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50 ORDINANCES Nos. 12 AND 13 OF 1844 .


Police Force Regulation. Chinese Peace Officers Regulation.


shall appear subscribed thereto, and that such person is reputed to be, and acts as a
Magistrate for the Colony of Hongkong, and that the act or acts complained of were
done in obedience to such warrant, the jury or Court, who shall try the said issue, shall
find a verdict for the defendant, who shall also recover double his costs of suit.

Exemption 15. And be it enacted, that the Chief, marine, and assistant Magistrates, the
from serving on
juries. Superintendent, and constables of Police, and the clerks, inferior officers, and other
officers, to be appointed under this Ordinance, so long as they shall continue to hold
the said offices, or appointments respectively, shall be and are, and each of them is
hereby exempted from serving on all juries, or inquests whatsoever.

Penalty on pub 16. And be it enacted, that if any victualler, or keeper of any house, shop,
lican harbour
ing policemen.
room, or other place, for the sale of any liquors, whether spirituous or otherwise, shall
knowingly harbour or entertain any man belonging to the said Police Force, or permit
such man to abide, or remain in his house, shop , room, or other place, during any part
of the time appointed for his being on duty, every such victualler, or keeper as
aforesaid, being convicted thereof, before any one Justice of the Peace, shall for every
such offence forfeit, and pay such sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, to be
recovered in a summary manner, as the said Justice shall think meet.

Penalty on per 17. And be it enacted, that if any person shall assault, or resist any person
sons obstructing
or refusing to belonging to the said Police Force, in execution of his duty, or shall aid, or incite any
assist policemen
in the execution
oftheir duty. person, so to assault, or resist, or shall refuse to assist him therein , when called upon so
to do, every such offender , being thereof convicted before any one Justice of the Peace ,
shall , for every such offence , forfeit , and pay such sum not exceeding two hundred
dollars , to be recovered in a summary manner, as the said Justice at his discretion
may adjudge .

[ So much as relates to the charging or investing the Chief Magistrate of Police
with any direction or superintendence of or control over the Police Force established
by the ordinance other than such control as any other Magistrate or Justice of the
Peace may in his magisterial capacity exercise, repealed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1857.
All repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1862. ]




No. 13 of 1844 .

Title. [See Ord. An Ordinance for the appointment and regulation of Native Chinese Peace
No. 3 of 1853.]
Officers (Paouchong and Paoukea ) within the Colony of Hongkong.

[ 31st May, 1844. ]

Preamble. HEREAS it is expedient to adopt and preserve such Chinese Institutions as
WH tend to the preservation of peace, and good order : Be it therefore enacted ,
by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative