PEACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1884

PEACE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE, 1884

Peace Preservation.

No. 22 of 1884.

An Ordinance entitled The peace Preservation Ordinance, 1884.

WHEREAS in view of the disturbed state of the Chinese population in this
Colony, it is expedient to make certain special provisions for the
preservation
of peace and order; Be it enacted lay the Governor of Hongkong, with the
advice cf
the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

Duration of 1. This Ordinance shall continue in force until the first day
of April, 188.
Ordinance. ,
Interpretation 2. In this Ordinance the expression arms includes any
description of fire arms,
of tile also any sword cutlass> sPear,Pike, basYonet, ox other deadly
weapon, also any Part o£

any arms as so defined. ORDINANCE 'No. 29 of 188.

Peace A-eservation..

Provided that'this section shall not prevent the owner of any trading or
fishing
,junk who has given security to the Harbour Master under section 38 of
Ordinance $ of
1879 from having without licence on board of his junk -such arms as are
reasonably
iiecessary for the protection of such junk on the,high seas.

3. A Chinese person shall not hate or carry any qms, save as authorised
by the c;,;t to

ea rr y :vans.

~Govet'nor in Council.

The Governor in Council may from time to time at discretion grant to any
Chinese
persons licences to have or carry amps subject to such conditions to be
specified in the
licence as to the Governor in Council may seem fit, and quay from tiua6
+o time at
discretion revoke any such licence.

4. Any person having or carrying or reaesouably suspected of having or
carrying
-any arms in contravention of this Ordinance may be arrested without
warrant by any
Police officer, and, as soon as reasonably can be, conveve-d before a
Magistrate in order
to his being dealt with according to law.

5. The Governor may by warrant autharl5e any person named in such warrant
to sv%ne.
search in any houses, buildi;pgs, obips, vessels or places for any arms
suspected to be
,, therein in contravention of this Ordinance.

The person named in such warrant with such coustAbles and other persons
as be
~en11s to his assistance may at any time ester into any house, building,
ship, vessel or
place and there execute the warrant, and in case admittance is refused or
is not obtained
within a reasonable time after it is first demanded such persons may
enter by- force in
order to execute such warrant. The person executing such. warrant shall
before
executing the same if so desired produce the said warrant.

Any arms, carried, had or found under circumstances which contravene this
Ordi-
nance, may be forthwith seized and shall be forfeited to Her Majesty. ^ ^
.

6, Any arms in the possession of persons not entitled to have the same
which after n,,g;,tra;o,.~
the passing of dais Ordinance are given up val.untarily ozr` taken under
such circum- given up.
-stances as prove to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council that
they have not been 19
wilfully kept back in contravention of this Ordinance, shall be deemed to
be in the
possession of Her Majesty and the Governor shall provide for the deposit,
registration,
valuation and care of the same. Provided that sucL arms nay in the
discretion of the
Governor in Council be returned to the ownersthereof to have and carry
under licence
under this Ordinance or for immediate exportation subject to such
conditions as to the
Governor in Council may seem fit, and provided also that at any time the
Governor
may instead of keeping or returning such arms if be think fit pay to the
owners of the
same the value thereof to be assessed by the Registrar General, or the
owners thereof
may demand payment of such value and such payn'Ient may, be made out of
the general

:revenue of the Colony.

Way carry nr,us.
Ordinance 14 of 1870 May 66

extended to
the whole
of the Colony.

QP WJNA)TOE No.. -22 OF. 1$84.

:~?eace Preservation.

''7:' sLjhe~ Governor in ~'..ouucil-may from time =to time. m;ako~ and
when made revoke-

4ltor ~ar-add:to r©oulations; :prohibiting -or reaulatilng.the sale or
importation of arms.

If .any person sell or import or. attempt to sell-or import any arms in
contravention

of any such regulations, such Irtn.s shad be liable to be forfeited to
EIer. Majesty .-and
the person.so acting wilfully shall be deemed toI be acting in
contravention of this
-Ordinance.

