.00
Person
required to be examined as witness and making full discovery to be free from all penalties. 17 & 18 Vict.
c. 38 s. 6.
Street gambling.
implements of gambling
No. 2.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1891.
15.-(1.) Every person so required to be examined as a witness as aforesaid who, on such examination, makes true and faithful discovery to the best of his knowledge of all things as to which he is so examined shall, if the Magistrate or Judge by whom he is examined is satisfied that such true and faithful discovery has been made, receive from such Magistrate or Judge a certificate in writing to that effect, and shall be freed from all criminal prosecutions and penal actions, and from all penalties, forfeitures, and punishments to which he may have become liable for anything done before that time in respect of the matters touching which he has been so examined, but such witness shall not be indemnified under this Ordinance unless he receives from such Magistrate or Judge a certificate in writing under his hand, stating that such witness has, on his examination, made true disclosure touching all things as to which he has been examined.
(2) If any action, indictment, or information is at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined in respect of any act of gambling touching which he was so examined, and if any action, indictment, or information is at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined as a witness in manner before mentioned, for any such matter or thing, such Court shall, on the production and proof of such certificate, stay the proceedings in such action, indictment, or information, and may, in its discretion, award to such person such costs as he may have been put to by such action, indictment, or information.
16. Any person found gambling in the street or acting as a watchman to street gamblers shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months.
Forfeiture of 17. Where any persons are found gambling in the street, all implements of gambling, and also all money in actual use for the purpose of gambling or found in the possession of such persons, may be forfeited by the Magistrate, if, in his discretion, he thinks fit.
and money..
Power to banish professional gambler not being natural-born British
18. At any time it appears to the Governor-in-Council that any person, not being a natural-born British subject, is a professional gambler or is engaged in the promotion of gaming contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, he may issue an order banishing such person from the Colony for such period and generally in such manner as to the Governor-in-Council may seem expedient, and, on the issuing of such order, the like consequences shall ensue in all respects as though such order had been issued under the powers conferred by the Banishment and Conditional Pardons Ordinance, 1882:
.00
Person
required to be examined as witness and making full discovery to be free from all penalties. 17 & 18 Vict.
c. 38 s. 6.
Street gambling.
implements of gambling
No. 2.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1891.
15.-(1.) Every person so required to be examined as a witness as aforesaid who, on such examination, makes true and faithful discovery to the best of his knowledge of all things as to which he is so examined shall, if the Magistrate or Judge by whom he is examined satisfied that such true and faithful discovery has been made, receive from such Magistrate or Judge a certificate in writing to that effet, and shall be freed from all criminal prosecutions and penal actions, and from all penalties, forfeitures, and punishments to which he may have become liable for anything done before that time in respect of the matters touching which he has been so examined, but such witness shall not be indemnified under this Ordinance unless he re ceives from such Magistrate or Judge a certificate in writing unde his hand, stating that such witness has, on his examination made true disclosure touching all things as to which he has been examined. (2) If any action, indictment, or information is at any time pending in any
Court against any person so examined in respect of any act of gambling touching which he was so examined, and if any action indictment, or information is at any time pending in any Court against any person so examined as a witness in manner before mentioned, for any such matter or thing, such Court shall, on the production and proof of such certificate, stay the proceedings in such action, indictment or information, and may, in its discretion, award to such person-such costs as he may have been put to by such action, indictment, or information.
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16. Any person found gambling in the street or acting as watchman to street gamblers shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months.
Forfeiture of 17. Where any persons are found gambling in the street all imple ments of gambling, and also all money in actual use for the purpose of gambling or found in the possession of such persons, may be forfeited by the Magistrate, if, in his discretion, he thinks fit.
and money..
Power to banish professional gambler not
being natural
born British
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18. at any time it appears to the Governor-in-Council that any person, not being a natural-born British subject, is a professional gambler or is engaged in the promotion of gaming contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, he may issue an order banishing such person from the Colony for such period and generally in such manner as to the Governor-in-Council may seem expedient, and, on the issuin of such order the like consequences shall ensue in all respects as thoug such order had been issued under the powers conferred by the Banishe
No. 1 of 1882. ment and Conditional Pardons Ordinance, 1882:
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