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1418 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH AUGUST, 1899.

No. 21 OF 1899.

An Ordinance for the prevention of the conceal-

ment of Opium on board steamships.

LS

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor.

[18th August, 1899.]

Short title.

Interpreta. tion.

Penalty for concealing opium on steamship.

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Concealment of Opium Ordinance, 1899.

2. The expression "steamship" as used in this Ordinance shall mean any vessel propelled by steam.

3. Any person who shall conceal or secretly place any raw or prepared opium in any part of any steamship shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate to the payment of a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and in default of payment of such fine to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months with or without hard labour, and any opium concealed or secretly placed as afore- said shall be seized and the Magistrate may, whether any person is charged with or convicted of any offence under this Ordinance or not, order such opium to be forfeited.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 8th day of August, 1899.

R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 18th day of August, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

1899.

No. 22 of 1899.

An Ordinance to further amend the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter Houses and Markets Ordi-

nances.

LS

HENRY A. BLAKE,

Governor.

[18th August, 1899.]

Short title.

Amendment

of substi-

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter Houses and Markets Ordinance, 1899.

PART I.

2. The sub-section, which was substituted by Ordinance 12 of 1890 in place of sub-section 4 of section 3 of Ordi- tuted sub-

nance No. 17 of 1887, is hereby amended as follows, sec. 4 of sec.3 of Ordinance namely:-

17 of 1887.

Amendment

Ordinance 17 of 1887.

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By substituting $100" in place of "$200" in the

said sub-section.

PART II.

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3. Section 12 of the Cattle Diseases, Slaughter Houses of sec. 12 of and Markets Ordinance, 1887, is hereby amended by the

insertion after the word "goat" and before the word "may" of the words "or sheep," and by the insertion after the word "slaughtered" and before the word "by" of the words 66 or dressed elsewhere."