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210 ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1846.


Registration and Census.


Squatters on 12. And be it further enacted and ordained, that from and after the passing of
Crown lands.
this Ordinance any person who shall reside or continue to reside on the Crown lands
in this Colony without permission from the Registrar General, or shall erect any
dwelling-house, mat-shed, or other building thereon, shall be liable to a penalty of not
more that fifty dollars and the removal of his house or shed, in accordance with the
provisions of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845 , called " An Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance No. 5
of 1844, entitled , " An Ordinance for the Preservation of Good Order and Cleanliness
within the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and to make other provisions
in lieu thereof."

Suspicious 13. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall and may be lawful for
characters to
find security for any Police Magistrate to cause any person being a Chinese who shall be brought before
their appearance
within twelve him, to find reasonable security for his appearance at any time within twelve months,
months.
whenever he may be required to give evidence in any judicial proceedings, or answer
any charge that may be preferred against him ; and in case such person shall fail to
find such security, and shall not be a permanent resident in the Colony, such Police
Magistrate may order such person to leave the Colony and not return thereto , under
a penalty of not more than fifty dollars or three months' imprisonment with or without
hard labour.

Penalty for 14. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every Chinese who shall not
non-possession of
a registry ticket, possess a registry ticket in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance, or shall
and for evasion
or infringement wilfully conceal or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the
of any of the
clauses of this
Ordinance . purposes of this Ordinance, or shall give a false name or description, or shall transfer
or lend his registration ticket to any other person, or shall wear or shew the registration
ticket of another as his own, for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Ordinance,
or shall in any way infringe the provisions of this Ordinance, he shall, where no other
penalty is hereinbefore specially provided, be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty
dollars for any and every such offence : Provided that nothing herein contained shall
apply to any trader or other person coming to or going from this Colony for any lawful
occasion, should he be able to give a respectable reference if required.

Recovery of 15. And be it further enacted and ordained, that any person who may enter into
forfeitures and
penalties. any security to be taken by the Registrar General or by any Police Magistrate under
this Ordinance which shall become forfeited in its conditions, such person shall by such
forfeiture be considered to have incurred a penalty of not more than the amount of
such security, which penalty shall be recovered with all or any of the other penalties
mentioned in this Ordinance in a summary manner, before any Police Magistrate,
under the provisions of Ordinance No. 10 of 1844 ; Provided always that the penalty
of imprisonment shall not in any case attach to the violation of any of the provisions
hereinafter contained respecting the returns to be made by any householder for the
purpose of any census so required as hereinafter mentioned .

Census. 16. And be it further enacted and ordained, that for the purposes of the census,
the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall,