THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1885.
41. Every public house or adjunct licence shall be valid only until the 30th of November next following the date on which it is granted: Always provided that where this period is less than a year a proportionate part only of the aforesaid fee shall be charged, to which ten per cent shall be added,
42. The Police Magistrates shall keep a record of all recognisances entered into under section 39 and the Trea- surer shall keep a record of all licences issued under Section 40 of this Ordinance.
43. The presiding Magistrate and Justices at their meetings herein before provided for may transfer, in the form of Schedule 7, any public house licence or adjunct licence to the nominee of the original holder of such licence, such nominee making like application, receiving a like certificate, and entering into like recognisances as if applying for a licence on his own behalf. But except as provided in this section no licensed publican or adjunct licensee shall abandon the occupation of his licensed house or permit any other person to become virtually or in effect the keeper thereof on pain of forfeiture of his licence, nor shall employ any unlicensed person to sell or dispose of any liquors outside of his licensed house or place of business.
44. In case of the death or insolvency of any person holding a public house licence or adjunct licence under this Ordinance, the executor, or administrator, or trustees of such licensee may carry on the business of such licensed house during six months if the licence shall have so long to run, subject to all the same regulations as the original licensee. And such executor, administrator, or trustees shall enter into new recognisances under this Ordinance.
45. The Magistrates of Police may permit the business licensed under a public house or adjunct licence to be removed to other premises if they shall be satisfied that the application to remove such business (which shall be by written memorial) may reasonably be granted. The licensee shall enter into new recognisances, and shall receive a new certificate entitling him to a new licence for the remainder of his term on payment of a fee of five dollars.
46. Every licensed publican or adjunct licensee shall have his full name painted in legible letters at least three inches long, with the words Licensed to retail Wines and Spirits, constantly and permanently remaining, and plainly to be seen and read, on some conspicuous part of his house, and no person not actually holding a public house licence or adjunct licence (except the keeper of a spirit shop as hereinbefore provided) shall keep up any sign, writing, painting, or other mark, which may imply or give reasonable cause to believe that his premises are licensed for retail or barter of intoxicating liquors, or that such liquors are sold, served, or retailed therein. And every licensed publican or adjunct licensee shall produce his licence on demand to any Inspector of Police.
47. Every holder of a public house licence, or adjunct licence, shall maintain on the premises licensed a decent and suitable latrine or privy for the use of his customers.
48. When any licensed publican or adjunct licensee shall be charged with any offence under this Ordinance and shall not appear to answer to such charge, it shall be lawful for any Police Magistrate to order that the recogni- sance of such licensed publican or adjunct, licensee be for- feited until his appearance, and in case any licensed publican or adjunct licensee be twice convicted of any offence under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Police Magistrate to order, on the second conviction, that any fine imposed on such offender, not exceeding the amount of his recognisances, be paid out of such recognisances.
49. No licensed publican shall maintain any action for, or recover any debt or demand on account of liquors, unless such debt shall bonâ fide have been contracted at one time to the amount of five dollars or upwards, nor shall any item in any account for liquors be allowed where the liquors bona fide delivered at one time shall not amount to the full sum of five dollars, nor shall any amount of debt whatsoever incurred by any seaman or soldier in Her Majesty's service for liquors be allowed: Provided always that nothing herein contained shall extend to prevent innkeepers from keeping an account with lodgers and travellers, in which any charge for liquors may be included, and recovering the amount thereof in a Court of Justice.
Licences to diatii.
(3 of 68.)
Bales by distiller.
Unlicensed sale prohibit-
ed.
(11 of 44. 1.)
Death or Insolvency of Licenses.
(11 of 44 10.
Removal of business,
(11 of 44. II.)
Sign. Produc- tion of Licence. (1 of 44, 13)
Latrine.
(1 of 44. 13)
Forfeiture of recognisance. (1 OF 44. 15.)
Action on #ccount of liquors.
(11 of 44. 17.)
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