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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY.

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Published by Authority.

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VICTORIA, THURSDAY, 29TH APRIL, 1886.

日六十二月三年戌丙日九十二月四年六十八百八千-

VOL. XXXII. `

簿二十三第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 145.

following Bills, which were read a first time at a Meeting of the Legislative Council held are published for general information.

ncil Chamber, Hongkong, 28th April, 1886.

A BILL

KNTITLED

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The Opium Ordinan of Hongkong, with the

Council thereof, as follows:-

E it enacted by the Gov

advice of the Legislatie Opium Ordinance 1884, here-

BE

al Ordinance shall be construed 1. This Ordinance anance to be called The Opium Ordi- fter called the princ.

2. In theme Ordetion of the above named Ordinances Ship shall include junks, sampans, boat .nd every kind of vessel used for the conveyance of persons or things.

Chest shall mean the chest or package containing raw opium in which such opium is usually imported into the Colony, with the opium contained in such chest.

3. No person except the Opium Farmer shall, within the Colony, sell or offer for sale, and no person shall pur- chase except from the Opium Farmer, or have, or receive into his possession any quantity of raw opium less than one chest without a Licence from the Opium Farmer, such Licence shall be in such form as the Governor in Council shall from time to time order by notification in the Gazette, and unless otherwise ordered by the Governor in Council no fee shall be chargeable by the Opium Farmer on such Licence.

4. It shall be the duty of the Licensee to fix a chop or stamp, or append a certificate, to every ball of opium sold by bim, such chop, stamp, or certificate having been previ- ously recognised as a proper one by the Governor in Council.

5. The powers given to Inspectors of Police by Section 27 of the principal Ordinance with reference to the search- ing of ships, and the seizure of opium on board of such ships may also be exercised by any Excise Officer.

6. The powers given to Magistrates by Section 28 of the principal Ordinance to issue search Warrants may be exercised by any Justice of the Peace.

7. All proceedings taken under this or the principal Ordinance and all Acts commanded or authorised to be done by such Ordinances may be taken or done as well on Sunday as on other days.

ARATHOON SETH,

Clerk of Councils.

Construction.

Definition.

Broken chests.

Certificate of Licensee.

Powers of Excise Officer.

Powers of Justices of. the Peace.

Sunday,