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Carelessness or accidental damage.
Summary procedure before Justices.
Disposal of monies.
ORDINANCES Nos. 11 AND 12 OF 1856.
Lighting City.
Chinese Burials and Nuisances.
and no warrant shall be in any case necessary to justify the apprehension of any such offender as aforesaid.
6. When any damage or injury shall have been occasioned unto any such articles by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such person shall not have made satisfaction for the same, it shall be the duty of any Justice of the Peace, upon complaint thereof made, to order and compel the said person to make full satisfaction for the amount of such damage or injury, together with all incidental costs and expenses.
7. All proceedings before a Justice of the Peace under this Ordinance, except as provided by section 4 shall be had, and the payment of all pecuniary penalties, costs, and damages under the same shall be enforced, in like manner as in other cases of or belonging to the summary jurisdiction of Justices is by law provided.
8. All monies recovered or received under this Ordinance shall be paid into the Colonial Treasury.
No. 12 of 1856.
Preamble.
Interpretation of terms.
"Public Officer" or "Department".
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An Ordinance to regulate Chinese Burials, and to prevent certain Nuisances, within the Colony of Hongkong.
[12th June, 1856.]
WHEREAS the increase of population and buildings in the City of Victoria has made it necessary to provide other arrangements for the interment of the dead, and whereas there exist certain nuisances which the laws hitherto in force have failed effectually to prevent: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, in manner following, that is to say:
1. For the construction as well of this Ordinance as of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, the Ordinance No. 2 of 1854, the Ordinance No. 8 of 1856, and the Ordinance No. 11 of 1856, the following rules of construction shall be observed in addition to whatsoever other rules are by the said Ordinances respectively provided, that is to say :--
The expressions "Public Officer" or "Public Department" shall extend to and include His Excellency the Governor and every officer or
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Carelessness or accidental damage.
Summary pro- cedure before Justices.
Disposal of monics.
ORDINANCES Nos. 11 AND 12 OF 1856.
Lighting City.
Chinese Burials and Nuisances.
and no warrant shall be in any case necessary to justify the apprehension
such offender as aforesaid.
of
any
6. When any damage or injury shall have been occasioned unto any such articles by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such person shall not have made satisfaction for the same, it shall be the duty of any Justice of the Peace, upon complaint thereof made, to order and compel the said person to make full satisfaction for the amount of such damage or injury, together with all incidental costs and expenses.
7. All proceedings before a Justice of the Peace under this Ordinance, except as provided by section 4 shall be had, and the payment of all pecuniary penalties, costs, and damages under the same shall be enforced, in like manner as in other cases of or belonging to the summary jurisdic- tion of Justices is by law provided.
8. All monies recovered or received under this Ordinance shall be paid into the Colonial Treasury.
No. 12 of 1856.
Preamble.
Interpreta- tion of terms.
"Public Off- cer" or "De- partment.
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An Ordinance to regulate Chinese Burials, and to prevent cer-
tain Nuisances, within the Colony of Hongkong.
[12th June, 1856.] HEREAS the increase of population and buildings in the City of Victoria has made it necessary to provide other arrangements for the interment of the dead, and whereas there exist certain nuisances which the laws hitherto in force have failed effectually to prevent: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, in manner following, that is to say:
1. For the construction as well of this Ordinance as of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, the Ordinance No. 2 of 1854, the Ordinance No. 8 of 1856, and the Ordinance No. 11 of 1856, the following rules of con- struction shall be observed in addition to whatsoever other rules are by the said Ordinances respectively provided, that is to say :--
The expressions "Public Officer" or "Public Department" shall extend to and include His Excellency the Governor and every officer or
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