THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD FEBRUARY, 1878.
each such steam-ship or vessel propelled by steam, and in case of passengers, any steam-ship or vessel propelled by steam, shall leave or eater [No. 11 of the waters of the Colony as aforesaid, "having passengers on board
1876.] in excess of the numbers authorised by such special licence as aforesaid, or in case any steam-ship not having such special licence shall leave or enter the waters of the Colony as aforesaid, having passengers on board in excess of the proportion of two passengers for every three tons of the registered net tonnage of such steam- ship, the owner or master thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to a penalty of five dollars for every passenger on board, in excess of the number permitted by the licence, or when no special licence has been granted in excess of the proportion of two passengers for every registered three (net) tons of the said steam-ship.
General.
VII. All offences against this Ordinance, or any regulations Recovery of made thereunder, except when otherwise provided, may be heard and penalties and determined by any Stipendiary Magistrate, and all penalties imposed expenses. by and expenses recoverable under this Ordinance, or any regula- tion made thereunder, except when otherwise provided, may be recovered in a summary way before any Stipendiary Magistrate.
2. Every person who knowingly and wilfully makes, or assists Forgery. in making, or procures to be made a false or fraudulent declara- tion or certificate with respect to any steam-ship or vessel pro- pelled by steam, or any steam-vessel of less than fifty tons burden requiring a certificate under this Ordinance, or a licence under table B, or any regulation made in lieu thereof, or who forges, assists in forging, or procures to be forged, fraudulently alter, assists in fraudulently altering, or procures to be fraudulently altered any such declaration or certificate, or any such certificate or licence, or any words or figures therein respectively, or any signature thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.
Repealing Clause.
clause.
VIII. On and from the coming into operation of this Ordinance Repealing the Ordinances hereunder specified shall be repealed to the extent herein mentioned: Provided that any officer appointed in pur- suance of any such enactments shall be deemed to have been appointed under this Ordinance, and any rules or regulations made by the Governor or the Governor in Council in pursuance of any such enactment and not repealed by this Ordinance or by any rules or regulations hereafter made or to be made thereunder, shall be deemed to have been made under this Ordinance, and this Ordinance shall not affect :-
(1.) Anything done or suffered under any enactment hereby
repealed; nor
(2.) Any right, power, duty, obligation, or liability acquired, imposed, accrued, or incurred under any enactment hereby repealed; nor
3.) Any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect of any offence against any enactment hereby repealed;
nor
(4.) Any legal proceeding in respect of any such right, power, duty, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment, and any such legal proceeding may be carried on as if this Ordinance had not passed;
nor revive any enactment repealed by any of the said Ordinances
or sections.
Ordinance 8 of 1875,.
11 of 1876,
The whole.
Suspending Clause.
IX. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be Suspending bereafter proclaimed by the Governor.
clause.
SCHEDULE TO THIS ORDINANCE. TABLE (A.)
Spaces to be allotted to passengers in ships not within the "Chinese l'assengers Act, 1855."
Between the 15th of October, and the 31st of May, inclusive :--
1. The space to be provided on the between decks shall be for the lower between decks 12 superficial and 84 cubic feet of space for each passen- ger; and in the upper between decks there shall be 9 superficial and 54 cubic feet for each passenger.
2. On the upper or weather deck there shall be provided 4 superficial feet of deck space for exercise for the crew and for every passenger accom- modated in the between decks; and if it shall be intended to carry passengers ou the
of the said weather deck then 12 shall be provided for each such
superficial feet of such remaining upper deck passenger.
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