have been incurred by the master or other person bound thereby, to be returned to the party or parties from whom the same may have been levied, at such time and on such conditions as the said Superintendent of trade may think fit and reasonable. HENRY POTTINGER, Superintendent of Trade, &c. Passed the Legislative Council, the 28th day of February, 1844. RICHARD BURGASS, Clerk of the Legislative Council. The Schedule to which this Ordinance refers*. Know all men by these presents that master of the vessel the and we at of British merchants resident are held and firmly bound unto Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria, by the grace of God, of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, in the full sum of 1000 lawful current dollars of the currency of the Colony of Hong Kong, to be paid to her said Majesty, her heirs and successors; for which payment to be well and truly made, we bind ourselves and each of us for himself in the whole, our and every of our heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, day of 184 . this Whereas the within bound have agreed to execute this obligation as sureties for the within bound now the condition of this obligation is such that if the within named master of the vessel the aforesaid, do not within one year from the date hereof unlawfully discharge or leave behind any of the crew of the said vessel the in Hong Kong, or in the dominions of the Emperor of China, or within 100 miles of the coast of China, and also within the space of 1 year aforesaid, within the limits aforesaid, do not refuse to receive on board the said vessel the such distressed seamen as may be sent on board thereof, for have been incurred by the master or other person bound thereby, to be returned to the party or parties from whom the same may have been levied, at such time and on such conditions as the said Superintendent of trade may think fit and reasonable. HENRY POTTINGER, Superintendent of Trade, &c. Passed the Legislative Council, the 28th day of February, 1844. RICHARD BURGASS, Clerk of the Legislative Council. The Schedule to which this Ordinance refers*. Know all men by these presents that master of the vessel the and we at of British merchants resident are held and firmly bound unto Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria, by the grace of God, of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, in the full sum of 1000 lawful current dollars of the currency of the Colony of Hong Kong, to be paid to her said Majesty, her heirs and successors; for which payment to be well and truly made, we bind ourselves and each of us for himself in the whole, our and every of our heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, day of 184 . this Whereas the within bound have agreed to execute this obligation as sureties for the within bound now the condition of this obligation is such that if the within named master of the vessel the aforesaid, do not within one year from the date hereof unlawfully discharge or leave behind any of the crew of the said vessel the in Hong Kong, or in the dominions of the Emperor of China, or within 100 miles of the coast of China, and also within the space of 1 year aforesaid, within the limits aforesaid, do not refuse to receive on board the said vessel the such distressed seamen as may be sent on board thereof, for Superseded by Ordinance No. 2 of 1846, Page 198. conveyance to Hong Kong or Great Britain, by any of Her Majesty's Consuls in China, and if no person formerly a seaman of the said vessel, or no subject of Her Majesty conveyed in the said vessel the to the dominions of the Emperor of China, shall within 3 months from having been such seaman, or from having been so conveyed, be found destitute or requiring public relief in the said dominions, and also if the within named obligors shall forthwith discharge all or any sums of money which may be awarded by way of satisfaction (in the manner provided by the ordinance in pursuance of which this bond is entered into) to any person or persons by any competent tribunal, for any injury sustained within 1 year from the date hereof from the crew of the said vessel the or any one or more of them. Then this obligation shall be void and of no effect, but otherwise shall remain in full force and virtue. at Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of (L.S.) BRITISH ORDINANCE, "to restrain Her Majesty's Subjects from Trading in the Empire of China, to the northward of the 32nd degree of North latitude." Hong Kong, March 20, 1844. Anno 6 & 7 Victoria Regina.-No. 4 of 1844. WHEREAS, to secure the due observance of the Treaties between the Empires of Great Britain and China, it is expedient to confine the trade of Her Majesty's subjects to the limits included by the 5 ports in China provided by the said Treaties for the same: I. Be it therefore enacted by his Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong and Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, that all trade whatsoever by Her Majesty's subjects in, to, or from any part of the coast of China to the northward. of the 32nd degree of north latitude, shall be, and is hereby declared to be unlawful. II. And be it enacted, that if any subject of Her Majesty within the dominions of the Emperor of China, or within any ship or vessel at a distance of not more than 100 miles from the coast of China, shall export, or carry, or contract for exporting, or carrying, or shall ship or embark, or contract for shipping and embarking, from, to, or in the limits aforesaid, any treasure, goods, or merchandize whatsoever, or shall fit out, man, navigate, equip, dispatch, use, employ, let, or take to freight or on hire any vessel, or so contract in order to embark in the trade hereby declared unlawful, or shall knowingly and wilfully lend and advance, or become security for, or contract for the lending or becoming security for, the loan of money or effects employed or to be employed in such trade as aforesaid, or shall knowingly and wilfully become guarantee and security for, or contract for guaranteeing any agent employed or to be employed in conducting such trade as aforesaid, or in any other manner engage or contract to engage, directly or indirectly therein, as a partner, agent, or otherwise, or shall knowingly and wilfully ship, tranship, lade, receive, or put on board, or contract for shipping, goods, money, or effects to be employed in such trade as aforesaid, or shall take the charge of, or command, or navigate, or enter, or embark on board of any vessel, or contract to do so, as captain, master, mate, surgeon, or supercargo, knowing that the vessel is employed, or intended to be employed, in such unlawful trade as aforesaid, or shall knowingly and wilfully insure, or contract for the insuring of any property or effects whatsoever, employed or intended to be employed in such trade as aforesaid, then and in every such case the persons so offending shall forfeit a sum not exceeding 10,000 dollars, and in default of payment of such penalty, shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding 2 years. III. And be it enacted, that if any person shall enter and embark on board of any ship or vessel as petty officer, seaman, marine, or servant, or in any other capacity, knowing that the vessel is actually employed, or intended to be employed, in the trade hereby declared to be unlawful, such person so offending shall forfeit a sum not exceeding 500 dollars, and in default of payment shall be liable to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding 3 months. |