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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1869.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for amending the Law relating to the Granting of Pensions and other Allowances to the Police Force.

WPolice Pensions. Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong-

HEREAS it is expedient to amend the Law relating to

kong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

I. Ordinance No. 9 of 1868, is hereby repealed.

Title.

Preamble.

Repeal of No. 9 of 1868.

II. Sections X and XII of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862, are hereby Repeal of repealed except as to any Right acquired thereunder by any Sections 10 Inspector, Sergeant or Constable of the Police Force before the and 12 of 9 of Passing of this Ordinance.

1802.

III. Every Inspector, Sergeant or Constable of the Police Force Free Passage shall at the Termination of each Service of Five Years for which or Bonus after he may be engaged, but subject to the Proviso hereinafter con- Five Years' tained, be entitled to a free Passage from Hongkong to the Port

Service. nearest to the Place at which he may have been engaged for Service in the Force, or in lieu thereof, or in Case he shall have been engaged in Hongkong, he shall be entitled to a Sum by way of Bonus equal to Three Months' Pay of the Rank to which at

the Time he may belong; Provided always that he shall acquire Proviso as to no Right to such free Passage or Bonus unless he shall have Notice. given Three Months' previous Notice to the Captain Superintendent of his Intention to leave the Force at the Expiration of such Service of Five Years, or unless he shall engage for a further Period of Five Years in which Case he shall be entitled to the said Bonus although he may not have given such Notice.

IV. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from Time to Time to regulate the General Conditions upon which, and the Manner in which Pensions, Superannuation Allowances, or other Relief, are to be granted to Members of the Police Force and to determine in each particular Case whether there shall or shall not be granted to any Member of the Police Force, a Pension, Super- annuation Allowance, or other Relief, and in the Event of the Governor in Council determining that there shall be granted to any Member of the Police Force, a Pension, Superannuation Allowance, or other Relief to further determine the Amount to be paid in Respect thereof and the Terms on which and the Manner in which the same shall be paid.

Pensions.

V. If at any Time after the Granting of a Pension under this Revocation of Ordinance to any Member of the Police Force it be proved to the Pension. Satisfaction of the Governor in Council that the Person to whom such Pension may have been granted had been guilty of any corrupt Practices in the Execution of his Office either by receiving Bribes or by inducing or compelling Payment directly or indirectly of any valuable Consideration to himself or to any other Party by way of a Bribe or by otherwise acting corruptly in the Execution of or under Color of his Office as a Member of the Police, then in every such Case it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to revoke and annul the Grant of such Pension and no Claim to any further Payment on Account of a Pension declared to be revoked as aforesaid shall be valid.

VI. This Ordinance shall commence and take Effect on such Commence- Day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the Hand ment of of the Governor.

Ordinance.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to empower the Colonial Treasurer to recover in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction Crown Debts under Five hundred Dollars for Rent and for certain Assessments and Fees.

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THEREAS it is desirable to make Provision for the more speedy Recovery of Crown Debts under Five hundred Dollars for Rent and for Assessments and Fees payable under the Ordinances hereinafter mentioned: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

Title.

Preamble

I. Sections IV and IX of "The Police and Lighting Rate Repealing Amendment Ordinance, 1867" are hereby repealed.

Clause.

Recovery

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II. Whenever any Person shall have made Default in the Payment of any Sum of Money not exceeding Five hundred Dollars Crown Kew. due or payable by him to the Crown in Respect of Rent or of any Police, I inpo

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