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ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1844. 103


Registration and Census.


when and so often as he may be directed by the Governor and Executive Council cause
to be delivered or left at the residence or place of business of any householder or
householders a blank return to be filled up before a certain day to be therein named
with the names and numbers of persons in his or their employment or residing within
his or their house or houses or on his or their premises and shall in every such return Return to be
made by
distinguish and describe the sex country and occupation of every person so resident as householders.

also whether any and which of them be either aliens or resident strangers and that on
or after the said day named in the said blank return the said householder or householders
is or are hereby required to transmit the said return or deliver the same on demand
within five days after its being left at such residence or place of business as aforesaid
so filled up to the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as
aforesaid and on failure to do so the said householder or householders shall be liable
to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars each.
12. And be it further enacted and ordained that all lighters bumboats ferry boats Boats, &c. to be
registered.
and other vessels plying for hire within the harbours and waters of this Colony shall be
duly registered with the number and description of the crew and of the persons living
therein by the said registering officer or such other officer so to be appointed as
aforesaid the said particulars to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and
a certificate of such registry shall be given to the master or headman of such lighter
bumboat ferry boat or other vessel the number of such registry to be legibly painted on
each side and on the stern of such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel.
13. And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person not having pre Penalty on
boat-owners, &c.
viously obtained such certificate of registry and not having painted the number on
such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel as is hereinbefore provided shall let
or hire or cause to be let or hired any such lighter bumboat ferry boat or other
vessel within the waters of the said Colony or shall show a false certificate of
registry or one granted for another vessel, or shall permit or connive at the said
certificate being made use of for another vessel, or shall paint or exhibit a false
number on the said lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel he shall for every such
offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and be liable to confis
cation of the boat on non -payment of the fine.
14. And be it further enacted and ordained that all masters of Chinese vessels Masters of
Chinese vessels
frequenting the waters of this Colony shall report themselves immediately upon their to report
themselves.
arrival in such waters and previous to their departure to the registering officer who
shall grant them a certificate of entry or clearance or if he see cause to withhold the
certificate of clearance, he shall report the same to Government.
15. And be it further enacted and ordained that every master of a Chinese vessel Penalty for
neglect.
who shall not conform to the provisions of the section hereinbefore last mentioned shall
forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty dollars.
16. And be it further enacted and ordained that if any person shall wilfully conceal Penalty on
evasion of this
or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the purposes of this Ordinance in
cases not
otherwise
Ordinance or shall on applying to be registered give a false name or description or shall provided for.