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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD APRIL, 1887.

If any holder of a licence granted in the form set forth in the said Schedule,-

(1.) Fails to produce his licence when required to do so by any Judge, Magistrate or Justice of the Peace before whom he may be brought charged with any offence,.or by any constable or officer of the Police in whose custody he may be, and also fails to make any reasonable excuse why he does not produce the same; or

(2.) Breaks any of the other conditions of his licence by an act that is not of itself punishable either upon information or upon summary conviction ;

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He shall be deemed guilty of an offence punishable summa- rily by imprisonment for any period not exceeding three mom his, with or without hard labour.

7. Any Police officer may, without warrant, take into. custody any holder of such a licence whom he may reasonably suspect of having committed any offence, or having broken any of the conditions of his licence, and may detain him in enstedy until he can be taken before a Magistrate, and dealt with according to law.

8. Where any licence granted in the form set forth in the said schedule is forfeited by a conviction of any indie able offence, or is revoked in pursuance of a summary conv ction under this Ordinance or any other Ordinance 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 forfo.ted or revoked, further undergo a term of imprisonment with hard labour equal to the portion of his term of imprison- ment with hard labour that remained unexpired at the time of his licence being granted, and shall, for the purpose of his undergoing such Inst 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 imprison- ment with hard Inbour 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 licenco granted under this Ordinance, if it appers 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.

Offences by holders of licence. (27 & 28 Vic. 2. 47 a. 5.)

Apprehension of holder of licence without warrant. (27 & 28 Vic. c. 47 s. 6.)

Effect of Forfeiture or revocation of Licence.

(27 & 28 Vic. e. 47 s. 9.)

Penalty ou holders of licences getting their livelihood by dishonest means.

(34 & 35 Vic. c. 112 s. 3.)

breach of

conditions of licence.

(34 & 35 Vic. c. 112 s. 4.)

10. Where in any licence granted under this Ordinance,. Penalty ou any conditions different from or in addition to those contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, are insérted, 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 bo liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.

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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 Conneil 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 an Officer of police at the Central Police Station who shall then endorse on the licence the Station at which the said holder shall report himself.

And whenever the said holder changes his place of resi- dence, he shall notify such change at the Police Station endorsed on his licence and the Police Officer shall endorse on his licence the Station nearest to his residence and the said holder shall report himself at the Police Station so directed by such endorsement.

Convict hold- ing licence to notify residence to police. (34 & 35 Vic. 2. 112 e. 3.)

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