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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 11, 1909.

8. Section 12c of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended as follows:-

(a.) by the substitution of the words

of section

66

12e of the

ten

in

Principal Ordinance.

dollars" for the words "thirty dollars' the fourth and fifth lines thereof. (b.) by the substitution of the words "this section" for the words "the Principal Ordinance and this Ordinance" in the fifteenth and sixteenth lines thereof.

9. Section 12d of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended by deleting the words "and the Opium of section Farmer may" in the first and second lines thereof. Irincipal

12d of the

Ordinance.

10. Sections 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the Principal Repcal and Ordinance are hereby repealed and the following re-enactment sections are substituted therefor

of sections 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 of

the Principal Ordinance.

13. No person shall open, keep or use any i rohibition.

opium divan.

of Upiun Divans.

dival!.

14. The Keeper of an opium divan shall on Penalty for

summary conviction be liable to a penalty keeping not exceeding five hundred dollars. 15. Every person who in any opium divan Penalty for smokes prepared opium shall on summary smoking in conviction be liable to a penalty not exceed-

ing twenty-five dollars.

divan.

divan has

the rein

Peace to issHE warrant to

16. A person found in any opium divan or Presumption

found escaping therefrom on the occasion that person of its being entered under this Ordinance found in shall be presumed until the contrary is been proved to be or to have been smoking smoking prepared opium or dross opium therein. 17. Whenever it appears to any Justice of the Power of Peace upon the affirmation or declaration of Justice of any person that there is reasonable cause to believe that any place is an opium divan enter. such Justice of the Peace may by his warrant directed to any Police Officer empower such officer by day or by night to enter and if necessary to break into such place and to arrest any persons and to seize any prepared opium or dross opium and implements for the smoking of prepared opium or dross opium, as may be found therein, and such prepared opium, dross opium and implements shall and are hereby declared to be forfeited to the Crown."

11. Section 18 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended

of section 18 of the

(a.) by the deletion of the words "and opium Principal

divans" in sub-section (1);

(b) by the repeal of sub-section (5);

(c) by the addition of the following sub-sec-

tions:-

(5.) The Farmer shall not without the permis- sion of the Governor in writing assign or sublet to any person any of the rights and privi- leges vested in him by the contract and such assignment or sub-lease if allowed shall not in the absence of any express statement to that effect operate to relieve the Farmer or his sureties from any liability under the contract or from liability for the acts of the person or persons to whom such assignment or sub-lease may be made. (6.) All applications to and the service of all notice and process for the Farmer relating to matters connected with the Farm may be directed to the Farmer without giving the name of any person and shall be made or served at the Farm Office between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day in the year Sunday's and public holidays included.

Ordinance.

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