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396 ORDINANCE No. 12 OF 1857 .


Venereal Diseases.


afternoon of each day at the Harbour Master's Office for the purposes of such inspec
tion ; and the Colonial Surgeon or such other medical officer upon such inspection is to
give a certificate under his hand as to the state of health of such seaman, which certi
ficate such seaman is to produce and show to the master of the ship in which he may
be about to serve ; and for every such certificate there shall be paid the fee of fifty
cents, to be paid by the master or agent of the ship in case such seaman should prove
to be in sound health, and by the seaman himself or the boarding house keeper with
whom he shall be residing in case he shall prove to be affected with any venereal
disease ; such fee to be received by the Harbour Master, and in case of non -payment to
be sued for and recovered by him, and paid into the Colonial Treasury for the purposes
of this Ordinance.

Imprisonment 20. In all cases where punishment by imprisonment shall be inflicted under this
may be either in
gaol or hospital.
Ordinance, such imprisonment may be either in gaol or in hospital, and may be either
with or without hard labour as the Court shall adjudge.
From whom fines 21. In all cases in which fines shall be imposed under the provisions of any sec
may be
recovered.
tion of this Ordinance, and the brothel keeper on whom such fine shall be imposed
shall be unable to pay or discharge the same, then the same shall be recovered from
the immediate landlord or lessor of such house ; and in case such landlord or lessor be
not known or cannot be ascertained, then from the Crown lessee of the plot of ground
on which such house may be erected or built, provided it be proved to the satisfaction
of the Magistrate, that such Crown lessee was cognisant of the purposes for which such
house shall have been let or occupied .
No trade to be 22. No house in which any trade or business shall be carried on shall be registered,
carried on in any
brothel.
or be capable of becoming a registered brothel under the provisions of this Ordinance.
Monies raised 23. No monies which shall be raised under the provisions of this Ordinance by
under this
Ordinance to be
applied solely to way of any fee shall at any time be applied or applicable to any purposes other than or
the purposes of
the Ordinance. different from the specific purposes for which the same are to be raised , and to which
they are to be applied under the provisions of this Ordinance.

Power to Gov 24. His Excellency in Council is hereby empowered from time to time to make
ernor to make
bye-laws and
regulations. such regulations and bye-laws as may be deemed necessary for carrying into effect the
provisions of this Ordinance, and for the regulation and control of registered brothels
within the aforesaid districts.

Penalties how to 25. All cases arising under this Ordinance shall be tried and adjudicated by, and
be recovered.
all fines and penalties herein mentioned, and all sums herein declared to be recoverable,
shall be sued for and recovered before, any Magistrate of Police, either singly, or any
two or more Justices of the Peace in the manner provided by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844,
entituled "An Ordinance to regulate Summary Proceedings before Justices of the Peace,
and to protect Justices in the Execution of their Duty."


[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 10 of 1867.]