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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 3RD OCTOBER, 1891.

(1 of 84, 1.)

(17 of 6, 4.)

Excise Officer. (1 of 84, 5.)

Personating Excise Officers (1 of 84, 5.)

Addresses, &c.

of Excise Officers.

(1 of 84, 5.)

Badges.

(1 of 84, 7.)

Exhibition of badge by

Polley.

(1 of 84, 7.1

Excise Officers taking bribes, &c.

named instead of the opium farmer, or as if the Colonial Secretary, or any person licensed for the purpose by the Colonial Secretary were expressly named instead of the dross farmer or the divan farmer, or either of them. And payment or delivery to the Treasurer, for the use of the public revenue, or to an Excise Officer for the same purpose shall in all such cases be taken to be payment or delivery to such farmer under this Ordinance.

Implement.—Any vessel, utensil, instrument or other thing which has been used or which is probably intended to be used for containing prepared opium or for preparing, or aiding in preparing any opium, or for smoking opium.

(1.) Opium--Shall_include_dross and dross opium.

(2.) Prepared Opium--Shall, so far as relates to The infringement of the opium farmer'e privilege of preparing opium within the Colony, mean opium which has been subjected to any degree of artificial heat for any purpose whatever, and shall include dross opium whenever such a construction is con- sistent with the context.

(3.) Dross-Shall mean the refuse produced by smoking opium, and Dross Opium shall mean opium prepared wholly or chiefly from such refuse. Possession. Any opium, implement or other thing shall, for the purposes of this Ordinancc, be deemed to be in the possession of any person if he has such opium, implement or thing in possession, custody, or control, by himself or by any other person.

Preparation.--The subjecting of opium of any kind to

any degree of artificial heat, for any purpose what- ever, shall be taken to be the preparing of such opium.

Ship.-Any steam or sailing vessel, junk, boat, sum- pan, or any kind of craft used for the conveyance of persons or things by water, or which may be so used.

Summary Conviction.~Coņviction before a Police

Magistrate of the Colony.

Excise Officers.

3. All existing Excise Officers appointed under the Ordinances hereby repealed shall be continued under this Ordinance, and the Governor may, from time to time, appoint in the form of Schedule 4 such other agents or servants of the opium farmer or other persons as may be approved of by him to act as Excise Officers under this Ordinance. Any such appointments may at any time be withdrawn by the Governor.

4. Any person assuming without lawful authority to act as an Excise Officer shall be liable on summary con- viction to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or in default to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.

5. The name and address of every Excise Officer shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the Police Court,

6. Every Excise Officer shall be supplied with a badge bearing such sign or mark of office as may be directed by the Governor, and when acting against any person under this Ordinance, every such Excise Officer shall declare his office, and produce to the person against whom he acts his said badge.

7. Every Police officer when acting under this Ordinance, if not in uniform, shall declare his office, and produce to the person against whom he acts such badge as the Captain Superiniculent of Police may direct Police officers to carry when on secret or special service.

8. Any Excise Officer who shall take any bribe, or who shall nol, ou ceasing to be an Excise Officer, return to the Opium Former his uniform or accoutrements, budge or