ORDINANCE No. 9 of 1867.
Order and Cleanliness.
17. Any person who shall knowingly harbor or conceal, in the Colony of Hong-kong, any person under sentence of deportation, shall on conviction thereof before a Justice of the Peace be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and not less than ten dollars or in default of payment, to be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for any term not exceeding six months. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 8 of 1876 and by Ordinance No. 8 of 1882.]
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Penalty on persons knowingly harboring Chinese under sentence of deportation.
Gambling-Governor in Council for limitation and control of.
18. And whereas the evils of gambling in the Colony are found to be on the increase notwithstanding the application of the penal laws in force for their prevention, to frame rules and it is expedient to devise and adopt further measures for the gradual control and ultimate suppression thereof; Be it therefore enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to frame and pass such rules, regulations and conditions as may be deemed expedient for the total suppression or in the meanwhile for the better limitation and control of gambling in this Colony, with power from time to time to alter and amend such rules and regulations or repeal the same or any part thereof. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1876.]
19. Any person violating any of the rules, regulations or conditions to be from time to time framed and passed by the Governor in Council and published in the Gazette in pursuance of this Ordinance, or any of the conditions imposed thereunder for the better limitation and control of gambling, shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate of Police to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars and not less than twenty dollars, and to imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for any period not exceeding six calendar months and not less than one calendar month. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1876.]
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20. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or constable, and also for any person authorized thereto by the Governor to enter any house, room, vessel, boat, and place, either on land or water within the limits of this Colony, and to arrest therein any person violating or suspected of having within twenty-four hours previous to such arrest violated any such rules, regulations or conditions as aforesaid, and to seize all instruments of gaming, tables, dice or other implements used in gambling, and also all monies and securities for money found on such persons or in such house, room, boat, vessel and place aforesaid, and all such implements of gambling, monies and securities for money if proved to the satisfaction of a Magistrate of Police to have been used or kept for purposes of gambling shall be forfeited to the Crown; and all persons convicted of violating the rules, regulations and conditions aforesaid shall in addition to the forfeitures specified in this section be liable to be fined in any sum or imprisoned for any period named in the rules to be framed by the Governor in Council under section 17. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1876.]
21. The word “Gambling” as used in this Ordinance shall apply to and include lotteries, as well those known as Wai-Sing, Pak-Kop-Piu, Tsze-Fa, as all others. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1876.]
Penalty for violating rules of Governor in Council.
Powers of Justices of the Peace, constables and others.
Word "Gambling" to include lotteries.
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ORDINANCE No. 9 or 1867.
Order and Cleanliness.
17. Any person who shall knowingly harbor or conceal, in the Colony of Hong- kong, any person under sentence of deportation, shall on conviction thereof before a Justice of the Peace be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and not less than ten dollars or in default of payment, to be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for any term not exceeding six months. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 8 of 1876 and by Ordinance No. 8 of 1882.]
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Penalty on persons know. ingly harboring Chinese under sentence of deportation.
Gambling-Gov- ernor in Council
for limitation and control of.
18. And whereas the evils of gambling in the Colony are found to be on the increase notwithstanding the application of the penal laws in force for their prevention, to frame rules and it is expedient to devise and adopt further measures for the gradual control and ultimate suppression thereof; Be it therefore enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to frame and pass such rules, regulations and conditions as may be deemed expedient for the total suppression or in the meanwhile for the better limitation and control of gambling in this Colony, with power from time to time to alter and amend such rules and regulations or repeal the same or any part thereof. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1876.]
19. Any person violating any of the rules, regulations or conditions to be from time to time framed and passed by the Governor in Council and published in the Gazette in pursuance of this Ordinance, or any of the conditions imposed thereunder for the better limitation and control of gambling, shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate of Police to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars and not less than twenty dollars, and to imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for any period not exceeding six calendar months and not less than one calendar month. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1876.]
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20. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or constable, and also for any person authorized thereto by the Governor to enter any house, room, vessel, boat, and place, either on land or water within the limits of this Colony, and to arrest therein any person violating or suspected of having within twenty-four hours previous to such arrest violated any such rules, regulations or conditions as aforesaid, and to seize all instruments of gaming, tables, dice or other implements used in gambling, and also all monies and securities for money found on such persons or in such house, room, boat, vessel and place aforesaid, and all such implements of gambling, monies and securities for money if proved to the satisfaction of a Magistrate of Police to have been used or kept for purposes of gambling shall be forfeited to the Crown; and all persons con- victed of violating the rules, regulations and conditions aforesaid shall in addition to the forfeitures specified in this section be liable to be fined in any sum or imprisoned for any period named in the rules to be framed by the Governor in Council under section 17. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1876.]
21. The word “ Gambling" as used in this Ordinance shall apply to and include lotteries, as well those known as Wai-Sing, Pak-Kop-Piu, Tsze-Fa, as all others. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1876.]
Penalty for violating rules of Governor in Council.
Powers of Justices of the Peace, constables- and others.
Word "Gam- bling" to include lotteries.
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