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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST JULY, 1865.
HONGKONG.
ANNO VICESIMO OCTAVO VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.
No. 12 of 1865.
By His Excellency WILLIAM THOMAS MERCER, Esquire, Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, and Vice- Admiral of the same, with the Advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong. W. T. MERCER.
An Ordinance for the further Security of the Residents in this Colony from personal Violence.
[14th June, 1865.]
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Whereas the Punishments hitherto awarded by the Laws of this Colony insufficient to deter from Crimes of Violence: Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
I. Where any Person is convicted of a Crime who at the Time of the Commission Punishment of Whip- thereof shall have been armed with any offensive Weapon or Instrument, or who at the Time of or immediately before or immediately after the Commission thereof shall have wounded, beat, struck or used any other personal Violence to any other Person, or who shall at any of the Times aforesaid by any Means whatsoever have attempted to render any other Person insensible, unconscious or incapable of Resistance, the Supreme Court may, in addition to the Punishment now awarded for such Crime, direct that the Offender, if a Male, be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped, subject to the following Provisions:
(1.) That in the Case of an Offender whose Age does not exceed Sixteen Years, the Number of Strokes at each such Whipping do not exceed Twenty- five, and the Instrument used shall be a Rattan.
(2.) That in the Case of any other Male Offender, the Number of Strokes do not exceed Fifty at each such Whipping.
(3.) That in each Case the Court in its Sentence shall specify the Number of Strokes to be inflicted, and the Instrument to be used. Provided that in no Case shall such Whipping take place after the Expiration of Six Months from the passing of the Sentence.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 14th Day of June, 1865.
L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,
Clerk of Councils.
No. 103.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
With reference to Government Notification No. 90 of the 10th Instant, it is hereby notified that, for the ensuing 12 Months from the 1st Proximo, the Western Slaughter House is held by LUM-A-LIN, of Victoria, Trader, at a Monthly rental of $950; and the Eastern by WONG-HOP, also of Victoria, Trader, at a Monthly rental of $355.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th June, 1865.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 104.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
At the request of M. DU CHESNE, French Consul at this Port, the following valuable Hydrographical Notices are published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th June, 1865.
W. H. ALEXANDER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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