1890_REGISTRATION_OF_INHABITANTS_ORDINANCE — Page 3

ORDINANCE No. 16 OF 1844.

Registration of Inhabitants.

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or left at the residence or place of business of any householder or householders a blank return to be filled up before a certain day to be therein named with the names and numbers of persons in his or their employment or residing within his or their house or houses or on his or their premises and that on or after the said day named in the said blank return the said householder or householders is or are hereby required to transmit the said return so filled up to the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid and on failure to do so the said householder or householders shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars each.

And be it further enacted and ordained that the following fees shall be taken for registration and shall be received by the Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid at the time of the granting of the registration ticket.

For registering any person being a merchant shopkeeper or comprador or being in the receipt of a monthly income of twenty dollars or upwards the sum of five dollars.

For registering any person being a servant clerk mechanic or in the receipt of a monthly income not exceeding twenty dollars and not less than ten dollars the sum of three dollars.

For registering any person being a coolie boatman or labourer or being in receipt of a monthly income of less than ten dollars the sum of one dollar.

And be it further enacted and ordained that all lighters bumboats ferry boats and other vessels plying for hire within the harbours and waters of this Colony shall be duly registered with the number and description of the crew and of the persons living therein by the said registering officer or such other officer so to be appointed. as aforesaid the said particulars to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and a certificate of such registry shall be given to the master or headman of such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel the number of such registry to be legibly painted in some conspicuous part of such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel.

And be it further enacted and ordained that a fee shall be levied on every certificate of registry so granted according to the rate of 6d per registered ton or if the boat be under one ton then 6d for such boat and in the case of Chinese vessels after the rate of 6d for every twenty peculs.

And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person not having previously obtained such certificate of registry and not having painted the number on such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel as is hereinbefore provided shall let or hire or cause to be let or hired any such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel within the waters of the said Colony or shall show a false certificate of registry or one granted for another vessel or shall permit or connive at the said certificate being made use of for another vessel or shall paint or exhibit a false number on the said lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.

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Fees.

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Boats &c. to be

registered.

Boat fee.

Penalty on boat owners &c.