THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, Sтп MARCH, 1884.
Any raw, boiled, or prepared opium, opium dross, or- utensils, vessels, or implements used for preparing or smoking the same shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be in possession of any person if he knowingly have them in actual posses- sion custody or control, by himself or by any other person.
The provisions of this Ordinance as to the smoking of Opium, and to utensils or implements for the smoking of Opium shall apply solely to Opium Smoking Divaus, and not to the Smoking of Opium in other places.
2. No person shall bring into this Colony, or the waters thereof, or have in his possession or custody within the same, any boiled or prepared opium, not being dross opium without having a valid certificate under section 16 of this Ordinance. No person shall bring into this Colony or into the Waters thereof or knowingly have in his possession within the same any dross opium which has been prepared or purchased in this Colony without the knowledge and consent of the Dross Farmer.
No person except a Farmer
or a duly licensed person as provided by this Ordinance shall within this Colony or the Waters thereof collect opium dross or knowingly have in his possession or custody with- out the knowledge and consent of the Dross Farmer any opium dross except such as may be the result of his own smoking or of the smoking of opium on his premises.
3. No person except a Farmer or duly licensed person as provided by this Ordinance shall, within this Colony or the waters thereof, boil or in any way prepare opium or dross opium, or sell, or offer or expose for sale any boiled or prepared opium or dross opium or collect or pur- chase opium dross; yet so that uo medical practitioner, chemist or druggist, not being a Chinese, or being such and having a European or American diploma, shall be prevented from preparing or selling opium bonâ fide for medicinal purposes, the burthen of proof whereof shall be upon any person alleging the same in his defence.
4. No person shall open or carry on any Divan or other place for the smoking of opium or dross opium without a license under this Ordinance.
Excise Officers.
5. The Governor ray, for the purposes of this Ordinance, make an appointment in form of schedule 4. to such agents or servants of the Opium Farmer as may be approved of by him to act as Excise Officers, and in case there is no such farmer then the Governor may in a similar form appoint such persons as he may think fit: and no persons except those so appointed shall be competent to act as Excise Officers under this Ordinance. Such appointments may at any time be withdrawn by the Governor; aud any person, without lawful authority assuming to act as an Excise Officer under this Ordinance, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.
6. The name and place of residence of every Excise Officer shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the Police Court.
7. Every Excise Officer shall be supplied with a badge bearing such sigu or mark of office as may be directed by the Governor; and before acting against any person under the provisions of this Ordinance, every such Excise Officer shall declare his office, and produce to the person against whom he is about to act his said badge. Every Police Officer acting under the provisions of this Ordinance, if not in the uniform proper to his service, shall in like manner declare his office, and produce to the person against whom he is about to act such part of his public equipment as the Captain Superintendent of Police shall have directed or may direct to be carried by Police Officers when employed on secret or special service.
8. Persons who are Excise Officers at the time of the commencezent of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been duly appointed under this Ordinance.
Farms.
9. The Governor in Connell may grant unto any per- son, for such considerations, and upon such conditions, and for such terms or periods, and in such form as from fime to time may be by the Governor in Council regu-
Puas sciam, (1 of 79, s. 1)
Smoking Oppaltan
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Soroking Divans.
(4 of 83, 8. 4.)
Excise Oeers.
179, s. 11,
4 of $3, s. 2.)
Their Names soud csik nes, 4 of 79, s. 12.,
Their badges. (1 96 79, 9, 13, 4 Cir, S...
Existing
Opinn Farts.
(2 61 54, 8. 201
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