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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH APRIL, 1887.

3. The Governor in Council may from time to time make, and when made may alter, add to, or repeal Regula- tions under this Ordinance:

(1.) For the issue of licences, the forms thereof, the fees to be paid on such licences, their periods, conditions, and the officers who are to issue them.

(2.) For the regulation of public vehicles and of traffic

carried on by means of such vehicles.

4. All Regulations published under any Ordinance re- pealed by this Ordinance are hereby continued in force until they shall be replaced by new Regulations inade under this Ordinance.

5. All licences issued under any Ordinance repealed by this Ordinance shall continue in force till they shall expire, or be forfeited or revoked.

6. A licence shall be required for every

(1.) Auctioneer.

(2.) Billiard table, skittle-ground, nine-pin or bow-

ling-alley open to the public,

(3.) Hawker.

(4.) Lodging house for Chinese.

(5.) Money changer.

(6.) Public vehicle, and also for every bearer, drawer

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or driver of a public vehicle.

(7.) Undertaker of Chinese funerals.

7. Until further order shall be made by the Governor in Council under Section 3, all licences shall be issued by the officers named in the Schedule hereto, on payment of the fees, and for the periods set forth therein. The granting of all such licences shall be in the discretion of the Officers respectively named in the said Schedule or in any Order in Council by which such Schedule may hereafter be varied. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a licence may appeal to the Governor who may direct the proper Officer to issue such licence,

8. Every person who shall act as an auctioneer or shall keep a public billiard table, skittle-ground, nine-pin or bowling alley without a licence shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars; and every person who shall neglect to take out any other licence shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

9. The following acts shall be deemed to be offences under this Ordinance.

(1.) Any breach of the conditions of a licence. (2.) Furnishing untrue particulars for any licence. (3.) Using or attempting to use any licence or other document granted in pursuance of regulations made under section 4, which has not been duly issued to the person so using or attempting to use it.

(4.) Refusal by any hirer of a public vehicle to pay

the fare of the same.

(5.) Wilful injury to any public vehicle.' (6.) Ill-treatment of any driver, bearer, or drawer of

any public vehicle.

10. Any person convicted of an offence against sub- sections 4, 5 and 6 of section 10 may be required by the convicting Magistrate to pay such compensation to the per- son aggrieved as to such Magistrate shall secm reasonable. Such compensation shall be payable in addition to any penalty imposed under this Ordinance.

11. Every person convicted of an offence against this Ordinance for which no special penalty is provided shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

12. Any penalty imposed or compensation awarded un- der this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a Magistrate.

13. Any licence may be forfeited on the conviction of the holder thereof for any offence, if the officer who issued the licence shall think fit.

14. The following Ordinances or portions thereof are repealed, but such repeal shall not affect anything lawfully done or commenced to be done under the said Ordinances, nor revive any Ordinance repealed by them :-

Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, Sections 7, 8 and 10.

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5 of 1845.

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8 of 1858, Sections 18 and 19.

5 of 1883.

Governor in Council may make Regulations.

Existing Regulations continued.

Existing licences continued.

Licences.

(5 of 45, 7.)

(5 of 45. 7.)

(8 of 59. 11.)

(8 of 58. 18.)

(9 of 67. 7.)

(5 of 83, 8.)

(8 of 58. 13.)

Irsue ef

Licences.

Pénalties.

(5 of 45. 8.)

Offences.

(5 of 83. 8,.)

Ibid

Ibid.

Compensation. (5 of 83. 8.)

Penalties. [See 14 of 45. 34.]

Recovery of penalties.

Forfeiture of licences. [See 8 of 58. 12.]

Repeals.