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Carrying arms, etc.
Punishment of whipping in certain
cases.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1886.
(2.) All persons remaining so assembled, after such warning, may be dispersed and taken into custody by any officer or constable of Police or special constable, or by any other person acting under the orders of a Justice of the Peace, and shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months.
(3.) If any person or persons so warned to disperse is or are hurt, maimed, or killed in the dispersing, seizing, or apprehending, or the endeavouring to disperse, seize, or apprehend, the persons hurting, maiming, or killing him or them shall be free, discharged, and indemnified from the consequences, except on evidence of gross carelessness, wantonness, or malice.
9. (1.) During the continuance of any proclamation under this Ordinance, it shall not be lawful for any person, unless in the employment of Government or unless authorized thereto by the Governor, to carry on his person, or have in his possession, any arms or instruments capable of being used as offensive arms, unless they are the tools of his trade or unless he can show that they are intended to be used for some lawful purpose (of which the burden of proof shall lie on him), or any ammunition for such arms or instruments.
(2.) It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace, acting under the powers prescribed by section 3, to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and to authorize any officer or constable of Police or special constable to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and using in either case force, if necessary, into any dwelling house or other building, and into any place in which he may suspect that any such arms or instruments or ammunition may be, contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, and such arms and instruments or ammunition may be seized and confiscated.
(3.) Every person who is found carrying or having in his possession any arms or instruments or ammunition as aforesaid, except such as, in respect to their nature and quantity and having regard to his profession, occupation, and station in life, may reasonably be expected, in the opinion of the Magistrate, to be in his possession, contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months, or to both.
10. All persons remaining unlawfully, riotously, or tumultuously assembled after having been warned by a Justice of the Peace under section 8, and all persons found carrying arms contrary to the provisions
524
Carrying arms, etc.
Punishment of whipping in certain
cases.
No. 10.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1886.
(2.) All persons remaining so assembled, after such warning, may be dispersed and taken into custody by any officer or constable of Police or special constable, or by any other person acting under the orders of a Justice of the Peace, and shall, on summary conviction before a Magis- trate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment. with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months.
(3.) If any person or persons so warned to disperse is or are hurt, maimed, or killed in the dispersing, seizing, or apprehending, or the on- deavouring to disperse, seize, or apprehend, the persons hurting, maim- ing, or killing him or them shall be free, discharged, and indemmified from the consequences, except on evidence of gross carelessness, wanton- ness, or malice.
9. (1.) During the continuance of any proclamation under this Ordinance, it shall not be lawful for any person, unless in the employ- ment of Government or unless authorized thereto by the Governor, to carry on his person, or have in his possession, any arms or instruments capable of being used as offensive arms, unless they are the tools of his trade or unless he can show that they are intended to be used for some lawful purpose (of which the burden of proof shall lie on him), or any ammunition for such arms or instruments.
(2.) It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace, acting under the powers prescribed by section 3, to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and to authorize any officer or constable of Police or special constable to enter, with or without a written warrant and with or without assistance, and using in either case force, if necessary, into any dwelling house or other building, and into any place in which he may suspect that any such arms or instruments or ammunition may be, contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, and such arms and instruments or ammunition may be seized and confis- cated.
(3.) Every person who is found carrying or having in his possession any arms or instruments or ammunition as aforesaid, except such as, in respect to their nature and quantity and having regard to his profes- sion, occupation, and station in life, may reasonably be expected, in the opinion of the Magistrate, to be in his possession, contrary to the provi- sions of this Ordinance, shall, on summary conviction before a Magis- trate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding six months, or to both.
10. All persons remaining unlawfully, riotously, or tumultuously assembled after having been warned by a Justice of the Peace under section 8, and all persons found carrying arms contrary to the provisions
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