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ORDINANCE No. 3 OF 1881.

Penal Ordinances Amendment,

2. Ordinance 12 of 1865 is hereby amended by striking out from the words "where any person is convicted of a crime" down to the words "incapable of resistence" inclusive—and by inserting instead thereof the words "where any person is convicted of a crime under section 19 of Ordinance 4 of 1865 or under section 31 of Ordinance 7 of 1865," and by striking out the words "publicly or."

3. It shall not be lawful to award any sentence of flogging on the back; and every sentence of flogging or whipping shall provide that such flogging or whipping shall be inflicted with a rattan on the breech. [Added to by Ordinance No. 9 of 1884.]

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Amending Ordinance 12 of 1865.

Flogging on the back unlawful: flogging to be with a rattan on the breech.

Ordinance.

Schedule of enactments repealed.

Extent of repeal.

12 of 1845.

Suppression of the Triad Society.

12 of 1856.

"To regulate Chinese Burials, and to prevent certain nuisances within the Colony of Hongkong.”

8 of 1858.

For regulation of the Chinese People, and for the Population Census, and for other purposes of Police.

1 of 1868.

To make provision for the more effectual Suppression of Piracy.

3 of 1868.

“To empower the Supreme Court to direct Offenders to be whipped and to be kept in Solitary Confinement in certain specified cases."

Sections 2 and 3.

Section 7.

The words "receive not more than thirty-six blows, nor less than five blows, with a rattan, and" in subsection 9.

Section 28.

Section 9 from the words "It shall be lawful for the said Court in addition" down to the words "Governor in Council from time to time direct" inclusive. Section 32.

Section 1.