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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JULY, 1866.

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XVIII. Whenever any offence against any of the Provisions of the Ordinances Where actual Offender ecified in the last Section shall have been proved to have been committed by any Householder fable d on resident in but not being the Householder within a District of Victoria and the be fined as if actual

Offender cannot be found or brought to trial the Householder shall be liable to Fine which might have been imposed upon him in case he had been the actual ender. Provided always that the amount of every such Fine howsoever recovered ruth such Householder or voluntarily paid by him may be recovered back by such Heuscholder from the actual Offender in an action for Money had and received.

cout of Rents and

Profits of Houses.

XIX. In the event of any Householder failing to pay any fine imposed upon or Power to recover Fine made recoverable from him under this Ordinance within Ten Days from the date of p Judgment, it shall be lawful for the Court imposing the Fine by Warrant to direct and authorize a proper Officer to take and receive the rent or rents payable to such House- Folder or any Mortgagee in possession in respect of any portions of such House until such Fine and the expenses of recovering the same shall have been satisfied and the receipt of such Officer for any such rent or rents shall be a good discharge to the person paying the same as against such Householder and all other Persons whomsoever and any balance remaining of any such rent or rents after satisfying the said Fine and the expenses of recovering, the same shall be returned to such Householder or Mortgagee in possession as the case may be.

Summons where personal service

XX. In every case where personal Service of a Magistrate's Summons against Mode of Service of any Householder for any offence under this Ordinance cannot be effected, it shall be. suflicient service to affix one copy thereof outside the House in respect of which such cannot be effected. offence shall be charged and to leave another Copy thereof at the Registered address of sch Householder and in case such Householder shall not appear according to the exigency of such Summons it shall be lawful for the Magistrate to investigate the charge gainst such Householder in his absence and to deal with the same in every respect as if such Householder were present,

XXI. Whenever there shall be several Persons "Householders" within the meaning Householders defined. of this Ordinance in respect of the same Building or Tenement by reason of being Tenants in common or joint Tenants or copartners they shall each be equally liable to the Provisions of this Ordinance as if they heid in severally.

XXII. Nothing herein contained shall apply to any Householder not being a Application of Chinese unless a portion of his House be rented by any Chinese.

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Registration clauses.

XXIII. A Register of Servants shall be kept at the Registrar General's Office, Register of Servants every Person who shall at the commencement of this Ordinance, be employed compouncement of as a Servant shall within Thirty Days next thereafter appear personally at the Regis- this Ordinance. trar General's Office and furnish the following particulars to be entered in such

Book:

1st. Name.

2nd. Age.

3rd. Particular capacity in which employed.

4th. Name and address of Employer.

5th. Place of Native Domicile and such other particulars as may from time to

time be required of him.

XXIV. Every Person who shall hereafter desire to engage himself as a Servant Servants entering shall previously appear personally at the Registrar General's Office and furnish the Service after the particulars mentioned or referred to in the Section XXIII.

commencement of this Ordinance.

Servants.

XXV. Every Servant employed at the commencement of this Ordinance shall Certificate of upon complying with the Provisions of Section XXIV and every Person desiring there- Registration for after to be employed as a Servant shall upon complying with the Provisions of the last Section be entitled to receive from the Registrar General a numbered Certificate of Registration in the form given in the First Schedule hereto and there shall be first endorsed from time to time upon such Certificate the names of all Persons by whom the holder thereof shall be employed as a Servant.

given to Employer.

XXVI. Every Servant shall deliver his Certificate of Registration to his Master servant's Registra- or Employer, and the said Certificate shall be returned to han duly endorsed by such tion Certificate to be Master or Employer, whenever the term of service shall expire: Provided always, that if such Servant shall leave his Master or Employer without Permission, or shall misconduct himself as to be dismissed, then the said Master or Employer shall deliver the Servant's Certificate of Registration to the Registrar General, stating the cause of such Servant leaving his employment.

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