ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
8. If any person places an undue weight or pressure on the safety valve of any steam-ship licensed under this section, he shall incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
9. Every steam-ship, whether licensed or not, of less than fifty tons burden shall, when under way between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a green light on the starboard bow and a red light on the port bow and a bright light at least ten feet above the coloured lights; and every such steam-ship shall, when at anchor between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a bright light at least 10 feet above the gunwales.
10. Any person offending against the provisions of this section, or against any of the regulations in force for the time being under this section shall, where no penalty is specified, incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
"River steamers."
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Steamers to exhibit lights.
Offences against regulations.
1. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to grant a special licence to any river steamer specifying the number of passengers she may lawfully carry.
2. Such special licence shall continue in force during the period in which the river steamer holding the same shall be regularly employed in such capacity; but such special licence may be revoked by the Governor in Council upon receiving a declaration in writing from any Government Surveyor that the river steamer holding the same has become unfit to carry the number of passengers authorised by such licence or upon such river steamer ceasing to be regularly employed as such.
Licences may be granted to river steamers limiting the number of passengers.
Period during which licences shall be in force.
3. The owner or master of any river steamer leaving or entering the waters of the Colony with passengers on board in excess of the number authorised by the special licence, shall incur a penalty not exceeding $250, and in addition a penalty not exceeding $5 for every passenger on board in excess of the number authorised by the special licence.
Penalty for exceeding limit allowed by licences.
4. No steam-ship not holding a special licence shall, between the waters of the Colony and any port in the Canton river or Macao, carry more than 2 passengers in proportion to every three tons of the registered net tonnage of such steam-ship; and the owner, agent, or master of any such steam-ship leaving or entering the waters of the Colony with passengers on board in excess of such proportion, shall incur a penalty not...
Limit of passengers to be carried by steam-ships not holding special licences between Hongkong, Canton and Macao.
ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
8. If any person places an undue weight or pressure on the safety valve of any steam-ship licensed under this section, he shall incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
9. Every steam-ship, whether licensed or not, of less than fifty tons burden shall, when under way between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a green light on the starboard bow and a red light on the port bow and a bright light at least ten feet above the coloured lights; and every such steam-ship shall, when at anchor between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a bright light at least 10 feet above the gunwales.
10. Any person offending against the provisions of this section, or against any of the regulations in force for the time being under this section shall, where no penalty is specified, incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
River steamers."
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Steamers to
exhibit lights.
Offences against regu-'. lations.
8. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to grant a special Licences may licence to any river steamer specifying the number of passengers she may lawfully carry.
2. Such special licence shall continue in force during the period in which the river steamer holding the same shall be regularly employed in such capacity; but such special licence may be revoked by the Governor in Council upon receiving a declaration in writing from any Government Surveyor that the river steamer holding the same has become unfit to carry the number of passengers authorised by such licence or upon such river steamer ceasing to be regularly employed as such.
be granted to river steamers limiting the number of passengers.
Period during which licen- ces shall be in force.
exceeding limit allowed by licences.
3. The owner or master of any river steamer leaving or entering Penalty for the waters of the Colony with passengers on board in excess of the number authorised by the special licence, shall incur a penalty not exceeding $250, and in addition a penalty not exceeding $5 for every passenger on board in excess of the number authorised by the special licence.
Limit of pas- sengers to be carried by steam-ships
4. No steam-ship not holding a special licence shall, between the waters of the Colony and any port in the Canton river or Macao, carry more than 2 passengers in proportion to every three tons of the registered not holding net tonnage of such steam-ship; and the owner, agent, or master of any such steam-ship leaving or entering the waters of the Colony with passen- gers on board in excess of such proportion, shall incur a penalty not
special licen- ces between Hongkong, Canton and Macao.
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