RIVER STEAMERS' ORDINANCE, 1876

RIVER STEAMERS' ORDINANCE, 1876

River Steamers.

No. 11 of 1876.

An Ordinance to regulate the Number of Passengers carried by Steam-
vessels plying between Hongkong and Macao, and between Hong-
kong and Places on the Canton Diver.

[18th December, 1875.]

'HEREAS it is expedient to regulate the numb8r of passengers to be
carried by

steamers plying between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, and to guard against

accidents arising from overcrowding and other probable dangers: Be it
enacted by the
Governor of Hongkong, with the.advice of the Legislative Council thereof,
as follows: -

1. . This Ordinance mad be cited as ' The River Steamers' Ordinance,
1876.'

2, Three days after the passing of this Ordinance, if any steam-ship
shall leave
the waters of the Colony of Hongkong for Canton, or for any place on the
Canton
river, or for Macao, having on beard a greater number of passengers than
in the pro-
portion of two passengers for every three tons of the registered net
tonnage of such
steam-ship, the owner or master thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not
exceeding two
hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to a penalty of five dollars for
every passenger,
on board in excess of the proportion of two passengers for-every
registered three tons
(net) of the said steam-ship.

Steamers from
Canton and
:Macao allowed
to fetch only a
limited number
of passengers to
Hongkong.

3, Three days after the pasting of this Ordinance, if any steamship shall
enter

twaters of the C assengers on 'board, from Canton or

he, olony of,Hongkong, having p
from places on the Canton river, or from Macao, in excess of the
proportion of two
;passengers °for ve.very three tons of the registered net tonnage of such
steam-ship, the
owner or master thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two
hundred and

fifty dollars, in addition to a penalty of five dollars for -every
passenger on board, in
excess of the proportion of two passengers for every registered three
.tons (net) of the
said steam-ship. .. '

.Penalties how 4. All penalties for offenses against this Ordinance, maybe
recovered in a sum-,
levied.
mart' way before a Stipendiary Magistrate.

[Repealed by Ordinance 11'0. 8 -of 1-8fi9.]
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Title.
Preamble.
Short title.
Steamers leaving Hongkong, Macao, or Canton only allowed to carry a limited number of passengers.
Steamers from Canton and Macao allowed to fetch only a limited number of passengers to Hongkong.
Penalties how levied.

1442

Title.
Preamble.
Short title.
Steamers leaving Hongkong, Macao, or Canton only allowed to carry a limited number of passengers.
Steamers from Canton and Macao allowed to fetch only a limited number of passengers to Hongkong.
Penalties how levied.

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