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HONGKONG,

ANNO NONO

VICTORIÆ REGINÆ.

BY

No. 5 of 1845.

Y His Excellency JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Esquire, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, Her Majesty's Plenipo- tentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Hongkong.

"An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance No. 21 of 1844, and Title. "to make better provision for Licensing the Weighing and

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Brokerage of Salt, and the Sale of Opium, Bhaang, Ganja,

Paun, Betel, and Betel Leaf, within the Colony of Hongkong,

"and for the Licensing of Pawnbrokers and Auctioneers, with "a Table of Fees on Official Licenses and Signatures."

(12th day of July, 1845.) WHEREAS it is expedient to raise such Funds as may be necessary to defray the Civil Expenses of the Colony, and to amend the said Ordinance No. 21 of the year 1844.

Preamble.

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I. Be it therefore enacted and ordained, with a view to Ordinance No. the part performance of such objects, by His Excellency the 21 of 1844, repeal- ed, no person to Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative act as a Broker or Council thereof, That said Ordinance be and is hereby Weigher of Salt, repealed, and that no person shall, within the said Colony of or retail Opium, Bhaang, Ganja, Hongkong, or its Dependencies, or the waters thereof, carry on Paun, Betel, the Trade or occupation of a Broker or Weigher of Salt, or Betel Leaf, without barter, sell, or retail any Opium in a smaller quantity than one Chest, or barter, sell, or retail Bhaang, Ganja, Paun, Betel, and Betel Leaf in any less quantity than may hereafter be deter- mined in manner hereinafter mentioned, without having pre- viously obtained a License for that purpose from the Governor for the time being in the Executive Council.

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II. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall Powers of the be lawful for the said Governor for the time being in said. spect to the grant- Executive Council to grant by License to one or more persons ing of such licen-

the ses.