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32 COLONIAL ORDINANCES.


Proviso. be forfeited ; unless it shall appear that such Chinese Vessel was
duly licensed to carry such Arms or Weapons as hereinafter men-
tioned.


Trading Junks, Lor- IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all trading
chas, large Fast-boats,
&c., duly registered, Junks, Lorchas , large Fast-boats, and other Vessels belonging to
to carry a Flag. Hongkong, being duly registered and licensed by the Registrar- Gene-
ral, under and by virtue of the Provisions of Ordinance No. 7 of
1846, intituled An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 18 of 1844,
and to establish a more effectual Registry of the Chinese Inhabitants,
and a Census of the Population of the Island of Hongkong, shall
and may carry the same Flag as other British Merchant Vessels,
with the Numbers of their Register inscribed in large White Figures
in the Centre of the said Flag, so as to be distinguishable at a
Registrar - General Distance ; and the Registrar- General is hereby authorized to grant
authorized
such Flag. to grant such Flag as aforesaid ; and every trading Junk, Lorcha, Large
Trading Junks, Lor- Fast-boat, or other Vessel belonging as aforesaid, which shall use
chas,
&c. , not duly registerthe aforesaid Flag without being duly registered and licensed as
ed, carrying the Flag, aforesaid, shall be forfeited, and the Owner or Master of such
to be forfeited.
Penalty on the Mas- trading Junk, Lorcha, or large Fast-boat, or other Vessel, shall in
ter for using the Flag addition pay a Fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars.
without License.

Trading Junks, Lor- V. And be it further enacted and ordained, That all trading
chas, large Fast-boats,
& c., having other Junks, Lorchas, large Fast-boats, and other Vessels belonging to
Arms on board than Hongkong not duly registered and licensed to carry Arms, and all
those their
Registers, to be deem- trading Junks, Lorchas, large Fast-boats, and other Vessels duly
ed the Property of registered and licensed as before mentioned, having on board other
Pirates, and liable to Arms or a larger Quantity of Arms than are specified in their
forfeiture.
Register, shall be held and deemed to be the Property of Pirates,
and as such liable to Forfeiture by process in the Court of Vice-
Masters or Owners Admiralty ; and the Master or Owner of every trading Junk, Lorcha,
of Vessels to have the large Fast-boat, or other Vessel already registered and licensed as
Number, Quality & c.,
of Arms' on board, in- aforesaid (or hereafter to be registered and licensed ) is hereby re-
ters. in their Regis-
serted quired to cause the Number, Quality, and Description of the Arms
on board of such trading Junk, Lorcha, large Fast-boat, or other
Vessel, to be inserted in or endorsed on the Registrar of the said
Vessel ; and every such Master or Owner is hereby required to
produce such Register to the Registrar- General (who shall make
Penalty. such Insertion or Endorsement as aforesaid) under a Penalty not
exceeding Fifty Dollars.

Masters orComman- VI. And be it further enacted and ordained , That the Master
ders of
&c. ,to shew their Flag, or Commander of all trading Junks, Lorchas, large Fast-boats, and
other Vessels duly registered and licensed as before mentioned, and
trading or plying between Hongkong and any Part of the Dominions
of the Emperor of China, shall, whenever they shall come in Sight
of any European Ship or other Vessel, hoist their Flag in some
Penalty. conspicuous Part of their said Vessel, under a Penalty not exceeding
Fifty Dollars ; and the Master and Officers of every British or other
Vessel who shall meet or fall in with any trading Junk, Lorcha
large Fast-boat, or other Vessel bearing or carrying the Flag afore-
said, is or are hereby required to note the Number of the said Flag
in their Log Book, and also the Time and Place when and where
such Meeting shall occur, and to report the same to the Harbour-
Master or Consul at the Port of their Destination .
VII.