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1070 [ 1 of 1889. ) CHINESE EMIGRATION CONSOLIDATION .
Passage
broker to
32. Every such passage broker before he shall receive or
produce to take any money on account of any such passage, or for the sale
emigration
ofticer or letting of the whole or any part of the accommodation of or
certificate in any Chinese passenger ship proceeding from Hongkong, shall
that he has
chartered the produce to the emigration officer the certificate of the master
ship for
carrying
or owner of the ship, in respect of which such passage shall or
emigrants.
may have been taken , or the accommodation in which shall have
[ Ibid, subs. been so sold or let, to the effect that such ship has been chartered
6. ]
for the purpose of carrying emigrants , and that he, such passage
broker, is authorized to receive payment for such passage,or for
the sale or letting of the accommodation in such ship ; and such
certificate shall be filed in the office of the emigration officer.
Passage
33. On every occasion of the delivery to any passenger of
attend before such contract ticket as aforesaid ,the passage broker whoshall
emigration
officer for have engaged to provide such passenger with a passage shall
the purpose attend with him at the office of the emigration officer, in whose
of delivering
the contract presence the contract ticket shall be delivered to such passenger ,
tickets to
passengers.
and who shall explain to him the true intent and meaning of
[ Ibid, subs. such contract.
7. ]
Contract
ticket not to
34. No person shall fraudulently alter or cause to be altered ,
he altered . after it is once issued , or shall induce any person to part with
[Ibid. subs.
8. ] or render useless or destroy any such contract ticket, during
the continuance of the contract which it is intended to evidence.
Agent not to
act without
35. No licensed passage broker shall, as agent for any person ,
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written whether a licensed broker or not, receive inoney for or on
authority,and account of the passage of any passenger on board a Chinese
to produce
his authority passenger ship, without having a written authority to act as
on demand .
[ Ibid. subs. such agent, or on the demand of the emigration officer, refuse
9. ] or fail to exhibit his licence and such written authority.
Misrepresen .
tation as to
36. No person shall, by any fraud, or by false representation
size of ship . as to the size of the ship or otherwise, or by any false pretence
[Ibid. ] whatsoever, induce any person to engage any passage as afore
said .
Notice of
every
37. Every emigration passage broker who shall contract
contract with with any intending emigrant for a passage in any ship shall
emigrants
be given to
to forth with give notice in writing to the emigration officer of
emigration
oflicer.
every such contract, specifying the name , age and sex of such
(Ibid. . subs.
. emigrant and the name of such ship.
10.]
Penalties for
, 38. All violations or disobediences of, or defaults in com
[Ibid.subs. pliance withi, the provisions of sections 27, 31, 32, 33 and 34
11. ) shall be heard and determined in a summary way ; and on con
viction of such offences, the respective offenders shall be sen
tenced to pay the several penalties, or in default of the pay