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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH AUGUST, 1866.

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the Peace, Constables

XIX. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or Constable, and also for Powers of Justices of Person authorized thereto by the Governor to enter any House, Room, Vessel, and others. at and Place, either on Land or Water within the limits of this Colony, and to arrest erein any Person violating or suspected of having within Twenty-four Hours previous such arrest violated any such Rules, Regulations or Conditions as aforesaid, and to ize all Instruments of Gaming, Tables, Dice and other Implements used in Gambling, d also all Monies and Securities for Money found on such Persons or in such House, Boom, Boat, Vessel and Place aforesaid, and all such Implements of Gambling, Monies d Securities for Money if proved to the satisfaction of a Magistrate of Police to have een 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 addition to the forfeitures specified in this Section be liable to be fined in any Sum Imprisoned for any period named in the Rules to be framed by the Governor in Council under Section XVII.

XX. The Provisions of Sections XV and XVI of Ordinance No. 9 of 1862 tereby extended to the Members of the Force known as the "Naval Yard Police.”

are Naval Yard Police to be subject to Sections

XV and XVI of Ordinance 9 of 1862.

XXI. All Ordinances or portions of Ordinances inconsistent with the Provisions Ordinances incon- of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.

sistent herewith repealed.

XXII. All Penalties imposed under this Ordinance shall be recovered and may be Penalties how stributed in the manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.

recoverable.

XXIII. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such Day as shall

hereafter be fixed by Proclamation under the hand of the Governor.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 16th Day of August, 1866.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,

Clerk of Councils.

Commencement of Ordinance.

HONGKONG.

ANNO TRICESIMO

VICTORIA REGINE.

SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight, C.B., Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

No. 9 or 1866.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to make Provision for the more effectual Suppression of Piracy.

[16th August, 1866.]

Title.

Whereas Piracy has of late greatly increased in the Vicinity of Hongkong and it Preamble. expedient that more stringent measures be adopted for its Suppression: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as

llows:-

I. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such Day as shall hereafter commencement of be fixed by Proclamation under the Hand of the Governor.

Ordinance.

II. The following Words and Expressions used in this Ordinance shall, in the Interpretation of Construction thereof, have, except where the Nature of the Provision or the Context Terms. stall be repugnant to such Construction, the respective meanings hereinafter assigned

them (that is to say)—

The Terms "Governor," "Chief Justice," "Attorney General," and "Judge "Governor," &e. of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction" shall include the Persons for the time being exercising the said Offices.