ORDINANCE No. 4 of 1853 . 283
Spirits- Opium.
9. No person shall receive in exchange or pledge for opium sold by retail, any Opium to be cx
changed for
article of clothing or implement of trade, or other such thing but only the current coin money only.
of this Colony.
10. Any Magistrate on being credibly informed that any spirituous liquor or Search warrant
may be granted
opium is in any ship, boat or place for the purpose of being unlawfully retailed, sold , for seizure of
liquor or opium
intended to be
or prepared or having been unlawfully imported may issue his warrant to search such unlawfully re
tailed.
place and bring before him such liquor or opium, and may adjudge to be forfeited to
the Crown any opium or liquor so found that appears to him to have been in such
place for the purpose of being unlawfully retailed , sold , or prepared or to have been
unlawfully imported and the proof that such opium or liquor was in such place lawfully
and for a lawful purpose shall lie upon the person in whose possession or on whose
premises such opium or liquor was found.
11. The fees charged on licences shall be those laid down in schedule C. What fees to be
charged.
12. If a licensed person shall omit to pay at the appointed time the fee due upon Fees not paid
may be levied by
his licence, any Justice of the Peace, on complaint made, may levy the amount due distress.
by sale of the property of the defaulter.
13. This Ordinance shall not apply to licences now in force. Not to apply to
existing licences.
14. The penalties and forfeitures in this Ordinance may be adjudged by any Penalties how
recoverable.
Magistrate of Police or any two Justices of the Peace, in the manner provided by
Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
SCHEDUDE A.
No.
LICENCE TO RETAIL SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS TO CHINESE ONLY.
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
Hongkong, 185
[ A.B.] of [ insert the applicant's native place,] [ insert the calling of the applicant, ] is hereby
licensed to retail spirituous liquors to Chinese only, under the provisions of Ordinance No. 4 of 1853 on
the premises known as [ insert the number of the house, name of the street, and description ofthe pre
mises.]
This licence will remain in force until the close of the current year ending on
185. A fee of dollars is to be paid at the Colonial Treasury
on the day of each month, until the expiration of the term, and in default of payment will
be levied on the property of the defaulter.
If spirituous liquor be sold to any other person than a Chinese the licence holder will incur a
penalty not exceeding $ 100 , and for a second offence his licence may in addition be annulled .
[C. D.]
Countersigned Superintendent ofPolice.
[ E. F]
Chief Magistrate.
On the day of 185. received the fee of $9.
[G. II.]
Colonial Treasurer.
[ This receipt to be repeated monthly.]