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Ordinance, and pay the amount thereof into the Colonial Trea- sury quarterly, and the books of such Auctioneer shall at all times be liable to inspection by any person or persons duly authorized by the Governor; and it is hereby declared, that any such Auctioneer failing duly to comply with the provisions of this section, shall be considered to have forfeited his license, and such license shall be absolutely void by such neglect or default.

XI. And be it further enacted and ordained, that the after the passing of following Official Fees, as set forth in the annexed Table, shall be levied and made payable from and after the passing of this Ordinance—all Fees so levied to be paid into the Colonial Treasury,

TABLE OF FEES.

1. For granting a Marriage License, $5.

2. For the Signature of the Governor, $5.

3. For the Signature of the Colonial Secretary, $2.

JOHN FRANCIS DAVIS,

Governor, &c., &c.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong,

this 12th day of July, 1845.

ADOLPHUS E. SHELLEY,

Clerk of Councils.

HONGKONG:

PRINTED BY AUTHORITY, AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHINA MAIL.

REVISED REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE OF OPIUM BY RETAIL, Made by His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, on the 12th day of July, 1845, in pursuance of Ordinance No. 5 of 1845, entitled "An Ordinance to repeal Ordinance "No. 21 of 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." 1.-If any person not being duly licensed by Government shall within the limits of the said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies or the waters thereof sell or retail Opium in smaller quantities than one chest, such person shall be liable on conviction before a Police Magistrate to the following fines and punishments, namely:

v: For the first offence to a fine of 100 Dollars, for the second offence to a fine of 250 Dollars, and for every subsequent offence to a fine of 500 Dollars, the said penalties respectively to be recovered in a summary manner before any Magis- trate of Police, and in default of any of the said penalties being duly paid after conviction the same shall be levied on the offender's goods and chattels by distress, and in case there shall be no sufficient distress every such offender shall be liable to imprisonment for the said first offence for two months, for the said second offence to imprisonment for four months, and for every subsequent offence to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months, and shall morcover 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 or for smoking the same, shall be determined by His Excellency the Governor in Council, or by such Public Officer as may be duly authorised 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 Opium be sold therein between the hours of 10 o'clock at night and day light, nor at any any time during Sunday, under a penalty of 50 Dollars, recoverable from the holder any such house, on conviction before a Police Magistrate; and all persons who may be found smoking Opium after the hour of 10 o'clock at night in any other house or place (save and except their usual place of abode) shall on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty of 20 Dollars, and the holder of the said house or place shall further be liable in the like sum, and no place shall be licensed for the sale of Opium in smaller quantities than one chest, or for smoking Opium, other than the houses so appropriated as aforesaid.

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3.-Holders of the said houses so appropriated as aforesaid shall not sell or dispose of Opium except for money, under a penalty of 25 Dollars to be paid by the holder on conviction before a Police Magistrate.

4.-No person shall be admitted into any house so apropriated as aforesaid with any kind of arms weapons or edged tools under a penalty of 50 Dollars to be paid by the holder of the house on proof of the same before a Police Magistrate.

5.-If any person or persons are found riotous or quarrelsome in any such house, the holder thereof shall apply to a Police Officer and deliver such person or persons into his charge to be dealt with as the Law directs.

6. Every person duly licensed to retail Opium as aforesaid shall be at liberty to go on board any vessel at anchor in any harbour within the said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies or in the waters thereof for the purpose of searching for Opium illicitly retailed contrary to the provisions of these Regulations, on obtaining a search warrant from a Magistrate to be issued on the oath of the person licensed that to the best of his knowledge and belief such Opium is being retailed on board the said vessel for consumption.

7. If any person not being duly licensed as aforesaid shall within the limits of the said Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies or the waters thereof sell Tye, Chandoo, or Opium dross, mixed with Opium, he or she shall on conviction before a Police Magistrate be subject to all the fines forfeitures and penalties im- posed in Section No. 1 of these Regulations

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