THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD OCTOBER, 1868.
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to amend Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, and to enable the Justices of the Peace to grant Licenses for the sale of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors by Hotel Keepers Restaurateurs and Confectioners.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the Law relating to the Licensing of Public Houses and to give power to Justices of the Peace to grant Licenses for the sale by retail of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors by Persons carrying on the business of Hotel Keepers, Restaurateurs and Confectioners. Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
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Title.
Preamble.
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I. There shall be added to Section II of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844 the Words, Section 2 of excepting in such cases wherein it may be desirable to grant Licenses, for a shorter Ordinance No. 11 of period than One Year in order that, such Licenses shall always expire on the 30th "November."
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1844 amended.
License for less than
II. There shall be added to Section VII of the said Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, Proportional sun the Words hereafter mentioned, that is to say: "Provided always that in cases wherein only to be paid when "Licenses are granted for any period less than One Year there shall be payable only a Year.
a proportionate amount of the said sum of three hundred dollars with 10 "added."
Licenses.
per cent
III. Notwithstanding anything contained in Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, it shall be Powers to Justices lawful for the Justices of the Peace to grant Licenses for the sale of fermented and of Peace to grant Spirituous Liquors by retail to Persons carrying on the business of Hotel Keepers, Restaurateurs, or Confectioners and the Forms of Application, Recognizance, Certificate and License shall, when Persons carry on such business as aforesaid, be in the Forms, contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, marked respectively E, F, G, and H.
(E.)
APPLICATION FOR SPIRIT LICENSE.
To
The Police Magistrates of Hongkong.
I
now residing at
in the Colony of Hongkong, do hereby give Notice
that it is my intention to apply at the next LICENSING MEETING for a License to sell and retail Ale, Beer, and other Malt Liquors, Wine, Cider, Ginger-beer, Spruce-beer, Brandy, Rum, or other Fermented or Spirituous Liquors, in any quantity under Two Gallons at one time, in the House and Appurtenances thereunto belonging, No.
on
Lot No.
situated at
whereof one
is Landlord, as an Adjunct to my Business of which I am carrying on in the said House and Premises under the Name or Style of
I am (married or unmarried as the case may be) and I have how many Years,) I further give Notice that I propose
of
of
Recognizances.
above
and
held a License (if before Licensed state
as my Sureties to enter with me into the required
Given under my Hand at Hongkong, this
day of
We the undersigned Householders residing at
of
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do hereby certify that the
is a person of good Fame and Reputation, and fit and proper to be Licensed for the Sale of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors as aforesaid.
Witness our Hands, this
day of
186 .
1.
2.
3.
COLONY OF HONGKONG,
TO WIT.
(F.)
SPIRIT LICENSE RECOGNIZANCE.
BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the
day of
came personally before me
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MAGISTRATE OF POLICE IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG, and acknowledged themselves to owe to Our Lady the QUEEN, to wit,—
the said
in the sum of Three hundred dollars
the said
the said
in the sum of Three hundred dollars in the sum of Three hundred dollars
of lawful current Dollars of Hongkong, to be respectively levied of their several Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements, to the Use of our said Lady the QUEEN, Her Heirs and Successors, in case Default shall be made in the performance of any of the Conditions hereunder written:-
THE CONDITIONS OF THIS RECOGNIZANCE ARE SUCH, that whereas the said is to be Licensed to sell Ale, Beer, and other Malt Liquors, and Wine, Cider, Ginger-beer Spruce-beer, Brandy, Rum, and other Fermented and