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9. Every person moving Opium from one place to another within the Colony or transhipping Opium 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 which permit shall be exhibited at the Opium Farmer's office and shall be signed by the Farmer or his agent and shall not be used or acted upon until it has been so signed.
10. 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.
11. Any person offending against or not complying with any of the provisions of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. On the coming into operation of this Ordinance, every person having in his possession, custody, or control, any Opium 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 Opium Farmer shall be at liberty at any time during the term of his exclusive privilege, and as often as he shall think fit, but not exceeding five times in each calendar month, 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 Opium Farmer, or his agent shall be at liberty at any time between the hours of six in the morning and six at night, and not oftener than five times in each calendar month, 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 shown to permit such entry, or giving a false or incorrect account shall be liable, on conviction, to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
15. If any Opium is found, on search authorised under this Ordinance, to have been imported contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, or to be missing from the place in which it was stored on importation, or from the place where, according to the permits, it ought to be found stored, the person in whose possession such Opium so imported may be found, or in whose name such Opium so missing shall have been so stored, shall be liable, on conviction, to a penalty not exceeding five Hundred Dollars for every chest of Opium which shall be found to have been so imported, or to be so missing.
16. If the Opium Farmer shall neglect or refuse, or shall without sufficient cause unreasonably delay to do any of the acts or things hereinbefore provided and required to be done by him he shall be liable to a penalty for each such offence not exceeding five Hundred Dollars.
Removal and transhipment of Opium.
Steamer arriving out of China.
Permit to be obtained afterwards.
Penalty.
Forfeiture.
Register to be kept by importer.
Chinese craft only to leave Colony between certain hours.
Holders to give account of stocks.
Farmer may require recount of stock.
Penalty.
Search for defaulters.
Penalty on Farmer.
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9. Every person moving Opium from one place to another within the Colony or transhipping Opium within the waters thereof shall before doing so furnish to the Harbour Master a requisition properly filled up in the form of Schedule E whereupou the Harbour Master shall furnish a permit in the form of Schedule F authorising the transhipment or removal of the said Opium which permit shall be exhibited at the Opium Farmer's office and shall be signed by the Farmer or his agent and shall not be used or acted upon until it has been so siguel.
10. In the eveut 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 Ageut 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 us the Harbour Master's Office is opened the said Agent shull apply for the necessary permit, and furnish the particulars requisite.
11. Any persou offending against or not complying with any of the provisions of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.x. from April to September incinsive, under a pe- nalty, ou conviction before two Stipendiary Magistrates, not exceeding $500, or the forfeiture of junk and cargo,
Special permits or "night clearances" bitherto grautable undër Ordinance 8 of 1879, section 38, subsections 8 and 9 shall be no longer allowed.
14. On the coming into operation of this Ordinance, every person having in his possession, custody, or control, any Opium 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 Opium Farmer shall be at liberty at any time daring the term of his exclusive privilege, and as often as he shall think fit, but not exceeding five times in each calendar month, 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 Opium Farmer, or his agent shall be at liberty at any time between the hours of six in the morning and six at night, and not oftenor thao five times in each calendar month, 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 shown to permit ench entry, or giving a false or incorrect account shall be liable, on conviction, to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
15. If any Opium is found, ou search authorised under this Ordinance, to have been imported contrary to the pro- visions of this Ordinance, or to be missing from the place in which it was stored on importation, or from the place where, according to the permits, it ought to be found stored, the person in whose possession such Opinm so imported may be found, or in whose name such Opium so missing shall have been so stored, shall be liable, on conviction, to a penalty not exceeding five Hundred Dollars for every chest of Opium which shall be found to have been so im- ported, or to be so missing.
16. If the Opium Farmer shall neglect or refuse, or shall without sufficient causo unreasonably delay to do any of the aets or things hereinbefore provided and required to he done by him he shall be liable to a penalty for each such offence not exceeding five Hundred Dollars.
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Permit to be obtained afterwards.
Penalty,
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Register to be kept by im parser.
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Holders to ZĪTE ACCOUNİ of stocks.
Parmer may repure Recount of
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Pensity.
Search for
Dedclencer
Penalty
Penally on Fx.mera.
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