THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JULY, 1874.
for the anchorage pass of such junk, and if a licensed junk, the licence thereof will be returned to him: Provided always that in case such junk shall not leave her anchorage within twenty-four hours thereafter, the master shall report the same at the Harbour Master's office or station, as the case may be, and the reason thereof, and shall, if so required to-do, return the said clearance, and if a li- censed junk, also redeposit the licence thereof.
11. The Harbour Master and the officer for the time being in "Special charge of any Harbour Master's station may, from time to time, permit." grant to any master of a junk a permit to be called a "special [Ibid, sec. 13.] permit," which shall be a sufficient warrant or authority for the
doing of any act mentioned in such permit.
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12. Every master of a junk who shall violate or refuse or fail Penalty for to comply with the provisions of paragraph shall incur a penalty infraction of or fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or
paragraph without hard labour for any period not exceeding six calendar [Ibid, sec. 14.]
months.
13. Every master of a junk who shall refuse or fail to comply Penalty for with the provisions of paragraph or shall knowingly give infraction of
paragraph untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby Ibid, sec. 15.] required to furnish, shall incur a penalty or fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six months, and it shall be lawful for the Governor, if he shall think fit, by warrant under his hand to order that any junk whereof the master has refused or failed to comply with the provisions of the said paragraph, and whether such master shall have been brought to trial and punished or not, shall quit the waters of the Colony within twelve hours from the service of such order on board of such junk, under penalty of forfeiture of such junk to the Crown.
infraction of
14. Every master of a junk violating the provisions of paragraphs Penalty for 11 and 12 shall be imprisoned with hard labour for any period not provisions exceeding twelve calendar months, and such junk and her cargo of para. shall be forfeited to the Crown.
[Ibid, sec. 19.]
pass, clear-
15. No licence, anchorage pass, clearance or special permit shall Penalty for be used in respect of any junk other than the junk therein specified, unlawfully or for any purpose other than the one therein mentioned, and using a licence, every master of a junk who shall knowingly use or attempt to use ance, or special any licence, anchorage pass, clearance or special permit which permit. shall not have been lawfully obtained, shall be imprisoned with [Ibid, sec.20.] hard labour for any term not exceeding twelve calendar months, and every junk in respect of which a licence, anchorage pass, clearance, or special permit shall have been used or attempted to be used in violation of this paragraph may, together with the cargo thereof, and whether the master shall have been brought to trial or not, at the discretion of the Court, be forfeited to the Crown.
dicants into
16. Every master of a junk bringing into the Colony any per- Penalty for son who shall, in the opinion of the Court before which the offence bringing men- shall be tried, have come to the Colony for the purpose of mendi- the Colony. cancy, or any person suffering from leprosy or other contagious [Ibid, sec. 21.] diseases, shall be liable to pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars for every such person so brought by him as aforesaid.
and demand inspection of
17. It shall be lawful for any person deputed thereto by the Power to Governor, or by the commander of any of Her Majesty's ships-of- board any junk war, or for any officer or constable of the Police force, at any time to board any junk within the waters of the Colony and demand documents. the production of either an anchorage pass, a clearance, special [Ibid, sec. 22.] permit, or licence, and in case by reason of the non-production of any one of such documents, or for any other reason, there shall be ground to believe or suspect that any provision of this chapter has been violated by the master of such junk, or in case the document produced shall appear from the date thereof, or from any other cause, to have been unlawfully obtained, or to be unlawfully used, to arrest such junk and her cargo and the master of such junk, and deliver them into the custody of the Superintendent of Police.
18. Every offence against the provisions of this chapter shall be Trial of offence a misdemeanor, and may be tried in a summary way, by a under this Magistrate: Provided always that the trial of every offence, the chapter.
[Ibid, sec. 23.] commission of which may render any junk or cargo liable to forfeiture, under the provisions of this chapter, shall be tried by two Magistrates sitting together, who shall have power, in their discretion, to extend the period limited for an appeal from their decision to the Supreme Court under Ordinance No. 4 of 1858, either before or after the expiration thereof.
19. Every junk of which the master shall be charged with In case of non- having violated the provisions of this chapter, shall be forthwith payment of arrested and detained until the said master shall either have been penalty by
master, the acquitted of the offence charged, or if found guilty, shall have paid, same may be the fine inflicted upon him, and in case he shall fail to pay, within levied by sale ten days, any fine which may be inflicted upon him, the same may
of junk. be recovered by the sale of such junk and the balance, if any, of [Ibid, sec. 24.] the net proceeds thereof, after deducting therefrom the expenses
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