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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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C.O. 882

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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in whose name such opium so missing shall have been so stored, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $500 for every chest of opium which shall be found to have been so imported or to be so missing.

24. The foregoing provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to the sale of opium not to apply or chandu for medical purposes by any medical practitioner, chemist, or druggist, registered as a person qualified to sell poisons under any law for the time being in force in the Colony providing for the registration of persons so qualified, nor in the absence of such law to any sale by any person for the time being authorised in writing by the practitioners, chief medical officer of the Settlement to sell opium or chandu for medicinal purposes,

or to any opium or chandu in the medicine chests of ships in reasonable quantity.

25.-(1). Any person desirous of keeping a shop for the sale by retail of chandu licenses to be otherwise than is herein-before provided may apply to the licensing officer for a license, and such licensing officer shall give notice of every such application to the farmer, and, subject to the consent of the farmer, may, provided he consider the applicant a proper person, and the premises where he proposes to carry on such sale suitable for that purpose, grant a license in the form H in the second schedule hereto for the period of one year, or for any lesser period in months, authorising such person to sell by retail chandu upon the premises in such license described.

Farm shop

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Rules to be printed.

(2.) Any shop so licensed as aforesaid shall be called an "opium farm shop," herein- after referred to as a "farm shop" and shall be registered in a book to be kept by the licensing officer for the purpose, and "farm shops" shall be only in such numbers and in such situations as the licensing officer shall with the approval of the Governor determine.

26.-(1.) A copy of the rules for the time being in force made under section 28 shall be printed in the English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil languages on the back of every Signature of such license, and the applicant shall sign his name or make his mark in the presence of the licensing officer or his clerk on a printed copy of such rules in English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil, and such printed copy so signed or marked as aforesaid, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the applicant's farm shop.

applicant. Printed copies to be posted.

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(2.) The farmer shall supply free of charge to every farm shop-keeper a signboard of such size and bearing such inscription as may be prescribed by the licensing officer, and such signboard shall be kept affixed to the farm shop in a conspicuous place at the

entrance thereof.

27. A fee according to a scale to be fixed for the time being by order of the Governor in Council, but not exceeding the rate of $25 per annum for every such license shall be paid to the licensing officer who shall pay the same into the Treasury.

28.-(1.) The licensing officer at each of the Settlements shall from time to time, with the approval of the Governor, make rules for the management of farm shops, and for maintaining cleanliness and order therein, and such rules may prescribe amongst other things-

(a) the times for opening and shutting the shops;

(6) the signboards or other distinctive marks to be conspicuously exhibited outside

such shops; and

(c) the locality and means of access to the shops from the street or road. (2.) Such rules when made shall be published in the Gazette.

29. The inspector-general of police, the chief police officer of the Settlement, and enter shops, all police officers not being under the rank of a sergeant, and revenue officers having a general authority in that behalf from the said chief police officer, may at all times enter and examine any farm shop or any shops purporting to be such licensed shops, and inspect the books and stock of articles therein exciseable under this Ordinance.

Cancelling license.

Penaltion

30. The licensing officer at each of the Settlements may, with the sanction of the Governor, cancel the license of any farm shop-keeper.

31. Whoever commits any of the following offences shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $100 :-

(a.) Opens or keeps a house or shop for the sale by retail of chandu without a license

or without exhibiting a sign-board in manner herein-before provided;

(6.) Sells by retail or offers for sale by retail any chandu elsewhere than in a farm

shop;

(c.) Sells or exchanges chandu otherwise than for current coin;

(d.) Sells or delivers to any European or Native soldier opium or chandu without

having any authority in writing from the commanding officer of such soldier;

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(e.) Knowingly permits any person other than an adult male to smoke chandu in a

farm shop;

(f) Knowingly permits any armed person to be in a farm shop;

(g.) Commits a breach of any of the rules made for the management of farm shops.

32. No opium or chandu shall be sold or disposed of by the farmer or any farm shop- Sales near keeper so as to authorise the use of such articles at any time after noon of the third day end of term. after the termination of the farm under a penalty of $1,000.

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33.-(1.) The farmer at each Settlement shall have an office for conducting the Situation of business of his farm, to be called the farm office, which shall be situated in such place as and hours of may be approved of by the licensing officer with the approval of the Governor, and shall be kept open for business every day in the year from 6 a.m. till 6 p.m.

business.

(2.) The farmer shall have in attendance at such office during such business hours as Agent. aforesaid a person duly authorised to act for him as his agent, who shall be held to represent the farmer for the purposes of the duties imposed on the farmer by this Ordinance.

(3.) Every place other than such office at which the farmer sball retail chandu must be licensed under section 25 hereof.

34. All applications to and service of all notices and process for the farmer relating to Service of matters connected with the farm may be directed to the farmer without giving the notices, &c. name of any person and shall be made or served at the farm office between the hours on farmer. of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day in the year, Sundays and public holidays included.

tion against

35. In every case in which the farmer shall commence proceedings against any person Magistrato for an offence under this Ordinance, and the proceeding shall not be further prosecuted, may award or in which, if further prosecuted, it shall appear to the magistrate by whom the case compensa- shall be heard that there was no sufficient ground for the prosecution, it shall be lawful farmer. for the magistrate on the complaint of the person proceeded against, to award to him such amends as may seem fit, not exceeding in the whole the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid by such farmer.

36. The farmer shall not either by himself or by the means of any other person take Penalty for from any person, or on account of any person, who may have committed, or may be compromis- suspected of, or charged with having committed a breach of any of the provisions of ing offences this Ordinance any sum of money or any goods or chattels or other consideration Ordinance. whatsoever as a compromise, reward, or payment for not prosecuting such person.

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37.-(1.) The farmer shall one month before the end of his term of exclusive rights, Printed give public notice in the form I. in the second schedule hereto, that the said term is to notice of ex- expire on the day named in such notice, which shall be the last day of his exclusive piration of rights, and that no opium or chandu purchased from him or from any farm shop-keeper exposed, can be used without the consent of the new farmer after noon of the third day next after such date.

farm shop.

(2.) Such notice shall be printed in the English, Chinese, Tamil, and Malay languages, and to be and the farmer shall supply copies thereof to every farm shop-keeper, who shall exhibit exhibited at the notice in his farm shop in a conspicuous place so as to be plainly visible to every person entering such farm shop.

38. Every fine imposed on the farmer under the provisions of this ordinance if not Levy of fines paid at the Court when the same may be imposed may be recovered by the immediate against sale of any property mortgaged, pledged, or deposited with Government by the farmer, farmers, and his sureties under the farmer's contract with Government.

39. An officer herein referred to as "the licensing officer" shall be appointed by the Governor to Governor for each settlement for the purpose of granting licenses for farm shops.

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of revenue officers.

40.-(1.) The licensing officer at each of the Settlements may grant his warrant in form J. in the second schedule hereto to such agents or servants of the opium farmer as may be appointment approved of by the said licensing officer to act as revenue officers at the Settlement in which they may be appointed; and no person except those so appointed, and except police officers, shall be competent to act as revenue officers under this Ordinance.

(2.) Such warrants may at any time be withdrawn by the licensing officer with the Banction of the Governor.

(3.) Every police officer shall have all the powers and authority of a revenue officer under this Ordinance.

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