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Markets. Penal Servitude.


32. The laws relating to nuisances, cruelty to animals, offences relating to scales , Saving as to nui
sances.
weights, measures, and coins, and extortions, and the general jurisdiction of the Su
preme Court, are not affected by this Ordinance.
33. The word " Cattle " in this Ordinance shall include swine, and all gramini Interpretation of
" Cattle."
vorous beasts, except horses, asses, and mules.

[All repealed by Ordinance No. 17 of 1887. ]

NOTE.- The following bye-laws &c. were made under this Ordinance :
Market bye-laws of the 1st June, 1858, gazetted on the 4th of the same month.
Additional bye-laws ofthe 17th June, 1858, gazetted on the 22nd ofthe same
month.
Proclamation as to " District ofVictoria " ofthe 9th December, 1872, gazetted
on the 14th of the same month.
Government Notification as to " Establishment of Market at Shaukiwán ”
of the 10th December, 1872, gazetted on the 14th of the same month.
Government Notification of Establishment of other Markets of the 20th May,
1876, gazetted on the 27th ofthe same month.
Proclamation as to meaning of " District of Victoria" of the 30th June,
1879, gazetted on the 16th July, 1879.
Bye-law as to condition of licences of stalls or shops for the sale of meat
made and gazetted on the 12th June, 1884.
Bye-law as to the good government of the Central Market of the 15th
October, 1884, gazetted on the 25th ofthe same month.



No. 10 of 1858.
An Ordinance for Penal Servitude.

[ 15th June, 1858. ]
E it enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the
I
BR advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
1. Where no place hath been or shall hereafter be appointed by Her Majesty or Until places of
transportation
Her Governor of Hongkong, whereunto offenders convicted in this Colony, and being are appointed,
penal servitude
may be substi
under sentence or order of transportation, may according to law be sent or transported, tuted.
every such offender shall (subject to section 3) be kept in penal servitude within the
said Colony for any period not exceeding a period of the same duration as the term or
terms, or unexpired portion of the term or terms, of transportation under which the said
offender now is or shall hereafter be ; and until no such place as aforesaid is appointed,
and so often as no such place shall be hereafter appointed as aforesaid, any offender
who, but for this Ordinance, might have been sentenced to transportation shall (subject
to section 3) be liable to be sentenced to be kept in penal servitude for a period or
periods not exceeding a term or terms of the same duration as the term or terms of
transportation to which such offender would , but for this Ordinance, have been liable,
and subject to the same discretion on the part of the Court.