MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1893.
953
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if such seaman requires it, shall further give him, within 24 hours after demand, a true account in writing of the wages of such seaman and of all deductions therefrom.
(10) Any seaman or other person who gives a false description of Penalty his services, or shows, or makes or procures to be made, any false for false description character, or makes false statements as to the name of the last ship or statement. 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 fine not exceeding 50 dollars.
shore.
(11) If the master or any other person belonging to any British Penalty for forcing or ship wrongfully forces on shore and leaves behind, or otherwise wil- leaving fully and wrongfully leaves behind, in this Colony any seaman or seaman on apprentice belonging to such ship before the completion of the voyage for which such seaman or apprentice was engaged, he shall be liable to fine not exceeding 250 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months.
(( of seaman
(12) No seaman who has been actually shipped on board any Limited vessel in compliance with this Ordinance shall, during the time for exemption which he is then shipped, be liable to be arrested on civil process, shipped under the unless the debt or demand exceeds the sum of 500 dollars: Pro- ordinance from liability vided always that by the term seaman" in this sub-section shall be meant only a person who has, within the space of 6 months civil process. previously, served on board a ship for wages as a scaman, and that the protection from arrest hereby granted shall not be held to extend to any person not coming within such definition, or in any case to masters, mates, or engineers.
Boarding-houses for Seamen.
regulation of houses.
6.-(1) The Harbour Master shall, with the consent of a Establish- Stipendiary Magistrate, have power to license a sufficient number of nient and fit and proper persons to keep boarding-houses for seamen, not being boarding Chinese; and every such licence shall be countersigned by the Colonial Secretary, and shall be granted for such period, not exceeding one year, and on such terms and security, and shall be renewable on such conditions, as the Colonial Secretary may appoint; and it shall be lawful for the Colonial Secretary to demand for every such licence an annual fee of 25 dollars or at the rate thereof, according to the term of such licence; and every such house
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 16 of 1912, No. 17 of 1912 and No. 21 of 1912.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1893.
953
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if such scaman requires it, shall further give him, within 24 hours after demand, a true account in writing of the wages of such seaman and of all deductions therefrom.
(10) Any seaman or other person who gives a false description of Penalty his services, or shows, or makes or procures to be made, any false for false
description character, or makes false statements as to the name of the last ship or statement. 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 fine not exceeding 50 dollars.
shore.
(11) If the master or any other person belonging to any British Penalty for
forcing or ship wrongfully forces on shore and leaves behind, or otherwise wil-
leaving fully and wrongfully leaves behind, in this Colony any seaman or seaman on apprentice belonging to such ship before the completion of the voyage for which such seaman or apprentice was engaged, he shall be liable to fine not exceeding 250 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months.
((
of seaman
(12) No seaman who has been actually shipped on board any Limited vessel in compliance with this Ordinance shall, during the time for exemption which he is then shipped, be liable to be arrested on civil process, shipped
under the unless the debt or demand exceeds the sum of 500 dollars: Pro- ordinance
from liability vided always that by the term seaman" in this sub-section shall
to arrest on be meant only a person who has, within the space of 6 months civil process. previously, served on board a ship for wages as a scaman, and that the protection from arrest hereby granted shall not be held to extend to any person not coming within such definition, or in any case to masters, mates, or engineers.
Boarding-houses for Seamen.
regulation of
houses.
*
6.-(1) The Harbour Master shall, with the consent of a Establish- Stipendiary Magistrate, have power to license a sufficient number of nient and fit and proper persons to keep boarding-houses for seamen, not being boarding Chinese; and every such licence shall be countersigned by the Colonial Secretary, and shall be granted for such period, not exceeding one year, and on such terms and security, and shall be renewable on such conditions, as the Colonial Secretary may appoint; and it shall be lawful for the Colonial Secretary to demand for every such licence an annual fee of 25 dollars or at the rate thereof, according to the term of such licence; and every such house
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 16 of 1912,
No. 17 of 1912 and No. 21 of 1912.
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