Opium in quantities of one chest or over.
Import of
oficata
9. Every person importing into the Colony any Opium in chests shall forthwith report the same to the Harbour Master giving the number of chests or packages and shall before landing such Opium or any part thereof send or cause to be sent to the Harbour Master a requisition in the form of Schedule A giving the particulars therein required, whereupon the Harbour Master shall furnish a permit in the form of Schedule B authorising the Opium to be landed and stored, and notice of such permit shall be sent to the Raw Opium Farmer's Office by the Harbour Master.
10. Every person moving Opium in chests for exportation shall, before doing so, send to the Harbour Master a requisition in form of Schedule C furnishing the particulars therein required whereupon the Harbour Master shall grant an export permit in the form of Schedule D authorising the said Opium to be exported, and notice of such permit shall be sent to the Raw Opium Farmer's Office by the Harbour Master.
11. Every person moving a chest or chests of Opium from one place to another within the Colony or transhipping such chest or chests within the waters thereof shall before doing so furnish to the Harbour Master a requisition properly filled up in the form of Schedule E whereupon the Harbour Master shall furnish a permit in the form of Schedule F authorising the transhipment or removal of the said Opium and notice shall be given by the Harbour Master forthwith to the Raw Opium Farmer.
12. In the event of the arrival at or departure from the Colony of any steamer carrying Opium when the Harbour Office is closed or may be closed before application for a permit may be made, it shall be lawful for the Agent or the Agents of the said steamer to land or ship any Opium without a permit and to deliver any Opium so landed to the owner or consignees thereof or to keep the same in his or their own custody, but so soon thereafter as the Harbour Master's Office is opened the said Agent shall apply for the necessary permit, and furnish the particulars requisite.
13. Any person offending against or not complying with any of the provisions of sections 9, 10, 11, 12, shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding $500, and any Opium so imported or exported or stored or moved or attempted to be imported or exported or stored or moved contrary to the provisions of the foregoing sections shall be seized and forfeited.
14. Every importer of Opium shall keep a Register shewing the number of chests imported by him and how and to whom it was disposed of. Marks and Government numbers in the case of the Bengal drug shall be given, and such other marks or numbers in the case of other sorts of Opium as the Harbour Master may require to be placed upon it. Every offence for non-compliance with the requirements of this section shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding $200.
15. No junk or other Chinese craft whether licensed or not shall leave the waters of the Colony—unless the safety of the vessel (through stress of weather) shall render it necessary—between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M. from October to March inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. from April to September inclusive, under a penalty, on conviction before two Stipendiary Magistrates, not exceeding $500, or the forfeiture of junk and cargo. Special permits or "night clearances" hitherto grantable under Ordinance 8 of 1879, section 38, subsections 8 and 9 shall be no longer allowed.
Search for Deficiency.
16. On the coming into operation of this Ordinance, every person having in his possession, custody, or control, any Opium in chests within the Colony or its waters shall furnish to the Harbour Master an account of the number of chests with marks and numbers so held, and the Harbour Master or his deputy shall be at liberty as often as he shall think fit, to demand in writing from every person having any Opium in his possession, custody, or control, an account in writing of the Opium so held at the time of such demand, and of the marks and numbers upon the chests containing the same, and the Harbour Master or his deputy shall be at liberty at any time when he may think fit to enter the premises where such Opium is stored, and to inspect the same, and any person refusing to give such account, or without reasonable cause shewn to permit such entry, or giving a false or incorrect account shall be liable, on conviction, to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Removal for export.
Removal and transhipment of Opium.
Steamers arriving out of Office hour.
Permit to be obtained afterwards.
Penalty.
Forfeiture.
Register to be kept by importer.
Chinese craft only to lay between certain hours.
Holders to give Account of stocks.
Farmer may require account of stocks.
Penalty.
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Opium in quantities of one chest or over.
