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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 26, 1940.

Supplementary Schedule,-contd.

SHORT TITLE.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL,

(No. 36 of 1931),

-contd.

of right of action for liquor sold.

18. The Liquors 58. No licensed publican or adjunct licensee Restriction

Ordinance, 1931. shall maintain any action for, or recover any debt or demand on account of intoxicating liquor. unless such debt has bona fide been contracted at one time to the amount of five dollars or upwards, nor shall any item in any account for such liquor be allowed where the liquor bonâ fide delivered at one time does not amount to the full sum of five dollars, nor shall any claim be allowed against any member, not being an officer, of His Majesty's forces for debt for intoxicating liquor supplied: Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent any innkeeper from keeping an account with a lodger in which any charge for liquors may be included, and recovering the amount thereof in any court.

59. Every person licensed to sell liquors retail Retailers'

shall have his full name, the nature and signs. number of his licence. and such other particulars as TAV be prescribed by regulations. painted legibly and per- manently in letters at least three inches high on some conspicuous part of his licensed premises to the satisfaction of the Superintendent: and no person not so licensed shall exhibit any sign, writing, painting or other mark reasonably cal- culated to suggest that his premises are licensed for the retail sale of intoxicating liquors, or that such liquors are retailed or served therein.

for sale of

60. Every person licensed under this Ordinance Measures

to sell liquor shall sell and dispose of his or weights liquors by measures or weights of the liquor. standards in use in this Colony and not [ef. No. 2 otherwise, except when the quantity is of 1885, less than half a pint, or except when the s. 2 and

Schedule.] liquor is sold in bottles; he shall also measure or weigh such liquors in the presence of any customer who may require him to do so.

61. No person licensed under this Ordinance Prohibition

shall take or receive in payment or pledge

of taking pledge for for liquor or any entertainment whatever liquor. supplied in or out of his house any article or thing whatever, except money.

men, etc., at

62. No master OF other person employing Prohibition journeymen. workmen. servants or of payment labourers, and not being the licensed of journey- keeper of a house in which any intoxicat- place where ing liquor is sold or disposed of by retail. liquor is shall pay or cause any payment to be made sold. to any such journeyinan, workman, servant or labourer in or at any such house.

of certain

without

63. No person shall for or on behalf of any Prohibition

other person who is not the holder of a dealer's licence accept or receive orders transactions for, or import on commission or act as licence. agent for the import of, any intoxicating liquor in quantities exceeding two gallons at a time without an appropriate licence under which the licensee is permitted to sell such liquor as a dealer.

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