CHINESE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE, 1895

CHINESE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE, 1895

no. 3 of 1895.

an ordinance to restrict the immigration of chinese into
the colony.
[9th April, 1895.]

whereas the immigration of chinese into the colony may at any
moment become a source of imminent danger to the health of the
residents and others in the colony, and it is expedient to make
provision in respect thereof:

1. this ordinance may be cited as the chinses immigra-
tion ordinance, 1895.

2. whenever the governor in council is satisfied that the
bubonic plague, cholera, small-pox, or such other disease as
may be notified in the gazette is prevalent or exists in any
other port or place, and that there is danger of the introduc-
tion of the same into the colony unless measures are taken
to prevent the influs of chinese, the governor in council
may be proclamation prohibit or regulate the immigration or
importation into the colony of chinese from such port or
place for such time as he may think fit.

the issue of the notes of the hongkong and shanghia banking corporation, of
the chartered bank of india, austrialia and china of the mercantile bank
of india, limited, is duly sanctioned inaccordance with the law. See. G.N 314
of 1912.

as amended by law rev. ord., 1923.


3. Whilst such proclamation remains In force,----
(1) no steamer, steam-launch, motor boat, ship, or Vessel,
and no Junk or other Chinese-built vessel or boat, shall bring
into the waters of the Colony any passenger of Chinese.


nationality or origin, or any passenger appearing to be of such
nationality or origin, from any port or place mentioned in
such proclamation; and
(2) no person of Chinese nationality or origin shall come

into the Colony by land or sea from any such port or place.

4. Whilst such proclamation remains in force, all steamers,
steam-launches. motor boats, ships, or vessels, and all junks
and other Chinese-built vessels and. boats, shall, on arriving
within the waters of the Colony from any port or place
mentioned in such proclamation, anchor at the quarantine
anchorage prescribed by the quarantine regulations, and
shall not leave such anchorage until allowed to do so by the
order of the Health Officer of the Port as defined by the sald
regulations or until the expiration of such time as may be
fixed by any proclamation under section 2.

5.-(1) Any breach of any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be punishableon summary conviction as follows:
(2) of section 3 (1), a fine not exceeding ten dollars for
every passenger carried in contravention thereof, and the
person liable therefor shall be the master or other person in
charge of any steamer or other vessel mentioned therein
(3) of section 3 (2), a fine not exceeding fifty dollans.;
(4) of section 4, a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars,
and the person liable therefor shall be the master or other
person in charge of any steamer or other vessel mentioned
therein.
[s. 6, rep. No. 1 of 1912.]
[Originally No. 5 of 1895. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Power by proclamation to prohibit immigration of Chinese. Prohibition of importation of chinese by steamer, etc., while proclamation in force. Procedure with regard to vessel arriving from proclaimed port. [cf. No. 10 of 1899, schedule Table L.] Penalties.

[Originally No. 5 of 1895. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Power by proclamation to prohibit immigration of Chinese. Prohibition of importation of chinese by steamer, etc., while proclamation in force. Procedure with regard to vessel arriving from proclaimed port. [cf. No. 10 of 1899, schedule Table L.] Penalties.

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