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ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1882 . 1653


Volunteers.


No. 18 of 1882 .

An Ordinance entitled , " The Volunteer Ordinance , 1882. "

[ 13th December, 1882. ]

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

1. Ordinance 2 of 1862 is hereby repealed. Repeal.

2. Such of the inhabitants of Hongkong as volunteer and offer Formation of
corps.
themselves, and as the Governor approves of may, form themselves into
a Corps for the protection of the Colony of Hongkong, to be called the

" Hongkong Volunteers, " and shall continue so formed during the
pleasure of the Governor. Such volunteers shall be instructed in the

use of the rifle and in the management of artillery, and be subject to drill
accordingly.

3. The Governor may from time to time appoint and commission Appointment
and removal
fit persons to be officers of such Corps , and may from time to time remove of officers.
any person so appointed .


4. The commanding officer of the Corps shall appoint the necessary Appointment
of non
non- commissioned officers. commissioned
officers.
5. The commanding officer of the Corps shall, as soon as he con Commanding
officer to
veniently can do so , frame rules for regulating the period of enrolment, frame rules
subject to
arms , dress, accoutrements and equipment of the said Corps and of the Governor's
approval.
members thereof, the time and place of drill and exercise, and all matters
relating to the enrolment, efficiency, and discipline of the said Corps and
of the members thereof, which rules may be enforced by fines for breach
thereof, not exceeding $ 50 for any one breach, to be recoverable and
enforced before and by a Police Magistrate ; and may from time to time
alter and vary such rules .

All such rules and alterations of rules shall be submitted to the

Governor for confirmation , and when confirmed shall have the same force

for the regulation of the members of the said Corps as if they had been
inserted in and had formed part of this Ordinance .

6. Every volunteer, being a Christian , upon being admitted shall Enrolment..

subscribe his name on the roll of the said Corps , and shall take before a