RIVER STEAMERS ORDINANCE, 1895
Title
RIVER STEAMERS ORDINANCE, 1895
Description
ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 1895.
River Steamers
AN ORDINANCE relating to River Steamers.
[24th August,1895.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council thereof,as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the River Steamers Ordiancne,
1895.
2.In this Ordinance 'River Steamer' means any steamship
carrying more than twelve passengers and regularly plying between
this Colony and any port or place on the Canton River or Macao.
3.-(1.)Every person who travels or attempts to travel in any river
steamer without paying his fare and with intent to avoid payment
thereof,and every person who aids or abets him in so doing,shall be
liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars and,in default of
payment,to imprisonment,with or without hard labour,for any term
not exceeding one month.
(2.)Any such person so found on board may be taken before
Magistrate without warrant,and such Magsitrate may summarily hear
the case and,on proof of the offence,convict such offender as
aforesaid. A.D. 1895. Ordinance No. 18 of 1895. Short title. Interpretation of term. Penalty on person travelling on river steamer without payment.
River Steamers
AN ORDINANCE relating to River Steamers.
[24th August,1895.]
BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong,with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council thereof,as follows:-
1.This Ordinance may be cited as the River Steamers Ordiancne,
1895.
2.In this Ordinance 'River Steamer' means any steamship
carrying more than twelve passengers and regularly plying between
this Colony and any port or place on the Canton River or Macao.
3.-(1.)Every person who travels or attempts to travel in any river
steamer without paying his fare and with intent to avoid payment
thereof,and every person who aids or abets him in so doing,shall be
liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars and,in default of
payment,to imprisonment,with or without hard labour,for any term
not exceeding one month.
(2.)Any such person so found on board may be taken before
Magistrate without warrant,and such Magsitrate may summarily hear
the case and,on proof of the offence,convict such offender as
aforesaid. A.D. 1895. Ordinance No. 18 of 1895. Short title. Interpretation of term. Penalty on person travelling on river steamer without payment.
Abstract
A.D. 1895. Ordinance No. 18 of 1895. Short title. Interpretation of term. Penalty on person travelling on river steamer without payment.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/685
Edition
1901
Volume
v2
Subsequent Cap No.
83
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 6 of 1895
Number of Pages
1
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“RIVER STEAMERS ORDINANCE, 1895,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed February 7, 2025, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/685.
