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Squatters on Crown lands.
Suspicious characters to
find security for their appearance within twelve months.
Penalty for non-possession of a registry ticket, and for evasion or infringement of any of the clauses of this Ordinance.
Recovery of forfeitures and penalties.
Census.
ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1846.
Registration and Census.
12. And be it further enacted and ordained, that from and after the passing of this Ordinance any person who shall reside or continue to reside on the Crown lands in this Colony without permission from the Registrar General, or shall erect any dwelling-house, mat-shed, or other building thereon, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than fifty dollars and the removal of his house or shed, in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, called "An Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance No. 5 of 1844, entitled, "An Ordinance for the Preservation of Good Order and Cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof."
13. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall and may be lawful for any Police Magistrate to cause any person being a Chinese who shall be brought before him, to find reasonable security for his appearance at any time within twelve months, whenever he may be required to give evidence in any judicial proceedings, or answer any charge that may be preferred against him; and in case such person shall fail to find such security, and shall not be a permanent resident in the Colony, such Police Magistrate may order such person to leave the Colony and not return thereto, under a penalty of not more than fifty dollars or three months' imprisonment with or without hard labour.
14. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every Chinese who shall not possess a registry ticket in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance, or shall wilfully conceal or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the purposes of this Ordinance, or shall give a false name or description, or shall transfer or lend his registration ticket to any other person, or shall wear or shew the registration ticket of another as his own, for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Ordinance, or shall in any way infringe the provisions of this Ordinance, he shall, where no other penalty is hereinbefore specially provided, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars for any and every such offence: Provided that nothing herein contained shall apply to any trader or other person coming to or going from this Colony for any lawful occasion, should he be able to give a respectable reference if required.
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15. And be it further enacted and ordained, that any person who may enter into any security to be taken by the Registrar General or by any Police Magistrate under this Ordinance which shall become forfeited in its conditions, such person shall by such forfeiture be considered to have incurred a penalty of not more than the amount of such security, which penalty shall be recovered with all or any of the other penalties mentioned in this Ordinance in a summary manner, before any Police Magistrate, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 10 of 1844; Provided always that the penalty of imprisonment shall not in any case attach to the violation of any of the provisions hereinafter contained respecting the returns to be made by any householder for the purpose of any census so required as hereinafter mentioned.
16. And be it further enacted and ordained, that for the purposes of the census, the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall,
210
Squatters on Crown lands.
Suspicious characters to
find security for their appearance within twelve months.
Penalty for non-possession of a registry ticket, and for evasion or infringement of any of the clauses of this Ordinance.
Recovery of forfeitures and penalties.
Census.
ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1846.
Registration and Census.
12. And be it further enacted and ordained, that from and after the passing of this Ordinance any person who shall reside or continue to reside on the Crown lands in this Colony without permission from the Registrar General, or shall erect any dwelling-house, mat-shed, or other building thereon, shall be liable to a penalty of not more that fifty dollars and the removal of his house or shed, in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845, called "An Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance No. 5 of 1844, entitled, "An Ordinance for the Preservation of Good Order and Cleanliness within the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof."
13. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall and may be lawful for any Police Magistrate to cause any person being a Chinese who shall be brought before him, to find reasonable security for his appearance at any time within twelve months, whenever he may be required to give evidence in any judicial proceedings, or answer any charge that may be preferred against him; and in case such person shall fail to find such security, and shall not be a permanent resident in the Colony, such Police Magistrate may order such person to leave the Colony and not return thereto, under a penalty of not more than fifty dollars or three months' imprisonment with or without hard labour.
14. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every Chinese who shall not possess a registry ticket in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance, or shall wilfully conceal or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the purposes of this Ordinance, or shall give a false name or description, or shall transfer or lend his registration ticket to any other person, or shall wear or shew the registration ticket of another as his own, for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Ordinance, or shall in any way infringe the provisions of this Ordinance, he shall, where no other penalty is hereinbefore specially provided, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars for any and every such offence: Provided that nothing herein contained shall apply to any trader or other person coming to or going from this Colony for any lawful occasion, should he be able to give a respectable reference if required.
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15. And be it further enacted and ordained, that any person who may enter into any security to be taken by the Registrar General or by any Police Magistrate under this Ordinance which shall become forfeited in its conditions, such person shall by such forfeiture be considered to have incurred a penalty of not more than the amount of such security, which penalty shall be recovered with all or any of the other penalties mentioned in this Ordinance in a summary manner, before any Police Magistrate, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 10 of 1844; Provided always that the penalty of imprisonment shall not in any case attach to the violation of any of the provisions hereinafter contained respecting the returns to be made by any householder for the purpose of any census so required as hereinafter mentioned.
16. And be it further enacted and ordained, that for the purposes of the census, the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall,
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