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REGULATION OF CHINESE . [ 13 OF 1888. ] 1035

38. No applicant shall , without the order of a Magistrate, Number of
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be entitled to a greater number of passes than the Captain issued
passes. to be
Superintendent of Police shall deem reasonable. [ 14 of 70, 13.7
39. The Captain Superintendent of Police may, upon reason- Power to
able grounds, refuse to issue passes to any applicant, without refuse passes,
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the order of a Magistrate.
40. A pass issued by the Captain Superintendent of Police Such passes.
may be used by any Chinese with the authority of the person (14 of 70, 15
to whom such pass shall have been issued . Any Chinese using and 17. ]
such pass without such authority shall be guilty of an offence
against this ordinance.
Power to
41. The Captain Superintendent of Police may upon reason- cancel such
able grounds cancel and call in any pass issued by him . Any passes .
person aggrieved by any such cancellation of a pass may apply {1+ of70,16.]
for redress to a Magistrate, who may make such order as the
case may require .
42. The forms of all passes issued under this ordinance Forms of
sball, until the same shall be altered by the Governor in Council, p14 of70,
.
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be those set forth in the schedule B hereunto annexed . and 11.]

Penalties in relation to Passes.
43. Whosoever, with intent to defraud, shall forge or alter Forgery, & c.,
pas
any pass, or shall offer, utter, dispose of, or put off any pass, [1] ofses10,19.)
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knowing the same to be forged or altered , shall be guilty of
felony, and on conviction shall be liable at the discretion of the
Court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years,
with or without hard labour.
44. Whosoever shall without reasonable excuse, the proof Having pos
of which shall lie upon him , have in his custody or possession Forsien
forged porf
pass .
a forged or counterfeit pass, or a pass which shall have been (14 of 70,20.]
unlawfully altered, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeit,
or to have been so altered, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour,
and on conviction shall be liable at the discretion of the Court
to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or
without hard labour.
45. Whosoever shall steal , or for any unlawful purpose take Stealing
from its place of deposit for the time being, or from any person passes
[14 of. 70,21. ]
having the lawful custody thereof, any pass issued under this
ordinance, or shall, without reasonable excuse , the proof of
which shall lie upon him , receive such pass, knowing the same
to have been feloniously stolen or taken for any unlawful
purpose as aforesaid , shall be guilty of felony, and being
convicted shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not
exceeding two years with or without hard labour.