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46 ORDINANCE No. 12 OF 1844 .


Police Force Regulation.


powers, authorities, privileges, and advantages, and be liable to all such duties, and
responsibilities , as any constable duly appointed now has, or hereafter may have, either
by the common law, or by virtue of any English statute, or Colonial ordinance, now, or
hereafter to be in force in the said Colony of Hongkong, and shall obey all such lawful
commands, as they may from time to time receive from the said Chief, marine, or
assistant Magistrate, and Superintendent of Police, or any other inferior officers, who
may at any time be appointed over them.

Chief Magistrate 3. And in order to provide for one uniform system of rules and regulations ,
to make rules
with approbation throughout the whole establishment of Police in Hongkong: Be it enacted, that the
of the Governor.
[ See Ordinance said Chief Magistrate may from time to time, subject to the approbation of the Governor
No. 6 of 1857.]
for the time being, frame such orders and regulations, as he shall deem expedient for
the general government of the men, to be appointed members of the Police Force under
this Ordinance, the places of their residence, the classification, rank, and particular
service of the several members , their distribution, and inspection , the description of
arms, accoutrements, and other necessaries to be furnished to them, and which of them
shall be provided with horses for the performance of their duties , and all such orders
and regulations relative to the said Police Force, as the said Chief Magistrate shall, from
time to time, deem expedient for preventing neglect, or abuse, and for rendering such
Force efficient, in the discharge of all its duties, and the said Chief Magistrate may at
any time suspend, or dismiss from his employment, any man belonging to the said
Police Force, whom he shall think remiss, or negligent, in the discharge of his duty, or
otherwise unfit for the same, and when any man shall be so dismissed , or cease to
belong to the said Police Force, all powers vested in him as a constable by virtue of this
Ordinance, shall immediately cease and determine.

Constable not to 4. And be it enacted, that no constable to be appointed under this Ordinance,
resign without
notice, and pen shall be at liberty to resign his office, or withdraw himself from the duties thereof,
alty thereon.
unless expressly authorized so to do in writing, by the Chief Magistrate of Police, or
unless he shall give to the said Chief Magistrate of Police, two months notice of his
intention so to resign, or withdraw, and if any such constable shall so resign, or
withdraw himself without such previous permission or notice, he shall for such offence
forfeit and pay a penalty, not exceeding two hundred dollars, on conviction thereof in
a summary manner before one Justice of the Peace, in manner provided by Ordinance
No. 10 of 1844, intituled " An Ordinance to regulate summary proceedings before
" Justices of the Peace, and for the protection of Justices in the execution of their
"Office."

Constable ceas 5. And be it enacted, that when any constable to be appointed under this
ing to be such to
deliver up arms Ordinance, shall be dismissed from , or shall cease to hold, and exercise his office, all
clothes &c.
penalty in default powers, and authorities vested in him as a constable, shall immediately cease and
thereof.
determine, to all intents and purposes whatever : and if any such constable shall not
within one week after he shall be dismissed from, or cease to hold, and exercise his
office, deliver over all and every the arms, and ammunition , and accoutrements , horse ,