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custody, but so soon thereafter as the Superintendent's office is Permit to be
opened the said agent shall apply for the necessary permit, and afterwards.,
furnish the particulars requisite.
13. Any person offending against or not complying with any Penalty..
of the provisions of sections 9 , 10, 11 , 12 shall be liable on
conviction to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, and
any opium imported or exported or stored or moved or attempt . Forfeiture .
ed to be imported or exported or stored or moved contrary to
the provisions of the foregoing sections shall be seized and may
be forfeited .
14. Every importer of opium and person storing the silme Register to
shall keep a register in such form as the Governor may require importer:
shewing the number of chests imported or stored by him and [ Ibid. )
how and to whom it was disposed of. Marks and Government
numbers in the case of the Bengal drug shall be given , and such
other marks or numbers in the case of other sorts of opium as
the Superintendent may require to be placed upon it.
Every offence for non -compliance with the requirements of
this section shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars .
15. No junk or other Chinese craft, whether licensed or not, Chinese craft
shall leave her anchorage, or leave or attempt to leave the waters colentia leave
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of the Colony unless the safety of the vessel ( through stress of betwe
weather) shall render it necessary, between the hours of 6 P.M. certain hours ,
and 6 A.m. from October to March inclusive, nor between the [See No. 22
hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. from April to September inclusive, of 1891, 8. 6.]
under a penalty, on conviction before two Stipendiary Magis.
trates, not exceeding five hundred dollars, or the forfeiture of
junk and cargo:
Special permits or night clearances hitherto grantable under
Ordinance 8 of 1879 , section 38, sub-
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sections 8 and 9 shall be
no longer allowed , [ Ibid. ]
This section shall not apply to Hongkong fishing boats licensed [ Ibid. )
under Ordinance No. 8 of 1879, section 38 ( 24 ) or any provision
substituted therefor, provided such boats have obtained permits from
the Harbour Master allowing them to leave within the hours afore.
said.
16. On the coming into operation of this ordinance, every Holders to
person having in his possession , custody, or control any opium sive account
within the Colony or its waters shall furnish to the Superin
tendent an account of all such opium , and in case of chests the
numbers and marks on such chests, and the Superintendent or
his deputy shall be at liberty at any time, and as often as he
shall think fit, to demand in writing from every person having
any opium in his possession, custody, or control, an account in