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Security bond.

Power to make provision for maintaining women and children.

Power of search.

Woman and children

escaping from

detention may be arrested and persons abetting

Escape puufahed,

Rules.

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7. The security to be given under section one hereof shall be in the form specified in the schedule hereto or in such other form as may for the time being be prescribed by the Governor in Council.

8. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council out of moneys to be provided by the Legislative Council for that purpose to provide a suitable building or buildings for the purposes of this Ordinance and thereout also to defray the cost of the care maintenance and education of all persons detained under the provisions of this Ordinance.

9. The Protector and any officer of the Chinese Protec- torate generally authorised for that purpose in writing by the Protector shall have power to search any ship house building or other place where he has reasonable cause to suspect that there is any woman or girl who is or may be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of this Ordi- nance and may remove any such woman or girl to a place of safety to be there detained until her case can be enquired into.

10. (1) Every person detained under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to such rules and regula tions as may be made by the Governor in Council and every such person who contrary to such rules and regula- tions leaves any place in which she is detained may be arrested by any Police Officer or by any officer of the Chinese Protectorate and taken back to such place.

(2)-Any person who induces or assists any person de- tained under this Ordinance to leave contrary to such rules and regulations as aforesaid the place in which such person is detained or knowingly harbours any such person shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to im- prisonment of either description not exceeding one calendar month or to both fine and imprisonment.

11. (1) The Governor in Council may make and when made revoke add to and alter rules for all or any of the following purposes :—

(i) The manner in which appeals to the Governor in

Council shall be made and conducted.

(ii) The care maintenance and education of women and

girls detained under this Ordinance.

(iii) The manner and conditions in and under which the powers conferred by this Ordinance shall be exercised by the persons on whom such powers are conferred,

(iv) Generally in relation to any matters whether similar or not to those above-mentioned as to which it may be expedient to make rules for

carry- ing into effect the objects of this Ordinance.

(2)-Such rules when made shall be published in the Government Gazette and shall thereupon have the force of law and any person disobeying or infringing any such rule shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment of either description not exceeding one month or to both fine and imprisonment.

SCHEDULE.

Know all men by these presents that we

and

are held and firmly bound unto the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty Her Heirs and Successors in the sum of $

to be paid to the Colonial Treasurer for the time being of the Straits Settlements to which payment we bind ourselves and each of us our and each of our heirs executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Scaled with our Seals. Dated this day of

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Now the condition of this obligation is that if one who is now residing at

shall not quit or be taken without the

or removed from the Settlement of previous permission in writing of the Protector of Chinese Immi- grants or Assistant Protector of Chinese Immigrants] for the time being then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

Signed sealed and delivered by the above-bounden

in the presence of

and