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for the said second offence to imprisonment for four months and for every subsequent offence to imprisonment for not exceeding six months, and shall moreover be liable to a further fine of three times the retail price of all Opium proved before a Magistrate of Police to have been so sold or retailed contrary to the provisions of this Section : Provided that in no case shall the fine or fines hereby imposed exceed the sum of 500 dollars.

The number of houses to be appropriated for retailing Opium in smaller quantities than one chest, and for smoking the same within the said Island and its Dependencies shall be determined by His Excellency the Governor in Council or by such Public Officer as may be duly authorized by him for that purpose. Such houses shall adjoin the street and may be open from daylight until 10 o'clock at night, during each day except Sunday, on which day they shall be closed. Such houses shall not be kept open, nor shall any Opium be sold therein, between the hours of 10 o'clock at night and daylight, or at any time on Sunday, under a penalty of 50 dollars recoverable on conviction before a Police Magistrate from the holder of any such house; and all persons who may be found smoking

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Larry Heri any for the said second offence to imprisonment for four months and for every subsequent offence to imprisonment for not exceeding six months, and shall moreover be liable to a further fine of three times the retail price of all Opium proved before a Magistrate of Police to have been so sold or retailed contrary to the provisions of this Section : Provided that in no case shall the fine or fines hereby imposed exceed the sum of 500 dollars. 2. The number of houses to be appropriated for retailing Opium in smaller quantities than one chest, and for smoking the same within the said Island and its Dependencies shall be determined by His Excellency the Governor in Council or by such Public Officer as may be duly authorized by him for that purpose. Such houses shall adjoin the street and may be open from daylight until 10 o'clock at night, during each day except Sunday, on which day they shall be closed. Such houses shall not be kept open, nor shall any Opium be sold therein, between the hours of 10 o'clock at night and daylight, or at any time on Sunday, under a penalty of 50 dollars recoverable on conviction before a Police Magistrate from the holder of any such house; and all persons who may be found smoking

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arry heri

any

for the said second offence to imprisonment for four months and for

1 for every subsequent offence to imprisonment for not exceeding six months, and shall moreover be liable to a further fine of three times the retail price of all Opium proved. before a Magistrate of Police to have been so sold or retailed contrary to the provisions of this Section : Provided that case shall the fine or fines hereby imposed, exseced the sum of 500 dollars.

The number of houses to be appropriated for retailing. than one chest or for smoking

Opium

in smaller

quantities

the same within the suid Island and it's Dependencies

shall be determined by His Expectloney the Governor in Council or by such Public

Officer

may.

be duly

until

authorized by him for that purpose. Such houses, shall adjoin the street and may be open from daylight, un 10 o'block at night, during each day except Sunday, which day, they shall be closed. Such houses shall not be Piept open, non shall any Ofium be sold therein, letween the hours of 10 I block at night during Sunday

tit and

and day light, or at any

:under a penalty, of 50 dollars recoverable

on conviction before.

from the holder of any such house = Police Magistrate; and all persons who

& persons who may be found smoking

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