The Hongkong Government Gazette. [No. 79. JANUARY 7, 1857.
Power to arrest and VI. Any Justice of the Peace may lawfully arrest, or cause to be arrested, with or without Warrant, keep suspected Emis-any Person whom he shall reasonably suspect to be an Emissary or Abettor of Her Majesty's Enemies, or saries or Abettors of of Pirates, or of Chinamen disaffected to Her Majesty's Government, or otherwise dangerous to the Enemies, &c.
peace and good order of this Colony, and him safely keep until be can be dealt with according to law.
VII. His Excellency in Executive Council is authorised to deport or cause to be deported to,any - place within the Empire of China, any Chinamen liable to arrest upder Section Six of this Ordinance.
Tower of deportation.
Co-operation with
Fire Brigades.
Ordinance No. 1 of 1853 (Sections Three
VIII. Every Person whomsoever required by the Superintendent of Police to co-operate with any Fire Brigade, whether consisting of Volunteers or not, so that the same be approved by His Excellency, or in the working of Fire Engines, or in the suppression of Fire, shall be bound to obey such requisition under the penalty for every case of disobedience of not less than Ten Dollars, nor more than Fifty Dollars, to be imposed by any Justice of the Peace, or (if such Justice shall think fit and the Offender shall be a Chinaman) of not more than Fifteen Blows, nor less than Five Blows.
IX. Sections Three to Eight, both inclusive, of the expired Ordinance No. 1 of 1855, are hereby to Eight) revived and revived and made perpetual.
made perpetual.
X. Division Eight of Section Three of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845 is hereby amended by expunging · Ordinance No. 14 of the words • One Hundred and Fifty' and inserting the words Three Hundred' in the stead 1845(Section Three,di-thereof.
Power to fire on Chi-
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vision Eight) amended. XI. Every Person lawfully acting as a Sentry or Patrol at any time between the hour of Eight in the nese abroad at night Evening and Sunrise is hereby authorised whilst so acting, to fire upon, with intent or effect to kill, any "Chinaman whom he shall meet with or discover abroad and whom he shall have reasonable ground to suspect of being so abroad for an improper purpose, and who being challenged by him shall neglect or refuse to make proper answer to his challenge.
ime.
Clinamen not hold-
XII. If any Chinaman, not being the holder of a Night Pass, shall carry abroad with him, whether ̧ ng Passes shall notby Night or Day, any Deadly Weapon whatsoever, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
carry arins,
Xlll. No act done or attempted in pursuance of this Ordinance shall be questioned in any Court. Acts not to be ques- XIV. Persons serving in the Sea or Land Forces of Her Majesty or of Her Allies shall, if acting or Joned.
Farther powers to aiding in the execution of this Ordinance, be deemed and taken to have such further and other powers and Persons scrting authorities for the better securing the Public Peace and Order as they would have had if Martial Law had n the Sea aud Land been proclaimed within this Colony; and it shall not be lawful to try and punish any such Persons for any Forces of Her Majesty, act done or attempted in pursuance of such further or other powers or authorities, or any of them, save only and of Her Allies. (in the case of Her Majesty's said Forces) before a Court Martial to be holden under any Statute for holding;
such a Court.
Courts Martial not XV. Nothing in the last Section contained shall be construed to confer upon a Court Martial any Juris-
obtain Jurisdiction diction whatsoever over Persons not serving in Her said Majesty's Sea or Land Forces. Indemnity for past,
ver other Persons.
icts.
XVI. All acts done or attempted before the passing of this Ordinance, and which would have been "lawful if so done or attempted after the passing thereof, are hereby authorised and made valid ; and no man
shall at any time hereafter be called in question for or in respect of the same.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 6th Day of January, 1857.
L. D'ALMADA e Castro,
Clerk of Councils.
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JOHN BOWRING,,
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