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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17тя SEPTEMBER, 1878.

(2.) The fee for such license shall be according to the seale set forth in schedule S and shall be paid to the Colonial Treasurer before the issue of the license.

(8.) The holder of such license shall exhibit conspicuously and permanently in front of his licensed place of business his name and the number and nature of such license on a sign the size and design of which shall be approved by the Captain Superintendent of Police.

(4.) Sub-sectious (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of section 20 of this Ordinance shall apply to the business carried on under a Chinese Restaurant License.

(5.) In case of the death or insolvency of any holder of a Chinese Restaurant license, the exccutor or administrator or trustee (as the case may be) of such licensee may carry on the business until the expiration of the then enrrent liceuse, subject to all the same regulations as the original licensee.

(6.) The Colonial Secretary may, in his discretion, permit the transfer of any such license in the form in schedule Q.

Eating-houses.

32. No person, (unless licensed under this Ordinance to Eating- retail intoxicating liquors to be consumed on the premises), houses, shall keep an eating-house, coffee-house, refreshment bar or saloon, restaurant, or other place where meals or refresh- ments are supplied to persons not resident on the premises, without a license from the Colonial Secretary, in the form of Schedule R, for which license the fee specified in sche- dule S shall be payable. Such conditions as the Governor in Council may determine may be added to any license granted under this section, and no intoxicating liquors shall be sold on such premises.

The Colonial Secretary may, in his discretion, permit the transfer of such license, such transfer shall be by the eu- dorsement of the Colonial Secretary.

33. No person licensed under the preceding section shall Disonter in knowingly or wilfully permit disorderly conduct in his house exting-hoases, or other place of entertainment, or knowingly suffer any unlawful games or gaming therein, or knowingly permit or suffer any prostitute to frequent such honse or other place or to remain therein.

Sale by licensed Auctioneers.

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34. Nothing in this Ordinance shall render it illegal for Proviso as to an anetioncer, holding an auctioneer's license, to sell in-wale by Hiren- toxicating liquor by auction, without any license under this tjoueurs, Ordinance, upon his own premises for a principal holding an appropriate liquor liccuse, or upon premises in respect of which the auctioneer's principal holds an appropriate license authorizing such principal to sell such intoxicating liquor, or in enses where sneh liquor is the property of the Im- perial or Local Govermucnt, or forms part of the estate of a bankrupt or deceased person, or is sold by order of Court, or where, in any particular case, upon application made, the Colonial Secretary shall grant permission for such sale by auction, whether upon licensed premises or elsewhere.

Police Inspection. Scarch Warrants.

35.--(1.) When information upon oath shall be laid before Seach any Magistrate to the effect that any illicit distillation or warrants rectification or illegal sale of intoxicating liquors is carried on within any building or on board of any vessel in the Colony, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate by a warrant Pryor of under his hand to empower any officer of police to enter such milding or vessel at any hour of the night or day, using force for that purpose if necessary, and to make search for and seize any stills, parts of stills, vats or other vessels used in illicit distillation, wash or other materials preparing or prepared for distillation, or intoxicating liquors which may be found there, and either to detain the same where found or to remove the same or any of them, after seizure, to a Police Station, and to arrest any persons who may appear to have committel or to be attempting to commit any offence against this Ordinauce.

(2.) Every person licensed under this Ordinance -hali produce his licence to any police officer on being requinad thereto.

(3.) Any Europeau officer of polier shall have free across to every part of any house licensed under sections 13, 31, or 32 of this Ordinance at any hour of the night or day.

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