the-ordinances-of-the-legislative-counci-1890 — Page 244

208 ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1846.


Registration and Census.


Registrar General , and shall at all times make such returns and do all other things for
the purposes of this Ordinance as shall be required of them by the said Registrar
General, under a penalty of not more than one hundred dollars.

Numbering of 4. And whereas, for the purpose of giving greater facility to the carrying out the
Chinese houses.
intentions of this Ordinance, it is necessary and expedient that all the houses in the
Colony of Hongkong inhabited by Chinese be numbered : Be it therefore enacted and
ordained, that every Chinese householder shall cause to be affixed to his house a painted
number of such description , and in such manner as the Registrar General shall direct,
under a penalty not exceeding forty dollars.

Tickets to 5. And be it further enacted and ordained, that for the benefit and protection of
Chinese
householders. the well-disposed and honest Chinese inhabitants of the Colony, every such house
holder shall receive a ticket in English, signed by the Registrar General, containing
such particulars as the Registrar General shall deem expedient, which ticket shall be
produced when required , under a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars .

Householder to 6. And be it further enacted and ordained , that every such householder shall cause
issue tickets to
all residents on to be hung up and exhibited in some conspicuous part of his house, a board inscribed
his premises, &c.
with a true and accurate list of all persons resident therein, and shall deliver to every
person so residing or living in his house, a ticket sealed with his seal, and containing
such particulars and of such form as the said Registrar General shall direct, under a
penalty of not more than twenty dollars, and which said ticket shall be given up to and
cancelled by such householder, whenever such person or persons so residing or living
in his house shall cease to do so ; and the possession of such ticket by any person
whomsoever shall be prima facie evidence of its delivery by such householder ; and if
any such householder shall deliver any such ticket to a person of notoriously bad
character, or if any person while resident in the house of such householder without such
ticket, shall be convicted on the oaths of one or more credible witnesses of felony, then
and in any or either of such cases, such householder shall be liable to a penalty of not
more than twenty dollars : Provided always that the penalty last above mentioned shall
not be levied where such householder shall bring, or use his best exertions to bring, the
offender or offenders to justice.

Householder to 7. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every such householder shall at all
furnish Registrar
General with all times give the said Registrar General such information as he may require of him for
required
information, and any of the purposes of this Ordinance ; and shall also report to the Chinese officer of
report to
Chinese district the district in which he shall reside, all marriages, births , deaths, and every change
officer changes in
his house.
connected with any person or persons whatsoever arriving in or departing from his
house, under a penalty of not more than twenty dollars.

Registration of 8. And be it further enacted and ordained , that for the benefit and protection of
Chinese servants
in European the European residents of this Colony, every Chinese domestic servant, artificer, or
employ.
workman residing on the premises of and employed by Europeans, shall, on producing
to the Registrar General a certificate from his employer or employers, and having