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dent to certain sen-

imposed labour.

THE HONGKONG GOVEERNMNT GAZETTE, 16TH MAY, 1863.

What labour inci- XVI. When any Magistrate or Court shall sentence a Prisoner to hard labour, traces and what Pri- the same shall mean hard labour (in chains if necessary) within or without the Prison soners to be free from Walls in such mode as the Superintendent of such Gaol shall with the sanction of His Excellency the Governor appoint, and if a Prisoner be sentenced to hard labour within the Prison, the same shall mean similar labour imposed in a similar manner within or with- out the Prison Walls, and if a Prisoner be sentenced to Imprisonment, the same shall mean Imprisonment with labour of such light description within the Prison Walls as may be appointed by the Superintendent under the sanction of His Excellency the Governor, but Prisoners charged with Crime or Offence confined for want of Sureties or to take their trial shall not be under any obligation to labour beyond such labour as may be reasonably proper for the purpose of preparing their own food and keeping their Persons and Dress in a proper state, and keeping their Cells clean. If any Prisoners for Debt or on Civil process or under committal for trial shall request to be employed in labour, the Su- perintendent of the Gaol may with their consent respectively employ them in such Work as may seem to him suitable.

Indemnity clause to Officers of Gaol and Debtors' Wards.

Mode of recovering penalties.

Preamble.

Ordinance No. 2 of

3 of 1851, Section 1

XVII. No Action or Proceeding at Law shall or may be brought or sustained against any Sheriff, Superintendent or other Officer of any Gaol or Debtors' Ward for any act heretofore done or hereafter to be done by them respectively in accordance with the Rules and Regulations in force or hereafter to be in force as to any Gaol or Debtors' Ward, nor for the escape of any Debtor from Custody except in case of gross negligence by the Person sued.

XVIII. All penalties imposed hereby or by any Rules and Regulations to be in force under this Ordinance shall be sued for and recovered under Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.

HONGKONG.

ANNO VICESIMO SEXTO VICTORIA REGINE.

No. of 1863.

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. An Ordinance for the better assessing and collecting the Police and Lighting Rates within the Colony of Hongkong.

[

May, 1863.]

Whereas the collection of Police and Lighting Rates assessed upon the Occupiers of Tenements in this Colony is difficult and frequently impracticable, and it is expedient to make better provision for the rating of such Tenements, and for the collection of such Rates: Be it therefore enacted by His Excellency the Acting Governor by and with the advice of the Legislative Council as follows:---

I. Ordinance No. 2 of 1845, Ordinance No. 3 of 1851, Section 1 of Ordinance 1845, Olinance No. No. 11 of 1856 and Ordinance No. 8 of 1857 shall be and the same hereby are re- of Ordinance No. 11 spectively repealed, except as to any Operation already effected by, or Act done under No.8 of 1857 repealed, any or either of such Ordinances, or as to any right, title, obligation or liability acquired

or accrued thereunder.

of 1856, and Ordinance

except &c.

continue to discharge

Persons acting un- II. All Persons heretofore appointed or acting under the said Ordinances shall, der said Ordinances.to and they are hereby authorized and required, notwithstanding the passing of this Ordi- duties till otherwise nance, to continue to discharge and execute their several duties and offices for the purpose of carrying this Ordinance into execution, without any further or other appoint- ment thereto until the Governor shall otherwise direct.

directed.

Governor may ap-

this Ordinance into

them such remunera-

III. Upon the death, resignation or removal of such Persons it shall be lawful for point Persons to carry the Governor from time to time to nominate and appoint other fit and proper Persons extention, and allow for the purpose of carrying this Ordinance into execution, and to allow them for the tion as he may deem Performance of their duties, on that behalf, such remuneration as the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council shall direct, and some one or more of the Persons so appointed as aforesaid shall at such times and in such manner as hereinafter provided make or cause to be made a Valuation of the Tenements in this Colony or such part thereof as the Governor with the advice of the Council aforesaid may at any time direct and appoint.

reasonable.