ORDINANCES Nos. 9 AND 10 OF 1858.
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32. The laws relating to nuisances, cruelty to animals, offences relating to scales, weights, measures, and coins, and extortions, and the general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, are not affected by this Ordinance.
Saving as to nuisances, "Cattle."
33. The word "Cattle" in this Ordinance shall include swine, and all graminivorous beasts, except horses, asses, and mules.
[All repealed by Ordinance No. 17 of 1887.]
NOTE.—The following bye-laws &c. were made under this Ordinance:
Market bye-laws of the 1st June, 1858, gazetted on the 4th of the same month.
Additional bye-laws of the 17th June, 1858, gazetted on the 22nd of the same month.
Proclamation as to "District of Victoria" of the 9th December, 1872, gazetted on the 14th of the same month.
Government Notification as to “Establishment of Market at Shaukiwán” of the 10th December, 1872, gazetted on the 14th of the same month.
Government Notification of Establishment of other Markets of the 20th May, 1876, gazetted on the 27th of the same month.
Proclamation as to meaning of "District of Victoria" of the 30th June, 1879, gazetted on the 16th July, 1879.
Bye-law as to condition of licences of stalls or shops for the sale of meat made and gazetted on the 12th June, 1884.
Bye-law as to the good government of the Central Market of the 15th October, 1884, gazetted on the 25th of the same month.
No. 10 of 1858.
An Ordinance for Penal Servitude.
[15th June, 1858.]
Be it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. Where no place hath been or shall hereafter be appointed by Her Majesty or Her Governor of Hongkong, whereunto offenders convicted in this Colony, and being under sentence or order of transportation, may according to law be sent or transported, every such offender shall (subject to section 3) be kept in penal servitude within the said Colony for any period not exceeding a period of the same duration as the term or terms, or unexpired portion of the term or terms, of transportation under which the said offender now is or shall hereafter be; and until no such place as aforesaid is appointed, and so often as no such place shall be hereafter appointed as aforesaid, any offender who, but for this Ordinance, might have been sentenced to transportation shall (subject to section 3) be liable to be sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for a period or periods not exceeding a term or terms of the same duration as the term or terms of transportation to which such offender would, but for this Ordinance, have been liable, and subject to the same discretion on the part of the Court.
Until places of transportation are appointed, penal servitude may be substituted.
ORDINANCES Nos. 9 AND 10 OF 1858.
Markets.
Penal Servitude.
425
32. The laws relating to nuisances, cruelty to animals, offences relating to scales, weights, measures, and coins, and extortions, and the general jurisdiction of the Su- preme Court, are not affected by this Ordinance.
Saving as to nul-
sances,
* Cattle."
33. The word Cattle" in this Ordinance shall include swine, and all gramini- Interpretation of vorous beasts, except horses, asses, and mules.
[All repealed by Ordinance No. 17 of 1887.]
NOTE.― The following bye-laws &c. were made under this Ordinance :
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Market bye-laws of the 1st June, 1858, gazetted on the 4th of the same month. Additional bye-laws of the 17th June, 1858, gazetted on the 22nd of the same
month.
Proclamation as to " District of Victoria" of the 9th December, 1872, gazetted
on the 14th of the same month.
Government Notification as to“ Establishment of Market at Shaukiwán
of the 10th December, 1872, gazetted on the 14th of the same month. Government Notification of Establishment of other Markets of the 20th May,
1876, gazetted on the 27th of the same month.
Proclamation as to meaning of "District of Victoria" of the 30th June,
1879, gazetted on the 16th July, 1879.
Bye-law as to condition of licences of stalls or shops for the sale of meat
made and gazetted on the 12th June, 1884.
Bye-law as to the good government of the Central Market of the 15th
October, 1884, gazetted on the 25th of the same month.
No. 10 of 1858.
An Ordinance for Penal Servitude.
[15th June, 1858.]
E it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the
advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. Where no place hath been or shall hereafter be appointed by Her Majesty or Her Governor of Hongkong, whereunto offenders convicted in this Colony, and being under sentence or order of transportation, may according to law be sent or transported, every such offender shall (subject to section 3) be kept in penal servitude within the said Colony for any period not exceeding a period of the same duration as the term or terms, or unexpired portion of the term or terms, of transportation under which the said offender now is or shall hereafter be; and until no such place as aforesaid is appointed, and so often as no such place shall be hereafter appointed as aforesaid, any offender who, but for this Ordinance, might have been sentenced to transportation shall (subject to section 3) be liable to be sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for a period or periods not exceeding a term or terms of the same duration as the term or terms of transportation to which such offender would, but for this Ordinance, have been liable, and subject to the same discretion on the part of the Court.
Until places of transportation- are appointed, penai servitude may be substi- tuted.
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