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Arrest without warrant.
Searching ships.
ORDINANCE No. 22 of 1887.
Opium Ordinances 1884 and 1887.
22. It shall be lawful for any Police or Excise Officer to arrest without warrant any person within the Colony whom he reasonably 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 Police or 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 Officer 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.
SCHEDULES.
(A.)
Bill of Particulars.
To the Superintendent of Imports and Exports,
Opium Farmer,
Date,
Sir,
ORDINANCE No. 22 OF 1887.
Opium Ordinances 1884 and 1887.
(C.)
Application to Export.
To the Superintendent of Imports and Exports.
Please issue a permit to export by chests of Opium, numbered and marked as below, on the day of 18, the said Opium having been purchased by me from and is now stored in my (godown, house or shop) at.
Date, 18
Opium Farmer.
(B.)
Permit to land.
is authorised to land from the arrived on 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, 18
Superintendent.
(D.) Amended same as C.
Permit to Export.
is authorised to export by chests of Opium, marked and numbered as below, on the having been purchased by the Exporter from situated at and now stored in and sold to who is required to export in terms of this permit.
Date. 18
Received this Opium.
Exporter,
Superintendent.
A copy of this permit has been sent to Opium Farmer.
Date.
Hongkong.
Sir,
Please issue a permit to land from the arrived on which chests of Opium, numbered and marked as below.
To be landed on at wharf and stored at (godown or shop or house).
Exporter.
Date.
(E.)
Application to remove.
To the Superintendent of Imports and Exports.
Please issue a permit for the removal of chests of (Malwa) Opium, numbered and marked as below, from the custody and in the possession of to the custody or possession of.
Time of removal.
Owner or Shipper or Purchaser.
Date, 18
(F.) Amended.
Removal Permit.
A.E. is authorised to move chests of (Hankares) Opium, marked and numbered as below, from and from the custody or possession of G.H. to the custody or possession of J.K.
Hongkong, 18
Superintendent.
Received this Opium.
Purchaser.