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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1895.

Purchasers of arma to pre-

sent their

licence.

Arms found on junks, &c. (I bid, 8. 6.)

Punishment. (I bid, s. 7.)

Police may

arrest without warrant any person carry- ing arms, or having them in his posses- sion.

(Ibid, s. 8.)

Importers or dealers in arms to register themselves. (Ibid, s. 9.)

All importers

of or dealers

in arms to furnish return quarterly. (Ibid, s. 16.)

Penalty for making false return.

(I bid, s. 11.)

Penalty for refusing to make such returns.

(7 bid, s. 12.)

Tower of Magistrate to issue warrant to search for armis.

(Ibil, s. 13.)

Register to be kept by dealers in arms.

6. No arms shall be sold to any person (not exempted by the provisos in section 5 from the necessity of taking out a licence) unless the purchaser presents at or before the time of purchase a valid licence to "carry" or to "possess" arms, or if the arms sold at any one time shall exceed $5 in value and if the purchaser be not resident within the Colony unless the seller has obtained from the Captain Superintendent of Police an export permit which may be in the form given in the schedule bereto annexed marked B. The Captain Superintendent of Police shall grant such permit and such permit when granted shall be deemed equivalent to the licence of the Governor to carry or pos- sess arms for the period therein named.

An application for such permit as aforesaid may be in the form given in the schedule hereto annexed marked A, and shall be signed by the seller of the said arms and filed by him with the Captain Superintendent of Police, and no fee shall be payable in respect of filing such application or in granting such permit.

7. If any arms are found on board of any junk or other Chinese vessel and the person in charge, or appearing or acting as the master or as in charge of such junk or vessel, does not produce a valid authority under this Ordinance or any Ordinance hereby repealed authorizing him or some other person or persons on board of such junk or vessel to carry such arms, such person and all other persons on board of such junk or vessel shall be deemed to be persons carry- ing arms contrary to this Ordinance.

8. Every person carrying or in possession of arms con- trary to the provisions of this Ordinance shall on summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding three months, and such arms if captured shall be forfeited to the Crown.

9. Any person carrying or having in his possession or reasonably suspected of carrying or having in his possession any arms in contravention of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant by any Police Officer, and conveyed as soon as reasonably can be, before a Magistrate in order to his being dealt with according to law.

10. All importers of, and dealers in arms shall be bound to register their names and places of business at the Regis- trar General's Office, and shall take out a licence, for which an annual sum of ten dollars shall be charged; and all importers of, or dealers in arms not registering their names and taking out such licence shall be liable, on summary conviction thereof, to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding one month.

11. All importers of, and dealers in arms shall be bound on or before the sixth day of February, May, August and November in each year to furnish to the Captain Superin- tendent of Police a statement shewing the number and description of arms remaining in their possession on the last day of the preceding months.

12. Any person making a false return of arms under this Ordinance shall, on conviction thereof before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprison- ment not exceeding ten days.

13. All importers of, and dealers in arms failing or refusing to make such return shall be deemed to be in possession of all arms found in their house, store or godown contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceed- ing one hundred dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding one month.

14. Upon the hearing of any information for furnishing such false return the Magistrate may, if he thinks fit, issue a warrant to search any house, store or place where such arms are alleged to be kept or stored, and any Police Officer to whom the said warrant is directed may with or without assistance and using force if necessary enter any house, store or place in the said warrant mentioned and search for such arms.

15. Every dealer in arias shall keep a Register in which shall be entered the name, occupation, and address of each purchaser, the particulars of the arms sold, the date of the sale, and the number and date of the licence presented in each case, where such licence is required, or whore the arms sold at