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provision for maintenance.
Penalty on seaman for wrongfully remaining behind.
Place of discharge.
to seaman
the Colony certificate of discharge, and, if required,
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THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1881]
18 which such ship belongs, and unless due provision is made for the subsistence and maintenance of such seaman, to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master in the case of a British ship or of a Foreign ship whose flag is not represented in the Colony by a Consular Officer, or to the satisfaction of such Consular Officer in the case of a Foreign ship whose flag is so represented; and any master discharging a seaman in contravention of this sub-section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(b.) Any seaman, being one of the crew of any ship, who wilfully or negligently remains in the Colony after the departure of such ship shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding one month.
(8.) No seaman shall, except with the sanction of the Harbour Master, be discharged from a British or Colonial ship, or any Foreign ship whose flag is not represented by a Consular Officer resident in the Colony, elsewhere than at the Mercantile Marine Office, and every seaman discharged from a Foreign ship so represented shall, within twenty-four hours of being discharged, at the office of his Consular Officer, produce to the Harbour Master, or some person deputed by him, a certificate of his discharge, signed by such Consular Officer, and shall in default be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars and in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding twenty-one days.
Master to give (9.) Whenever any seaman is discharged at the Mercantile Marine Office from any ship within the Colony, the master of such ship shall give, at the time of such discharge, to such seaman a written certificate of discharge, specifying the time and nature of service and the time of discharge of such seaman, signed by himself, and, if such seaman requires it, shall further give him, within twenty-four hours after demand, a true account in writing of the wages of such seaman and of all deductions therefrom.
account of wages.
Penalty for forgery of document, and for false description or statement.
Penalty for forcing or leaving seaman on shore.
(10.) Any seaman or other person who gives a false description of his services, or shows, or makes or procures to be made, any false character or makes false statements as to the name of the last ship in which he served or as to any other information which may be required of him by any person having lawful authority to demand such information, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars and, in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months.
(11.) If the master or any other person belonging to any British ship wrongfully forces on shore and leaves behind, or otherwise wilfully and wrongfully leaves behind, in this Colony any seaman or apprentice belonging to such ship before the completion of the voyage for which ...
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provision for maintenance.
Penalty on seaman for wrongfully remaining behind.
Place of discharge.
-to seaman
the Colony cortificate of discharge, and, if required,
No. 10.]
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1.. 18 which such ship belongs, and unless due provision is made for the sistence and maintenance of such seaman, to the satisfaction Harbour Master in the case of a British ship or of a Foreign ship flag is not represented in the Colony by a Consular Officer, or to satisfaction of such Consular Officer in the case of a Foreign ship flag is so represented; and any master discharging a seaman in con vention of this sub-section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding hundred dollars.
(b.) Any seaman, being one of the crew of any ship, who wilfull negligently remains in the Colony after the departure of such ship ehtin be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars or to imprison ment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding one mont
(8.) No seaman shall, except with the sanction of the Harbo** Master, be discharged from a British or Colonial ship, or any Foren? ship whose flag is not represented by a Consular Officer resident in Colony, elsewhere than at the Mercantile Marine Office, and ever seaman discharged from a Foreign ship so represented shall, withi twenty-four hours of being discharged at the office of his Consula Officer, produce to the Harbour Master, or some person deputed by him a certificate of his discharge, signed by such, Consular Officer, and chatt in default be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars and in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for any term no exceeding twenty-one days.
Master to give (9.) Whenever any seaman is discharged at the Mercantile Marme discharged in Office from any ship within the Colony, the master of such ship shall give, at the time of such discharge, to such seaman a written certificate of discharge, specifying the time and nature of service and the time discharge of such seaman, signed by himself, and, if such seamant requires it, shall further give him, within twenty-four hours af demand, a true account in writing of the wages of such seaman and of all deductions therefrom.
account of wages.
Penalty for _~_~ forgery of document, and for false description or state- ment.
Penalty for forcing leaving
Beaman on
(10.) Any seaman or other person who gives a false description his services, or shows, or makes or procures to be made, any false character or makes false statements as to the name of the last ship in whi served or as to any other information which may be required of him any person having lawful authority to demand such information, Bha be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars and, in defaul payment thereof, to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months.
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(11.) If the master or any other person belonging to any Britis wrongfully forces on shore and leaves behind, or otherwise wilfully and wrongfully leaves behind, in this Colony any seaman or apprentic belonging to such ship before the completion of the voyage for whic
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