hongkong-colonial-ordinances-1847 — Page 126

9º VICTORIE.-No 14 of 1845 . 59


Absence of any such Constable it shall be lawful for the Party
so injured or annoyed, or who shall have seen the Offence com-
mitted, to seize and detain the Offender until he can be given into
the Custody of such Constable, or until he can be taken before a
Magistrate.

IV And be it further enacted and ordained , That it shall be Dogs mad or stray-
ing, & c.
lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to destroy
any Dog or other Animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabid state,.
or which has been bitten by any Dog or Animal reasonably suspected
to be in a rabid state : and the Owner of any such Dog or Animal
who shall permit the same to go at large after having Information
or reasonable ground for believing it to be in a rabid state, or to
have been bitten by a Dog or other Animal in a rabid state, shall
be liable to a Penalty of not more than Ten Pounds : And it is hereby
further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for any Constable
belonging to the Police Force to destroy any Dog which shall be
found straying or wandering about during the Day-time without
any Owner, and not wearing a Collar with the Name and Residence.
of the Owner inscribed thereon ; and such Constable is hereby further
authorised to destroy any Dog which shall be found straying or
wandering about between the Hours of Ten o'clock at Night and
Gunfire in the Morning.


V. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no Person, other , Cannon, &c. not to
be fired near Dwel-
than Persons acting in Obedience to lawful Authority, shall discharge ling-houses.
any Cannon or other Fire-arm of greater Calibre than a common
Fowling-piece within Three Hundred Yards of any Dwelling-house
within the said Colony, to the Annoyance of any Inhabitant thereof ;
and every Person who, after being warned of the Annoyance by any
Inhabitant, shall discharge any such Fire-arm, shall be liable to a
Penalty of not more that Ten Pounds.


VI. And be it further enacted and ordained , That every Person Prohibiting Offences
who, within the said Colony, or the Harbour or Waters thereof, shall in theofColony
bour Hongkoorng.
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commit any of the following Offences, shall be liable to a Penalty of
not more than Ten Pounds, or in the Discretion of the convicting
Magistrate to be imprisoned for any Term not exceeding Fourteen
Days :-
I. Every Person who shall knowingly take in Exchange
from any Seaman or other Person, not being the Owner or
Master of any Vessel, anything belonging to any Vessel lying in
the Harbour or Waters aforesaid, or any Part of the Cargo of
such Vessel, or any Stores or Articles in charge of the Owner
or Master of any such Vessel .
2. Every Person who shall unlawfully cut, damage, or
destroy any of the Ropes, Cables, Cordage, Tackle, Headfasts,
or other Furniture of or belonging to any Ship, Boat, or Vessel
lying in the Harbour or Waters aforesaid, with intent to steal
or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any Part thereof.
3. Every Person who for the purpose of preventing the
Seizure or Discovery of any Materials, Furniture, Stores, or
Merchandise belonging to, or having been Part of the Cargo of
any Ship, Boat, or Vessel lying in the Harbour or Waters afore-
said, or of any other Articles unlawfully obtained from any such
Ship