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1586 ORDINANCES Nos. 3 AND 4 OF 1881.


Penal Ordinances Amendment. Banishment and Conditional Pardons .



Ordinance. Extent of repeal.



4 of 1872.
"To make Provision for the branding and
punishment of Criminals in certain Whole Ordinance .
cases."
16 of 1875.
"To amend and consolidate the laws con
cerning the jurisdiction of Magistrates
Section 7.
over indictable offences and for other
purposes."
8 of 1876.
"To consolidate and amend the Ordinances
relating to Deportation, Conditional
Whole Ordinance.
Pardons, the Branding and Punish
ment of certain Criminals."




No. 4 of 1881 .

Title. An Ordinance entitled the " Banishment and Conditional Pardons Ordi
[See Ordinance
No. 12 of 1881.]
nance, 1881."

[ 24th June, 1881. ]

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative
BR Council thereof, as follows :

Interpretation 1. In the construction of this Ordinance, the expression " order of banishment "
clause.
means an order of the Governor in Council, prohibiting a person from residing or being
within this Colony, for a term not exceeding five years.

Power to arrest 2. Any Magistrate may lawfully arrest, or cause to be arrested, with or without
and keep sus
pected emissaries warrant, any person whom he reasonably suspects to be an emissary or abettor of Her
or abettors of
enemies.
[See Ord. 9 of Majesty's enemies, or of pirates, or of Chinese disaffected to Her Majesty's Govern
1857, sec. 6.]
ment, or otherwise dangerous to the peace and good order of this Colony, and safely
keep him until he can be dealt with according to law.

Security to 3. Any Magistrate may cause any Chinese person to find reasonable security for
appear within
twelve months. his appearance in any Court for any purpose, and at any time within twelve months,
[See Ord. 8 of
1858, sec. 21.] and every adjudication to that effect shall be made in open Court, and reported forth-.