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Searching
ships.
Suspending
clause.
ORDINANCE No. 22 OF 1887.
Opium (Raw.)
suspects to be conveying or to have concealed on his person any opium in contravention of the requirements of this Ordinance and to take him before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
23. It shall be lawful for any inspector of Police or an excise officer, having reasonable ground for believing that there is opium in any ship within the waters of the Colony in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance (such ship not being a ship of war or vessel having such status) to proceed without warrant on board such ship, and search for such opium, and seize any so found, and it shall be lawful for such inspector to take the opium so found, together with the person in whose custody, possession or control it is found, before a Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.
24. This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be proclaimed by the Governor.
Sir,
SCHEDULES.
(A.)
Bill of Particulars.
To the Superintendent of Imports and Exports,
Hongkong.
Please issue a permit to land from the
chests of opium, numbered and marked as below.
To be landed on (godown or shop or house).
at
Date,
A copy of this permit has been served on me.
Date,
Opium Farmer.
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(B.) Permit to Land.
is authorised
which arrived on
wharf and stored at
Importer.
to land from the
chests of opium with
numbers and marks as noted below, and is authorised to store the same in the (godown, shop or house) of
at
Date,
Superintendent.
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