ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1884,
Peace Preservation.
Provided that this section shall not prevent the owner of any trading or fishing junk who has given security to the Harbour Master under section 38 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 from having without licence on board of his junk such arms as are reasonably necessary for the protection of such junk on the high seas.
3. A Chinese person shall not have or carry any arms, save as authorised by the Governor in Council.
The Governor in Council may from time to time at discretion grant to any Chinese persons licences to have or carry arms subject to such conditions to be specified in the licence as to the Governor in Council may seem fit, and may from time to time at discretion revoke any such licence.
4. Any person having or carrying or reasonably suspected of having or carrying any arms in contravention of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant by any Police officer, and, as soon as reasonably can be, conveyed before a Magistrate in order to his being dealt with according to law.
5. The Governor may by warrant authorise any person named in such warrant to search in any houses, buildings, ships, vessels or places for any arms suspected to be therein in contravention of this Ordinance.
The person named in such warrant with such constables and other persons as he calls to his assistance may at any time enter into any house, building, ship, vessel or place and there execute the warrant, and in case admittance is refused or is not obtained within a reasonable time after it is first demanded such persons may enter by force in order to execute such warrant. The person executing such warrant shall before executing the same if so desired produce the said warrant.
Any arms carried, had or found under circumstances which contravene this Ordinance, may be forthwith seized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.
6. Any arms in the possession of persons not entitled to have the same which after the passing of this Ordinance are given up voluntarily or taken under such circumstances as prove to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that they have not been wilfully kept back in contravention of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be in the possession of Her Majesty and the Governor shall provide for the deposit, registration, valuation and care of the same. Provided that such arms may in the discretion of the Governor in Council be returned to the owners thereof to have and carry under licence under this Ordinance or for immediate exportation subject to such conditions as to the Governor in Council may seem fit, and provided also that at any time the Governor may instead of keeping or returning such arms if he think fit pay to the owners of the same the value thereof to be assessed by the Registrar General, or the owners thereof may demand payment of such value and such payment may be made out of the general revenue of the Colony.
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ORDINANCE No. 22 or 1884,
Peace Preservation.
Provided that this section shall not prevent the owner of any trading or fishing junk who has given security to the Harbour Master under section 38 of Ordinance 8 of 1879 from having without licence on board of his junk such arms as are reasonably siecessary for the protection of such junk on the high seas.
3. A Chinese person shall not have or carry any arms, save as authorised by the Governor in Council.
The Governor in Council may from time to time at discrétion grant to any Chinese persons licences to have or carry arms subject to such conditions to be specified in the licence as to the Governor in Council may seem fit, and may from time to time at discretion revoke any such licence."
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4. Any person having or carrying or reasonably suspected of having or carrying any arms in contravention of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant by any Police officer, and, as soon as reasonably can be, conveyed before a Magistrate in order to his being dealt with according to law.
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5. The Governor may by warrant authorise any person named in such warrant to; Search was rant, search in any houses, buildings, ships, vessels or places for any arms suspected to be therein in contravention of this Ordinance.
The person named in such warrant with such constables and other persons as he calls to his assistance may at any time euter into any bonse, building, ship, vessel or place and there execute the warrant, and in case admittance is refused or is not obtained within a reasonable time after it is first demanded such persons may enter by force in order to execute such warrant. The person executing such warrant shall before -executing the same if so desired produce the said warrant.
Any arms, carried, had or found under circumstances which contravene this Ordi- nance, may be forthwith seized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty.
6. Any arms in the possession of persons not entitled to have the same which after the passing of this Ordinance are given up voluntarily or taken under such circum-
· stances as prove to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that they have not been wilfully kept back in contravention of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be in the
possession of Her Majesty and the Governor shall provide for the deposit, registration, valuation and care of the same. Provided that such arts may in the discretion of the Governor in Council be returned to the owners thereof to have and carry under licenco under this Ordinance or for immediate exportation subject to such conditions as to the Governor in Council may seem fit, and provided also that at any time the Governor may instead of keeping or returning such arms if he think fit pay to the owners of the same the value thereof to be assessed by the Registrar General, or the owners thereof may demand payment of such value and such payment may be made out of the general revenue of the Colony,
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