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1288 [ 11 of 1890. ) WOMEN AND GIRLS' PROTECTION.
enter regis- Registrar General shall have power to enter at all times into any
tered brothels.
[ See lbid . registered brothel and the Registrar General and any officer so
S. 38. ] authorised as aforesaid shall have power without warrant to enter
( No. 14 of
1891.)
at all times into and upon any house, building, junk, boat or other
place reasonably suspected of being an unregistered brothel and to
arrest any person who shall appear to act or behave himself as the
person having the cure or management of such house, building, junk,
boat or other place so suspected as aforesaid .
Power of 24. The Registrar General shall have full power by notice
Registrar
General to in writing under his hand to summon before him any person
summon
persons who
whom he may have reason to believe can give any information
he thinks respecting any woman or girl mentioned in Part II of this
capable of
giving inform ordinance and respecting the treatment of such woman or girl,
ation respect. or respecting any inmate of a brothel, and any person who upon
ing women or service of such notice shall not appear at the time and place
girls.
(See Ibid. ss. therein mentioned or who shall fail to produce all documents
15 & 39.]
in his custody, possession or power relating to such woman or
girl and to answer truthfully all questions which the Registrar
General may put to him respecting such woman or girl or in
any way relating to the matter being inquired into shall on
conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding
one hundred dollars or in default thereof to imprisonment with
or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months .
Production of 25. It shall be the duty of the keeper of a registered brothel
inmates of
brothels. to produce before the Registrar General whenever required by
him so to do all or any of the inmates of such brothel and any
such keeper who without reasonable excuse (proof whereof
shall lie on the accused ) neglects or refuses to produce any
inmate when so required by the Registrar General shall be liable
on conviction by a Magistrate to imprisonment with or withont
hard labour for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine
not exceeding two hundred dollars or to both .
Summonses, 26. All summonses, notices or other documents required to
notices, & c .
what to be be served under this ordinance on behalf of the Registrar
deemed
service.
good General shall be deemed validly and sufficiently served if served
[ Ibid. s. 58. ] on or left with the person intended to be served or if he cannot
be found, if left at his last known place of business or abode by
any person authorised in that behalf by the Registrar General .
Registrar
General's
27. The place in which the Registr: r General shall sit in
Office. discharge of his duties shall be such place as may , from time to
[ Ibid. 8. 59.] time, be appointed for that purpose by the Governor.
Warrants,
reception in
28. Every warrant purporting to be issued in pursuance of
evidence of. this ordinance and to be under the hand and seal of the Registrar
General shall be received in evidence in every Court of the
Colony without further proof and shall be evidence of the facts