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54 COLONIAL ORDINANCES .


Justice ofthe Peace, IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for
or Constable authoriz-
ed by Warrant,to enter any Justice of the Peace, or Constable of the Police duly authorized
into House, and seize by Warrant of any Justice of the Peace, to enter, and if necessary to
Implements &c., Gam- break into any House, Room, Boat , Vessel, or any Place either on Land
of which
shall be forfeited. or Water, within which such Justice of the Peace shall be credibly
informed on Oath, or shall have reasonable Grounds of his own
Knowledge to suspect and believe that Public Gaming or Playing is
or as been commonly carried on, and to arrest all Persons within such
House, Room, or Place as aforesaid, and to seize all Tables, Dice,
or other Implements of Gambling, or which shall be used as such, and
also all Moneys or Securities for Money which shall be in actual Use
for the purpose of Gambling ; and which said Implements of Gambling,
and Money, or Securities for Money, on Conviction of the Offender,
shall be, and they are hereby declared to be forfeited to Her Majesty
the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors.

Penalties to be reco- V. And be it enacted, That all Penalties herein mentioned , shall
vered according to
Provisions of Ordi- the be recovered, levied, and distributed, on Conviction of the Offender
nance No. 10 of 1844. before any Magistrate of Police, or any Two Justices of the Peace, in
the Manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,
Governor, &c. &c.


Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,
this 10th Day of June, 1844.
ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,
Clerk of Councils.