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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1866.

Houschelder to report change of tenants.

Persous hereafter becoming Householders to report the same to Registrar General.

Householder to receive Certificate from Registrar General,

Householder not resident in Colony to enter into Bond.

Registrar General

may summon Householder or tegants of portions thereof to appear before him.

Governor may appoint Chief Watchman of a District.

Governor may appoint any number of Watchmen for a District.

Rules & Regulations for Watchmen.

Power of Registrar General to dismiss and fine Watchmen.

Power to Governor in Council to enclose parts of the Town.

Fiues for violation of

certain Ordinances to

VII. Every Householder shall within One Week report to the Registrar Genera! any change in the tenancy of any portion of his House and furnish the Registrar General with all particulars which may be required of him as to the name, condition, business or occupation of every new tenant of any portion of such House.

VIII. Every person who shall become a Householder after the commencement of this Ordinance shall within Fifteen Days thereafter report the same to the Registrar General.

IX. Every Registered Householder shall receive a Certificate of Registration in English and Chinese, signed by the Registrar General, containing such particulars as the Registrar General shall deem expedient, which said Certificate shall be produced by him when required so to do by the Registrar General or any Justice of the Peace or any, Officer of Police.

X. Every Householder who shall not have his permanent place of residence in the Colony shall enter into a Bond with two Sureties to be approved of by the Registrar General conditioned in the Sum of Five hundred Dollars for the observance of the Provisions of this Ordinance, and shall appoint an Agent in the Colony whose name and address he shall furnish to the Registrar General, and until he shall comply with the Provisions of this Section the Rents and Profits of his House shall be seized in the manner provided by Section XIX and forfeited to the Crown.

XI. It shall be lawful for the Registrar General to summon in writing before him any Householder or any tenant of portion thereof and such Householder or tenant shall appear before the Registrar General at the time and place specified in such summons and furnish all particulars respecting himself which are required by this Ordinance to be recorded by the Registrar General.

XII. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint any fit Person who shall be recommended by the Inhabitants of any District to the Office of Chief Watchman of such District, and such Chief Watchman shall be immediately subordinate to the Registrar General and have all the Powers and Authorities of a Constable.

XIII. It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint for each District any number of Persons who shall be recommended to him by the Inhabitants of such District to fili the Office of Watchmen in such District, and every such Watchunun shall be under the control of the Registrar General and immediately subordinate to the Chief Watchman, and shall have all the Powers and Authorities of a Constable.

XIV. The Registrar General, with approval of the Governor in Council, shall make Rules and Regulations to be observed by the said Watchinen.

XV. It shall be lawful for the Registrar General summarily to dismiss any such Chief or other Watchman to be appointed as aforesaid, and also to inflict upon him any Fine not exceeding Ten Dollars for misconduct: and every Fine so inflicted may be levied or recovered before à Magistrate of Police upon the application of the Registrar General in the manner provided for the recovery of Fines by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844. XVI. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to direct any District or Street in Victoria or any part thereof be enclosed by means of Gates or otherwise and that all ingress or egress in or out of the same shall be prohibited at such times and for such period and in such manner as to the said Governor in Council

that

shall seem fit.

M.

XVII. Whenever a Fine shall be imposed upon any person resident in any house be recoverable from and not being the Householder within the meaning of this Ordinance, for any violation Householder in cer- of the Provisions of the following Ordinances that is to say

tain cases,

No. 14 of 1844, No. 12 of 1857,

every such fine or any part thereof in case the same shall not have been recovered from the actual Offender may be recovered from the Householder by action at law or by a summary warrant of distress to issue out of the Court by which such fine shall have been imposed and to be executed against the goods and chattels of such Houscholder without prejudice to the further power given by Section XIX for the recovery such Fine-Provided always that the amount of every such Fine howsoever recovered from every such Householder or voluntarily paid by him may be recovered by such Householder from the Offender primarily liable for the same in an action for Money had

and received.

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