ORDINANCE No. 2 of 1862.
Volunteers.
No. 2 of 1862.
An Ordinance to authorize the Enrolment of a Volunteer Force.
[17th March, 1862.]
BE it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. Such and so many of the inhabitants of Hongkong as shall volunteer and offer themselves, and as His Excellency the Governor shall approve of, shall be permitted to form themselves into a corps for the protection of the Colony of Hongkong, and such corps shall be called the "Hongkong Volunteers," and shall continue so formed during the pleasure of His Excellency the Governor; such volunteers shall be instructed in the use of the rifle and in the management of artillery, and be subject to drill accordingly.
2. The Governor shall appoint such commissioned officers as to him shall seem proper for such corps.
3. The commanding officer of the corps shall appoint the necessary non-commissioned officers.
4. The commanding officer of the corps shall, as soon as he conveniently can do so, frame such rules as he may deem proper for regulating the period of enrolment, arms, dress, accoutrements, and equipment, of the said corps and of the members thereof, the time and place of drill and exercise, and all matters relating to the enrolment, efficiency, and discipline of the said corps and of the members thereof, which rules may be enforced by reasonable fines and penalties for breach thereof; and he shall from time to time alter and vary such rules and penalties as to him shall seem fit.
5. All such rules and alterations of rules shall be submitted from time to time to His Excellency the Governor of the said Colony for the time being, and shall not have any force until confirmed by him; and all such rules as shall be so made or altered, and as shall be so confirmed, shall have the same force for the regulation of the members of the said corps as if the same rules so confirmed had been inserted in, and had formed part of this Ordinance.
6. All fines inflicted under or by virtue of any rule when so confirmed as aforesaid, shall be recoverable and be enforced before and by a Police Magistrate in like manner as fines imposed by such Magistrate are now recoverable and enforceable respectively.
7. After the promulgation of such rules as aforesaid, the commanding officer shall admit volunteers from time to time and enrol them as members of the corps.
8. Every volunteer being a Christian upon being admitted shall subscribe his name on the roll of the said corps, and shall take before a Justice of the Peace an oath according to the form following:-
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Formation of a volunteer corps authorized.
Commissioned officers to be appointed by the Governor.
Non-commissioned officers to be appointed by the commanding officer.
Commanding officer to make and alter rules for the corps.
Such rules when confirmed by the Governor to have same force as to members of corps as if inserted herein.
Fines under such rules to be recoverable before a Police Magistrate.
Commanding officer to admit volunteers.
Every volunteer to take oath or make declaration in form prescribed.
ORDINANCE No. 2 or 1862.
Volunteers.
No. 2 of 1862.
An Ordinance to authorize the Enrolment of a Volunteer Force.
[17th March, 1862.]
E it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
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1. Such and so many of the inhabitants of Hongkong as shall volunteer and offer themselves, and as His Excellency the Governor shall approve of, shall be permitted to form themselves into a corps for the protection of the Colony of Hongkong, and such corps shall be called the "Hongkong Volunteers," and shall continue so formed during the pleasure of His Excellency the Governor; such volunteers shall be instructed in the use of the rifle and in the management of artillery, and be subject to drill accordingly.
2. The Governor shall appoint such commissioned officers as to him shall seem proper for such corps.
3. The commanding officer of the corps shall appoint the necessary non- commissioned officers.
4. The commanding officer of the corps shall, as soon as he conveniently can do so, frame such rules as he may deem proper for regulating the period of enrolment, arms, dress, accoutrements, and equipment, of the said corps and of the members thereof, the time and place of drill and exercise, and all matters relating to the enrolment, efficiency, and discipline of the said corps and of the members thereof, which rules may be enforced by reasonable fines and penalties for breach thereof; and he shall from time to time alter and vary such rules and penalties as to him shall seem fit.
5. All such rules and alterations of rules shall be submitted from time to time to His Excellency the Governor of the said Colony for the time being, and shall not have any force until confirmed by him; and all such rules as shall be so made or altered, and as shall be so confirmed, shall have the same force for the regulation of the members of the said corps as if the same rules so confirmed had been inserted in, and had formed part of this Ordinance.
6. All fines inflicted under or by virtue of any rule when so confirmed as aforesaid, shall be recoverable and be enforced before and by a Police Magistrate in like manner as fines imposed by such Magistrate are now recoverable and enforceable respectively.
7. After the promulgation of such rules as aforesaid, the commanding officer shall admit volunteers from time to time and enrol them as members of the corps.
8. Every volunteer being a Christian upon being admitted shall subscribe his name on the roll of the said corps, and shall take before a Justice of the Peace an oath according to the form following:-
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Formation of a volunteer corps- authorized.
Commissioned officers to lo appointed by the Governor.
Non-commis- sioned officers to be appointed by the commanding officer.
Commanding officer to make and alter rules for the corps.
Such rules when confirmed by the Governor to have same force as to members ofcorps as if inserted herein.
Fines under such rules to be recoverable before a Police- Magistrate.
Commanding officer to admit. volunteers.
Every volunteer to take oath or make declaration in form prescribed.
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