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11. Against Sects. 30 and 31.

12. Against Sect. 32.

13. Against Sect. 33,

14. Against Sect. 30.

15. Against Sect. 35.

16. Against Sect. 38.

17. For every of- fence not specifically provided for.

Enforcement of Pe-

nalties.

Chinese Officers or

The Hongkong Government Gazette.

[MAY 9, 1857.

11. For every offence against Section Thirty or Section Thirty-one, a Sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars

nor less than Five Dollars.

12. For every offence against Section Thirty-two, a Sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars, nor less than

Five, (besides the Expenses of the Removal of the Building or thing occupied or crected). 13. For every offence against Section Thirty-three, (unless the same shall be dealt with under the

Ordinance therein mentioned,) a Sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars, nor less than Five. 14. For every offence against Section Thirty-four, a Sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars, nor

less than Five.

15. For every offence against Section Thirty-five, a Sum not exceeding Five Dollars, nor less than Twenty Cents; or the offender shall, at the discretion of the Court. receive not more than Thirty-six Blows, nor less than five Blows, with a Rattan; and he shall also, if His Excellency in Council shall so decide, be deported to any place in the Chinese Empire. 16. For every offence against Section Thirty-eight, a Spm not exceeding Fifty Dollars, nor less

than One Dollar.

17. And for every such Disobedience, Violation, or Default, for which no specific penalty is hereinbefore provided, such Sum, not exceeding 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- 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 Licensees offending li-holding the office of Kápcheong 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

specified, shall be liable to the forfeiture thereof.

XLII. Where, upon the conviction of any offender, it shall appear that, before the commission of the the amount of penalty offence, he had given security to the Registrar General under this Ordinance, and that by such offence the to be that of the Secu- same is become forfeited, the amount of such security shall be deemed to be the penalty actually incurred rity.

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.

Dismissal.

In case of Security,

Certiorari.

Construction of words.

Occupier.'

XLIII. Every tnudication under this Ordinance shall be final, unless Certiorari for removing the proceedings, either before or after judgment, shall be obtained, by the Crown or by the Defendant, as the 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. And the Costs of such Certiorari and Proceedings shall be paid to or by the Crown according to the event thereof.

"House or Building.”.

Europeans.'

And 'Chinese :"

Exception.

Retrospective.

XLIV. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following Terms and Words shall be severally taken, not only in their received sense, but also to extend to and include the meanings hereinafter specified, that is to say :-

or "of a Boat or Vessel,"

"Occupier," "Person occupying," and "Master of a House or Tenement

shall include every Person acting as Master thereof, Occupant of the Groundfloor thereof (it a House or Tenement) at a rent, and (in the event of a vacant House, Tenement, Boat or Vessel or of no other Occupier thereof being to be found) Owner thereof, or his Agent. And " House," "Tenement," 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 bejng 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.

Fee for Hawkers, 1st Class Boats plying for hire,

SCHEDULE TO WHICH THIS Ordinance hEFERS ——

$ 0.50 Quarterly,

10.00 Annually.

2d

do. do. do,

Sd

do. do. do.,

4th do. do. do.,

Trading and Fishing Boats,

Undertakers' Licenses,

Inmates) if by the Year,

"

5.00

2

"

8.00

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0.50

事

» 10.00

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10.00

5.00

#

#

"

0.10 per diem.

Licenses of Tenements and Boats or Boats for Coolies (for every Tea

•

And if by a lesser term (for every Ten Inmates,)

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

TO CONTRACTORS.

this 5th Day of May, 1857.

L. D'ALMADA e Castro, Clerk of Councils.

SURVEYOR General's Oppich, VICTORIA, HONGKONG, Kh May, 1837. OTICE,--SEALED TENDERS will be receiv-

ed at this office until Noon of the 25th instant, NO

from persons willing to CONTRACT for the EXE- CUTION of the undermentioned WORKS, viz :--- in constructing a NEW SEA WALL, from Marine Lot No. 194 Eastward, to join the Coast Road known as the Plazza; and Westward, from Marine Lot No.101. to join the Sea Wall of Pedder's Wharf; in forming the BOWRING PRAYA; in filling in the ground be tween such New Road and the present Sea-front of the several Marine Lots; and in the continuing the senard Culverts and Drains, &c.

DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, and CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT, may be seen at this Office daily, be- tween the hours of 11 a.x, and 3 P.M.

THOR L. WALKER,

Acting Surveyor General,

SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Victoria, HonGRONG, 5th February, 1857. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. "OTICE is hereby given, that Persons willing to CONTRACT for the EXECUTION or THE SEVERAL WORKS-in constructing a New SEA WALL, from Marine Lot No. 104 Eastward, to join the Coast Road along the Parade, and Westward, from Marine Lot No. 101 to join the Sea Wall of in Filling in the Ground between such New Road and Pedder's Wharf; in forming the DowRING PRaya ; the present Sea-front of the Several Marine Lots; and in continuing the several Culverts and Drains, &c., &c. may inspect the DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, and CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT at this Office, on and after Monday, the 16th instant, between the hours

of 10 a.m. and 4 P.M.

THOS. L. WALKER, Acting Surveyor General.

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THE

JOHN BOWRING.

NOTICE.

HE Partnership heretofore subsisting between WILLIAM GASKELL and JAMES BROWN, as Attorneys, Solicitors, Notaries Public, and Proctors, at Hongkong, was dissolved, by the decease of the said James Brown, on the 28th day of April, 1857,

WILLIAM GASKELL. Dated this 29th day of April, 1857.

NOTICE.

MR

́R ALFRED FINCHAM is this day admitted

a Partner in our Firm.

REISS & Co. China, 1st May, 1857.

NOTICE.

THE Interest and Responsibility of the late Mr

JOHN CONNOLLY in our Firm, ceased on the 31st December last,

TAIT & Co

Amoy, 6th March, 1867.