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1897.1

VAGRANCY.

[No. 9.

353

out warrant.

6. Any person, being apparently a vagrant, who refuses or fails to accompany a Police officer to or to appear before a Magistrate when required to do so for the purposes of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant, and shall, on conviction, before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for any term not exceeding one month.

escape.

7. Any vagrant who escapes from the Police whilst committed to a charge under this Ordinance, or who leaves a House of Detention without permission from the Superintendent, or who, having with such permission left a House of Detention for a limited time or a specified purpose, fails to return on the expiration of such time or when such purpose has been accomplished or proves to be impracticable, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months.

agreement.

under 17.

28. Every person who enters into an agreement under section 17 and wilfully violates that agreement in any respect shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for a term not exceeding three months.

9.

of person

29. Every person who asks for alms in a threatening or insolent manner, or continues to ask for alms of any person after he has been required to desist, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months.

asking alms in threatening manner, etc.

30 (1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make rules, not being inconsistent with this Ordinance, for the guidance of officers in matters connected with it.

All such rules shall be published in The Gazette, and shall hereupon have the force of law.

SCHEDULE.

FORM OF AGREEMENT TO LEAVE THE COLONY.

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made this day of

between the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong of the one part and A. B., etc., [the vagrant] of the other part: Each of the parties hereto (so far as relates to the acts on his own part to be performed) hereby agrees with the other of them as follows :

The said A. B. shall embark on board such ship, and at such time, as the Superintendent of the House of Detention shall direct.

The said A. B. shall remain on board such ship until such ship shall have arrived at the port of *

* Here insert the port to which the person agrees to go.

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1897.1 VAGRANCY. [No. 9. 353 out warrant. 6. Any person, being apparently a vagrant, who refuses or fails to accompany a Police officer to or to appear before a Magistrate when required to do so for the purposes of this Ordinance may be arrested without warrant, and shall, on conviction, before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for any term not exceeding one month. escape. 7. Any vagrant who escapes from the Police whilst committed to a charge under this Ordinance, or who leaves a House of Detention without permission from the Superintendent, or who, having with such permission left a House of Detention for a limited time or a specified purpose, fails to return on the expiration of such time or when such purpose has been accomplished or proves to be impracticable, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months. agreement. under 17. 28. Every person who enters into an agreement under section 17 and wilfully violates that agreement in any respect shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for a term not exceeding three months. 9. of person 29. Every person who asks for alms in a threatening or insolent manner, or continues to ask for alms of any person after he has been required to desist, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months. asking alms in threatening manner, etc. 30 (1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make rules, not being inconsistent with this Ordinance, for the guidance of officers in matters connected with it. All such rules shall be published in The Gazette, and shall hereupon have the force of law. SCHEDULE. FORM OF AGREEMENT TO LEAVE THE COLONY. ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made this day of between the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong of the one part and A. B., etc., [the vagrant] of the other part: Each of the parties hereto (so far as relates to the acts on his own part to be performed) hereby agrees with the other of them as follows : The said A. B. shall embark on board such ship, and at such time, as the Superintendent of the House of Detention shall direct. The said A. B. shall remain on board such ship until such ship shall have arrived at the port of * * Here insert the port to which the person agrees to go. 23 Section 18.
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1897.1

VAGRANCY.

[No. 9.

353

out warrant.

6. Any person, being apparently a vagrant, who refuses or fails. to Arrest of ompany a Police officer to or to appear before a Magistrate when vagrant with-

red to do so for the purposes of this Ordinance may be arrested hout warrant, and shall, on conviction, before a Magistrate, be liable imprisonment, with hard labour, for any term not exceeding one month.

escape.

Any vagrant who escapes from the Police whilst committed to Penalty on a charge under this Ordinance, or who leaves a House of Detention vagrant for thout permission from the Superintendent, or who, having with such mission left a House of Detention for a limited time or a specified pose, fails to return on the expiration of such time or when such pose has been accomplished or proves to be impracticable, shall, on nviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard. bour, for any term not exceeding three months.

agreement.

under 17.

28. Every person who enters into an agreement under section 17 Breach of

wilfully violates that agreement in any respect shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment, with hard labour, for

term not exceeding three months.

9.

of person

29. Every person who asks for alms in a threatening or insolent Punishment manner, or continues to ask for alms of any person after he has been required to desist, shall, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to

prisonment, with hard labour, for any term not exceeding three manner, etc.

months.

asking alms in

threatening

80 (1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make Making of

being inconsistent with this Ordinance, for the guidance of rules. icers in matters connected with it.

All such rules shall be published in The Gazette, and shall hereupon have the force of law.

SCHEDULE.

FORM OF AGREEMENT TO LEAVE THE COLONY.

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made this' day of

1

tween the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong of the one part and 4. B., etc., [the vagrant] of the other part: Each of the parties hereto (so far as lates to the acts on his own part to be performed) hereby agrees with the- ther of them as follows

The said A. B. shall embark on board such ship, and at such time, as the Superintendent of the House of Detention shall direct..

The said 4. B. shall remain on board such ship until such ship shall have arrived at the port of*

Here insert the port to which the person agrees to go.

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