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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH APRIL, 1874.

7. If it shall appear to the Satisfaction of the Governor at any Power to Time before the Departure of a Chinese Emigrant Ship:-

(1.) That the Particulars furnished in relation thereto are

untrue; or

(2.) That further Particulars have been discovered since the

granting of the License; or

(3.) That any Condition of the License has been violated,- It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to revoke or vary the License granted under this Section in respect of such Chinese Emigrant Ship and to order that the said Ship be seized and detained until the said License be delivered up to be cancelled, or varied.

revoke and cancel License. [Ibid, Sec. 8.1

8. If any Person does any of the following Acts within the Building Colony without having obtained a License from the Governor repairing, under this Section, or without any such License as aforesaid equipping, having been granted to the Owner, Agent, or Master of the Ship selling, hiring,

despatching, in respect of which such Act shall be done, or in Contravention &c., &c., with- of the Terms of any such License if granted, that is to say

out License.

(1.) Builds, alters or repairs, or agrees to build, alter or [Ibid, Sec. 9.]

repair, or causes to be built, altered or repaired, any Ship, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in the Conveyance of Chinese Emigrants to be embarked at any Port or Place out of the Colony; or (2.) Fits out, mans, navigates, equips, uses, lets or takes on Freight or Hire any Ship, or commands, or serves on board any Ship, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or

(3.) Despatches, or causes or allows to be despatched any Ship, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or

(4.) Holds or takes any Share or Interest in, or makes any Advances of Money to any Ship, or becomes Security for such Advances, with Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that the same shall or will be employed in Manner aforesaid; or (5.) Despatches or causes or allows to be despatched, or commands or serves on board any Ship carrying Chinese Passengers, with the Intent or Knowledge, or having reasonable Cause to believe that such Passengers are being carried or intended to be carried to any Port or Place out of the Colony for the Purpose of being conveyed therefrom as Emigrants in the same or any other Ship; or

(6.) Being the Master of a Chinese Emigrant Ship clears

out and proceeds to Sea in such Ship,-

Such Person shall be deemed to have committed an Offence against Penalty, this Section, and the following Consequences shall ensue:-

(1.) The Offender shall be liable to Imprisonment with or without Hard Labor for any Term not exceeding Two Years, and to a Fine not exceeding Two thousand Dollars, or to either of such Punishments at the Dis- cretion of the Court;

(2.) The Ship in respect of which any such Offence is com- mitted and her Equipment shall, if within the Waters of this Colony, be forfeited to the Crown.

9. Any Person who aids, abets, counsels, or procures the Com- Punishment of mission of any Offence against this Section, shall be liable to be Accessories. tried and punished as a Principal Offender.

[Ibid, Sec. 10.]

suspected

10. Any Police Magistrate upon being satisfied by Informa- Seizure, tion on Oath that there is reasonable and probable Cause for Search, and believing that a Ship within the Waters of the Colony has been, Detention of or is being built, altered, repaired, or equipped, or is about to be Ships. despatched and taken out to Sea contrary to the Provisions of [Ibid, Sec.11.] this Section, or that any other Offence against the said Provisions has been committed, rendering the said Ship liable to Forfeiture, may issue a Warrant stating that there is reasonable and probable Cause for believing as aforesaid, and upon such Warrant, the said Ship may be seized and searched and detained until it has been either condemned or released by Process of Law, or in the Manner hereinafter mentioned. Every such Warrant may be in Form of the Form contained in Schedule J to this Ordinance.

Warrant.

11. Any Officer so authorized to seize, search and detain any Powers of Ship under this Section may, for the Purpose of enforcing such Officers au- Seizure, Search and Detention, call to his Aid any Constable or thorized toseize Officers of Police, and may apply for Assistance to

Ships. any Officers

[Ibid, Sec.12.] of Her Majesty's Army or Navy, or Marines, or to the Harbor Master, or any Officer having Authority by Law to make Seizures of Ships, and may put any Persons on board such Ship to take Charge of the same, and to enforce the Provisions of this Section,

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