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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH MAY, 1878.
Harbour Mas-
ter or deputy may require,
master thereof to search for
en board any such ship, or shall knowingly connive at the desertion, absconding, or absence from duty of any such seaman, such person so offending shall, for every snch offence, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months.
4. The Harbour Master, or person deputed by the Harbour Master for that purpose, before granting a port clearance to any ship, may, if he have reasonable grounds for belief that any before grant-
deserter from a merchant vessel be concealed on board of such ing a port clearance to a ship, proceed on board thereof and then and there require ship, the
her master to institute due and diligent search for such deserter, and further, if he deem it necessary, require the suspected de- master to make oath or solemn declaration that to the best of serters, and to his knowledge and belief, after due and diligent search, no such make declara- deserter is concealed within or about his ship; and any master of a tion of such ship refusing or unnecessarily delaying to comply with such Penalty for not requisition, shall be liable, upon conviction, to a penalty not complying with exceeding two hundred dollars, and to imprisonment until such such request. fine be paid.
search.
(Ordinance
6 of 1852, sec.
11.)
Offences of foreign
seamen.
(See M. S. A., 1854,sec.243.) Act of disobedience.
Continued disobedience.
Assault on officers.
Combining
to disobey.
5. Whenever any seaman engaged in any foreign ship commits any of the following offences within the waters of the Colony, he shall be liable to be punished summarily by a Stipendiary Magis- trate as follows, that is to say:-
(a.) For wilful disobedience to any lawful command, he shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding four weeks, with or without hard labour, and also, at the discretion of the Court, to forfeit, out of his wages, a sum not exceeding two days' pay;
(b.) For continued wilful disobedience to lawful commands, or continued wilful neglect of duty, he shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding twelve weeks, with or without hard labour, and also, at the discretion of the Court, to forfeit, for every twenty-four hours' continuance of such disobedience or neglect either a sum not exceeding six days' pay, or any expenses which have been incurred in hiring a substitute; (d.) For assaulting any master or mate, he shall be liable
imprisonment for any period not exceeding twelve weeks with or without hard labour;
(e.) For combining with any other or others of the crew
disobey lawful commands, or to neglect duty, or to impede the navigation of 'le ship, or the progress of the 16 for any
period not aceeding twelve weeks, with or without hard labour.
Provided that when there is a Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent resident at Hongkong of the nation to which the ship belongs, the Court shall not deal with the case unless thereto requested by such officer in writing.
Expenses, by 6. All expenses incidental to the apprehension, confinement, whom payable. and removal of any senman, under this section, shall be paid (Ordinance 4
by the master of the ship to which such seaman may belong, of 1850, sec. 5.)
and be recoverable from him at the suit of the Captain Superin- tendent of Police, as a debt due to the Government of this Colony; and the subsistence money for every such seaman confined in gaol shall be paid in advance to the keeper of the gaol, and in default of such payment, the gaoler may release such seaman: Provided that every seaman imprisoned under this chapter may be sent on board his ship prior to her departure from the waters of the Colony by direction of the Governor.
Deaths, desertions, or removals of
seamen, &c. to be reported.
Report of Death, Desertion, &e.
XXI. In the event of the death of any of the crew, pas- sengers, or other persons, occurring on board of any merchant vessel in the waters of the Colony, or in case of the desertion or removal of any of the crew, the master of such vessel shall forthwith report the same to the Harbour Master, under a penalty of 1862, sec.7.) not exceeding twenty-five dollars for every death, desertion, or
removal which he shall neglect to report.
(Ordinance 1
Penalties for
forging of do- for false des criptions and statements. (Ordinance
cuments, and
Penalties for Forgery, &c.
XXII. Any seaman, or other person, who shall give a false description of his services, or show, or make, or procure to be made, any false character, or shall make false statements as to the name of the last ship in which he served, or as to any other information which may be required of him by any person having lawful authority to demand such information, shall be liable to a penalty No. 6 of 1852, not exceeding fifty dollars. sec. 12.)
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