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REGULATION OF CHINESE.

No. 3 of 1888.

391

17. The fees specified in the First Schedule shall be charged in respect of the matters mentioned therein.

PART IV.

DISTRICT WATCHMEN.

18. The Governor may appoint any person whom he may consider to be sufficiently recommended by the inhabitants of any district to the office of chief watchman of such district; and such chief watchman shall be immediately subordinate to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and have, within his district, all the powers and authorities of a Constable.

19. The Governor may appoint for each district any number of persons whom he may consider to be sufficiently recommended to him by the inhabitants of such district to fill the office of watchmen in such district; and every such watchman shall be under the control of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and immediately subordinate to the chief watchman, and shall, within his district, have all the powers and authorities of a constable.

20. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, with the approval of the Governor in Council, shall make rules to be observed by the said watchmen.

21. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs may remove any chief or other watchman from the district to which he has been appointed to any other district, may summarily dismiss him, and may also inflict upon him any fine not exceeding ten dollars for misconduct.

PART V.

RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.

22.—(1) Except as by this Ordinance provided, no person shall, in any public street or road within the City of Victoria, play any musical instrument or beat any drum or gong in connection with any religious ceremony (except a funeral or marriage) or with any annual or other festival.

* As amended by Law Am. Ord., 1923.

† cf. No. 31 of 1911, s. 3 B.

As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.

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REGULATION OF CHINESE. No. 3 of 1888. 391 17. The fees specified in the First Schedule shall be charged in respect of the matters mentioned therein. PART IV. DISTRICT WATCHMEN. 18. The Governor may appoint any person whom he may consider to be sufficiently recommended by the inhabitants of any district to the office of chief watchman of such district; and such chief watchman shall be immediately subordinate to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and have, within his district, all the powers and authorities of a Constable. 19. The Governor may appoint for each district any number of persons whom he may consider to be sufficiently recommended to him by the inhabitants of such district to fill the office of watchmen in such district; and every such watchman shall be under the control of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and immediately subordinate to the chief watchman, and shall, within his district, have all the powers and authorities of a constable. 20. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, with the approval of the Governor in Council, shall make rules to be observed by the said watchmen. 21. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs may remove any chief or other watchman from the district to which he has been appointed to any other district, may summarily dismiss him, and may also inflict upon him any fine not exceeding ten dollars for misconduct. PART V. RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES. 22.—(1) Except as by this Ordinance provided, no person shall, in any public street or road within the City of Victoria, play any musical instrument or beat any drum or gong in connection with any religious ceremony (except a funeral or marriage) or with any annual or other festival. * As amended by Law Am. Ord., 1923. cf. No. 31 of 1911, s. 3 B. As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
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REGULATION OF CHINESE.

No. 3,of 1888.

391

17. The fees specified in the First Schedule shall be Fees. charged in respect of the matters mentioned therein.

PART IV.

DISTRICT WATCHMEN. †

*

First Schedule.

of chief

18. The Governor may appoint any person whom he may Appointment consider to be sufficiently recommended by the inhabitants watchmen of of any district to the office of chief watchman of such district. district; and such chief watchman shall be immediately subordinate to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and have, within his district, all the powers and authorities of a Constable.

-of-watchmen

for district.

19. The Governor may appoint for each district any Appointment number of persons whom he may consider to be sufficiently recommended to him by the inhabitants of such district to fill the office of watchmen in such district; and every such watchman shall be under the control of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and immediately subordinate to the chief watchman, and shall, within his district have all the powers and authorities of a constable.

20. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, with the approval Rules for the Governor in Council, shall make rules to be observed watchmen. by: the said watchmen.

Affairs may

21. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs may remove any Secretary for chief or other watchman from. the district to which he has Chinese been appointed to any other district, may summarily dismiss remove him, and may also inflict upon him any fine not exceeding ten dollars for misconduct.

watchmen.

PART V.

to music.

RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES. 22.-(1), Except as by this Ordinance provided, no person Provisions as shall, in any public street or road within the City of Victoria, play any musical instrument or beat any drum or gong in Connexion with any religious ceremony (except a funeral or marriage) or with any annual or other festival.

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* As amended by Law Am. Ord., 1923.

† cf. No. 31 of 1911, s. 3 B.

As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.

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