1770 ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1884.
Opium.
circums person, or in any unauthorised place within this Colony, it shall be
tances.
[ 1 of 79, s. 9. ] lawful for a Police or Excise officer to seize any raw opium found in
possession of such unauthorised person, or in such unauthorised place.
Procedure.
Procedure.
[2 of 58, s. 12, 32. All offences against this Ordinance may be tried and all penal
Ï of 79, s. 14. ] ties under this Ordinance may be recovered in a summary way before a
Magistrate.
Penalties.
Penalties. 33. For every offence against the provisions of this Ordinance ( or
[ 2 of 58, s. 13 ,
7 of 79, s. 6. ] against any regulation made thereunder) not otherwise specially provided
for, the offender shall be liable to the following penalties :
:
( 1. ) For every first offence a fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars , or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three
months, with or without hard labour.
( 2. ) For every subsequent offence, a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars , or imprisonment for a term not exceed
ing six months, with or without hard labour .
Disposal of 34. The pecuniary penalty imposed upon the offender shall , after
fines.
the adjudication of a portion of the same not exceeding one half to the
4 of 83, s. 4. ]
informer at the discretion of the Magistrate be paid to the farmer , and all
the boiled or prepared opium to which the same relates may be forfeited ,
and by the Magistrate in his discretion adjudged and delivered to the
farmer.
Forfeiture of 35. Where any boiled or prepared opium, or utensils or vessels used
raw opium.
for preparing or smoking the same, are found in the possession of any
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unauthorized person , or in any unauthorized place , and it appears to a
Magistrate that such boiled or prepared opium was boiled or prepared by
such person , or in such place, or if any utensil or vessel used for boiling
or preparing or smoking opium be found in the possession of such person
or in such place, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate to declare any
raw opium found in the possession of such person or in such place to be
forfeited, and to direct that the same shall be delivered to the farmer.
Unclaimed 36. In case any boiled or prepared opium, or utensils or vessels
utensils.
[1 of 79, s. 15, used for preparing or smoking the same, are found without being
of 83, s. 2. ]
apparently in the possession of any one, it shall be lawful for the Magis