8. At any time after the passing of this Ordinance the Governor in
Council mad
by-order declare that the provisions of Ordinance ld, of 180 and all
regulations ' made
thereunder shall apply-in relation ~to the whole or any hart of the
Colony as .fully to a11~
xnte'nts ancl f urposes-as the same applied in relation to the City of
Victoria .at the time
0 -
of the passing of this Ordinance, and such provisions shall thereupon
apply.
The Governor in Council may from 4me~ to dune revoke add' to or alter
such order.

Persons g.- In any case where an order is made by the Governor in Council
under the
urderA to be
banished may provisions of section 3 of Olrd.inauce 8 of 1882 . it shall
be in the discretion of 14e
be detained p '
Imtilleaving Governor in Council to order that tile person named in such
order be detainor~^
the Colony.
custody of the Police until he leaven the Colony and such person may
thereupoii 'be
arrested and shall ire deemed to be under lawful arrest until he leaves
the Colony or
until the final departure from tlw Colony of any vessel in.which he
leaves.
Such order of detention shall provide that the person named therein shall
have
reasonable facilities for settling his affairs end arranging for his
departure.
xOtices in The Captain Superintendent of Police shall cause notices in the
Chinese langua;e,_
clitnese, with '
names of containing the name& of persons against whom orders have been
made under section
persans.to be
~~ed to be 8.of Ordinance 8 of 1882 to be from time to time posted up in
public and. conspicuous-.

places.

clarrese

10: No person shall post up or exhibit or cause to be posted up or
exhibited
proclamations not to be.pastea upon any wall or in any.public place any
public notic8 or proclamation in the Chinese '

without permis-

Ron from the language witU4ut the permission of the Registrar Garieral
being first obtained.
Registrar b
c'~'~' The Registrar General map in his discretion refine such permission
in any case
awwhich he deems that the publication of such notice or proclamation may
be preju-

dicial to peace or good order.

I'nUlicnotices ~ No person shall. tear down or deface or cause to be torn
down, or defaced any
riot proclamations
public 'notice or proclamation bearing t$e -Official Seal of the
Governor or of any a
defaced or torn.
Government Department of the Colony.
11. Any, person acting in contravention of this Ordinance shall be liable
upon
sucn3mry conviction before a gistraie to be imprisoned with hard labour
for a term.
not egceediiic; 3 months or at the distretion of the Magistrate to a
penalty not exe Vied-
ing $500. But if upon the hearing of the charge the Court shall be of
opinion that
there are circumstances in the case vPhi4 reuder.it inexpedient to
inflict any punish-
ment it shall llavo power to dismiss the person charged without
proceeding to conviction.
Repealed by Ordinance t1'o. 4 of 1887.
1832
Preamble.
Duration of Ordinance.
Interpretation of the expression Arms.
1833
Licensed junks may carry arms.
Chinese not to carry arms.
Police may arrest without a warrant.
Search warrant.
Registration, &c. of Arms given up.
1834
Governor in Council may make regulations.
Ordinance 14 of 1870 may be extended to the whole of the Colony.
Persons ordered to be banished may be detained until leaving the Colony.
Notices in Chinese with names of persons to be banished to be posted.
Chinese proclamations not to be posted without permission from the Registrar General.
Public notices or proclamations not to be defaced or torn.
Penalty.

1832
Preamble.
Duration of Ordinance.
Interpretation of the expression Arms.
1833
Licensed junks may carry arms.
Chinese not to carry arms.
Police may arrest without a warrant.
Search warrant.
Registration, &c. of Arms given up.
1834
Governor in Council may make regulations.
Ordinance 14 of 1870 may be extended to the whole of the Colony.
Persons ordered to be banished may be detained until leaving the Colony.
Notices in Chinese with names of persons to be banished to be posted.
Chinese proclamations not to be posted without permission from the Registrar General.
Public notices or proclamations not to be defaced or torn.
Penalty.

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