THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 25, 1911.
stamps.
3.-(1.) The Collector may, with the approval of the Power to Governor-in-Council, grant a licence to any person to deal grant licens in unused stamps at any place to be named in the licence. ces to deal in (2.) The licence shall specify the full name and place 54 & 55 Vict. of abode of the person to whom the same is granted, and 38 s. 3. a description of every house, shop, or place, in or at which
he is authorised to deal in unused stamps.
(5.) Every person to whom a licence is granted shall give security in the sum of one thousand dollars in such mammer and form as the Collector shall prescribe, and, if by bond, the bond shall be exempt from stamp duty.
(4.) One liceuce and one bond only shall be required. for any number of persons in partnership, and the licence may at any time be revoked by the Collector.
(5.) Every person licensed to deal in stamps shall cause to be visibly and legibly painted and shall keep so painted in letters of not less than one inch in length on some conspicuous place on the outside of the front of every house, shop, or place in or at which he is licensed to deal in unused stamps, his full name, together with the words "Licensed to sell stamps," and for every neglect or omission so to do shall on summary conviction incur a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
authorised stamps, &c. in, s. 4.
dealing in
4.--(1) If any person who is not duly appointed to sell Penalty for and distribute stamps deals in any manner in stamps, with out being licensed so to do, or at any house, shop, or place not specified in his licence he shail for every such offence incur on summary conviction a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.
(2) If any person who is not duly appointed to sell and distribute stamps, or duly licensed to deal in stamps, has, or puts upon his premises either in the inside or on the outside thereof, or upon any board or any material what- ever exposed to public view, and whether the same be affixed to his premises or not, any letters importing or intending to import that he deals in stamps, or is licensed so to do, he shall on summary conviction incur a fine not exceeding one Inudred dollars.
ination of
5.-(1.) If the licence of any person to deal in stumps Provisions expires or is revoked, or if any person licensed to deal in as to determ- statups dies or becomes bankrupt, and any such person at a licence. the expiration or revocation of his licence, or at the time i. s. 5. of his death or bankruptcy, has in his possession any stamps, such person, or his excentor or administrator, or the recei- ver or trustee or official assignee under his bankruptcy, may, within six months after the expiration or revocation of the licence, or after the death or bankruptcy, as the ease may be, bring or send the stamps to the Collector,
(2.) The Collector may in any such case pay to the person bringing or sending stamps the amount of the duty thereon, if proof to las satisfaction is furnished that The same were actually in the possession of the person, whose licence has expired or been revoked, or so dying or becoming bankrupt, for the purpose of sale, at the time of the expiration or revocation of the licence, or of his death or bankruptcy, and that the stamps were pureliasod or procured by that person at any public office, or frem some person duly appointed to sell and distribute stamps, or duly licensed to deal in stamps.
stamps.
6.---(1) H ́any person, whether licensed to deal in Penalty for stamps or not, hawks or carries about for sale or exchange, hawking any stamps, he shall in addition to any other fine or penalty to which he may be liable incur on summary con- viction a fiue of two hundred dollars.
(2.) In default of payment of the fine, on summary conviction the offender shall be imprisoned with or with- out hard labour for any term not exceeding two months.
(3) All stamps which are found in the possession of the offender shall be forfeited, and shall be delivered to the Collector to be disposed of as he thinks fit.
(4.) Any Police Officer may arrest a person found com mitting an offence against this section and take him be- fore a Magistrate who shall hear and determine the matter.
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