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Salaries, &c. and Gratuities of Fire Brigade, &c.
Power to make
Brigade.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TH MAY, 1868.
IV. The Governor in Council shall from time to time fix the amount of Salaries and Working-pay to be payable to Members of the said Fire Brigade, and may also make Regulations fixing the amount of Compensation to be made to them in case of accident or to their Wives or Families in case of their Death, and likewise the Gratuities to be paid to Persons giving Notices of Fires, and those to be from time to time awarded to any Member of the said Force or to any other Person for Extraordinary Services performed in Cases of Fire, and the Governor is hereby authorized to make all payments. so ordered by the Governor in Council aforesaid out of any monies belonging to the Colony.
V. The Governor in Council may make Regulations for the Training, Discipline Regulations for Fire and good Conduct of the Men belonging to the said Fire Brigade, for their Speedy attendance with Engines and all necessary Implements on the occasion of any Alarm of Fire and generally for the maintenance in a due state of efficiency of the said Brigade and may annex to any Breach of such Regulations, Penalties not exceeding in amount Twenty-five Dollars.
As to Powers of Fire Brigade.
Powers of Super-
VI. On the occasion of a Fire the Superintendent or other Officer in Charge of the Fire Brigade may in his Discretion take the command of any Volunteer Fire Brigade or other Persons who voluntarily place their Services at his Disposal and may remove or order any Fireman to remove any Persons interfering by their Presence with the Opera- tions of the Fire Brigade and generally may take such measures as may appear expedient for the Protection of Life and Property and may himself or his Men break into or through and take possession of or blow up with Gunpowder or pull down any Pre- nises for the Purpose of putting an end to a Fire. The Superintendent of the said Fire Brigade or other Officer in charge thereof may close any Street in or near which a Fire is burning and may remove any Persons who interfere by their Presence with the Operations of the Fire Brigade. Any Damage occasioned by the Fire Brigade in the Execution of their Duties shall be deemed to be Damage by Fire within the Meaning of any Policy of Insurance against Fire.
VII. The Powers given to the Superintendent of Police by Section VIII of Ordi- nance No. 9 of 1857 are hereby transferred to the Superintendent or Officer in Charge 9 of 1857 transferred of the Fire Brigade for the time being.
intendent of Police under Ordinance No.
to Superintendent of Fire Brigade.
Fire Brigade Rate to be imposed.
Ordinances to be
VIII. There shall be levied Half-yearly on the Crown Lessees of all Lands in the Districts comprised within the City of Victoria, a Rate to be called a Fire Brigade Rate not exceeding Three-fourths per cent per Annum on the gross Annual value of Property set forth in the Police Rate Assessment for each Current Year, and the first levy of the said Rate shall be made for the Third Quarter of the Year 1868; and the said Rate shall be applied in maintaining the said Fire Brigade, and in defraying all Expenses connected therewith.
IX. This Ordinance, Ordinance No. 12 of 1860, Ordinance No. 5 of 1863 and construed together. Ordinance No. 11 of 1867, shall be construed together and for all requisite Purposes be deemed and taken as One Ordinance and the Ways and Means for carrying this Ordi- nance into effect, shall be the same as prescribed by the Two last mentioned Ordinances.
Offences how triable.
Commenecment of Ordinance.
Title.
Preamble.
Section XII of Ordinance No. 11 of 1864 amended by Providing that
X. All Offences under this Ordinance shall be triable before One of the Police Magistrates, who shall have Power to enforce all Penalties hereby imposed, or which may be imposed by any Order of the Governor in Council.
XI. This Ordinance shall come into force on such Day as shall hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the Hand of the Governor.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, for amending the Laws relative to Jurors and Juries.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Laws relative to Jurors and Juries:-Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. There shall be added to Section XII of Ordinance No. 11 of 1864, the Words following, that is to say-Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Registrar to open the Ballot Box and draw fresh Names therefrom as often as may be necessary Box in order to secure to secure the full Number of Thirty Jurors at the Criminal Sessions.
Registrar may open
requisite number.
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