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the Superintendent with two sufficient sureties, in Issue of that sum, that the still shall not exceed eight gallons free licence capacity, and that he will not make use of such still,

for apothe- or suffer it to be made use of except for the prepara- chemist, or tion of medicines or other articles required bona fide druggist to for medical or scientific purposes.

cary,

have still of eight

(2) Every such person found to have such still gallons

capacity. without having entered into such bond and obtained such licence shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence.

5.-(1) Every person who distils, makes, imports, Distilling, sells, disposes of, or deals in any adulterated liquor etc., adulter-

ated liquor. shall be guilty of an offence, and, if such adulterated liquor is proved to the satisfaction of a magistrate to be injurious to health, he shall, on a second con- viction, be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, besides any other penalties to which he may be liable under this Ordinance.

(2) No person shall be convicted under this section if he shows, to the satisfaction of the magistrate, that he did not know that the liquor imported, sold, disposed of, or dealt in by him was adulterated, and that he could not have known it with any reasonable diligence.

Sale of intoxicating liquors.

out licence.

6.-(1) No person shall sell or dispose of, or Prohibition advertise or expose for sale, any intoxicating liquor, of sale of either by wholesale or retail, or shall permit or suffer liquor with- any intoxicating liquor to be sold or disposed of, or advertised or exposed for sale, in his house or other place, without the appropriate licence,

(2) The delivery of any intoxicating liquor shall be taken, in any proceeding under this Ordinance; to be prima facie evidence of sale and that money or other consideration was given for the same.

sale of

7. The holder of a Chinese liquor shop licence Wholesale may also sell Chinese type liquors wholesale, and retail if so licensed but no person shall sell intoxicating liquor. liquors by retail without a licence to that effect, and this section shall apply to all retail sales of liquor to any person on pretence that he is a customer of other goods, as well as to all sales of quantities exceeding two gallons with an understanding that part is to be returned, and generally to any act whatever which, under whatever pretence, constitutes a retail sale of intoxicating liquor.

Temporary licences.

8. The Treasurer may at any time issue to any Issue of holder of a publican's or adjunct licence a temporary temporary licence for the sale of liquors at any public entertain- licence. ment or on any public occasion, on payment of such fee, in each case, as to the Governor may seem fit.

Publican's licences, restaurant adjunct licences, and hotel keeper's adjunct licences.

9.--(1) All applications for the granting or transfer Licensing of publican's licences, restaurant adjunct licences and Board. hotel keeper's adjunct licences shall be made to a board of licensing justices, hereinafter called the Board,

(2) The Board shall consist of a chairman, vice- chairman and five other members. The members shall hold office for three years. The magistrates' clerk shall be ex officio secretary to the Board.