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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JULY, 1874.
Penalty for injuring lights, &c. [M. S. A.
1854, sec. 414.]
Harbour Master may prohibit false lights. [M. S. A. 1854, sec. 415.]
If not obeyed, he may abate such lights. [M. S. A. 1854, sec. 416.]
Vessels to be provided for storage of gunpowder. [Ordinance
4 of 1867, sec. 4.]
To be termed Government depôt for the storage of gunpowder.
period of three days next ensuing such distress, he may, at any time during the continuance of such non-payment, cause the same to be appraised by two sufficient persons, and thereupon sell the same, and apply the proceeds in payment of the light dues due, together with reasonable expenses incurred by him under this section, paying the surplus (if any)"on demand to the said
owner or master.
Damage to Lights, Buoys and Beacons.
XXXIII. If any person wilfully or negligently commits any of the following offences, that is to say:-
(a) Injures any lighthouse, or the lights exhibited therein,
or any buoy or beacon;
(b.) Removes, alters, or destroys any lightship, buoy, or
beacon;
(c.) Rides by, makes fast to, runs foul of, any lightship, or
buoy;
He shall, in addition to the expenses of making good any damage so occasioned, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Prevention of False Lights.
XXXIV. Whenever any fire or light is burnt or exhibited at such place, or in such manner, as to be liable to be mistaken for a light proceeding from a lighthouse, it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to serve a notice upon the owner of the place where the fire or light is burnt or exhibited, or on the person having charge of such fire or light, either personally, or by deli- very at the place of abode of such owner or person, or by affixing the same in some conspicuous spot near to such fire or light, and by such notice to direct such owner or person, within a reasonable time to be therein specified, to take effectual means for the extinguishing or effectually screening such existing light, and for the preventing for the future any similar fire or light; and any owner or person disobeying such notice, shall be deemed guilty of a common nuisance, and in addition to any other penalties or liabilities of any kind thereby incurred, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
2. If any owner or person served with such notice, as afore- said, neglects for a period of twenty-four hours to extinguish or effectually screen, the light or fire therein mentioned, it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master, by his servants or workmen, to enter into the place wherein the same may be, and forthwith to extin- guish such fire or light doing no unnecessary damage; and all expenses incurred be the Harbour Master in such extinction, may be recovered from such person or owner as aforesaid in the same way as penalties are hereby declared to be recoverable.
CHAPTER III.
IMPORTATION AND STORAGE OF GUNPOWDER. XXXV. The Governor is hereby empowered to provide, at the expense of the Colony, one or more vessel or vessels for the storage of gunpowder, and no gunpowder arriving in this Colony shall be stored in any other place than such vessel or vessels except as provided by paragraph 10 and subject to the observance of the rules and regulations to be made under paragraph 12 of this section.
2. Such vessel or vessels shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be termed a Government Depôt or Government Depôts for the storage of Gunpowder, and shall be under the control and management of the Harbour Master, subject to such orders as may, from time to [Ibid, sec. 5.] time, be received from the Governor; and such vessel or vessels shall be fitted and manned in such manner as the Harbour Master, with the approval of the Governor, shall deem expedient.
Master of vessel having up- wards of two hundred lbs.
3. The master of every vessel arriving in this Colony having on board thereof any quantity of Gunpowder exceeding two hundred lbs. shall, immediately upon the arrival thereof, and be- of powder on
fore the discharge from the ship of any of such Gunpowder, fur- board to furnish the Harbour Master with a copy of the manifest of such gun- nish Harbour powder, the marks of all the packages wherein such gunpowder Master with
shall be contained, and the names of the consignees of such gun- particulars immediately. powder, if he shall know the same. [Ibid, sec. 6.]
Master of such 4. The master of every such vessel as in the last preceding vessel to take section mentioned shall as soon as possible take the same to the same to speci-
fied place and place which shall be pointed out to him by the Harbour Master, or there remain his deputy, and the said vessel shall not be removed therefrom until he have without the permission in writing of the Harbour Master. permission to
leave. [Ibid, sec. 7.]
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