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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 10, 1909.

Forfeitures.

(c.) for every subsequent offence a fine not exceed-

ing two thousand five hundred dollars or im- prisonment with or without hard labour not exceeding twelve months or to both fine and imprisonment.

51. All intoxicating liquors and denatured spirits in respect of which any offence may have been committed against this Ordinance or against any rule made or permit granted thereunder or any breach of the restrictions and conditions subject to or upon which any licence has been granted together with any still utensil or apparatus or any vessel package cart carriage or conveyance in which the same may be found or which may have been used in con- nection with such offence may be scized by any police or revenue officer and all such intoxicating liquors denatured spirits stills utensils apparatus vessels packages carts carriages or conveyances and all such liquors and other articles which may be found without any apparent owner and for which no owner may appear after such notice given as to a Magistrate may seem fit shall be forfeited to the Crown.

Licensed

for acts of agents and servants.

Agents and servants to be

also liable to punishment,

etc.

PART X.

General.

52.-(1.) Whenever any person to whom any licence has persons to be been granted under the provisions of the Liquor Licences responsible Ordinancos, 1898-1908, or any person in charge of a King's warehouse or any licensee of a licensed warehouse shall be liable under the provisions of this Ordinance to any punishment penalty or forfeiture for any act omission or neglect he shall be liable to the same punishment penalty or forfeiture for every similar act omission or neglect of any agent or servant employed by him in or about his licensed premises or King's or licensed warehouse and every agent or servant employed by him in or about his licensed premises or King's or licensed warehouse shall also be liable to every pnuishment penalty or forfeiture prescribed for such acts omissions or neglect contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance as fully and effectually as if such agent or servant had been the person to whom such licence had been granted or had been the person in charge of such King's or licensed warehouse.

Presumption of employ-

ment.

(2.) Every person employed in or about any licensed premises or King's or licensed warehouse shall be deemed to have been so employed by the persou mentioned in the licence or by the person in charge of the King's or licensed warehouse as the case may be unless and until the contrary be proved.

Contents and 53. Every requisition required by this Ordinance signature of

shall contain the particulars required by the forms in the requisitions. Schedule to this Ordinance and shall be signed by the person applying for such requisition or by some person duly authorised by him provided that in the ease of any Chinese firm such requisition may in lieu of such signature be stamped with the chop of such firm.

Power to

make rules.

54. The Governor-in-Council shall have power from time to time to make rules for any of the following purposes-

(.) to determine the quality of native wines and spirits to be manufactured and sold by duly licensed persons ;

(5.) to regulate the import and export of intoxica-

ting liquors by land or by juuk ;

(c.) to regulate the management of King's ware- houses, and to prescribe fees for storage in such warehouses and to authorize the forfeiture to the Crown of any intoxicating liquors or dena- fured spirits not cleared from such warehouse within periods to be fixed by such rules; (d) to regulate the licensing and management of

licensed warehouses;

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