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1014 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD SEPTEMBER, 1893.

Justies of Peace may authorize

untry of any house, &c., where the injection of Morphine is carried on, .

The onus of proving the exception shall lie on the person furnishing Morphine as aforesaid.

Provided that this section shall not apply to the furnish- ing of Morphine for the purpose of bonâ fide exportation.

5. It shall be lawful for any Constable or Officer of the Police duly authorized by warrant of any Justice of the Peace (which shall be in the form in the Schedule hereto), with such assistants as may be necessary, to enter and, if necessary, to break into any place which such Justice of the Peace shall, from sworn information or of his own know- ledge, have reasonable grounds to suspect and believe to be a place kept or used for the injection of Morphine contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or where such injection is carried on and to arrest any persons who may be found therein and whom he may suspect to have acted or to be acting in contravention of this Ordinance, and to seize all Morphine, hypodermic syringes and other appliances which may be found there and which are capable of being used for the injection of Morphine, and on conviction of the offender, or in any case if the Magistrate shall so order, they shall be forfeited to Her Majesty the Queen, her heirs and successors, and be dealt with as the Magistrate may direct.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 18th day of September, 1893.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 23rd day of September, 1893.

SCHEDULE,

G. T. M. O'BRIEN,

Colonial Secretary.

(Form of Warrant under Section 5.)

To each and all of the Constables and Officers of the Police

of the Colony of Hongkong.

WHEREAS it appears to nie (A.B.), one of the Justices of the Peace for the Colony of Hongkong, (of my own knowledge or) by the information on oath of (C.D.), of

that the

place (here insert description of the place) is kept or used for the injection of Morphine contrary to the provisions of The Morphine Ordinance, 1893, or that such injection is carried on there.

This is, therefore, to require you, with such assistance as may be necessary, to enter and, if necessary, to break into the said place and to arrest all such persons found therein as you may suspect to have acted or to be acting in contravention of the said Ordinance, and to seize all Morphine, hypodermic syringes and other appliances which have been used or are capable of being used for the purpose of injecting Morphine, found in the said place or upon the persons of those present in the said place, and the said Morphine, hypodermic syringes and other appliances to bring before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to the Ordinance, and for so doing this shall be your

warrant.

Given under my hand and seal at Victoria, in the Colony of Hong- kong, this

day of

189

A. B.,

J.P.