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No. 1.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1868,

able to satisfy with his own consent or with the knowledge that the same was equipped for the purposes of piracy shall be guilty of felony, and, being con- victed thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding three years, with or without hard labour.

plicity.

Power to send juvenile offender to

School.

7. If, after the commencement of this Ordinance, any person is con- victed of any offence punishable under this Ordinance whose age does Reformatory not, in the opinion of the Court, exceed sixteen years, then and in every such case it shall be lawful for the Court, in addition to or in lieu of the sentence passed or omitted to be passed for his offence, to direct such offender to be sent, at the expiration of such sentence or forthwith, as the case may be, to any Reformatory School established or to be es- tablished in this Colony, (if the directors or managers thereof are willing to receive such offender), and to be there detained for a period not exceeding five years and not less than one year.

Power to Governor-in- Council to frame orders

of carrying

arms, etc., in

8.-(1.) It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council from time to time to frame such orders, to be enforced by such fines and penalties as the Governor-in-Council may deem expedient, including forfeiture of vessel, for prevention for preventing all or any description of fishing vessels and trading junks from carrying all or any description of arms or munitions of war, including stink pots, and the Governor-in-Council shall also have power from time to time to alter and amend such orders or revoke the same or any part thereof: Provided that such personal penalties, irrespective of forfeiture of vessel, shall not exceed in any one case a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for one year.

fishing vessels "nock: 16·8.70 juuks.

and trading

Repeal of inconsistent laws.

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(2.) All such orders shall be published in The Gazette, and from and after such publication shall have the same force and effect as if the same had been specially enacted in this Ordinance.

(3.) Offences under this section shall be triable in a summary manner before a Police Magistrate, and all fines imposed under this section shall be recoverable in a like manner.

9. All local laws, statutes, Ordinances, and usages inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and the same are hereby de- clared to be of no force and effect whatsoever within the Colony.

10. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed in any way to take away, abridge, or affect the jurisdiction now exercised by the Supreme preme Court. Court.

Saving of jurisdiction of the Su-

ORDINANCE No. 2 OF 1868.

A.D. 1868. AN ORDINANCE for the Establishment of a Fire Brigade.

Vide Rgns Ordinance

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