hongkong-colonial-ordinances-1847 — Page 51

46. COLONIAL ORDINANCES.

Penalty to person VII. And be it enacted, That if any Person not appointed and
in his Posses-
sion Arms belonging acting under this Ordinance, shall have in his Possession any Arms,
to, or assuming the Ammunition, or any Article of Clothing, Accoutrements, or Appoint-
Dress of the Police
Force. ments supplied to any Person under this Ordinance, and shall not be
able satisfactorily to account for his or her Possession thereof, or shall
put on or assume the Dress, Name, Designation, or Description of any
.
Person or Persons, or any Class of Persons appointed under this
Ordinance, for the Purpose of thereby obtaining Admission into any
House or other Place, or of doing or procuring to be done any other
Act which such Person or Persons so putting on or assuming such
Dress, Name, Designation, or Description would not by Law be
entitled to do or procure to be done of his or their own Authority, every
such Person so offending shall, in Addition to any other Punishment
to which he or she my be liable for such Offence, forfeit and pay for
every such Offence any Sum not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars, to ,
be recovered in a Summary Manner on Conviction before a Justice of
the Peace.


Governor may insti- VIII And be it enacted, That it, shall and may be lawful to and
tute
ConductInquiries into for the said Chief, Marine, or Assistant Magistrate, or the Superin-
of Policemen
on Oath. tendent of Police, or either or any of them, or any other Person
or Persons to be nominated for the Purpose from Time to Time by the,
Governor, to examine on Oath into the Truth of any Charges or
Complaints preferred against any Person to be appointed under this,
Ordinance, of any Neglect or Violation of Duty in his Office, and to
report thereon to the Governor ; and any Person who , on such, Inquiry,
or on any other Occasion on which an Oath may be administered
under this Ordinance, shall give False Evidence, or take a False Oath,
and be thereof duly convicted , shall be deemed. Guilty of Wilful, and
FalsePerju
Oath punish- Corrupt Perjury, and shall be liable to such Pains and Penalties
able as ry.
as Persons convicted of Wilful and Corrupt Perjury are or may be.
subject and liable to.

Common Report to IX. And be it enacted , That if any Question arise as to the Right
be Proof
of any Person exer- of any Chief, Marine, or Assistant Magistrate, or Superintendent
of theto Right
eise any Office under of Police, or any Sergeant or other inferior Officer, or of any common
this Ordinance.
Constable, to hold or execute any such Office respectively, common
Reputation shall to all Intents and Purposes be deemed and held to
be sufficient Evidence of such Right, and it shall not be necessary to,
produce any Appointment, or any Oath, Affidavit, or other Document
or Matter whatsoever, in Proof of such Right.

Fines imposed on X. And be it enacted, That all Fines imposed on any Sergeant
Policemen to form a
Reward Fund. or other inferior Officer, or on any Constable under this Ordinance,
shall be paid to the Treasurer of the Colony of Hongkong, and be.
carried by him to a separate Account, so that the same may form a
Fund to be called the " Police Reward Fund, " to be appropriated for
the Payment of such Rewards, Gratuities, Bounties, Pensions, or
other Allowances as the Governor may from Time to Time award or
direct to be paid to any Person or Persons appointed under this
Ordinance, or to the Widows and Families of any such Person at his
Governor may de- Death ; and that it shall and may be lawful for the Governor to direct,
ductincrease
to Portion of Salary if he shall think fit, that any Proportions not exceeding Ten Shillings
Fund.
in the Year for every One Hundred Pounds of the Salary of every
Person appointed under this Ordinance , and so in Proportion for any
Salary