ORDINANCES Nos. 16 AND 17 OF 1887.
Whipping.
Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets.
the Supreme Court may in addition to the punishments awarded for such crimes direct that the offender if a male be once, twice or thrice privately whipped.
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Offences against Ord. 7 of 1865, s. 27, [28]
2. If any person shall be convicted under section 27 ["28" as amended by Ordinance No. 23 of 1887] of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 of Stealing any chattel money or valuable security from the person of any child or woman without violence, the Court or Magistrate before which such person is tried may in addition to the punishment awarded for such crime direct that the offender if a male be once, twice or thrice privately whipped.
3. In the case of any offender whose age does not exceed sixteen years the number of strokes at each such whipping shall not exceed twelve.
In the case of every other male offender convicted under this Ordinance the number of strokes shall not exceed thirty-six at each such whipping.
Number of strokes.
4. It shall not be lawful to award any sentence of whipping on the back, and every sentence of whipping shall prescribe the number of strokes and shall provide that such whipping shall be inflicted with a rattan on the breech, privately in prison and within six months of the sentence.
5. Provided that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be construed as limiting the powers now possessed by the Supreme Court to award whipping as an additional punishment for certain crimes.
[So much of this Ordinance as relates to the power of a Magistrate to order whipping: Repealed by Ordinance No. 10 of 1890 as from January 1st, 1891.]
be inflicted with a rattan and number of strokes to be mentioned in sentence. [No. 12 of 1865, and No. 3 of 1881, sec. 3.]
Present powers of Supreme Court not limited.
No. 17 of 1887.
An Ordinance entitled The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets Ordinance, 1887.
[20th June, 1887.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. In the construction of this Ordinance, the term City of Victoria means the City of Victoria bounded as follows:
[See amending Ord. No. 23 of 1890.]
Definitions.
ORDINANCES Nos. 16 AND 17 OF 1887.
Whipping.
Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets.
the Supreme Court may in addition to the punishments awarded for such crimes direct that the offender if a male be once, twice or thrice privately whipped.
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Offences against Ord. 7 of 1865, 8. 27, [28]
2. If any person shall be convicted under section 27 ["28" as amended by Ordinance No. 23 of 1887] of Ordinance No. 7 of 1865 of Stealing any chattel money or valuable security from the person of any to be punished child or woman without violence, the Court or Magistrate* before which such person is tried may in addition to the punishment awarded for such out.] crime direct that the offender if a male be once, twice or thrice privately whipped.
3. In the case of any offender whose age does not exceed sixteen years the number of strokes at each such whipping shall not exceed twelve.
In the case of every other male offender convicted under this Ordinance the number of strokes shall not exceed thirty-six at each such whipping.
by whipping. [*See note at
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strokes.
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4. It shall not be lawful to award any sentence of whipping on the Whipping te back, and every sentence of whipping shall prescribe the number of strokes and shall provide that such whipping shall be inflicted with a rattan on the breech, privately in prison and within six months of the
sentence.
5. Provided that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be construed as limiting the powers now possessed by the Supreme Court to award whipping as an additional punishment for certain crimes.
[So much of this Ordinance as relates to the power of a Magistrate to order
whipping: Repealed by Ordinance No. 10 of 1890
as from January 1st, 1891.]
be inflicted with a rattan and number of strokes to be mentioned in sentence. [No. 12 of 1865, and No. 3 of 1881, soc. 3.]
Present powers of Supreme Court not limited.
No. 17 of 1887.
An Ordinance entitled The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and [See amend-
Markets Ordinance, 1887.
BE
*
[20th June, 1887.]
E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. In the construction of this Ordinance, the term City of Victoria means the City of Victoria bounded as follows:
ing Ord. No. 23 of 1890.
Definitions.
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