MARKETS ORDINANCE
Title
MARKETS ORDINANCE
Description
Markets.
No. 4 of 1847.
An Ordinance to Repeal and Amend Ordinance No. 1 of 1847, entitled,
'An Ordinance for Licensing Markets and for preventing Disorders
therein.' [12th August, 1847. ]
yHEREAS it is expedient to repeal and amend Ordinance No. 1 of 187,_ for
licensing markets and for preventing disorders therein, the said
Ordinance is
hereby declared to be repealed accordingly; and whereas it is further
expedient, with -Al.
view to prevent disorders and preserve peace and tranquillity in the
markets already
established, or hereafter to be established in the said Colony, that
certain provisions
should be made for the regulation thereof:
1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of
Hong.
lrong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that from and
after the passing
of this present Ordinance, whoever shall erect, build, or establish any market in the
ORDINANCE No. 4 of 1847.
1Tarkets.
said Colony for the sale of meat, flesh, fish, fowl, corn, grain,
vegetables, provisions, or
any other articles of trade which are usually exposed for sale in
markets, without first
having obtained the permission and licence of His Excellency the
Governor, shall be
liable to the penalty hereinafter provided, and the said market or
buildings so erected,
built, or established without such permission, shall be pulled down And
removed by the
Police as a public nuisance.
2. .And be it further enacted and ordained, that all markets or buildings
in which
markets are now held, already erected, built, and established in the said
Colony of
Hongkong, shall be licensed, and the owners or proprietors of such
markets or buildings
are hereby required to take out such licence within fifteen days after
the passing of this
Ordinance, under the penalty hereinafter mentioned for each and every day
that such
markets or buildings in which markets are held as aforesaid shall be
opened for the
sale of provisions and other articles as hereinbefore mentioned; and that
the rent
payable monthly to Government for such markets shall be any sum not
exceeding four
hundred dollars, according to the size and position of such markets or
buildings.
$. And be it further enacted and ordained, that all markets or buildings
in which
markets are held shall be under the immediate superintendence of the
Chief Magistrate
of Police,. who is hereby required to take all requisite measures to
prevent disorders and
to preserve peace and tranquillity therein.
4. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every market or building
for the
holding of markets, hereafter to be built, erected, or established, shall
be erected, built,
and established of stone or brick, according to a plan to be approved of
by the Surveyor
General.
g. And be it further enacted and ordained, that whenever the markets or
buildings
wherein markets are now held, already erected, built, or established,
shall become
dilapidated, in want of extensive repairs, or shall require to be
re-built, such markets or
buildings shall be re-built of stone or brick according to a plan to be
approved of by the
Surveyor General: Provided always that if- the repairs required to be
done shall not
exceed the sum of one hundred dollars on any one house or building, then
and in that
case the Surveyor General, upon being furnished with proper estimates of
the costs of
such repairs,. and having verified the same, may grant permission for the
repairs to be
carried into effect.
g. Whereas certain person or persons have encroached upon Crown lands and
the
sea-shores, and have erected thereon divers buildings `of wood, matting,
and other
inflammable materials, to the great danger and peril of the town of
Victoria and the
inhabitants thereof ; and whereas also the said buildings so erected as
aforesaid, are
inhabited by persons of ill-fame and reputation, and afford shelter to
rogues and vaga-
bonds; It is hereby enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for any
Magistrate of
Police to order such buildings to be pulled down and removed by warrant
to be.issued
on the information of the Surveyor General.
7. And be it further enacted and ordained, that any person or persons who
shall
offend against the proviisions and enacthlelits llerefnbefore contained
shall, for every
Market shall be
licensed.
Licence, how
taken out.
Markets to be
under the
superintendence
of the Chief
Magistrate of
Police, &c.
Mark4ta to be
built of stbndj
f, after an
approved plan. -
Markets built of
wood and
requiring repairs
to be rebuilt of
atone, &c.
Provided the
repairs required
shall not exceed
$100.
Buildings Owned.
and mat on
sea,ehores to bB
removed by '
police.
Penalty against
offenders:
Ordinance No. 4 of 1847.
Markets.
Penalty, how offence forfeit a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to
be recovered in the same
recovered, dcc.
manner as penalties are made recoverable by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844:
Provided
always, that in case any such conviction shall take place and be had on
the evidence of
any common or public informer, he or she shall be entitled to one moiety
of the said
fine or forfeiture.
$. And be it further enacted and ordained, that all proceedings under the
present
Ordinance shall not be subject to appeal, nor shall be removed nor
removable by
certaarari or otherwise into any Court whatever.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 2 of 1864.]
222
Title.
Preamble.
No market to be established without the Governor's permission.
Market shall be licensed.
Licence, how taken out.
Markets to be under the superintendence of the Chief Magistrate of Police, &c.
Markets to be built of stone, &c., after an approved plan.
Markets built of wood and requiring repairs to be re-built of stone, &c.
Provided the repairs required shallnot exceed $100.
Buildings of wood and mat on sea-shores to be removed by Police.
Penalty against offenders.
224
Penalty, how recovered, &c.
Provisions under this Ordinance not liable to appeal.
No. 4 of 1847.
An Ordinance to Repeal and Amend Ordinance No. 1 of 1847, entitled,
'An Ordinance for Licensing Markets and for preventing Disorders
therein.' [12th August, 1847. ]
yHEREAS it is expedient to repeal and amend Ordinance No. 1 of 187,_ for
licensing markets and for preventing disorders therein, the said
Ordinance is
hereby declared to be repealed accordingly; and whereas it is further
expedient, with -Al.
view to prevent disorders and preserve peace and tranquillity in the
markets already
established, or hereafter to be established in the said Colony, that
certain provisions
should be made for the regulation thereof:
1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by His Excellency the Governor of
Hong.
lrong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that from and
after the passing
of this present Ordinance, whoever shall erect, build, or establish any market in the
ORDINANCE No. 4 of 1847.
