PUBLIC GAMBLING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1876

PUBLIC GAMBLING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, 1876

Public Gambling.

No. 9 of 1876.

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Law relating to
Public Gambling.
[ 11th December, 1876.]

WHEREAS it is a.Npedient to consolidate and amend the law rela:in(r
to public gambling: a . Be it enacted by the Governor of Hona'akonrr
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Wiih the advice of the Lewislative Council thereof, as,follows :---

`1. `this ordinance may be cited for all purposes as the'Pubhe
Gambling Anlerldment Ordinance, I876.'

2; 'the word 'Galtabling' as used in this Ordinance shall apply, to,
and include lotteries, as well as those known as Wai-sing, I'ak-kop_piu,
Tsz-fa, as all others.

3. Any person who shall hcep any office, agency, or place for dealing a
'lotteries; -
shall forfeit a sum riot exceeding two hundred dollars on conviction
thereof in a
,summary manner. 'Repealed by Ordinance No. 27 of 1888, and newsection
subsiiluted.]
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Public Gambling. .

4. Any person who shall beep any house, room, or place, boat, vessel, or
any
place on lend or water, for public playing or gambling, or shall permit
any person'to
play within such house, room, boat, vessel, or any place on laid or water
as aforesaid,
shall forfeit a sunz not exceeding two hundred dollars on conviction
thereof in a
summary manner. [Repealed by Ordinance -No. 27 of .1888, avd new section
substituted.]
5. Any person who shall use, haunt, or be found within such house,.room,
boat,
vessel, or any place on land or water as aforesaid, shall forfeit a suns
not exceedin7
fifty dollars on conviction thereof in a summary manner., [Repealed by
Ordi?lance No.
,27 of 1888, and new section substituted.]

6. The person appealing, or acting as master, or as having the care and
nnanage- Person acting 11,
master to be
rnent of any such house, room, office, agency or place as aforesaid,
shall be taken to be ilaa>>leto penalty.
[lbid,sec. 3.]
the keeper thereof, and shall be liable as such to the penalty aforesaid.
[Repea.led by

Ordinance No. 27 of 1888, and new sectionNubstituted.]

7. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or constable of
the Police, duly, authorised by warrant of any Justice of the Peace, to
enter, and if necessary to break into any house, room, boat, vessel, or
any
place, either on land or water, within which such: Justice of the Peace
shall be credibly informed on oath, or shall have reasonable grounds of
his own knowledge to suspect and believe that public gaming or playing
is or has been' commonly carried on, and to arrest [all persons within
such
house, room, or place as aforesaid: Repealed bk Ordinance No. 2 7 of
1888 and new words substituted] and to seize all tables, dice, or other
implements of gambling, or which shall be used as such, and also all
monies or securities for money which shall be in actual use for the
purpose
of gambling,,and 'fhich said implernent_s of gambling, and money, or
securities for money, on conviction of the offender, shall be, and they
are
hereby declared to be forfeited to, Her Majesty's the Queen, Her Heirs
:and Successors.

$. The provisions of sections 17, 18, and 19 of Ordinance No 7 of
1866 shall apply to this Ordinance, and for the words 'No. 14 of 1844'
in section- 17 of the said Ordinance hereinafter repealed,, shall be
substituted, tie number of this Ordinance.
r
9. The following Ordinance and portions of Ordinances are hereby
repealed :---.
No. 14 of 1844, : the whole.

No. 7 of 1~8 6 6, .. . . . . . . . . . section 17, the w ord s .
' No. 14 of 1844.'
No. 9 of 1867, sections 18, 19, 20,
3 and 21.

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Penalty nn

person keeping- ae

pnblic gambling
house.
[See Ord. 14 of

3'ennlty on
persons h zznnting.
gambling hawses,
[.Ibid, sec. 2.] .

Justice of the,
Peace or Cuiz=
stable atatho-:
risec[ by war-
mnt to ente~

into house.

and sere im-
plements of
gambling, -
money, &c.,
which shall
be forfeited:

Clhita, sec. i.;

Provisions of

aces. 1.7, 18,
19, of Ord. 7 ,
of 1866 to
ORDINANCE No. 9 of 1876.

Public Gambling.

but such repeal shalli riot affect anything daly done before the passing of
this Ordinance.
10. All penalties herein mentioned shall be recovered, and levied,
on conviction of the offender, before any Magistrate of Police, or any two
Justices of the Peace, in the. manner provided by Ordinances No. 10 of
1844, and No. 7 of 1866.
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Title.
Preamble.
Short title.
Word 'Gambling' to include lotteries.
[See Ord. 9 of 1867, sec. 21.]
Penalty on person dealing in lotteries.
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Penalty on person keeping a public gambling house.
[See Ord. 14 of 1844, s. 1.]
Penalty on persons haunting gambling houses.
[Ibid, sec. 2.]
Person acting as master to be liable to penalty.
[Ibid, sec. 3.]
Justice of the Peace or Constable authorised by warrant to enter into house, and seize implements of gambling, money, & c., which shall be forfeited.
[Ibid, sec. 4.]
Provisions of secs. 17, 18, & 19, of Ord. 7 of 1866 to apply.
Repeal.
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Penalties to
be recovered
according to
the provisions
of Ord. N. 10 of 1844, and No. 7 of 1866.

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Title.
Preamble.
Short title.
Word 'Gambling' to include lotteries.
[See Ord. 9 of 1867, sec. 21.]
Penalty on person dealing in lotteries.
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Penalty on person keeping a public gambling house.
[See Ord. 14 of 1844, s. 1.]
Penalty on persons haunting gambling houses.
[Ibid, sec. 2.]
Person acting as master to be liable to penalty.
[Ibid, sec. 3.]
Justice of the Peace or Constable authorised by warrant to enter into house, and seize implements of gambling, money, & c., which shall be forfeited.
[Ibid, sec. 4.]
Provisions of secs. 17, 18, & 19, of Ord. 7 of 1866 to apply.
Repeal.
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Penalties to
be recovered
according to
the provisions
of Ord. N. 10 of 1844, and No. 7 of 1866.

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