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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH MARCH, 1872.

Title.

Preamble.

Nuisances in

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to prevent certain Nuisances.

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effectually certain Nuisances in the City of Victoria: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. Every Person shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Five Thoroughfares Pounds, who within the City of Victoria, shall in any Street, Thoroughfare, or Public Place, or in any Place adjacent thereto, of the following Offences, that is to say:

and Places

adjacent

thereto.

Offences how to be dealt with.

Boiling Oil and offensive or dangerous

Trades.

commit

any

(a) Every Person who shall use or utter Cries for the Pur- pose of buying or selling any Article whatever, or who shall make any Noise whatever, with the object of disposing of or attracting attention to his Goods, Wares or Trade.

(b) Every Person who shall use or cause to be used noisy or creaking Wheelbarrows, or any other Noisy, dangerous or annoying Vehicle or Machine whatever.

(c) Every Person who shall wilfully set Fire to any Cracker or other Firework, without previous Permission to do so from the Governor.

(d) Every Person who, contrary to any Regulations to be published from Time to Time by the Governor in Council, shall rough dress or cause to be rough dressed, Granite or any other Stone whatever, for the Erection of any Building or any other Purpose.

(e) Every Person who shall utter Shouts or Cries or make other Noises while playing the Game known as Chai- Muy, between the Hours of 9 P.M. and 6 A.M.

II. It shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to take into Custody without Warrant, any Person who shall commit any such Offence within View of any such Constable; or if such Offence shall not have been committed within View of any such Constable, then upon Complaint of any Party who shall have been injured or annoyed by, or been Witness to the Com- mission of any such Offence; and in the Absence of any such Constable, it shall be lawful for the Party so injured or annoyed, or who shall have seen the Offence committed to seize and detain the Offender until he can be given into the Custody of such Constable, or until he can be taken before a Magistrate.

III. Every Person who without Special Permission from the Governor, shall carry on or conduct the noisome, dangerous and offensive Trade of Boiling Paint Oil with Seed, or any other noisy, noisome, dangerous, offensive, or noxious Trade or Business, to the Annoyance, Detriment or Danger of any other Person or of any contiguous Buildings or Premises, shall be deemed to be guilty of a Nuisance and shall upon the Complaint to any Police Magis- trate of the Person so injured or annoyed, or of the Owner or Occupier of the Buildings so endangered or of any Police Constable, Incorporation be liable to a Fine not exceeding Ten Pounds.

of Ordinance with No. 14 of 1845.

Title.

Preamble.

Repeal of Sec. V. of No. 6 of 1845.

Abolition of

Court.

IV. This Ordinance shall be read as though incorporated with and forming Part of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, entitled "An Ordinance for the Establishment of a Supreme Court of Judicature at Hongkong," to reconstitute the said Court and to abolish the Summary Juris- diction Court.

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HEREAS it is expedient to amend Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, to reconstitute the said Court by providing for the Appointment of a Puisne Judge for the Supreme Court of Hong- kong and to abolish the Court of Summary Jurisdiction: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

I. Section V. of Ordinance No. 6 of 1845, is hereby repealed.

II. Ordinance No. 7 of 1862, entitled "An Ordinance to the Summary establish a Court of Summary Jurisdiction, and to authorize the Appointment of a Judge thereof," and Ordinance No. 1 of 1871, entitled "An Ordinance to amend No. 7 of 1862, and to provide for the Summary Trial of Cases in the Supreme Court," are hereby repealed.

Constitution of Court.

III. From and after the passing and coming into Operation of this Ordinance, the Supreme Court of Judicature at Hongkong shall consist of, and be holden by and before a Judge to be called the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hongkong and before