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22. The Farmer shall be at liberty at any time not exceeding five times in each month to demand in writing froin any person having 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 num- bers upon the chests containing the same and the Farmer or his Agent may also at any time between the hours of six in the morning and six at night but not oftener than five times in each month enter the pre- mises where such opium is stored and fuspect 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 to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
23. If on search authorised under this Proclamation any opium is found to have been imported contrary to the provisions thereof 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 to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for every chest of opium which shall be found to have been so imported or to be so missing.
24. The foregoing provisions of this Proclamation shall not apply not to apply to the sale of opium or chandu tor medical purposes by any medical practitioner chemist or druggist registered as a person qualified to sell poisons under any law for the time being in force in the State provid- ing for the registration of persons so qualified nor in the absence of sneh law to any sale by any person for the time being authorised in writing by the Chief Medical Officer of the District to sell opium or chanda for medicinal purposes or to any opium or chandu in the medi- cine-chests of ships in reasonable quantity,
titioners &c.
Farm shop licenses to be issued.
Rules to be printed.
25. (0)-Any person desirous of keeping a shop for the sale by retail of chandlu otherwise than is hereinbefore provided may apply to the Licensing Officer for a license and such Licensing Officer shall give notice of every such application to the Farmer and subject to the Consent of the Farner may provided he consider the applicant a pro- per person and the premises where he proposes to carry on such sale suitable for that purpose grant a license in the form A in the Second Schedule hereto for the period of one year or for any lesser period in months authorising such person to sell by retail chandu upou the pre- mises in such license described.
(2) Any shop so licensed as aforesaid shall be called an "Opium Farm Shop hereinafter referred to as a "Farm Shop" and shall be registered in a book to be kept by the Licensing Officer for the pur- pose and "Farm Shops" shall be only in such numbers and in such situations as the Licensing Officer shall with the approval of the Gover- nor determine.
26. (1)-A copy of the Rules for the time being in force made under section twenty-eight shall be printed in the English, Malay and Chinese languages and the applicant shall sign his name or make his mark in the presence of the Licensing Officer or his Clerk on a printed copy of such Rules in English, Malay and Chinese and such printed copy Printed copies so signed or marked as aforesaid shall be posted in a conspicuous place to be posted, in the applicant's Farm Shop.
Signature
of applicant.
Fees.
(2)---The Farmer shall supply free of charge to every Farm shop- keeper a signboard of such size and bearing such inscription as may he prescribed by the Licensing Officer and such signboard shall be kept affixed to the Farm Shop in a conspicuous place at the entrance thereof,
27. A feo according to a scale to be fixed for the time being by order of the Governor but not exceeding the rate of twenty-five dollars per annum for every such license shall be paid to the Licensing Officer who shall pay the same into the Treasury.
28.
(1)-The Licensing Officer at each of the Districts shall from Rules to Le time to time with the approval of the Governor make Rules for the framed, management of Farm Shops and for maintaining cleanliness and order therein and such Rules may prescribe amongst other things---
(a) the times for opening and shutting the shops;
(b) the signboards or other distinctive marks to be conspi-
cuously exhibited outside such shops; and
(e) the locality and means of access to the shops from the
street or road.
(2)-Such Rules when made shall be published in the Gazette.
29. The Chief Police Officer of the District and all Police Officers Power to not being under the rank of a Sergeant and Revenue Officers having a
enter shop general authority in that behalf from the said Chief Police Officer may at all times enter and examine any Farm Shop or any Shops purporting to be such licensed shops and inspect the books and stock of articles therein exciseable under this Proclamation.
30. The Licensing Officer at each of the Districts may with Cancelling the sanction of the Governor cancel the license of any Farin shop- license. keeper.
31.
Whoever commits any of the following offences shall be liable Penalties.
to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars:--
(a) opens or keeps a house or shop for the sale by retail of chandu without a license or without exhibiting a sign- board in manner hereinbefore provided;
(b) sells by retail or offers for sale by retail any chandu else-
where than in a Farm Shop;
(e) sells or exchanges chandu otherwise than for current coin;
(d) sells or delivers to any European or Native Soldier opium or chandu without having any authority in writing from the Commanding Officer of such soldier;
(e) knowingly permits any person other than an adult wale
to smoke chandu in a Farm Shop;
(f)kuowingly permits any armed person to be in a Farm Shop; (g) commits a breach of any of the Rules made for the man-
agement of Farm Shops.
32. No opium or chandu shall be sold or disposed of by the Sales nearend Farmer or any Farm shop-keeper so as to authorise the use of such of term. articles at any
time after noon of the third day after the termination of the Farm under a penalty of one thousand dollars.
33 (1)-The Farmer at each District shall have an Office for Situation of conducting the business of his Farm to be called the Farm Office which Farm Office shall be situated in such place as may be approved of by the Licensing and hours of Officer with the approval of the Governor and shall be kept open business business every day in the year from 6 A.M. till 6 P.M.
for
(2) The Farmer shall have in attendance at such Office during Agent. such business hours as aforesaid a person duly authorised to act for him
as his Agent who shall be held to represent the Farmer for the purposes
of the duties imposed on the Farmer by this Proclamation.
(3)-Every place other than such office at which the Farmer shall retail chandn must be licensed under section twenty-five hereof.
34. All applications to and service of all notices and process for Service of the Farmer relating to matters connected with the Farm may be notices &c. directed to the Farmer without giving the name of any person and shall ou Farmer. be made or served at the Farm Office between the hours of 6 A.M. and
P.M. on any day in the year Sundays and public holidays included.
35. In every case in which the Farmer shall commence proceed- Magistrate ings against any person for an offence under this Proclamation and the may award proceeding shall not be further prosecuted or in which if further prose. exuipensation
against cuted it shall appear to the Magistrate by whom the case shall be heard Farmer. that there was no sufficient ground for the prosecution it shall be lawfal for the Magistrate on the complaint of the person proceeded against to award to him such amends as may seem fit not exceeding in the whole the sum of one hundred dollars to be paid by such Farmer.
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