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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND JUNE, 1867.
summary conviction before a Magistrate of Police to a Penalty not exceeding Two hundred Dollars and not less than Twenty Dollars, and to Imprisonment, with or without Hard Labor, for any Period not exceeding Six Calendar Months and not less than One Calendar Month.
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the Peace, Constables and others.
XX. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or Constable, and also for Powers of Justices of any Person authorized thereto by the Governor to enter any House, Room, Vessel, Boat, and Place, either on Land or Water within the limits of this Colony, and to arrest therein any Person violating or suspected of having within Twenty-four Hours previous to such arrest violated any such Rules, Regulations or Conditions as aforesaid, and to seize all Instruments of Gaming, Tables, Dice or other Implements used in Gambling, and also all Monies and Securities for Money found on such Persons or in such House, Room, Boat, Vessel and Place aforesaid, and all such Implements of Gambling, Monies and Securities for Money if proved to the satisfaction of a Magistrate of Police to have been used or kept for purposes of Gambling shall be forfeited to the Crown; and all Persons convicted of violating the Rules, Regulations and Conditions aforesaid shall in addition to the forfeitures specified in this Section be liable to be fined in any Sum or Imprisoned for any Period named in the Rules to be framed by the Governor in Council under Section XVII,
XXI. The Word "Gambling" as used in this Ordinance shall apply to and include word “Gambling" Lotteries, as well those known as Wai-Sing, Pak-Kop-Piu, Tsze-Fa, as all others.
to include Lotteries.
XXII. All Ordinances or portions of Ordinances inconsistent with the Provisions Ordinances incon- of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
sistent herewith repealed.
XXIII. All Penalties imposed under this Ordinance shall be recovered and may Penalties how be distributed in the manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
recoverable.
XXIV. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such Day as shall Commencement of hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 17th Day of June, 1867.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
Ordinance.
No. 4.
PROCLAMATION.
[L.S.] RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL.
By Ilis Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, and Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by Section XXIV of Ordinance No. 9 of 1867, it is enacted as follows:-
"This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such Day as shall hereafter be fixed by "Proclamation under the hand of the Governor :"
Now, therefore, I, SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Governor of the Colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said Section and by virtue of the Authority thereby in me vested, do hereby under hand Proclaim, that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect on the First Day of July, my now next ensuing.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 21st Day of June, 1867.
No. 96.
HENRY JOHN BALL, Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Rules and Regulations, made by the Governor in Council, under Ordinance No. 9 of 1867, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd June, 1867.
HENRY JOHN BALL, Acting Coloniai Secretary,
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