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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1887.

Prevention of Crimes.

portion of his term of imprisonment with hard labour that remained unexpired at the time of his licence being granted, and shall, for the purpose of his undergoing such last mentioned punishment, be detained in any prison in which he may be confined, by a warrant under the hand and seal of a Magistrate, and shall be liable to be there dealt with in all respects as if such term of imprisonment with hard labour had formed part of his original sentence.

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Penalty on holders of licences getting their livelihood by dishonest means.

9. Any constable in any police district may, if authorised so to do in writing by the chief officer of Police of that district, without warrant take into custody any convict who is the holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance, if it appears to such constable that such convict is getting his livelihood by dishonest means, and may bring him before a Magistrate for adjudication.

If it appears from the facts proved before such Magistrate that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the convict so brought before him is getting his livelihood by dishonest means, such convict shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and his licence shall be forfeited. 112, s. 3.

10. Where in any licence granted under this Ordinance, any conditions different from or in addition to those contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, are inserted, the holder of such licence, if he breaks any such conditions by an act that is not of itself punishable, either upon information or upon summary conviction, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.

A copy of any conditions annexed to any licence granted under this Ordinance other than the conditions contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, shall be laid before the Legislative Council within twenty-one days after the making thereof, if the Council be then sitting, or if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session of Council.

11. Every holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance who is at large in the Colony shall notify the place of his residence to an officer of Police at the Central Police Station who shall then endorse on the licence the station at which the said holder shall report himself.

[34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 5.]

Penalty on breach of conditions of licence. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 4.]

Convict holding licence to notify residence to police. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 5.]

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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1887. Prevention of Crimes. portion of his term of imprisonment with hard labour that remained unexpired at the time of his licence being granted, and shall, for the purpose of his undergoing such last mentioned punishment, be detained in any prison in which he may be confined, by a warrant under the hand and seal of a Magistrate, and shall be liable to be there dealt with in all respects as if such term of imprisonment with hard labour had formed part of his original sentence. 2111 Penalty on holders of licences getting their livelihood by dishonest means. 9. Any constable in any police district may, if authorised so to do in writing by the chief officer of Police of that district, without warrant take into custody any convict who is the holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance, if it appears to such constable that such convict is getting his livelihood by dishonest means, and may bring him before a Magistrate for adjudication. If it appears from the facts proved before such Magistrate that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the convict so brought before him is getting his livelihood by dishonest means, such convict shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and his licence shall be forfeited. 112, s. 3. 10. Where in any licence granted under this Ordinance, any conditions different from or in addition to those contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, are inserted, the holder of such licence, if he breaks any such conditions by an act that is not of itself punishable, either upon information or upon summary conviction, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour. A copy of any conditions annexed to any licence granted under this Ordinance other than the conditions contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, shall be laid before the Legislative Council within twenty-one days after the making thereof, if the Council be then sitting, or if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session of Council. 11. Every holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance who is at large in the Colony shall notify the place of his residence to an officer of Police at the Central Police Station who shall then endorse on the licence the station at which the said holder shall report himself. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 5.] Penalty on breach of conditions of licence. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 4.] Convict holding licence to notify residence to police. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 5.] Corrected minor OCR errors such as "fivelihood" to "livelihood", "3.1" to "3.", "4.7" to "4.", and ensured proper formatting. The original text's structure and content were maintained, with adjustments made for readability and adherence to the original instructions. The section headers and references were corrected and properly placed.

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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1887. Prevention of Crimes. portion of his term of imprisonment with hard labour that remained unexpired at the time of his licence being granted, and shall, for the purpose of his undergoing such last mentioned punishment, be detained in any prison in which he may be confined, by a warrant under the hand and seal of a Magistrate, and shall be liable to be there dealt with in all respects as if such term of imprisonment with hard labour had formed part of his original sentence. 2111 Penalty on holders of licences getting their dishonest 9. Any constable in any police district may, if authorised so to do in writing by the chief officer of Police of that district, without warrant take into custody any convict who is the holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance, if it appears to such constable that such convict is getting his livelihood by dishonest means, and may bring him before a Magistrate. 112, s. 3.1 for adjudication. If it appears from the facts proved before such Magistrate that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the convict so brought before him is getting his livelihood by dishonest means, such convict shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and his licence shall be forfeited. 10. Where in any licence granted under this Ordinance, any condi- tions different from or in addition to those contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, are inserted, the holder of such licence, if he breaks any such conditions by an act that is not of itself punishable, either upon in- formation or upon summary conviction, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour. A copy of any conditions annexed to any licence granted under this Ordinance other than the conditions contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, shall be laid before the Legislative Council within twenty-one days after the making thereof, if the Council be then sitting, or if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session of Council. 11. Every holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance who is at large in the Colony shall notify the place of his residence to an officer of Police at the Central Police Station who shall then endorse on the licence the station at which the said holder shall report himself. fivelihood by means. [34 & 35 Vic. Penalty on conditions of breach of licence. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 4.7 Convict hold- ing licence to notify residence to police. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 5.

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ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1887.

Prevention of Crimes.

2111

Penalty on holders of licences getting their

dishonest

10. Where in any licence granted under this Ordinance, any condi- tions different from or in addition to those contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, are inserted, the holder of such licence, if he breaks any such conditions by an act that is not of itself punishable, either upon in- formation or upon summary conviction, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour.

A copy of any conditions annexed to any licence granted under this Ordinance other than the conditions contained in the schedule of this Ordinance, shall be laid before the Legislative Council within

twenty-one days after the making thereof, if the Council be then sitting, or if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next session of Council.

fivelihood by means.

[34 & 35 Vic.

Penalty on conditions of

breach of

licence.

[34 & 35 Vic.

c. 112, s. 4.7

Convict hold- ing licence to notify residence to police. [34 & 35 Vic. c. 112, s. 5.

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