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Penalty. 
Property to be 
held to be 
public proper- 
ty. 
Contract g 
tire Ccr m 
toca liow 
signed and 
enforced. 
Short Title. 
the use of the same by the public, and for flic manner in 
which, and the extent to which, the privileges of subscribers to 
•the same arc to be used and enjoyed, and any person 
infringing any by-law so made, shall, on conviction, before a 
Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars. 
8 . The Botanical Gardens, and the Raffles Library, and the 
Raffles Museum, together with all growing and dead plants, 
trees, and flowers, and other property in the said Gardens, and all 
books, papers, and manuscripts, and other property in the said 
Library, and all articles in the said Museum, shall be held to be 
public property in relation to all Jaws in force, or to be in force, 
in the Colony for the protection of public property, and for the 
punishment of persons injuring or committing mischief, trespass, 
theft or other offences of whatever nature relating to the same. 
9. All contracts entered into, by the Committees to be 
appointed under this Ordinance, shall be signed or executed by 
the President or Chairman for the time being of the Committee, 
and shall he deemed to he Crown Contracts under the provisions 
of the Crown Suits Ordinance, 1876. 
10. T1 lis Ordinance may .be cited as “ The Ralilcs Societies 
Ordinance, 1878.” 
Passed this lOtli day of December, 1878. 
E. A. IRVING, 
Gfei'lc of Councils . 
