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THE HONGKong governMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1874.
Special permit." [Tbid, sec. 13.]
Penalty for infraction of paragraph
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 charge of any Harbour Master's station may, from time to time, grant to any master of a junk,a permit to be called a "special 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 to comply with the provisions of paragraph shall incur a penalty [Ibid, sec.14.] or fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six calendar months.
Penalty for
paragraph
13. Every master of a junk who shall refuse or fail to comply infraction of with the provisions of paragraph or shall knowingly give [Ibid, sec. 15.] untrue particulars concerning the information which he is thereby 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.
Penalty for
infraction of
provisions
of para. [Ibid, sec. 19.] Penalty for unlawfully
pass, clear-
14. Every master of a junk violating the provisions of paragraphs 11 and 12 shall be imprisoned with hard labour for any period not exceeding twelve calendar months, and such junk and her cargo shall be forfeited to the Crown.
15. No licence, anchorage pass, clearance or special permit shall be used in respect of any junk other than the junk therein specified, using a a licence, or for any purpose other than the one therein mentioned, and ance, or special every master of a junk who shall knowingly use or attempt to use permit. any licence, anchorage pass, clearance or special permit which [Ibid, sec. 20.] shall not have been lawfully obtained, shall be imprisoned with 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.
Penalty for bringing men- dicants into the Colony.
16. Every master of a junk bringing into the Colony any per- son who shall, in the opinion of the Court before which the offence shall be tried, have come to the Colony for the purpose of mendi- [Ibid, sec. 21.] cancy, or any person suffering from leprosy or other contagious diseases, shall be liable to pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars for every such person so brought by him as aforesaid.
Power to
board any junk
and demand inspection of documents.
17. It shall be lawful for any person deputed thereto by the Governor, or by the commander of any of Her Majesty's ships-of- war, or for any officer or constable of the Police force, at time
any to board any junk within the waters of the Colony and demand [Ibid, sec.22.] the production of either an anchorage pass, a clearance, special 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 a misdemeanor, and may be tried in a summary way, by a Magistrate: Provided always that the trial of every offence, the commission of which may render any junk dr cargo liable to forfeiture, under the provisions of this chapter, shall be tried Stipending 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 1859, either before or after the expiration thereof.
Trial of offence under this chapter. [Ibid, sec. 23.]
In case of non- payment of penalty by master, the
19. Every junk of which the master shall be charged with having violated the provisions of this chapter, shall be forthwith arrested and detained until the said master shall either have been same may be acquitted of the offence charged, or if found guilty, shall have paid levied by sale the fine inflicted upon him, and in case he shall fail to pay, within of junk.
ten days, any fine which may be inflicted upon him, the same may [Ibid, sec. 24.] be recovered by the sale of such junk and the balance, if any, of the net proceeds thereof, after deducting therefrom the expenses
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