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1014 2 OF 1888. DEFENCES SKETCHING PREVENTION.
4 OF 1888. ] VERANDAH .


Possession of 3. Any person found in the immediate vicinity of any battery
sketching
materials , &c. , or field -work in Hongkong and with sketching, drawing,
with intent." photographic, or painting materials or apparatus in his posses
sion, with the intention of evading the provisions of this
ordinance, shall be liable upon summary conviction by a Magis
trate to a penalty not exceeding One hundred and twenty -five
dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment with or
without hard labour for any period not exceeding one month.


No. 4 OF 1888.
An Ordinance for prohibiting the Enclosure of Ve
randahs erected over Crown Lands.
[ 14th February, 1888. ]
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Verandalis 1. From and after the passing of this ordinance it shall not
not to be
enclosed . be lawful to erect any partition in , or enclose , or partially
enclose, any portion of any verandah now erected, or which may
hereafter be erected , on Crown Land , nor to make use of any
such verandah, or any part thereof, as a bath -room , urinal,
water-closet, sleeping apartment, storeroom , or cook -room , nor
to allow rain or other water to be projected therefrom .
Existing 2. On the passing of this ordinance all partitions in, and
in verandah.s" enclosures of any portion of any verandah erected on or over
to beremoved. Crown Land shall be removed, and the Surveyor General shall,
in all cases where such partitions and enclosures are not removed ,
give written notice to the owner or occupier of the house or
part of the house to which the verandah is attached requiring
him, to the Surveyor General's satisfaction , to remove all such
partitions and enclosures except bamboo blinds capable of being
rolled up ( within a specified and reasonable time), and in case
the said owner or occupier shall not obey or comply with the
said notice he shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding $ 100 , and to a further fine not exceeding $20
per day so long as the said notice is not complied with .
Penalty. 3. Any person contravening or disobeying the provisions of
section 1 of this ordinance shall be liable upon summary con
viction before a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding $ 50 for the
first offence, and to a fine not exceeding $ 200 for the second
and any subsequent offence.
Admiralty
and War
4. This ordinance shall not apply to buildings occupied by
Department the Admiralty or War Department.