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person in possession of shipwrecked goods not giving satisfactory account thereof.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 96 s. 65.
Power to seize ship-wrecked goods offered for sale.
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any ship or vessel in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, are or is found in the possession of any person or on the premises of any person with his knowledge, and such person, being taken or summoned before a Police Magistrate, does not satisfy the Magistrate that he came lawfully by the same, then the same shall, by order of the Magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to or for the use of the rightful owner thereof; and the offender shall, on conviction of such offence before the Magistrate, at the discretion of the Magistrate, either be committed to the common gaol, there to be imprisoned, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months, or else shall forfeit and pay, over and above the value of the goods, merchandise, or articles, such sum of money not exceeding one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.
53.--(1.) If any person offers or exposes for sale any goods, merchandise, or articles whatsoever which have or has been unlawfully taken, or are or is reasonably suspected so to have been taken, from any ship or vessel in distress or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, in every such case any person to whom the same are or is offered for sale, or any officer of the customs or peace officer, may lawfully seize the same, and shall with all convenient speed carry the same, or give notice of such seizure, to a Police Magistrate.
Ib. s. 66.
Larceny by clerk or servant. Ib. s. 67.
(2.) If the person who has offered or exposed the same for sale, being summoned by the Magistrate, does not appear and satisfy the Magistrate that he came lawfully by such goods, merchandise, or articles, then the same shall, by order of the Magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to or for the use of the rightful owner thereof, on payment of a reasonable reward (to be ascertained by the Magistrate) to the person who seized the same; and the offender shall, on conviction of such offence before the Magistrate, at the discretion of the Magistrate, either be committed to the common gaol, there to be imprisoned, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months, or else shall forfeit and pay, over and above the value of the goods, merchandise, or articles, such sum of money not exceeding one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.
Larceny or Embezzlement by Clerks, Servants, etc.
54. Every person who, being a clerk or servant or being employed for the purpose or in the capacity of a clerk or servant, steals any chattel, money, or valuable security belonging to or in the possession or power of his master or employer shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding fourteen years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding ...
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55. Every person who, being employed for the purpose or in the capacity of a clerk or servant, embezzles or fraudulently converts to his own use or to the use of another person any chattel, money, or valuable security belonging to or in the possession or power of his master or employer, or fraudulently receives any chattel, money, or valuable security on the account or for or in the name of his master or employer, shall be deemed to have feloniously stolen the same, and shall be dealt with as if such person had feloniously taken the same, although such chattel, money, or valuable security was or were not in the possession or power of his master or employer at the time of such embezzlement or fraudulent conversion or receiving; and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding fourteen years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding ... without solitary confinement with or without ...
56. Every master or employer of any person being one of his clerks or servants, who, having in his possession any chattel, money, or valuable security or effects, bills, notes, or other securities for money belonging to or in the possession of such clerk or servant, receives or takes the same from him or from any other person on his behalf or for his use, shall be liable to the same punishment as if such person had stolen the same, and shall be dealt with as if such person were a clerk or one of the clerks or servants of such master or employer.
57. Every person who, being employed in Her Majesty's Naval or Military Service or in the Police Force, steals or embezzles any chattel, money, or valuable security belonging to or in the possession of any of his superior officers or of any of his fellow soldiers, sailors, or policemen, or fraudulently receives the same, or any part thereof, on the account or for or in the name of any such superior officer, or any of his fellow soldiers, sailors, or policemen, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding fourteen years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding ... with or without hard labour.
58. Every person who, being employed in Her Majesty's Naval or Military Service or in the Police Force, steals or embezzles any chattel, money, or valuable security, or any part thereof, or fraudulently receives the same, or any part thereof, on the account or for or in the name of any such superior officer, or any of his fellow soldiers, sailors, or policemen, for the receipt, custody, or use of which he is responsible, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to ...
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person in possession of shipwrecked goods not giving satis- factory ac- count thereof.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 96 s. 65.
Power to seize ship- wrecked
for sale.
No. 5,] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A,D, 1865.
any ship or vessel in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, are or is found in the possession of any person or on the premises of any person with his knowledge, and such person, being taken or summoned before a Police Magistrate, does not satisfy the Magistrate that he came lawfully by the same, then the same shall, by order of the Magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to or for the use of the rightful owner thereof; and the offender shall, on conviction of such offence before the Magistrate, at the discretion of the Magistrate, either be committed to the common gaol, there to be imprisoned, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months, or else shall forfeit and pay, over and above the value of the goods, merchandise, or articles, such sum of money not exceeding one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet,
53.--(1.) If any person offers or exposes for sale any goods, mer- chandise, or articles whatsoever which have or has been unlawfully goods offered taken, or are or is reasonably suspected so to have been taken, from any ship or vessel in distress or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, in every such case any person to whom the same are or is offered for sale, or any officer of the customs or peace officer, may lawfully seize the same, and shall with all convenient speed carry the same, or give notice of such seizure, to a Police Magistrate,
Ib. s. 66.
Larceny by clerk or
servant. Ib. s. 67,
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Larceny or Embezzlement by Clerks, Servants, etc.
54. Every person who, being a clerk or servant or being employed for the purpose or in the capacity of a clerk or servant, steals any chattel, money, or valuable security belonging to or in the possession or power of his master or employer shall be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to im- prisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding fourteen years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not
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