90 The Her in Concil may appoint

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premises to be caked Sennel Wave houses for the eruit far wan houring of

(2) The Sup

janing of raw rests of

ium.

For No. 3.

9. Ising pad imperring to the Colgay any raw epium shall forthwith report the game to an offer appointed by the Goverfor, umed the Superintendent of Tupports and Exports, and hereinafter called the Superintendent, giving the tuber of chests, fund -hull, before landing such ra opin any part thereof, send or giuse to be sent to

the Simperifrontent o repisition, in the No. 2 in

Form No. 2; Schedule A to this Ordinglico, giving to particulars therein. required, wherempon the Superlateneur shaft furnish a percit, j the Form Nof3 in the said Seledigh, authorizing the new opium to be test mud sidred, and such permic sball exhibited to the Opium Farmer of his agent, nud

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may with schistats &; the aporalf the For. grant huences for the ware- Louing grew of nim süßßten other than Several hard hous to be specified insur te hinas & tot catred incesined wave hours. The for. may at any time canc the heince fary and ware- house & thereupon all new oparm ware House Medan- Therein shake

and export of chests of

Schedule A For No. 4 Form No. 5

dum of raw apiam ex-

parted, and

remored as the for my

uplic

(3) the boiling establishmen

the former shafte dumed "To he a Luinsed Warehou under the section.

Removal a

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Fortu No.

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(c) by the repeal of section 10 therent and by the

substitution therefor of the following section

10. No master of any ship shall allow any raw Duties of

opium to be discharged from his ship master

except on production of a permit in Form before No. 3 in Sehedule A of the principal Ordi- landing raw uance aulees ench raw opiume is received opíum.

by the person in charge of a General Warehouse and forthwith stored in such Warehouse."

(d) by the repeal of section 11 thereof and by the substitution therefor of the following section :-

1-(1.) No person shall remove any raw opium Fermit for

from any ship, except for the purpose of landing. taking it from the ship to a General Waro- house, without a permit in Form No. 3 in Schedule A of the principal Ordinace and except in accordance with the conditions contained in such permit.

(2.) Spel permit shall be issued by the Superin

Lendent upon receipt of a requisition in Form No. 2 in the said Schedalo aud such permit shall be exhibited to the Farmor or his agent and shall be signed by the Farmer or his agent sud eball not be used or acted upon until it has been so sigued,

(3.) In the case of any raw opium other than Indian opium certified for the Chins market the Superintendent may before issuing a permit make it a condition of such permit that the raw opium, in question

is to be placed in a General or Licensed Warehonze.

(4.) In the case of raw opium certified for the China market the Superintendent may before issuing a permit demand the pre- duction of the certificate covering such opium."

(6) by the repeat of sections 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 thereof and by the substitution therefor of the following sections :---

12.-(1.) No person shall remove any raw opium Permit to

for exportation without a permis in Forms export.

No. 5 in Schedule A of the principal Ordin-

ance and except in accordance with the conditions in such permit contained.

(2.) Such permit shall be issued by the Super- intendent upon receipt of a requisition in Form No. 4 in the said Schedule and the owner or shipper shall cause such permit to be exhibited to the Farmer or bis agent and such permis shall be signed by the Fanner or his agent and skail not be used or acted upon until it has been so signed.

13.-1.) The Superintendent shall farnish the Memoran-

muster of every ship carrying raw opium dars of raw for export with a memorandum containing opium

the particulars set forth in Form No. 5 in exported.

Schedule A of the principal Ordinance and no vessel entrying raw opin shall depart from the Ceiony without such memorandum,

(2.) The master of any ship departing from the Colovy without the memorandum required by this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.

14.--(1.) No person shall move raw opium from on Permit for

place to another within the Colony or removal and tranship it in the Colony or its waters

without a permit in Form No. 7 in Sebedule shipment.

A of the principal Ordinance and except

in accordance with the conditions in such

permit contained.

