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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH JULY, 1890.

Powers of Registrar

General, &c. to search without

warrant ships. houses, boats, &C.

(Ibid, e. 45.)

Power of Registrar General to enter Regis- tered brothel. (See Ibid, a.38.

Power of Registrar General to

summoa

persons who he thinks capable of giving inform- ation reapest- ing women Or girls.

(See Ibid,

15 & 39.)

Production of inmates of

brothels.

Summonses, notices, &c. what to bu deemed good

service. (Ibid, s. 58.)

Registrar General's Office:. (Ibid, s. 59.)

Warrante, reception in evidence of.

Power for person

charged under Ord. to tender evidence on his own bo- half.

Presumption in respect of signatures to notices, &c. (Ibid, s. 62.)

imitations of suits. (Ibid, e. 63.)

23. (1.) The Registrar General or any Officer appointed under this Ordinance and specially authorised for that purpose in writing by the Registrar General shall have power without warrant to search any ship, boat, house, building or other place where he has reasonable cause to suspect that there is any woman or girl who is or may be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of Part II of this Ordinance and my remove any such woman or girl to the Asylum to be there detained until her case be enquired into.

(2) The Registrar General or any Officer appointed under this Ordinance and authorised for that purpose in writing by the Registrar General shall have power to enter at all times into any registered brothel and the Registrar General and any Officer so authorised as aforesaid shall have power to enter at all times into and upon any house, building, jenk, boat or other place reasonably suspected of being a brothel.

24. The Registrar General shall have full power by notice in writing under his hand to summon before him any person whom he may have reason to believe can give any information respecting any woman or girl mentioned in Part 11 of this Ordinance and respecting the treatment of such woman or girl, or respecting any inmate of a brothel, and any person who upon service of such notice shall not appear at the time and place therein mentioned or who shall fail to produce all documents in his custody, possession or power relating to such woman or girl and to answer truth- fully all questions which the Registrar General may put to bim respecting such woman or giri or in any way relating to the matter being inquired into shall on conviction before a Magistrato be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hun- dred dollars or in default thereof to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.

20. It shall be the duty of the keeper of a registered brothel to produce before the Registrar Generasi whenever required by him so to do all or any of the inmates of such brothel and any such keeper who without reasonable excuse (proof whereof shall lie on the accused) neglects or refuses to produce any inmate when so required by the Registrar General shall be liable on conviction by a Magistrate to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or to both.

26. All summonses, notices or other documents required to be served under this Ordinance ou behalf of the Registrar General shall be deemed validly and sufficiently served if served on or left with the person intended to be served or if he cannot be found, if left at his last known place of business or abode by any person authorised in that behalf by the liegistrar General.

27. The place in which the Registrar General shall sit in discharge of his dutics shall be such place as may, from time to time, be appointed for that purpose by the Governor.

28. Every warrant purporting to be issued in pursuance of this Ordinance and to be under the hand and seal of the Registrar General shall be received in evidence in every Court of the Colony without further proof and shall be evidence of the facts therein stated and all acts done in pursuance of such warrant shall be deemed to have been authorised by law.

29. A person charged with an offence against this Ordinance may if he thinks fit tender himself to be examined on his own behalf and thereupon may give evidence in the same manner and with the like effect and consequence as any other witness.

30. In any proceeding under this Ordinance, every notice, order, copy of regulations, or other instrument shall be presumed to have been duly signed by the person by whom and in the character in which it purports to be signed mutil the contrary is shown.

01. my sul, action or prosecution against any person for anyrlung dono in pursuance or execution or intended cxecution of this Ordinance or of any Rules or Regulations made in pursuance thereof shall be commenced within three mouths after the thing done and not otherwise.

Notice in writing of uny suit or action and of the cause thereof, shall be given to the intended defendant one month at least before the commencement of the suit or action.