THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH JUNE, 1891.
No. 10 OF 1891.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, entitled The Forts Protection Ordinance, 1891.
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G. DIGBY BARKER,
Officer Administering the Government.
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[24th June, 1891.]
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E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. No person shall enter any battery, field-work or for- tification in this Colony unless he is the bearer of a written order for that purpose duly granted to him by the Officer in command of Her Majesty's regular forces in this Colony, or unless he be an officer or warrant officer of the Army, Navy or Marine Forces in uniform or a non-commissioned officer of the Army Navy, or Marine Forces on duty, and any person who enters any such battery, field-work or fortification contrary to this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction before a Magistrate to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any time not exceeding three
months.
Any order granted to any contractor employed by the officer commanding the Royal Engineers shall cover all Chinese labourers specifically mentioned in such order actually employed on work in any battery, field-work or fortification.
2. If any person not being an officer or warrant officer of the Army, Navy or Marine Forces in uniform or a non- commissioned officer of the Army, Navy or Marine Forces on duty enters or attempts to enter or is found in any such battery, field-work or fortification, any guard may require such person to show his order for the purpose, and if such person upon being so required does not produce and show his order, or if the said guard suspects that the order produced and shown to him is not an order duly granted to such person or not sufficient authority for such person to be in the said battery, field-work or fortification, he may arrest such person forthwith and deliver him into the charge of a constable or officer of the Police Force.
3. The term "guard" in this Ordinance shall include any soldier or sentry belonging to Her Majesty's regular troops who is employed on military duty in any such field-work, battery or fortification.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 19th day of June, 1891.
No person to enter any fortification unless he is hearer of an ofler or is an officer or aultier.
Penalty.
Order granted to contractor to include workmen.
Sentry do arrest any person enter- ing contrary to this Ordinance.
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** guard " defined.
A. M. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the 24th day of June, 1891.
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.
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