1514
Combining to disobey.
Expenses by whom payable. [Ordinance 4 of 1850, sec. 5.]
Deaths, desertions, or removals of seamen, &c. to be reported. [Ordinance of 1862, sec. 7]
Penalties for forging of documents, and for false declarations.
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
of the Court, to forfeit, for every twenty-four hours' continuance of such disobedience or neglect either a sum not exceeding six days' pay, or any expenses which have been incurred in hiring a substitute;
(c.) For combining with any other or others of the crew to disobey lawful commands, or to neglect duty, or to impede the navigation of the ship, or the progress of the voyage, he shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding twelve weeks, with or without hard labour: Provided that when there is a Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular agent resident at Hongkong of the nation to which the ship belongs, the Court shall not deal with the case unless thereto requested by such officer in writing.
6. All expenses incidental to the apprehension, confinement, and removal of any seaman, under this section, shall be paid by the master of the ship to which such seaman may belong, and be recoverable from him at the suit of the Captain Superintendent of Police, as a debt due to the Government of this Colony; and the subsistence money for every such seaman confined in gaol shall be paid in advance to the keeper of the gaol, and in default of such payment, the gaoler may release such seaman: Provided that every seaman imprisoned under this chapter may be sent on board his ship prior to her departure from the waters of the Colony by direction of the committing Magistrate.
Report of death, desertion, &c.
21. In the event of the death of any of the passengers, or other persons, occurring on board of any vessel in the waters of the Colony, or in case of the death, desertion or removal of any of the crew, the master of such vessel shall forthwith report the same to the Harbour Master, under a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars for every death, desertion, or removal which he shall neglect to report.
Penalties for forgery, &c.
22. Any seaman, or other person, who shall give a false description of his services, or show, or make, or procure to be made, any false character, or shall make false statements as to the name of the last ship in which he served, or as to any other information which may be required of him by any person having lawful authority to demand such information, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Ordinance No. 6 of 1852, sec. 12.
1514
Combining to disobey.
Expenses by whom pay able. [Ordi- nance 4 of
1850, sec. 5.]
Deaths, deser- tions, or re- movals of seamen, &c. to be reported. [Ordinance
of 18 62, sec. 7]
Penalties for. forging of do- cuments, and for false de-
ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
of the Court, to forfeit, for every twenty-four hours" continuance of such disobedience or neglect either a sum not exceeding six days' pay, or any expenses which have been incurred in hiring a substitute ;
(c.) For combining with any other or others of the crew to disobey lawful commands, or to neglect duty, or to impede the navigation of the ship, or the progress of the voyage, he shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding twelve weeks, with or without hard labour: Provided that when there is a Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular agent resident at Hongkong of the nation to which the ship belongs, the Court shall not deal with the case unless thereto requested by such officer in writing.
6. All expenses incidental to the apprehension, confinement, and removal of any seaman, under this section, shall be paid by the master of the ship to which such seaman may belong, and be recoverable from him at the suit of the Captain Superintendent of Police, as a debt due to the Government of this Colony; and the subsistence money for every such seaman confined in gaol shall be paid in advance to the keeper of the gaol, and in default of such payment, the gaoler may release such seaman : Provided that every seaman imprisoned under this chapter may be sent on board his ship prior to her departure from the waters of the Colony by direction of the committing Magistrate.
Report of death, desertion, &c.
21. In the event of the death of any of the passengers, or other persons, occurring on board of any vessel in the waters of the
mercha Colony, or in case of the death, desertion or removal of any of the crew, the master of such vessel shall forthwith report the same to the Harbour Master, under a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars for every death, desertion, or removal which he shall neglect to report.
Penalties for forgery, &c.
22. Any seaman, or other person, who shall give a false description of his services, or show, or make, or procure to be made, any false cha- scriptions and racter, or shall make false statements as to the name of the last ship in which he served, or as to any other information which may be required of him by any person having lawful authority to demand such informa- tion, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
statements.
Ordinance
No. 6 of 1852,
sec. 12.]
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