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(6) The traffic in opium in dacao is governed by
the ordinances of February 16th, 1846, of July 1851, of
November 27th, 1915, (NO. 268 published in Boletim oficial
No. 49, of 4.12.15), of September 18th, 1917, (No. 140
published in the supplement to Boletim oficial No. 37 of the
same date), of March 10th, 1923, (No. 48 published in
supplement No.3 of Supplement No. 10 of the Boletim oficial
of 15.3.23), of February 9th, 1923, (Boletim oficial No. 6
of 10.2.23) of March 10th 1923 (No. 49, Supplement 3 of
Boletim oficial No. 10 of 15.3.23), Colonial Law 10 of April
13th,1923, published in the Boletim Oficial No. 16 of April
21st, 1923.
(7) The Goverment of the Colony reserves the
right to restrict the import or export of raw opium in the
Colony. The restrictions laid down under the farming out
contract are given below.
Import and export remain under the terms of the
contract the monopoly of the concessionaire.
The consumption, sale and export of raw opium are
prohibited in Macao, except under Government permit.
Raw opium may only be imported in cases and all
lesser units are prohibited.
Imports rust first be authorised by the Superintend-
ent, and unloading must always take place in the presence of
duly appointed Treasury officials. The operation must be
effected entirely in an inner port. The captain of a vessel
carrying opium is guilty of a criminal offence, if he permita
the removal of opium from the vessel in the absence of the
police. The captain is bound to inform the authorities,
within four hours of his arrival, of the quantity of
opium/
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