Import of
oficata
9. Every person importing into the Colony any Opium in Optum in chests shall forthwith report the same to the Harbour Master giving the number of chests or packages and shall before landing such Opium or any part thereof seud or cause to be sent to the Harbour Master a requisition in the form of Schedule A giving the particulars therein required, whereupon the Harbour Master shall furnish a permit in the form of Sebedule B authorising the Opium to be landed and stored, and notice of such permit shall be sent to the Raw Opium Farmer's Office by the Harbour Master.
10. Every person moving Opium in chests for exportation shall, before doing so, send to the Harbour Master a requisition in form of Schedule C furnishing the particulars therein required whereupon the Harbour Master shall grant an export permit in the form of Schedule D authorising the asid Opium to be exported, and notice of such permit shall be sent to the Raw Opium Farmer's Office by the Harbour Master.
11. Every person moving a chest or chests of Opium from one place to another within the Colony or transhipping such chest or chests within the waters thereof shall before doing so furnish to the Harbour Master a requisition pro- perly filled up in the form of Schedule whereupon the Harbour Master shall furnish a permit in the form of Schedule Fanthorising the transhipment or removal of the said Opin and notice shall be given by the Harbour Master forthwith to the Raw Opium Farmer.
12. In the event of the arrival at or departure from the Colony of any steamer carrying Opium when the Harbour Office is closed or may be closed before application for a permit may be made, it shall be lawful for the Agent or the Agents of the said steamer to land or ship any Opium without a permit and to deliver any Opium so landed to the owner or consignees thereof or to keep the same in his or their own custody, but so soon thereafter as the Harbour Master's Office is opened the said Agent shall apply for the necessary permit, and furnish the particulars requisite.
18. Any person offending against or not complying with any of the provisions of sections 9, 10, 11, 12, shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding $500, and any Opium so imported or exported or stored or moved or at- tempted to be imported or exported or stored or moved contrary to the provisions of the foregoing sections shall be seized and forfeited.
14. Every importer of Opium shall keep a Register shewing the number of chests imported by him and how and to whom it was disposed of. Marks and Government numbers in the case of the Bengal drug shall be given, and such other marks or numbers in the case of other sorts of Opium as the Harbour Master may require to be placed upon it.
Every offence for non compliance with the requirements of this section shall be punishable with a fiuc uot exceeding $200.
15. No junk or other Chinese craft whether licensed or not shall leave the waters of the Colony-unless the safety of the vessel (through stress of weather) shall render it necessary-between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M. from October to March inclusive, nor between the hours of 7 P.. and 5 A.M. from April to September inclusive, under a po- nalty, on conviction before two Stipendiary Magistrates, not exceeding $500, or the forfeiture of junk and cargo.
Special permits or "night clearances" hitherto grantable under Ordinance 8 of 1879, section 38, subsections 8 and 9 shall be no longer allowed.
Search for Deficiency.
16. On the coming into operation of this Ordinance, every person having in his possession, custody, or control, any Opium in chests within the Colony or its waters shall furnish to the Harbour Moster an account of the number of chests with marks and numbers so held, and the Harbour Master or his deputy shall be at liberty as often as he shall think fit, to demand in writing from every person having any Opium in his possession, custody, or control, an account in writing of the Opium so held at the time of such dewand, and of the marks and mumbers upon the chests containing the same, and the Harbour Master or his deputy shall be at liberty at any time when he may think fit to enter the premises where such Opium is stored, and to inspect the same, and any person refusing to give such account, or without reasonable cause shewn to permit such entry, or giving a false or incorrect account shall be liable, ou con- viction, to a penalty not excveling five hundred dollars.
Romeral for esport.
Removel and transhipment of Oplum.
Steamers arriving out
of Offer hour.
Fermit to be obtained afterwards.
Pensity.
Forfeiture.
Register to be key by im-
portar.
Chinese craft only to layƏ Colonial Wazir be- tween certain hours.
Holders to gire Account of arocks.
Farmer may Weguira acconut of
stocks,
Penalty.
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