquors or stills or part of stills may be found.

38. On the conviction of any licensed person for a second offence against this Ordinance the Magistrate may order his licence to be forfeited, in addition to any other penalties hereinbefore provided.

39. All peamities for offences against this Ordinaner may be recovered in a sumungy way before a Magistrate, but proceedings for the recovery of such penalties shall be commence! within six months after the offence was com- mitted.

40. One-half or a less portion of any the levied under this Ordinance may, if the Magistrate, in his diseration, shall so order, be paid to the informer.

Pricer to wake Rules.

41. The Governor in Council may from time to time make, alrer, and repeal rules not inconsistent with this Ordinanco for the better carrying out of the same. All sneh rules shall be published in The Gazette, and when so published shall have the force of law.

Repeals.

42. The following Ordinances are hereby rupealed: ----

Ordianuce No. 21 of 1886. Ordinance No. 11 of 1894.

But such repeal shall not, during their now current period, invalidate any Heouses granted under the said Ordinances. or the conditions thereof; and all recognisances entered into thereunder shall continue in force for their current term.

43. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the First day of October, 1898.

Passed the Legislative Comeil of Hongkong, this 12th slay of September, 1898.

J. G. T. BUCKLE,

Clerk of Chancils.

Asscuted to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 17th day of September, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary.