SUMMARY OFFENCES.
No. 1 of 1845.
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district or place not permitted by regulation of the Governor in Council.
6. Every person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars who commits any of the following offences:--
(1) erects any shed or house of matting or other inflammable material, so as in case of fire to endanger any neighbouring building; or
against good order.
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without the consent of the owner or occupier, affixes any poster or other paper against or upon any building, wall, fence, or paling; or writes upon, soils, defaces, or marks any building, wall, fence, or paling with chalk or paint, or in any other way whatsoever; or wilfully breaks, destroys, or damages any part of any building, wall, fence, or paling or any fixture or appendage thereof; or
[(3), rep. No. 45 of 1902.]
(4) neglects to affix to his house, and keep alight during the night, such lamp or lantern as may be required and approved of by the Captain Superintendent of Police; or
(5) keeps a house or other building for the occupation or resort of public prostitutes, to the annoyance of any person inhabiting or residing near thereto; or
(6) assembles together with other persons in the night-time without lawful excuse; or, seeing any such illegal assemblage, or knowing or having reason to suspect that such assemblage has taken place or is about to take place, does not give immediate notice thereof to the nearest police station or to some police constable; or
(7) being employed as a private guard or watchman, sleeps on his post, or is negligent, remiss, or cowardly in the execution of his duty; or
(8) wantonly or cruelly ill-uses any animal, bird, domestic or otherwise.
7-(1) It shall be lawful for any police constable to take into custody without warrant any person who has committed within his view any offence mentioned in sections 3, 4, 5 or 6.
As amended by No. 6 of 1918.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
offenders.
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SUMMARY OFFENCES.
No. 1 of 1845.
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district or place not permitted by regulation of the Governor in Council.
6. Every person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding other two hundred and fifty dollars who commits any of the offences following offences:--
(1) erects any shed or house of matting or other inflammable inaterial, so as in case of fire to endanger any neighbouring building; or
against good order.
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without the consent of the owner or occupier, affixes [ef. No. 19 any poster or other paper against or upon any building, wall, of 1912.] fence, or paling; or writes upon, soils, defaces, or marks any building, wall, fence, or paling with chalk or paint, or in any other way whatsoever; or wilfully breaks, destroys, or damages any part of any building, wall, fence, or paling or any fixture or appendage thereof; or
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[(3), rep. No: 45 of 1902.]
(4) neglects to affix to his house, and keep alight during the night, such lamp or lantern as may be required and approved of by the Captain Superintendent of Police; or
(5) keeps a house or other building for the occupation or [cf. No. 4 of resort of public prostitutes, to the annoyance of any person 1897.]
inhabiting or residing near thereto; or
(6) assembles together with other persons in the night-time without lawful excuse; or, seeing any such illegal-assemblage, or knowing or having reason to suspect that such assemblage has taken place or is about to take place, does not give immediate notice thereof to the nearest police station or to some police constable; or
(7) being employed as a private guard or watchman, sleeps on his post, or is negligent, remiss, or cowardly in the execution of his duty; or...
(8) wantonly or cruelly ill-uses any animator bird, domestic or otherwise.
7-(1) It shall be lawful for any police constable to take Apprehen- into custody without warrant any person who has committed sion of within his view any offence mentioned in sections 3, 4, 5 or
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As amended by No. 6 of 1918.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923.
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