ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1844.
Peace and Quiet.
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No person to make noise or disturbance between sunset and six in the morning.
Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor for the time being of the Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof that from and after the publication of this Ordinance no person or persons whatsoever shall between sunset and the hour of six in the following morning make or cause to be made any noise or noises whatever calculated to disturb, annoy or interfere with the public tranquillity or the quiet of the occupier or inhabitant of any dwelling-house within the said town of Victoria or its vicinity: And that in case any person or persons shall make or cause to be made any such noise or noises as aforesaid it shall and may be lawful for any such occupier or inhabitant or for any officer charged with the preservation of the peace or any constable or policeman or other person to summon the party so offending before any Police Magistrate to whom it shall and may be lawful on due investigation and proof of the party having offended against the provisions aforesaid, to proceed against and in a summary manner to fine the party so offending in any sum not exceeding ten dollars and in default of payment to commit the said party to prison for any period of time not exceeding one calendar month.
2. And be it further enacted and ordained that if on any such investigation or proof as aforesaid it shall appear to the said presiding Magistrate that the party so offending acted as watchman or servant of the proprietor or occupier of any dwelling-house, warehouse or other out-house, office or premises or of the inhabitant person or persons in charge thereof, or by or with the direction, knowledge, sanction, sufferance or permission of such proprietor or occupier or of such inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for such Magistrate to dismiss the charge as against the watchman or servant or person acting as such so offending as aforesaid and to summon or cause to be summoned forthwith before him the proprietor or occupier, inhabitant or person in charge thereof as aforesaid having so directed, sanctioned, suffered or permitted the making of such noise or noises as aforesaid, and on due investigation and proof that any such occupier or proprietor, inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid directed, sanctioned, suffered or permitted the making of the said noise or noises so made by the watchman or servant or person acting as such as aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful to and for such presiding Magistrate to fine such proprietor or occupier or inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars and in default of payment to levy the said fine.
Watchmen or servants disobeying orders held responsible.
ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1844.
Peace and Quiet.
99
No person to make noise or disturbance
set and six in the morning.
houses: Be it therefore enacted and ordained by the Governor for the time being of the Colony of Hongkong and its dependencies with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof that from and after the publication between su of this Ordinance no person or persons whatsoever shall between sunset and the hour of six in the following morning make or cause to be made any noise or noises whatever calculated to disturb annoy or interfere with the public tranquillity or the quiet of the occupier or inhabitant of any dwelling-house within the said town of Victoria or its vicinity: And that in case any person or persons shall make or cause to be made any such noise or noises as aforesaid it shall and may be lawful for any such occupier or inhabitant or for any officer charged with the preservation of the peace or any constable or policeman or other person to summon the party so offending before any Police Magistrate to whom it shall and may be lawful on due investigation and proof of the party having offended against the provisions aforesaid, to proceed against and in a summary manner to fine the party so offending in any sum not exceeding ten dollars and in default of payment to commit the said party to prison for any. period of time not exceeding one calendar month.
2. And be it further enacted and ordained that if on any such investigation or proof as aforesaid it shall appear to the said presiding Magistrate that the party so offending acted as watchman or servant of the proprietor or occupier of any dwelling-house warehouse or other out-house office or premises or of the inhabitant person or persons in charge thereof, or by or with the direction knowledge sanction sufferance or permission of such proprietor or occupier or of such inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid then and in such case it shall and may be lawful to and for such Magistrate to dismiss the charge as against the watch- man or servant or person acting as such so offending as aforesaid and to summon or cause to be summoned forthwith before him the proprietor or occupier inhabitant or person in charge thereof as aforesaid having so directed, sanctioned suffered or permitted the making such noise or noises. as aforesaid, and on due investigation and proof that any such occupier or proprietor inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid directed sanctioned suffered or permitted the making of the said noise or noises so made by the watchman or servant or person acting as such as aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful to and for such presiding Magistrate to fine such proprietor or occupier or inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars and in default of payment to levy the
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