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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH DECEMBER, 1876.

XVIII. The following Ordinances and parts of Ordinances are Repeal. hereby repealed:-

Ordinance 14 of 1845,-Section II, sub-section 17, the words

"shall beg," &c., &c., &c., up to

"alms or,

9 of 1857,-All sections not previously repealed.

8 of 1858,--Sections XXI and XXIII, and sub-

section 9 of section XXVIII.

1 of 1860,--The whole.

1867,-Section XVII.

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but such repeal shral not

ve any enactment repealed by any

of the said Ordinancesections of Ordinances, and shall not

affect anything duly do before the passing of this Ordinance.

XIX. All acts done or attempted before the passing of this Indemnity for Ordinance, and

W would have been lawful if so done or past acts. attempted after the passing thereof, are hereby authorised and made valid, and no man shall at any time hereafter be called in question for or in respect of the same.

XX. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Suspending Majesty's confirmation thereof shall have been proclaimed in the cause. Colony by the Governor.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 11th day of December, 1876.

H. E. WODEHOUSE,

Clerk of Councils.

HONGKONG.

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO VICTORIA REGINA.

SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 9 OF 1876.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Title.

with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Public Gambling.

WHE

[11th December, 1876.]

HEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the Preamble.

law relating to public gambling: Be it enacted by the

Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Coun-

cil thereof, as follow-

I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as the “Public Short title. Gambling Amendment Ordinance, 1876."

11. The word “ Gambling" as used in this Ordinance shall Word “Gam- apply to and include lotteries, as well as those known as Wai- bling" to in- Sing, Pak-kop-piu, Tsz-fa, as all others.

clude lotteries. [See Ord. 9 of 1867, sec. 21.]

III. Any person who shall keep any office, agency, or place for Penalty on dealing in lotteries, shall forte a sum not exceeding two hundred person dealing dollars on conviction thereof in a summary manner.

in lotteries.

IV. Any person who shall keep any house, room, or place, boat, Penalty on vessel, or any place on land or water, for public playing or person keeping gambling, or shall permit any person to play within such house, a public gam-

bling house. room, boat, vessel, or any place on land or water as aforesaid, [See Ord. 14 of shall forfeit a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars on conviction 1844, §. 1.] thereof in a summary manner.

V. Any person who shall use, haunt, or be found within such Penalty on house, room, boat, vessel, or any place on land or water as afore- persons haunt- said, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding fifty dollars on conviction ing gambling

houses. thereof in a summary manner.

[Ibid, sec. 2.] VI. The person appearing, or acting as master, or as having Person acting the care and management of any such house, room, office, agency as master to be or place as aforesaid, shall be taken to be the keeper thereof, and: penalty. shall be liable as such to the penalty aforesaid.

liable to

[Ibid, sec. 3.] VII. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or Constable Justice of the of the Police, duly authorised by warrant of any Justice of the Peace or Con- Peace, to enter, and if necessary to break into any house, room, boat, vessel, or any place, either on land or water, within whichised by war- such Justice of the Peace shall be credibly informed on oath, or into house, and

stable autho-

rant to enter

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