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368 ORDINANCE No. 2 of 1857.


Peace of the Colony.

Co-operation 8. Every person whomsoever required by the Superintendent of Police to
with Fire
Brigades. co-operate with any Fire Brigade, whether consisting of Volunteers or not, so that the
same be approved by His Excellency, or in the working of fire engines, or in the
suppression of fire, shall be bound to obey such requisition under the penalty for every
case of disobedience of not less than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, to be
imposed by any Justice of the Peace, or ( if such Justice shall think fit and the offender
shall be a Chinaman) of not more than fifteen blows, nor less than five blows.
Ordinance No. 1
of 1855 (sections 9. Section 3 to 8, both inclusive, of the expired Ordinance No. 1 of 1855, are
3 to 8) revived
and made hereby revived and made perpetual.
perpetual.
Ordinance No. 14 10. Division 8 of section 3 of Ordinance No. 14 of 1845 is hereby amended
of 1845 (section
3, division 8)
amended. by expunging the words ' One Hundred and fifty ' and inserting the words ' three
hundred ' in the stead thereof.
Power to fire on
Chinese abroad 11. Every person lawfully acting as a sentry or patrol at any time between the
at night-time.
hour of eight in the evening and sunrise is hereby authorized whilst so acting, to fire
upon, with intent or effect to kill, any Chinaman whom he shall meet with or discover
abroad and whom he shall have reasonable ground to suspect of being so abroad for an
improper purpose, and who being challenged by him shall neglect or refuse to make
proper answer to his challenge.
Chinamen not 12. If any Chinaman, not being the holder of a night pass, shall carry abroad
holding passes
shall not
carry arms. with him, whether by night or day, any deadly weapon whatsoever, he shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor.
Acts not to be
questioned. 13. No act done or attempted in pursuance of this Ordinance shall be questioned
in any Court.
Further powers 14. Person serving in the sea or land forces of Her Majesty or of Her Allies shall,
to persons
serving in the if acting or aiding in the execution of this Ordinance, be deemed and taken to have
sea and land
forces of Her such further and other powers and authorities for the better securing the public peace
Majesty and of
Her Allies.
and order as they would have had if Martial Law had been proclaimed within this
Colony ; and it shall not be lawful to try and punish any such persons for any act done

or attempted in pursuance of such further or other powers or authorities, or any of
them, save only (in the case of Her Majesty's said forces) before a Court Martial to be
holden under any statute for holding such a Court.
Courts Martial 15. Nothing in the last section contained shall be construed to confer upon a
not to obtain
jurisdiction over Court Martial any jurisdiction whatsoever over persons not serving in Her said Majesty's
other persons.
sea or land forces.

Indemnity for 16. All acts done or attempted before the passing of this Ordinance, and which
past acts.
would have been lawful if so done or attempted after the passing thereof, are hereby
authorized and made valid ; and no man shall at any time hereafter be called in question
for or in respect of the same.


[ Suspended under section 1 by Proclamation 15th July, 1857. Repealed by Ordinance
No. 4 of 1887.]