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56 COLONIAL ORDINANCES .


for any Officer charged with the Preservation of the Peace, or
any Constable or Policeman, or other Person, to summon the Party
so offending before any Police Magistrate, to whom it shall and may
be lawful, on due Investigation and Proof of the Party having offended
against the Provisions aforesaid, to proceed against, and in a Summary
Manner to Fine the Party so offending, in any Sum not exceeding
Ten Dollars, and in Default of Payment, to commit the said Party
to Prison for any Period of Time not exceeding One Calendar
Month .

Watchmen or Ser- II. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if, on any
vants obeying Orders
not to held respon- such Investigation or Proof as aforesaid, it shall appear to the said
sible.
presiding Magistrate that the Party so offending acted as Watch-
man or Servant of the Proprietor or Occupier of any Dwelling-
house, Warehouse, or other Out-house, Office, or Premises, or of
the Inhabitant, Person, or Persons, in charge thereof, or by or with
the Direction, Knowledge, Sanction, Sufferance, or Permission of
such Proprietor or Occupier, or of such Inhabitant or Person in
charge as aforesaid, then and in such case it shall and may be
lawful to and for such Magistrate to dimiss the Charge as against
the Watchman or Servant, or Person acting as such, so offending
as aforesaid, and to summon or cause to be summoned forthwith
before him the Proprietor or Occupier, Inhabitant, or Person in
charge thereof as aforesaid, having so directed, sanctioned, suffered,
or permitted the making such Noise or Noises as aforesaid ; and
on due Investigation and Proof that any such Occupier or Pro-
prietor, Inhabitant, or Person in charge as aforesaid, directed,
sanctioned, suffered, or permitted the making of the said Noise or
Noises so made by the Watchman or Servant, or Person acting
as such as aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful to and for
such presiding Magistrate to Fine such Proprietor, or Occupier, or
Inhabitant, or Person in charge as aforesaid, in any Sum not exceed-
ing Fifty Dollars, and in Default of Payment to levy the same
by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of such Proprietor,
or Occupier, or Inhabitant, or Person in charge as aforesaid , by
virtue of a Warrant in Writing under his Hand to be issued for
that purpose ; and in case of the Offender not having sufficient.
Goods and Chattels within the Colony of Hongkong whereon to levy
the said Fine, together with all Costs and Charges consequent
thereon, it shall and may be lawful for the said Magistrate to
commit such Offender to Prison for any Period of Time not exceeding
One Calendar Month.


Proprietor, Occupier, III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That when and so
or Inhabitant
House, of any often as any such Noise or Noises as aforesaid shall be made in
to be summon-
ed in case of not being or upon any Dwelling-house or Premises, if it shall be impracticable
able to apprehend the
Offender. or difficult to apprehend, discover, or identify the Person or Persons
so making such Noise or Noises as aforesaid, then and in such case it
shall and may be lawful to and for such Magistrate, upon Infor-
mation thereof, to summon before him the Proprietor, or Occupier, or
Inhabitant, or Person in charge of such Dwelling-house or Premises ;
and if it shall appear on due Investigation and Proof that such
Noise or Noises as aforesaid was or were made in or upon the
said Dwelling-house or Premises by the Direction, or with the
Knowledge, Sanction, Sufferance, or Permission of the Owner,
Occupier,