16. For every offence against Section Thirty-eight, a Sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars, nor less
than One Dollar.
16. Against Sect. 38.
17. For every of
provided for,
Enforcement of Pe-
17. And for every such Disobedience, Violation, or Default, for which no specific penalty is hereinbefore fenco not specifically
provided, such Sum, not excceding in any case Twenty-five Dollars, as the Court shall think fit. XL. In case of nonpayment of any of the said pecuniary Penalties, the same may be recovered by any of the ways and means whereby, on any summary proceedings before Justices, penalties are or shall be recover-nalties. able: yet so as that no offender against Section Thirty-eight shall be liable to be imprisoned in such case.
XLI. Over and above the pecuniary Penalties appointed by Section Thirty-nine, Chinese offenders, if Chinese Officers or Licensees offending li- holding the office of Kapcheong or Tepo, shall be liable to ignominious Removal or Dismissal by His able to ignominious Excellency in Council after the methods and usages of the Chinese, and, if holding any License herein Dismissal. specified, shall be liable to the forfeiture thereof.
to be that of the Secu-
XLII. Where, upon the conviction of any offender, it shall appear that, before the commission of the In case of Security, offence, he had given security to the Registrar General under this Ordinance, and that by such offence the the amount of penalty ume is become forfeited, the amount of such security shall be deemed to be the penalty actually incurred ity. by him, and it shall not be lawful for the Court to impose any penalty for his said offence, save and except the amount of his said security.
this Ordinance.
XLIII. Every ajudication under this Ordinance shall be final, unless Certiorari for removing the Trial of conspiracies proceedings, either before or after judgment, shall be obtained, by the Crown or by the Defendant, as the by Chinese against case may be, within Ten Days from the first commencement of the said proceedings, and unless the pro- ceedings upon the said Certiorari shall be prosecuted, with effect, in the Supreme Court, within Six Weeks after the obtaining thereof.
XLIV. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following Terms and Words shall be severally Construction of words. taken, not only in their received sense, but also to extend to and include the meanings hereinafter specified, that is to say -
"Occupier," "Person occupying," and "Master of a House” or “of a Boat or Vessel," shall include every Person acting as Master thereof, Occupant of the Groundfloor thereof (if a House) at a rent, and (in the event of a vacant House, Boat or Vessel or of no other Occupier thereof being to be found) Owner thereof, or his Agent. And “House” or “Building” shall include any Shop, Outhouse, Shed, or Roof:
And
"European" shall include all Persons other than Asiatics, and also all such Asiatics (not being Chi-
nese) as owe or shall owe permanent allegiance unto Her Majesty:
And "Chinese" shall include Natives of Hongkong and other places out of the Empire of China, being
of Chinese blood or following Chinese usages:
Save only and except where by the express letter of this Ordinance a more limited meaning hath
been attributed to any or either of the said Terms and Words. XLV. All Acts done before the passing of this Ordinance which, if done after the passing thereof, would have been legal and valid, shall be deemed legal and valid for all purposes soever.
Occupier.'
"House or Building.”
Europeans.' And Chinese :' Exception.
Retrospective.
No. 12.
SCHEDULE TO WHICH THIs Ordinance REFERS -
Fee for Hawkers, 1st Class Boats plying for hire,
0.50 Quarterly.
10.00 Annually.
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5.00
3d
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3.00
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0.50
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Trading and Fishing Boats,
10.00
Undertakers' Licenses,
10.00
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Licenses of Tenements and Boats or Boats for Coolies (for every Ten
Inmates) if by the Year, And if by a lesser term (for avery Ten Inmates,)
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5.00
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0.10 per diem.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Diplomatic Department.
His Excellency the Chief Superintendent of Trade, &c., &c., is pleased to direct that the accompanying Notice, exhibiting the improvements which have been made by the Chinese Authorities for increasing the securities for the Navigation of the Yang-tsze Kiang, be published for general information, together with a Chart of the Entrance to the River, shewing the positions of the Buoys which have been laid down, and of the Beacon Tower,
By Order,
Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 18th April, 1857.
W. WOODGATE.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
OFFICE OF Maritime Customs, Shanghae, 23d March, 1857.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of arrangements made by the Chinese Authorities for the improvement of the navigation of the Yang-tsze Kiang, Eight Iron Nun Buoys have been moored between Gutzlaff Island and Woosung. These have been laid down by Mr George L. Carr, Master, R. N., in the following positions :~~
In the Fairway, at the entrance of the River, one painted with horizontal Black and White Stripes.
On the South Sand,-three painted Black, and numbered 1, 3, 5.
On the North Sand,-three painted Red, and numbered 2, 4, 6.
On the North Spit,-off the entrance of Woosung River, one painted Red, and numbered 8.
The numbers on the Buoys commence from Seaward.
Fairway Buoy, is painted with horizontal Black and White Stripes, with Staff and Vane, and lies in 44 fathoms, and from it Gutz- laff bears S. 11° 15′ E. 18 miles; Light Ship N. 50° W. 7 miles.
In entering the River from Seaward, the Red Buoys should be left on the Starboard hand; the Black Buoys on the Port hand.
BUOYS ON THe South Sand.
No. 1.-Painted Black, with Staff and Vane, lies in 18 feet, and from it the Tower bears N. 56° W.; Light Ship E. 31 miles; Buoy No. 3 N. 50° 37 W. 8 miles; Buoy No, 2 N. 11° 15′ W. 83 miles,
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No. 3-Painted Black, with Staff and Vane, lies in 18 feet on the edge of the Bank, extending to the S.E. of the Tower, and from it the Tower bears N. 72° W.; Light Ship S. 59° E.; Buoy No. 4 N. 14° W. 23 miles.
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No. 5.-Painted Black, with Staff and Vane, lies in 20 feet, and from it Block House Island bears N. 18° E.; Tower S, 39° El; Buoy No. 6 N. 45° E. 12 miles. S.S.W. of this Buoy, about a Ship's length, the depth of water is 2 fathoms. In standing towards this Buoy, tack on the first Shoal cast, for the Bank is steep; close outside the Buoy, the depth is 5 fathoms,
BUOYS ON THE North Sand
No. 2.-Painted Red, with Staff and Vane, lies in 19 feet, and from it the Light Ship bears S. 48° E. 5 miles; Tower N. 73° W.; Enoy No. 1 8. 11° 15′ E. 34 miles. The nearest point of the north Sand is dry at low water, bears N. 5° W. about 200 yards, and Shoals suddenly inside the Buoy
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