(2.) Such permit shall be issued by the Superin-

tendent on receipt of a requisition in Form No. 6 in the said Schedule and shall be exhibited to the Farmer or to his agent and shall be signed by the Farmer or his agent and shali nut he need or acted upon until it has been so signed,

$

(3.) In the case of any raw opium other than Indian opium certified for the China mar- ket the Superintendent inay hefore issuing a porauit make it a condition of auch permt that the raw opium in question is to be placed in a General or Licensed Waze- bouse.

(4.) In the case of raw opium certified for the Chine market the Superintendent may before issuing a perrait demand the pro- duction of the certificate covering each opium,

18. The muster, owner or agent of any ship by Duries

which opium may be imported shall within of master, four hours after the arrival of such ship, owner or or as soon thereafter as the Office of the agent after Superintendent shall be open, furnish to ship. the Superintendent a true and correct state- ment of all opium imported therein.

arrival of

15. The owner or agent of any ship by which opium Vaties

may be exported shall within twenty of owner four hours of the time of departure of such or agent ship furnish to the Superintendent true before and correct statement of all opium exported departurs therein which may have beco entered on

of ship. on the ship's manifest or for the receipt of which for export such owner or agent or

any person acting on their behalf may have issued a receipt to any person."

18.(1) Every importer of raw opittu and person storing. Keeping of the same stail keep a register, in such fora as the Governor der by

may retire, showing the suber of cheats imperor or importerat stored by him and low and to whom they were disposed of.

42.) Marks al Goverment numbers in the case of Bengal opinn shall be given, and such other marks or wenbere, in the ease of other sorte of tuw opinm, as the Superintendent may require to be placed upon then.

(B) Every offence for non-compliance with the require- bents of this section shall be punishable with a penalty noi exceeding five hundred dollars.

storer of raw opita.

19.-1.) The Superintendout or his deputy shall be at Power to Barty at any time, and as often as he may think fu, to de. Supariatond- mand in writing from every person having any raw opium to in his possession, custody, or contref an argout in writing holder of of the raw opium so held at the time of such demand. and, opiva

demand from

in the case of chests, die marks and hers, and the socount of Superintendent or his deputy shall be at liberty of any time stock. to enter the premises where such raw opium is and to inspect the same,

(2.) Every person who refuses to give such accomat or, without reasonable cause shown, to permit ench entry, or gives a false or incorrect account, shall, on summary con- viction before a Magistrate, he able to a peunty not exceeding five hundred dollars, in addition to any other penalty which any he recoverable mater the terms and

aditioses mentioned in sortion of this Ordinance.

373

(10,11,12,14,15, and 16.

if its situation chamkere Las here authorized bany bermit according to such,

(permit

20. any w opium is forand, on a search authorizal Search for under this Ordinance, to have been imported contrary to the delicie per provisions of this Ordinance, or to be missing from the place of in which it was stored on importation or front the plag where, nemlig lestba permit, it ought to be found stored, The person in whose possession such law opium so imported may be found, or in whose name such my opinn so missing has bear so stored, shall, on mimary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeting tire bundred dollers for every eldest of upism which is found to Ive been so imported or to be so missing.

21. If the Opium Former refuse or neglects, or without Poulty ou entheient cause unreasonably delays, to do any of the net typisani or things bereisbefore provided and required to be done by

Forsvar him, he shall, on summary conviction before & Magistrate, he Balile to a penalty for each such offence not exceeding live hundred dollars.

Farmer.

22. The hall of all fines inflicted by a Pollen Magistrate Payment of for any utfonce against this Ordinance in respect of raw gs to epinn or loose opiton shall, wing the arrest and consletion Upis are due to retion taken by the piano Farmer or his Exeise. Officers, be paid to the Opium Fartner, and the raw opium or loose spine in respect of which such offence has been enyanitted shall be forfeited by the Magistrate and may in his discretion be adjudged to the Opin Farmer.

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