POLICE RATE ORDINANCE

POLICE RATE ORDINANCE

Police Rate.

No. 1 of 1854.

An Ordinance to raise an additional Police Rate.

[30th May, 1854.]

WHEREAS it is necessary that for a temporary period an Auxiliary Police
Force-
sbould be kept on foot and maintained in this Colony for the preservation
of
the lives and property of tile inhabitants thereof :-

n ,.t. t,t,,ee 1. Be it therefore enacted and ordained by tile
Honorable the
levied t'nt'Clns~ith Lieutenant-Go-r

I''~ Cent to t'' ernor Administering the Government of Hongkong, with the
advice of the Legislative -
roll tile main-
teottct of Council thereof, that to defray the expenses of raising and
maintaining an Auxiliary,
nu nusifiary
Police. Police Force in this Colony in addition to the ordinary Police
rate assessed for tile

current year a rate be forthwith levied of throe per cent on the gross
amount of the
Ordinance No. 1 of 1854.

Police Rates.

property included in the Police rate assessment, and that the amount so
levied be
applied by the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony for the
time being
in and about the maintenance of the Auxiliary Police Force at his
discretion.

2, That if at the expiration of three months from the passing of this
Ordinance the
Officer Administering the Government of this Colony for the time being
shall deem it
necessary for the express purposes of this Ordinance and for no other
that a line suns
of three per cent should be levied, it shall be lawful for such officer
to cause such
further sum to be levied.

An additional
rate of three per
cent may be
levied if needed
at the expiration
of three month,
from the Passing -
of this (lrdinence. _

3. That should it be so happen that it be found unnecessary to expend all
the snrltlnw to he

nphliea to ainti-

sums of money raised under this Ordinance for the purposes of the
Auxiliary Police Wall
Force and there remain a balance unapplied of such moniee such balance
shall be
expended solely in diminishing Police rates hereafter to be raised in
this Colony and in
no other manner whatsoever. '

4. That the Police rate hereby ordered to be levied shall be forthwith
levied and
enforced in the manner provided by the Ordinance No. 2 of 1845 for the
levy ing and
enforcement of the annual assessed Police rate.

[Repealed by Ordincr2rcc N0. 4 of 188f.1

NOTE.-The Auxiliary Force carts disLanded ova tlae 5tla Jicly, 184: See
Govern-,
ment XotXcalion ofric 11th July, 1854.
284

Title.
Preamble.
A rate of three per cent to be leived forthwith for the maintenance of an Auxiliary Police. 285

An additional rate of three per cent be levied if needed at the expiration of three months from the passing of this Ordinance.
Surplus to be applied to diminish future Police rates.
Rate to be levied in conformity with Ordinance No. 2 of 1845.

284

Title.
Preamble.
A rate of three per cent to be leived forthwith for the maintenance of an Auxiliary Police. 285

An additional rate of three per cent be levied if needed at the expiration of three months from the passing of this Ordinance.
Surplus to be applied to diminish future Police rates.
Rate to be levied in conformity with Ordinance No. 2 of 1845.

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