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Ticket.

Ticket to continue in force for one year.

Headmen contractors &c. required to have the men in their employ registered.

Penalty for neglecting the preceding.

Penalty,

Exemptions.

Tepos to send in returns when called for.

Return to be made by householders.

ORDINANCE No. 16 OF 1844.

Registration of Inhabitants.

And be it further enacted and ordained that the said registration ticket shall contain the name of the applicant and the number of the ticket and the date at which it is granted and such other particulars as to the aforesaid Registrar General may seem fit. Provided always, that as regards persons of Chinese origin or extraction the name of the applicant shall be in the Chinese character also.

And be it further enacted and ordained that the said registration ticket shall continue in force for the period of one year from the date thereof and no longer and that on the expiration thereof any person who shall not forthwith apply to be again registered and obtain a fresh registration ticket shall be liable to the penalties inflicted by the provisions of this Ordinance on persons residing in the said Colony without being registered.

And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person being a headman contractor or other shall hire any or other persons coolies or workmen not being previously resident in the Colony for the purpose of executing any work or service in the said Colony he shall be bound and is hereby required as soon as the said coolies or workmen are landed in the said Colony to cause them to proceed to the said office or such branch offices as may be appointed in the manner herein before provided.

And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person retain in his or her employment or harbour or suffer to reside in his or her house or on his or her premises any person hereby required to be registered who is not duly registered according to the provisions of this Ordinance he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty dollars.

And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person liable to be registered under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be found residing in the said Colony for the space of twenty-four hours without having been registered he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty dollars. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to persons employed on board ships of war or to officers or seamen belonging to merchant vessels lying in the harbour or roads of Victoria who previous to landing shall obtain from the master or said officer in charge of the said vessels leave to go ashore in writing under his hand.

And be it further enacted and ordained that all headmen or tepos shall be bound to give a return when called upon by the said registering officer of the names and occupation together with the particulars hereinbefore set forth of all persons residing in their respective villages or districts and shall specify in the said return the number of the house according to the register and the number of persons residing in each house and shall be liable to a penalty of not more than twenty dollars for each and every person hereby required to be registered found residing within their respective villages or districts without being duly registered as aforesaid or whom they shall not have reported to or caused to be brought before the said registering officer.

And be it enacted and ordained that the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall if he or they think fit cause to be delivered