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14. Every person who, with intent to conceal His Penalty for obliterating Majesty's property in any stores, takes out, destroys, or marks on obliterates wholly or in part, any such mark as aforesaid His Majesty's shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be liable to impri- Stores. sonment for any term not exceeding 4 years.
15. Any person to whom any marine stores are offered Powers to to be sold, pawned, or delivered, if he has reasonable apprehend
suspected cause to suspect that any offence under this Ordinance offenders. has been committed on or with respect to such property, is hereby authorised, and, if in his power, is required to apprehend and forthwith to take before a magistrate the person offering the same, together with such property, to be dealt with according to law.
16. Any European police officer or constable may stop, Power to search, and detain any launch, junk, lighter, cargo- search boats,
stop and boat, or sampan, or open boat of any description in or on
persons, etc. which there is reason to suspect that any marine stores
(38 & 39 Vic- stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found, or any c. 25, s. 6.) person reasonably suspected of having or conveying in
(See too 1 of any manner any marine stores stolen or unlawfully 1845, s. 39.) obtained.
under other
17. Nothing in this Ordinance shall prevent any Saving of person from being liable to prosecution under any other liability Ordinance which is applicable provided that no person Ordinances. shall be punished twice for the same offence.
18. The Naval Stores Ordinance, 1875, is hereby Repeal of
Ordinance 4 repealed.
of 1875.
SCHEDULE.
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Marks appropriated for His Majesty's use in or on
Naval and Victualling Stores.
STORES.
MARKS.
Hempen cordage and wire White, black, or coloured
rope.
Canvas, fearnought ham- mocks and seamen's bags.
Bunting
Candles
worsted threads, laid up with the yarns and the wire respectively.
A blue line in a serpentine
form.
A double tape in the warp.
Blue or red cotton threads in each wick, or wicks of red cotton.
Timber, metal, and other The Broad Arrow.
stores not before enumer-
ated.
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