THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD DECEMBER, 1879.
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6. The master of every vessel having on board more than two hundred lbs. of gunpowder, or whilst engaged in the transhipment of gunpowder, shall exhibit a red flag at the highest masthead.
7. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel to tranship any gunpowder between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M., from October to March inclusive nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M., from April to September in- clusive, without the written permission of the Harbour Master.
8. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel, without the written permission of the Harbour Master, to anchor such vessel within five hundred yards of any Government Depôt for the storage of gunpowder.
9. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel having on board gunpowder exceeding in quantity two hundred lbs., to anchor nearer than five hundred yards of any other vessel.
10. It shall not be lawful for any person, without the permission in writing of the Governor, to keep for any time however short within any house, store, godown, or other place cn land, a larger quantity of gunpowder than fifteen lbs. 11. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or Police Officer duly authorised by warrant to enter and if necessary to break into any house, store, godown, vessel, or place either on land or water within which such Justice of the Peace shall be credibly informed on oath, or shall have reasonable grounds of his own knowledge to suspect and believe that gunpowder is kept or carried or is on board of any vessel contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
12. The Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make rules and regulations for the proper carrying out the provisions of this chapter, including the storage of gun- powder on land, and to fix and vary, from time to time, the sums chargeable for the storage of gunpowder as hereinbe- fore prescribed, and every violation or neglect of any such rules or regulations shall render the party so offending liable to the penalties imposed by paragraph 14 of this section for offences against any provisions thereof.
13. The sums charged in respect of such storage shall be paid monthly by the party claiming to be entitled to such gunpowder, and in the event of the same not being paid within twenty-one days after the same shall have become due and payable, it shall be lawful for the Governor to direct the said gunpowder to be sold in order to defray the expense of storage, and the proceeds thereof after deducting all Government charges and the expenses of sale shall be paid to the party who shall prove himself entitled thereto to the satisfaction of the Governor.
14. Every person who shall violate or refuse, or fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter, shall incur a penalty not exceeding three hundred dollars, or imprison- ment for any period not exceeding six months.
15. Nothing in this chapter contained shall apply to Her Majesty's ships of war or to the ships of war of any foreign nation, or to hired armed vessels in Her Majesty's service or in the service of any foreign nation, or to any Govern-
ment stores.
PART III.
REGULATION OF JUNKS AND SMALL BOATS.
CHAPTER I.
LICENSING OF Junks.
XXXVIII. In the construction of this chapter the term Junk" shall mean every sea going Chinese or other vessel not coming within the provisions of section XXI of this Ordinance and not being a fishing boat or vessel licensed under paragraph 24 of this chapter.
The term "Licensed Junk" shall mean a junk, boat, or vessel, licensed under paragraph 21 of this section to ply between the Colony and other ports.
The term "Master" of a junk shall include any person for the time being in command or charge of the same.
2. Branch stations of the Harbour Master's office shall be maintained at such places in the Colony as the Governor may, from time to time, determine, which shall be under the superintendence and control of the Harbour Master, and shall be called "Harbour Master's Stations."
Masters having more than two hundred lbs.
of gunpowder on board to exhibit a flag, also when transhipping the same. (Ibid, sec. 9.) No gunpowder to be tran- shipped at night. (Ibid, sec. 10.)
No vessel to anchor within five hundred yards of a Government Depot for storage of gunpowder. (Ibid, sec. 11.)
No master of a vessel having more than two hundred Tbs. of gunpowder on board to anchor within five hundred
yards of any
other vessel. (Ibid, sec. 12.) No person to keep in any louse, store, &c. more than fifteen lbs. of gunpowder. (Ibid, sec. 13.)
Power to Jus- tices to issue warrants to rearch, (Ibid, sec. 14.)
Governor in Council em- powered to frame rules for carrying out provisions of chapter and to fix charges. (Ibid, sec. 18.)
Sums how to
be paid and if not paid how to be recover-
ed.
(Ibid, sec. 17.)
Trial of offen- ces under this chapter. (Ibül, sec. 18.)
Ships of war and Govern- ment stores excepted. (Loil, sec. 19.)
Interpretation
of terras--
"Junk." (Ordinance 6 of 1866, sec. 2.)
** Licensed Junk."
"Master."
Branch sta- tions of the Harbour Mas- ter's office. (Ibid, sec. 4.)
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