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156 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH FEBRUARY, 1887.

Penalty on holders of Uconces getting their Ilvelihood by dishonest means.

(34 35 Vio. c. 1198,1)

Penalty on

breach of conditions of Ilcence. (34 & 35 Vic. c. 112 s. 4.)

Convict hold- ing licence to notify residence to police.

(34 & 35 Vic. c. 112 s. 5.)

the person whose licence is forfeited or revoked shall, after undergoing any other punishment to which he may be sen- tenced for the offence in consequence of which his licence is forfeited or revoked, further undergo a term of penal servitude equal to the portion of his term of penal servi- tude that remained unexpired at the time of his licence being granted, and shall, for the purpose of his undergoing such last mentioned punishment, be detained in any prison in which he may be confined, by a warrant under the hand and seal of a Magistrate, and shall be liable to be there dealt with in all respects as if such term of penal servitude had formed part of his original sentence.

9. Any constable in any police district may, if authori- sed so to do in writing by the chief officer of police of that district, without warrant take into custody any convict who is the holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance, if it appears to such constable that such convict is getting his livelihood by dishonest means, and may bring him before a Magistrate for adjudication.

If it appears from the facts proved before such Magis- trate that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the convict so brought before him is getting his livelihood by dishonest means, such convict shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and his licence shall be forfeited.

10. Where in any licence granted under this Ordinance, any conditions different from or in addition to those con- contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, are inserted, the holder of such licence, if he breaks any such conditions by an act that is not of itself punishable, either upon in- formation or upon summary conviction, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.

A copy of any conditions annexed to any licence granted under this Ordinance other than the conditions contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, shall be laid before the Legislative Council within twenty-one days after the making thereof, if the Council be then sitting, or if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session of Council.

11. Every holder of a licence granted under this Ordi- nance who is at large in the Colony shall notify the place of his residence, to the officer of police in charge of the district in which his residence is situated, and shall when- ever he changes such residence within the same police district, notify such change to the said officer of police, and whenever he changes his residence from one police district to another shall notify such change of residence to the officer of police in charge of the police district which he is leaving, and to the officer of police in charge of the police district into which he goes to reside; moreover, every male holder of such a licence as aforesaid shall, once in each month, report himself at such time as may be prescribed by the officer of police in charge of the district in which such holder may be, either to such officer himself or to such other person as that officer may direct,

If any holder of a licence who is at large in the Colony remains in any place for forty-eight hours without notifying the place of his residence to the officer of police in charge of the district in which such place is situated, or fails to comply with the requisitions of this section on the occasion of any change of residence, or with the requisitions of this section as to reporting himself once in each month, he shall in every such case, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court or Magistrate before whom he is tried that he did his best to act in conformity with the law, be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and upon conviction thereof his licence may in the discretion of the Court or Magistrate be forfeited; or if the term of penal servitude in respect of which his licence was granted has expired at the date of his conviction, it shall be lawful for the Court or Magistrate to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding one year, or if the said term of penal servitude has not expired, but the remainder unexpired thereof is a lesser period than one year, then to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to commence at the expiration of the said term of penal servitude, for such a term as, together with the remainder unexpired of his said term of penal servitude, will not exceed one year.