MARKET ORDINANCE
Title
MARKET ORDINANCE
Description
Markets.
No. 2 of 1854.
The Market Ordinance.
[29th August, I854.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal and amend Ordinances No. 1 and No. 4 of
1$47 :-
1.' Be it therefore enacted and ordaingd by His Excellency the Governor,
with the
advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that from and after the
passing of this
Ordinance the said Ordinances No. 1 and No. 4 of 184'7 be and are hereby
repealed,
and that from and after the passing of this present Ordinance whoever
shall establish
any market in this Colony for the sale of articles of trade which are
usually exposed
for sale in markets without having obtained the licence of His Excellency
the Governor
shall be liable to the penalty hereinafter provided and such market shall
be removed
as a public nuisance.
Licences to he
viola by tender or
public auction.
proviso as to
-regulations for
Inddiug.
Markets to be
under the
oru
,the Chief
Magistrate of
)'oltce, &c.
ORDINANCE No. 2 OF 1854.
hlarkcts.
Irarxets to be - 2. That all markets already established shall be licensed
and their owners are
licensed.
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 shall continue open and unlicensed, and that each of such markets
shall be let
to the highest bidder for' the tenancy thereof, and that such letting
shall be by tender
or by public auction before the Chief Magistrate of Police, as shall be
deemed best by
the Colonial Secretary and that each of such markets shall be let for a
term of years
not exceeding three years. Provided always that the party or parties
renting each of
such markets shall hold the same subject to,such regulations for the
conduct mainten-
ance and repairs thereof as shall from time to time be officially
published by the Officer
Administering the Government of this Colony.
$, And be it further enacted and ordained, that al] 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.
Markets t°be 4. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every market
or building for the
built of Stone,
x;e., after fill holding, of markets, hereafter to be built, erected, or ~
estaLlished, shall be erected,
.approved plan.
built, and established of stone or brick, according to a plan to be
approved of by the
Surveyor General.
Markets built of g, And be it further enacted and ordained, that whenever
the markets or buildings
wood and
,'ernirsnq wherein markets are now held, already erected, built, or
established, shall become
rel>airn to be
re-bunt ot dilapidated, in want of extensive repairs, or stall require to
be re-built, such marketsstone, &c.
or buildings shall be re-built of stone or brick according to a plan to
be approved of by
Provided the the Surveyor General: Provided always that if the repairs
required to be done shall
repairs required
shall not exceed riot exceed the sum of -one hundred dollars on any one
house or building, then and in
$roo.
that case the Surveyor Genera], upon being furnished with proper
estimates of the
cost of such repairs, and having verified the same, may grant permission
forthe repairs
to be carried into effect.
Buildings °t g, Whereas certain person or persons in the neighbourhood of
markets and
wood and unit
on sea-shores to elsewhere have encroached upon Crown ]ands and the
sea-shores, and have erected
he removed by
Police. , 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 vagabonds: 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 as a public nuisance by warrant to be
issued on the
information of the Surveyor General, and the materials thereupon to be
condemned=
sold by public auction, and the proceeds paid into the Colonial 0easury.
penalty against 7, And be it further enacted and ordained, that any person
or persons, who shall
offenders.
offend against the provisions and enactments hereinbefore contained,
shall for every
Penalty, ho- offence forfeit a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to
be recovered in the same,
recovered, &c.
manner as penalties are made recoverable by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844:
Provided
Ordinance No. 2 of 1845.
Markets.
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.
8. 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
certiorari or otherwise into any Court whatever.
9. This Ordinance will not come into operation before the first day of
September,
1854.
[Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1858.]
285
Title.
Preamble.
[For construction of the Ordinance see Ord. No. 12 of 1856.]
Ordinance Nos. 1 and 4 of 1847 repealed. Markets to licensed.
Licences to be sold by tender or public auction.
Proviso as to regulatioons for holding.
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 shall not exceed $100.
Buildings of wood and mat on sea-chores to be moved by Police.
Penalty against offenders.
Penalty, how recovered, &c. 287
Provision under this Ordinance not liable to appeal.
Commencement of Ordinance.
No. 2 of 1854.
The Market Ordinance.
[29th August, I854.]
WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal and amend Ordinances No. 1 and No. 4 of
1$47 :-
1.' Be it therefore enacted and ordaingd by His Excellency the Governor,
with the
advice of the Legislative Council thereof, that from and after the
passing of this
Ordinance the said Ordinances No. 1 and No. 4 of 184'7 be and are hereby
repealed,
and that from and after the passing of this present Ordinance whoever
shall establish
any market in this Colony for the sale of articles of trade which are
usually exposed
for sale in markets without having obtained the licence of His Excellency
the Governor
shall be liable to the penalty hereinafter provided and such market shall
be removed
as a public nuisance.
