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ORDINANCES Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 1878.

Gaol Amendment.

Markets Amendment.

1. All punishments imposed under the authority of sections 11 and 12 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1863, shall be valid and effectual to all intents and purposes, notwithstanding the expiration of the period for which the offender was originally sentenced to imprisonment by lawful authority, and the Superintendent of any Gaol may lawfully detain any prisoner after the expiration of his original sentence and deal with him, in carrying out the punishment imposed on such offender under the authority of sections 11 and 12 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1863, in all respects, as if his original sentence had not expired.

[Repealed by Ordinance No. 18 of 1885, and see Ordinance No. 7 of 1880,

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which was disallowed.]

No. 3 of 1878.

An Ordinance to amend "The Markets Ordinance, 1858."

[11th November, 1878.] HEREAS it is expedient to amend an Ordinance entitled the "Markets Ordi- nance, 1858," by authorising the Governor in Council to grant licences to sell or expose for sale in places other than a public market articles of food for man usually sold or exposed for sale in a public market under the conditions hereinafter expressed: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the "Markets Ordinance, 1858" or in the "Markets Ordinance, 1867," from

and after the coming into operation of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, from time to time, to grant licences for the sale of articles of food for man usually sold or exposed for sale in a public market elsewhere than in a public market to such persons for such considerations and for such periods as he shall think fit, and it shall be lawful for any person holding such licence to sell or expose for sale such articles as he may be empowered to sell or expose for sale under such licence during the continuance of such licence.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for the proper conduct of business authorised to be carried on under this Ordinance by licences generally or by any particular licence, and from time to time to repeal, alter, or vary. the same; and such regulations shall be binding as well upon the grantees of such licences as upon all persons employed by or dealing with the grantees of such licences, and such regulations may be enforced by such penalties as may be specified therein; Provided that such regulations shall be published in the Gazette for at least two weeks before they shall come into operation, and that no penalty shall exceed the sum of $500.

3. All penalties under this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary manner before a Police Magistrate, and shall not affect any condition for the forfeiture or cancellation of the licence subject to which the same may have been granted.

[Repealed by Ordinance No. 17 of 1887.]

NOTE-For Regulations under the Ordinance of the 1st June, 1885, see Gazette 13th

of the same month.

Title.

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Preamble,

Governor in Council may grant licences for sale of food elsewhere than in public market,

And may make regulations enforceable by penalties.

Regulations to be published in Gazette.

Penalties may be recovered before Police Magistrate summarily.