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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JUNE, 1865.

Arins at any Person, with Intent, in any of the Cases aforesaid, to maim, disfigure, or Hable any Person, or to do some other grievous bodily Harm to any Person, or with Intent to resist or prevent the lawful Apprehension or Detainer of any Person, shall be uilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life, or for any Term not less than Three Years, or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour, and with or without Solitary Confinement.

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17. Any Gun, Pistol, or other Arms which shall be loaded in the Barrel with what shall constitute Gunpowder or any other explosive Substance, and, Ball, Shot, Slug, or other destruc-loaded Arms. tive Material, shall be deemed to be loaded Arms within the Meaning of this Ordinance, though the Attempt to discharge the same may fail from Want of proper Priming or from any other Cause.

Injury with or with-

&c., in order to com- mit any

indictable

18. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously wound or inflict any grievous Inflicting bodily dily Harm upon any other Person, either with or without any Weapon or Instrument, out Weapon. shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the Dis- cretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for the Term of Three Years,-or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.

19. Whosoever shall, by any Means, whatsoever, attempt to choke, suffocate, or Attempting to choke, strangle any other Person, or shall by any Means calculated to choke, suffocate, or stran- gle, attempt to render any other Person insensible, unconcious, or incapable of Resistance, Offence. with Intent in any of such Cases thereby to enable himself or any other Person to com- nit or with Intent in any of such Cases thereby to assist any other Person in committing any indictable Offence, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be Hable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years,--or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.

&c., to commit any

20. Whosoever shall unlawfully apply or administer to or cause to be taken by, Using Chloroform, or attempt to apply or administer to or attempt to cause to be administered to or taken indictable Offence. by, any Person, any Chloroform, Laudanum, Pepper or other stupefying or overpowering Drug, Matter, or Thing, with Intent in any of such Cases thereby to enable himself or any other Person to commit, or with Intent in any of such Cases thereby to assist any ther Person in committing any indictable Offence, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Three Years,-or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.

Maliciously admi-

so as to endanger Life

21. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously administer to or cause to be administered to or taken by any other Person any Poison or other destructive or noxious nistering Poison, &e., Thing, so as thereby to endanger the Life of such Person, or so as thereby to inflict or inflict grievous bodí- upon such Person any grievous bodily Harm, shall be guilty of Felony, and, being y Harni. convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for any Term not exceeding Ten Years and not less than Three Years,- to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.

or

Maliciously admi-

with Intent to injure.

22. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously administer to or cause to be ad- ministered to or taken by any other Person any Poison or other destructive or noxious nistering Poison, &c., Thing, with Intent to injure, aggrieve, or annoy such Person, shall be guilty of a Mis- demeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for the Term of Three Years,-or to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Two Years, with or without Hard Labour.

guilty of Felony they may find him guilty of Misdemeanor.

23. If upon the Trial of any Person for any Felony in the last but one preceding If Jury not satisfied Section mentioned, the Jury shall not be satisfied that such Person is guilty thereof, that Person charged is but shall be satisfied that he is guilty of any Misdemeanor in the last preceding Section mentioned, then and in every such Case the Jury may acquit the Accused of such Felony, and find him guilty of such Misdemeanor, and thereupon he shall be liable to e punished in the same Manner, as if convicted upon an Information for such Mis- demeanor.

with Food, &C.,

24. Whosoever, being legally liable, either as a Master or Mistress, to provide for Not providing Ap- Apprentice or Servant necessary Food, Clothing, or Lodging, shall wilfully and prentices or Servants without lawful Excuse refuse or neglect to provide the same, or shall unlawfully and whereby Life eu- maliciously do or cause to be done any bodily Harm to any such Apprentice or Servant, dangered.

that the Life of such Apprentice or Servant shall be endangered, or the Health of

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