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privilege; and also, that he shall be liable to the payment of the yearly rent, to be recovered in a summary manner, if the Farmer fail to pay the Amount within the time herein stipulated.

3. All fines and other pecuniary penalties which may be imposed upon the Farmer for breach of Contract, shall be recoverable from him. The Farmer shall be liable to the payment of a Fine of $25 for every house established by him in any part of the City.

4. The number of Houses to be appropriated by the Farmer for gaming purposes shall not exceed ten. They shall be established within the Bazaar. The Farmer shall provide, subject to Government inspection, the necessary means for the internal police of the gaming houses. He shall be responsible for regularity and good order within such houses; and the Government shall afford him assistance in case of need.

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3. All fines and other pecuniary penalties which may be imposed upon the Farmer for breach of Contract,

shall be recoverable from him. The Farmer shall be liable to the payment of a Fine of $25 Taels for every house which established by him in any part of the City.

4. The number of Houses to be appropriated by the Farmer for gaming purposes shall not exceed ten. They shall be established within the Bazaar, and not in any other part. The Farmer shall provide, subject to Government inspection, the necessary means for the internal police of the gaming houses. He shall be responsible for regularity and good order within such houses; and the Government shall afford him assistance in case of need.

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privilege; and also, that he shall be liable to the payment of the yearly rent, to be recovered in a summary manner, if the Farmer fail to pay the Amount within the time herein stipulated.

3. All fines and other pecuniary penalties which may be imposed upon the Farmer for breach of Contract, shall be recoverable from him.

The Farmer shall be liable to the payment of a Fine of $25 Taels for every house established by him in any part of the City.

4. The number of Houses to be appropriated by the Farmer for gaming purposes shall not exceed ten. They shall be established within the Bazaar, and not in any other part.

The Farmer shall provide, subject to Government inspection, the necessary means for the internal police of the gaming houses.

He shall be responsible for regularity and good order within such houses; and the Government shall afford him assistance in case of need.

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privilege; and ales, that he shall be liable to the

payment of the yearly rent,

to be recovered in a summary rustmer,

if the Farmer fail to pay the Amount within the time herein stipulated..

3. All Zines and other peenniar, penalties which

the farmer for

may be impried breach of Contract,

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with the exception of one in the "Marri" Village, and another in the "Prays do Mandues. The Farmer shall be liable to the payment of a Fine of 25

Tacle for every house which established by him in any

of the City.

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other

part

The Farmer shall provide, cubjet

to Government inspection, the necessary means for the internal police of the gaming Aruses. He shall "be responsible for regularity and good order within such houses; and the Government shall afford him assistance

in case

of need

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