THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1874.
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 Penalty for the following offences, that is to say:-
injuring lights, &c.
1854, sec.
(a.) Injures any lighthouse, or the lights exhibited therein, [M. S. 4.
or any buoy or beacon;
(b.) Removes, alters, or destroys any lightship, buoy, or 414.j
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 Harbour such place, or in such manner, as to be liable to be mistaken for a
Master may prohibit false
light proceeding from a lighthouse, it shall be lawful for the lights. Harbour Master to serve a notice upon the owner of the place [M. S. A. where the fire or light burnt or exhibited, or on the person 1854, sec. having charge of such fire or light, either personally, or by deli- 415.] 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- If not obeyed, he may abate said, neglects for a period of twenty-four hours to extinguish or
such lights. effectually screen, the light or fire therein mentioned, it shall be
[M. S. A. lawful for the Harbour Master, by his servants or workmen, to enter 1854. sec. into the place wherein the same may be, and forthwith to extin- 418.] 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 Vessels to be the expense of the Colony, one or more vessel or vessels for the provided for
storage of storage of gunpowder, and no gunpowder arriving in this Colony gunpowder. shall be stored in any other place than such vessel or vessels except [Ordinance as provided by paragraph 10 and subject to the observance of the 4 of 1867, rules and regulations to be made under paragraph 12 of this sec. 4.]*
section.
Government
2. Such vessel or vessels shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be To be termed termed a Government Depôt or Government Depôts for the storage depot for the of Gunpowder, and shall be under the control and management storage of of the Harbour Master, subject to such orders as may, from time to gunpowder. time, be received from the Governor; and such vessel or vessels [Ibid, sec. 5.] shall be fitted and manned in such manner as the Harbour Master, with the approval of the Governor, shall deem expedient.
wards of two
3. The master of every vessel arriving in this Colony having Master of vessel on board thereof any quantity of Gunpowder exceeding two having up- hundred fbs. shall, immediately upon the arrival thereof, and be- hundred lbs. fore the discharge from the ship of any of such Gunpowder, fur- of powder on nish the Harbour Master with a copy of the manifest of such gun- board to fur- 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 powder, if he shall know the same.
nish Harbour
immediately. [Ibid, sec. 6.]
4. The master of every such vessel as in the last preceding Master of such section mentioned shall as soon as possible take the same to the vessel to take
same to speci- place which shall be pointed out to him by the Harbour Master, or fied place and his deputy, and the said vessel shall not be removed therefrom there remain without the permission in writing of the Harbour Master.
until he have permission to leave.
[Ibid, sec. 7.]
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