548
Duty of holder of licence to notify place of residence to Police.
34 & 35 Vict. 2 112 s. 5.
Register and photographing of criminals.
Ib. s. 6.
No. 4.]
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: A.D. 1887.
11. (1.) Every holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance who is at large in the Colony shall notify the place of his residence to an officer of Police at the Central Police Station, who shall then indorse on the licence the station at which the said holder shall report himself,
(2.) Whenever the said holder changes his place of residence, he shall notify such change at the Police Station indorsed on his licence, and the Police officer shall indorse on his licence the station nearest to his residence, and the said holder shall report himself at the Police Station so directed by the indorsement.
(3.) Moreover, every male holder of such a licence shall, once in each month, report himself at such time as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the station indorsed on his licence, either to such officer himself or to such other person as the said officer may direct.
(4.) If any holder of a licence who is at large in the Colony remains in any place for forty-eight hours without notifying the place of his residence at the station indorsed on his licence, or fails to comply with the requisitions of this section on the occasion of any change of residence or with the requisitions of this section as to reporting himself once in each month, he shall in every such case, unless he proves, to the satisfaction of the Court or Magistrate before which or whom he is tried, that he did his best to act in conformity with the law, be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and, on conviction thereof, his licence may, in the discretion of the Court or Magistrate, be forfeited; or if the term of imprisonment with hard labour in respect of which his licence was granted has expired at the date of his conviction, it shall be lawful for the Court or Magistrate to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding one year, or if the said term of imprisonment with hard labour has not expired, but the remainder unexpired thereof is a lesser period than one year, then to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to commence at the expiration of the said term of imprisonment with hard labour, for such a term as, together with the remainder unexpired of his said term of imprisonment with hard labour, will not exceed one year.
Register of Criminals.
12. The following enactments shall be made with a view to facilitate the identification of criminals :-
(1.) a register of all persons convicted of crime in the Colony shall be kept in such form and containing such particulars as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor :
(2.) the register shall be kept under the management of the Captain Superintendent of Police or such other person as the Governor may appoint:
548
Duty of holder of licence to notify place of residence to Police.
34 & 35 Viet. 2 112 s. 5.
Register and photograph- ing of crimi- nals.
Ib. s. 6.
No. 4.]
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: A.D. 1887.
11. (1.) Every holder of a licence granted under this Ordinance who is at large in the Colony shall notify the place of his residence to an officer of Police at the Central Police Station, who shall then indorse on the licence the station at which the said holder shall report himself,
(2.) Whenever the said holder changes his place of residence, he shall notify such change at the Police Station indorsed on his licence, and the Police officer shall indorse on his licence the station nearest to his residence, and the said holder shall report himself at the Police Station so directed by the indorsement.
(3.) Moreover, every male holder of such a licence shall, once in each month, report himself at such time as may be prescribed by the officer in charge of the station indorsed on his licence, either to such officer himself or to such other person as the said officer may direct.
(4.) If any holder of a licence who is at large in the Colony remains in any place for forty-eight hours without notifying the place of his residence at the station indorsed on his licence, or fails to comply with the requisitions of this section on the occasion of any change of residence or with the requisitions of this section as to reporting himself once in cach month, he shall in every such case, unless he proves, to the satisfac- tion of the Court or Magistrate before which or whom he is tried, that he did his best to act in conformity with the law, be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance, and, on conviction thereof, his licence may, in the discretion of the Court or Magistrate, be forfeited; or if the term of imprisonment with hard labour in respect of which his licence was granted has expired at the date of his conviction, it shall be lawful for the Court or Magistrate to sentence him to imprisonment, with or with- out hard labour, for any term not exceeding one year, or if the said term of imprisonment with hard labour has not expired, but the remainder unexpired thereof is a lesser period than one year, then to sentence him to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, to commence at the ex- piration of the said term of imprisonment with hard labour, for such a term as, together with the remainder unexpired of his said term of im- prisonment with hard labour, will not exceed one year.
Register of Criminals.
12. The following enactments shall be made with a view to facilitate the identification of criminals :-
(1.) a register of all persons convicted of crime in the Colony shall be kept in such form and containing such particulars as may from time to time be prescribed by the Governor :
(2.) the register shall be kept under the management of the Captain Superintendent of Police or such other person as the Governor may appoint:
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