ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1884 . 1765
Opium.
to be ascertained either by public auction or by tender, to be made in
pursuance of notice to be published in the Gazette to that effect ; but
every such bidder shall , before he is declared the purchaser of the
privilege, give bond with sureties in the sum of twenty thousand current
dollars at least, to the satisfaction of the Governor in Council , for the due
performance of the conditions of the privilege, and of his stipulations in
respect thereof.
10. The Governor in Council may farm out the privilege of keeping Farming of
opium divans
divans for the smoking of opium to one or more than one person, on such and dross.
[4 of 83, s. 4. ]
terms and conditions as may seem to the Governor in Council expedient,
and the grantee or grantees shall be empowered to grant licences to
separate keepers of such divans. The Governor in Council inay make
such regulations as to the division of such opium divans into classes as
may seem to him expedient, and in the event of there being no farmer
for any class the Colonial Secretary may grant licences and to revoke
the same on such terms and conditions as he may think fit.
11. The Governor in Council may in like manner farm out the Dross opium .
privilege of collecting, dealing in, and preparing dross opium and in the
event of there being no farmer the Colonial Secretary may grant licensees
to prepare and to deal in dross opium and may revoke the same on such
terms and conditions as he may think fit.
12. The Governor in Council may make and when made revoke, Fines under
farm system .
add to, or alter a scale of fines to be levied for breaches of the regulations [2 of 58 , s. 12.1
under which any farm is created under this Ordinance. Every fine
provided by such scale of fines shall be levied in the same manner as the
fines imposed by this Ordinance.
13. All the provisions of this Ordinance as to searches, arrests , Protection of
divan and
possession, the seizure and " disposal of opium, utensils , vessels , or dross farmers.
implements used for preparing or smoking the same, and the disposal
thereof, penalties and their division , rewards to informers, and penalties
for false charges or irregular proceedings under this Ordinance, shall
apply, so far as circumstances will permit, in relation to all cases of any
infraction of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder with
respect to opium smoking divans, or to the preparation of or dealing in
dross opium .