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1036 [ 13 of 1888. ] REGULATION OF CHINESE ,

Failure to
46. Refusal or neglect without reasonable excuse to return
celled passes. on demand any pass which shall have been cancelled and called
[ 14 of 70,22.] in shall be an offence against this ordinance.
CHAPTER VII.
Placards. Meetings.
Placards.
[ 22 of 84. 10. ) 47. No person shall post up or exbibit or cause to be posted
up or exhibited in or near any street any public notice or
proclamation in the Chinese language without the permission
of the Registrar General. The Registrar General may refuse
such permission whenever he considers that the publication of
such notice or proclamation would be prejudicial to peace or
good order. Provided that this section shall not apply to
Government notices ..
Public
.
48. No Chinese shall hold or be present at any Chinese
[8 of 53.22.] public meeting whatever, not being a meeting solely for reli
gious worship , withouta permit under the hand of the Governor,
which may be issued to the occupier of the house in or near 1

which the meeting is to take place, or to the person convening
such meeting .
CHAPTER VIII .
Offences and penalties.
Offences. 49. Offences against this ordinance shall be considered
to be :
( 1. ) Refusal , neglect, or omission to do any act commanded
by this ordinance or by any regulation made there
under.
( 2. ) Refusal to permit, or obstruction of any such act .
( 3. ) The doing of any act prohibited by this ordinance,
or by any regulation made thereunder.
[ 7 of 66 , 30. ] ( 4. ) Furnishing untrue particulars concerning anything
required to be recorded under this ordinance.
[ Ibid. 31. ] ( 5. ) Using or attempting to use any certificate issued
under this ordinance which has not been duly issued
to the person so using or attempting to use it.
Penalties. 50. Every person convicted of an offence against this ordi
nance for which no penalty is specially provided shall be liable
to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars for a first, or one hun
dred dollars for a second offence, or in default to imprisonment
with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding three
months : Provided always, that in any case where it shall seem
Imprison-
ment without
to the convicting Magistrate desirable to do so, imprisonment
fine, may be awarded without the option of a fine.