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ORDINANCES Nos. 2 AND 3 OF 1878 . 1463


Gaol Amendment. Markets Amendment.


1. All punishments imposed under the authority of sections 11 and 12 of Ordinance
No. 4 of 1863 , shall be valid and effectual to all intents and purposes, notwithstanding
the expiration of the period for which the offender was originally sentenced to
imprisonment by lawful authority, and the Superintendent of any Gaol may lawfully
detain any prisoner after the expiration of his original sentence and deal with him, in
carrying out the punishment imposed on such offender under the authority of sections.
11 and 12 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1863 , in all respects , as if his original sentence had
not expired .
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 18 of 1885, and see Ordinance No. 7 of 1880,
which was disallowed.]



No. 3 of 1878 .
An Ordinance to amend " The Markets Ordinance , 1858." Title.

[ 11th November, 1878. ]
HEREAS it is expedient to amend an Ordinance entitled the " Markets Ordi Preamble.

W nance, 1858," by authorising the Governor in Council to grant licences to sell or
expose for sale in places other than a public market articles of food for man usually
sold or exposed for sale in a public market under the conditions hereinafter expressed :
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council
thereof, as follows :
1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the " Markets Ordinance, 1858 " or in Governor in
Council may
grant licences
the " Markets Ordinance, 1867," from and after the coming into operation of this for sale of food
elsewhere than
Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, from time to time, to grant in public market.
licences for the sale of articles of food for man usually sold or exposed for sale in a
public market elsewhere than in a public market to such persons for such considerations
and for such periods as he shall think fit, and it shall be lawful for any person holding
such licence to sell or expose for sale such articles as he may be empowered to sell or
expose for sale under such licence during the continuance of such licence.
2. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make regulations for the proper And may make
regulations
conduct of business authorised to be carried on under this Ordinance by licences enforceable by
penalties.
generally or by any particular licence, and from time to time to repeal, alter, or vary
the same ; and such regulations shall be binding as well upon the grantees of such
licences as upon all persons employed by or dealing with the grantees of such licences,
and such regulations may be enforced by such penalties as may be specified therein ;
Provided that such regulations shall be published in the Gazette for at least two weeks Regulations to be
published in
before they shall come into operation, and that no penalty shall exceed the sum of $500. Gazette.

3. All penalties under this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary manner Penalties may
be recovered
before a Police Magistrate, and shall not affect any condition for the forfeiture or before Police
Magistrate
cancellation of the licence subject to which the same may have been granted . summarily.

[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 17 of 1887.]
NOTE- For Regulations under the Ordinance of the 1st June, 1885, see Gazette 13th
of the same month.