1Tarkets.
said Colony for the sale of meat, flesh, fish, fowl, corn, grain,
vegetables, provisions, or
any other articles of trade which are usually exposed for sale in
markets, without first
having obtained the permission and licence of His Excellency the
Governor, shall be
liable to the penalty hereinafter provided, and the said market or
buildings so erected,
built, or established without such permission, shall be pulled down And
removed by the
Police as a public nuisance.
2. .And be it further enacted and ordained, that all markets or buildings
in which
markets are now held, already erected, built, and established in the said
Colony of
Hongkong, shall be licensed, and the owners or proprietors of such
markets or buildings
are hereby required to take out such licence within fifteen days after
the passing of this
Ordinance, under the penalty hereinafter mentioned for each and every day
that such
markets or buildings in which markets are held as aforesaid shall be
opened for the
sale of provisions and other articles as hereinbefore mentioned; and that
the rent
payable monthly to Government for such markets shall be any sum not
exceeding four
hundred dollars, according to the size and position of such markets or
buildings.
$. And be it further enacted and ordained, that all markets or buildings
in which
markets are held shall be under the immediate superintendence of the
Chief Magistrate
of Police,. who is hereby required to take all requisite measures to
prevent disorders and
to preserve peace and tranquillity therein.
4. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every market or building
for the
holding of markets, hereafter to be built, erected, or established, shall
be erected, built,
and established of stone or brick, according to a plan to be approved of
by the Surveyor
General.
g. And be it further enacted and ordained, that whenever the markets or
buildings
wherein markets are now held, already erected, built, or established,
shall become
dilapidated, in want of extensive repairs, or shall require to be
re-built, such markets or
buildings shall be re-built of stone or brick according to a plan to be
approved of by the
Surveyor General: Provided always that if- the repairs required to be
done shall not
exceed the sum of one hundred dollars on any one house or building, then
and in that
case the Surveyor General, upon being furnished with proper estimates of
the costs of
such repairs,. and having verified the same, may grant permission for the
repairs to be
carried into effect.
g. Whereas certain person or persons have encroached upon Crown lands and
the
sea-shores, and have erected thereon divers buildings `of wood, matting,
and other
inflammable materials, to the great danger and peril of the town of
Victoria and the
inhabitants thereof ; and whereas also the said buildings so erected as
aforesaid, are
inhabited by persons of ill-fame and reputation, and afford shelter to
rogues and vaga-
bonds; It is hereby enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for any
Magistrate of
Police to order such buildings to be pulled down and removed by warrant
to be.issued
on the information of the Surveyor General.
7. And be it further enacted and ordained, that any person or persons who
shall
offend against the proviisions and enacthlelits llerefnbefore contained
shall, for every
Market shall be
licensed.
Licence, how
taken out.
Markets to be
under the
superintendence
of the Chief
Magistrate of
Police, &c.
Mark4ta to be
built of stbndj
f, after an
approved plan. -
Markets built of
wood and
requiring repairs
to be rebuilt of
atone, &c.
Provided the
repairs required
shall not exceed
$100.
Buildings Owned.
and mat on
sea,ehores to bB
removed by '
police.
Penalty against
offenders:
Ordinance No. 4 of 1847.
Markets.
Penalty, how offence forfeit a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to
be recovered in the same
recovered, dcc.
manner as penalties are made recoverable by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844:
Provided
always, that in case any such conviction shall take place and be had on
the evidence of
any common or public informer, he or she shall be entitled to one moiety
of the said
fine or forfeiture.
$. And be it further enacted and ordained, that all proceedings under the
present
Ordinance shall not be subject to appeal, nor shall be removed nor
removable by
certaarari or otherwise into any Court whatever.
[ Repealed by Ordinance No. 2 of 1864.]
222
Title.
Preamble.
No market to be established without the Governor's permission.
Market shall be licensed.
Licence, how taken out.
Markets to be under the superintendence of the Chief Magistrate of Police, &c.
Markets to be built of stone, &c., after an approved plan.
Markets built of wood and requiring repairs to be re-built of stone, &c.
Provided the repairs required shallnot exceed $100.
Buildings of wood and mat on sea-shores to be removed by Police.
Penalty against offenders.
224
Penalty, how recovered, &c.
Provisions under this Ordinance not liable to appeal.
Abstract
222
Title.
Preamble.
No market to be established without the Governor's permission.
Market shall be licensed.
Licence, how taken out.
Markets to be under the superintendence of the Chief Magistrate of Police, &c.
Markets to be built of stone, &c., after an approved plan.
Markets built of wood and requiring repairs to be re-built of stone, &c.
Provided the repairs required shallnot exceed $100.
Buildings of wood and mat on sea-shores to be removed by Police.
Penalty against offenders.
224
Penalty, how recovered, &c.
Provisions under this Ordinance not liable to appeal.
Title.
Preamble.
No market to be established without the Governor's permission.
Market shall be licensed.
Licence, how taken out.
Markets to be under the superintendence of the Chief Magistrate of Police, &c.
Markets to be built of stone, &c., after an approved plan.
Markets built of wood and requiring repairs to be re-built of stone, &c.
Provided the repairs required shallnot exceed $100.
Buildings of wood and mat on sea-shores to be removed by Police.
Penalty against offenders.
224
Penalty, how recovered, &c.
Provisions under this Ordinance not liable to appeal.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/51
Edition
1890
Volume
v1
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 4 of 1847
Number of Pages
3
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“MARKETS ORDINANCE,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed November 15, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/51.
