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It's our chops
A label, or labels of chops from other shops shall not be allowed to be made use of
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No one shop will be allowed to use another's label for any other shop, thereby
If suspicion and discord may be avoided. If any shop infringing this article, opium be found coloured in his bearing chops or labels of other shops and not its own chop, then the said opium shall be valued at the former cost and the proceeds be paid into the
Sun On Company for having violated this article of the agreement of the Company.
Article 25th It is hereby agreed that after the expiration of the present Hong Kong and Macao Licenses, the names of four persons shall be made use of for tendering for the Hong Kong and Macao Licenses for the next Firm. Of these four persons, two would be voted by Chop Shing and the other two by Yan Ho, but in the event of 4 persons being required then two would be voted by Chop Shing and the other two by Yan Ho. The surety for the Macao Licence shall be Mr. Fernando de Antonio Auvas.
The sureties for the Hong Kong License shall be Chop Shing and Yan Ho, or else property to be bought by the Sun On Company may be pledged as security; as the case may seem fit as security requires and no contention will be allowed.
Article 26th The Company has in all meetings by Superintendents or Head Managers - Wherever there is any business of importance to be discussed or dealt with, it is necessary that more than half of the number who consent before anything could be carried into effect and amongst that number there must at least be seven members belonging to the Chop Shing (br.) and seven members belonging to the Yan Ho (la.).
But in case the Head Managers...