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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JULY, 1896.

any such coin, such Justice of the Peace may, by his warrant directed to any Police Officer, empower such Officer by day or by night :-

(1) To enter and, if nccessary, to break into such building, véssel, or place, and therein to search for and seize any such false or counterfeit coiu, and any such instrument, tool, or engine, and any such machine as aforesaid.

(2) To arrest every person being in such building, vessel, or place, who appears to have such coin, instrument, tool, engine, or machine in his custody or possession, or under his control, and to bring every such person before a Magis- trate to be dealt with accordingly to law.

All such false and counterfeit coin, and all instruments, tools, and engines adapted and intended for the making or counterfeiting of coin, and all such machines as aforesaid shall, after they have been so seized, be carried before a Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have power, whether any person is charged with or convicted of any offence or not, to order the forfeiture of such coin, instruments, tools, engines, and machines as aforesaid and the delivery of the same either to the Colonial Treasurer or to any person authorized by him in writing to receive the same.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this Sth day of July, 1896.

F. J. BADELEY, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 17th day of July, 1896. -

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

No. 11 or 1896.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to supplement the provisions of The Licensing Consolidation Ordi- nance, 1887.

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WILLIAM ROBINSON,

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Governor.

[17th July, 1896.]

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HEREAS it is expedient to extend the power of forfeiting Chinese undertaker's licences issued under Ordinance 21 of 1887 to cases in which the holders thereof have not been convicted of any criminal offence:

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 Licensing Amendment Ordinance, 1896, and shall be read and construed with Ordinance 21 of 1887.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice and consout of the Executive Council, to cancel the licence of any Chinese undertaker, which has been or may here- after be issued, for any misconduct on the part of the licensee in connection with his business of undertaker whether such misconduct amounts to a criminal offence or

not.

3. Nothing contained in the preceding section of this Ordinance shall be deemed to in any way amend or affect the power of dealing with a Chinese undertaker's licence which is conferred by section 13 of Ordinance 21 of 1887.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 8th day of July, 1896.

F. J. BADELEY, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 17th day of July, 1896.

J. II. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Premble.

Short title and coustruction.

Power Lo Govereor, with advice of Executive Council, to canec licence

f Chinesc undertaker for inisconduct.

Saving of pro- visions of scetion 12 of Ord. 21 of 1987.

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