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REVISED REGULATIONS

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THE SALE OF OPIUM BY RETAIL.

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Made by His Excellency the Governor of Ilongkong, with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, on the Nineteenth day of July, 1847, in pursuance of Ordinance No. 5 of 1845, entitled, "An Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance No. 21 o' "1844, and to make better provision for licensing the Sale of Salt, 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."

I. No person not being duly Licensed by Government, shall, within the limits of the said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies, or in the waters thereof, sell or retail Raw or Prepared Opium for Smoking, or shall prepare the same for Smoking or Sale in smaller quantities than One Chest, or shall keep an Opium Smoking Shop. II. That every License shall be granted by the Colonial Treasurer at the Trea- sury, on the receipt of the first monthly payment due thereon in advance, according to the annexed Schedule.

III. That, in the case of Chinese, the applicant for a License shall, before the License be granted, produce to the Colonial Treasurer a certificate signed by the Chief Magistrate of Police, or his Assistant or Deputy, to the effect that such applicant is (to the best of such Magistrate's belief,) a fit person to receive a License, and such cer- tificate shall contain the name and surname of the applicant, the name of his shop, and its number and street, and that a duplicate of such certificate shall be kept at the Police Office for reference.

IV. That such certificate shall be void unless presented to the Colonial Treasurer within ten days after being so granted; and if such applicant shall neglect to produce such certificate as aforesaid, he shall for every new certificate pay a fee of one Dollar. V. That the duty on each License shall be payable at the Colonial Treasury monthly in advance, on the day of the English calendar month corresponding to that on which the License was granted of each succeeding month of the yearly term; and on payment of the duty the Treasurer shall give a written receipt.

VI. If the duty on the License as aforesaid be not paid within five days after the same become due, the Colonial Treasurer shall transmit to the Chief Magistrate of Police a list of the defaulters signed by himself, containing the names of the

persons who shall have so neglected to pay, which said list shall have the effect of an information on oath, and the Chief Magistrate of Police, or his Assistant or Deputy, shall thereupon summon the defaulters before him, and unless they shall produce the receipt of the Colonial Treasurer as aforesaid, or shall give other proofs that they have duly paid the amount upon their Licenses, they shall be considered guilty of the offence of selling Opium without License, and shall be liable to the penalty prescribed in Ordinance No. 5 of 1845.

VII. The Chief Magistrate of Police, his Assistant or Deputy, or the Colonial Treasurer, shall and may, if he think fit, require every applicant for Licenses to find security for the due performance of the terms of the License by one or two good and sufficient sureties, by recognizances in any sum not exceeding the yearly amount of the duty payable on the class of License for which application shall be made; and the Chief Magistrate, his Assistant, or Deputy, may refuse to grant such certificate as aforesaid, and the Colonial Treasurer such License as aforesaid, until such security shall be given And such recognizances shall be recovered in the same manner as penalties are made recoverable by Ordinance No. 5 of 1845,

VIII. Every person who shall be licensed to refine, prepare, and sell Prepared Opium, or to keep an Opium Smoking Shop, shall and is hereby required to have his name at length painted in legible letters at least three inches long, with the words, "Licensed to Sell Prepared Opium," "Licensed Opium Smoking Shop," constantly and permanently remaining and plainly to be seen and read, on some conspicuous part

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