ORDINANCE No. 2 OF 1862 . 499
Volunteers.
No. 2 of 1862.
An Ordinance to authorize the Enrolment of a Volunteer Force .
[ 17th March, 1862. ]
E it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
BR Legislative Council thereof, as follows :--
1. Such and so many of the inhabitants of Hongkong as shall volunteer and offer Formation ofa
volunteer corps
themselves, and as His Excellency the Governor shall approve of, shall be permitted to authorized.
form themselves into a corps for the protection of the Colony of Hongkong, and such
corps shall be called the " Hongkong Volunteers," and shall continue so formed during
the pleasure of His Excellency the Governor ; such volunteers shall be instructed in the
use of the rifle and in the management of artillery , and be subject to drill accordingly.
2. The Governor shall appoint such commissioned officers as to him shall seem Commissioned
officers to be
proper for such corps . appointed by the
Governor.
3. The commanding officer of the corps shall appoint the necessary non Non-commis
sioned officers to
commissioned officers. be appointed by
the commanding
officer.
4. The commanding officer of the corps shall, as soon as he conveniently can do Commanding
officer to make
and alter rules
so, frame such rules as he may deem proper for regulating the period of enrolment, for the corps.
arms, dress, accoutrements, and equipment, of the said corps and of the members thereof,
the time and place of drill and exercise, and all matters relating to the enrolment,
efficiency, and discipline of the said corps and of the members thereof, which rules may
be enforced by reasonable fines and penalties for breach thereof ; and he shall from
time to time alter and vary such rules and penalties as to him shall seem fit.
5. All such rules and alterations of rules shall be submitted from time to time Such rules when
confirmed by the
Governor to have
to His Excellency the Governor of the said Colony for the time being, and shall not same force as to
members ofcorps
have any force until confirmed by him ; and all such rules as shall be so made or altered , as if inserted
herein.
and as shall be so confirmed , shall have the same force for the regulation of the members
of the said corps as if the same rules so confirmed had been inserted in, and had formed
part of this Ordinance.
6. All fines inflicted under or by virtue of any rule when so confirmed as aforesaid , Fines under such
rules to be
recoverable
shall be recoverable and be enforced before and by a Police Magistrate in like manner before a Police
Magistrate.
as fines imposed by such Magistrate are now recoverable and enforceable respectively.
7. After the promulgation of such rules as aforesaid, the commanding officer shall Commanding
officer to admit
volunteers.
admit volunteers from time to time and enrol them as members of the corps.
8. Every volunteer being a Christian upon being admitted shall subscribe his name Every volunteer
to take oath or
make declaration
on the roll of the said corps, and shall take before a Justice of the Peace an oath in form
prescribed.
according to the form following :
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