Licences to he
viola by tender or
public auction.
proviso as to
-regulations for
Inddiug.
Markets to be
under the
oru
,the Chief
Magistrate of
)'oltce, &c.
ORDINANCE No. 2 OF 1854.
hlarkcts.
Irarxets to be - 2. That all markets already established shall be licensed
and their owners are
licensed.
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 shall continue open and unlicensed, and that each of such markets
shall be let
to the highest bidder for' the tenancy thereof, and that such letting
shall be by tender
or by public auction before the Chief Magistrate of Police, as shall be
deemed best by
the Colonial Secretary and that each of such markets shall be let for a
term of years
not exceeding three years. Provided always that the party or parties
renting each of
such markets shall hold the same subject to,such regulations for the
conduct mainten-
ance and repairs thereof as shall from time to time be officially
published by the Officer
Administering the Government of this Colony.
$, And be it further enacted and ordained, that al] 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.
Markets t°be 4. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every market
or building for the
built of Stone,
x;e., after fill holding, of markets, hereafter to be built, erected, or ~
estaLlished, shall be erected,
.approved plan.
built, and established of stone or brick, according to a plan to be
approved of by the
Surveyor General.
Markets built of g, And be it further enacted and ordained, that whenever
the markets or buildings
wood and
,'ernirsnq wherein markets are now held, already erected, built, or
established, shall become
rel>airn to be
re-bunt ot dilapidated, in want of extensive repairs, or stall require to
be re-built, such marketsstone, &c.
or buildings shall be re-built of stone or brick according to a plan to
be approved of by
Provided the the Surveyor General: Provided always that if the repairs
required to be done shall
repairs required
shall not exceed riot exceed the sum of -one hundred dollars on any one
house or building, then and in
$roo.
that case the Surveyor Genera], upon being furnished with proper
estimates of the
cost of such repairs, and having verified the same, may grant permission
forthe repairs
to be carried into effect.
Buildings °t g, Whereas certain person or persons in the neighbourhood of
markets and
wood and unit
on sea-shores to elsewhere have encroached upon Crown ]ands and the
sea-shores, and have erected
he removed by
Police. , 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 vagabonds: 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 as a public nuisance by warrant to be
issued on the
information of the Surveyor General, and the materials thereupon to be
condemned=
sold by public auction, and the proceeds paid into the Colonial 0easury.
penalty against 7, And be it further enacted and ordained, that any person
or persons, who shall
offenders.
offend against the provisions and enactments hereinbefore contained,
shall for every
Penalty, ho- offence forfeit a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to
be recovered in the same,
recovered, &c.
manner as penalties are made recoverable by Ordinance No. 10 of 1844:
Provided
Ordinance No. 2 of 1845.
Markets.
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.
8. 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
certiorari or otherwise into any Court whatever.
9. This Ordinance will not come into operation before the first day of
September,
1854.
[Repealed by Ordinance No. 9 of 1858.]
285
Title.
Preamble.
[For construction of the Ordinance see Ord. No. 12 of 1856.]
Ordinance Nos. 1 and 4 of 1847 repealed. Markets to licensed.
Licences to be sold by tender or public auction.
Proviso as to regulatioons for holding.
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 shall not exceed $100.
Buildings of wood and mat on sea-chores to be moved by Police.
Penalty against offenders.
Penalty, how recovered, &c. 287
Provision under this Ordinance not liable to appeal.
Commencement of Ordinance.
Abstract
285
Title.
Preamble.
[For construction of the Ordinance see Ord. No. 12 of 1856.]
Ordinance Nos. 1 and 4 of 1847 repealed. Markets to licensed.
Licences to be sold by tender or public auction.
Proviso as to regulatioons for holding.
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 shall not exceed $100.
Buildings of wood and mat on sea-chores to be moved by Police.
Penalty against offenders.
Penalty, how recovered, &c. 287
Provision under this Ordinance not liable to appeal.
Commencement of Ordinance.
Title.
Preamble.
[For construction of the Ordinance see Ord. No. 12 of 1856.]
Ordinance Nos. 1 and 4 of 1847 repealed. Markets to licensed.
Licences to be sold by tender or public auction.
Proviso as to regulatioons for holding.
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 shall not exceed $100.
Buildings of wood and mat on sea-chores to be moved by Police.
Penalty against offenders.
Penalty, how recovered, &c. 287
Provision under this Ordinance not liable to appeal.
Commencement of Ordinance.
Identifier
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Edition
1890
Volume
v1
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 2 of 1854
Number of Pages
3
Files
Collection
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Citation
“MARKET ORDINANCE,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed November 18, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/81.
