ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1884.
Opium.
Any raw, boiled, or prepared opium, opium dross, or utensils, vessels, or implements used for preparing or smoking the same shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be in possession of any person if he knowingly have them in actual possession, custody or control, by himself or by any other person.
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Possession.
[1 of 79 s. 1.]
Opium.
The provisions of this Ordinance as to the smoking of opium, and to utensils or implements for the smoking of opium shall apply solely to opium smoking divans, and not to the smoking opium in other places.
2. No person shall bring into this Colony, or the waters thereof, or have in his possession or custody within the same, any boiled or prepared opium, not being dross opium without having a valid certificate under section 16 of this Ordinance. No person shall bring into this Colony or into the waters thereof or knowingly have in his possession within the same any dross opium which has been prepared or purchased in this Colony without the knowledge and consent of the dross farmer. No person except a farmer or a duly licensed person as provided by this Ordinance shall within this Colony or the waters thereof collect opium dross or knowingly have in his possession or custody without the knowledge and consent of the dross farmer any opium dross except such as may be the result of his own smoking or of the smoking of opium on his premises.
3. No person except a farmer or duly licensed person as provided by this Ordinance shall, within this Colony or the waters thereof, boil or in any way prepare opium or dross opium, or sell, or offer or expose for sale any boiled or prepared opium or dross opium, or collect or purchase opium dross; provided that no medical practitioner, chemist or druggist, not being a Chinese, or being such and having a European or American diploma, shall be prevented from preparing or selling opium bonâ fide for medicinal purposes, the burden of proof whereof shall be upon any person alleging the same in his defence.
Import and possession of opium.
[2 of 58, s. 8, 7 of 79, s. 5.]
Unlicensed preparation, &c. of opium. [2 of 58, s. 8.]
Smoking divans.
4. No person shall open or carry on any divan or other place for the smoking of opium or dross opium without a licence under this Ordinance. [4 of 88, s. 4.]
ORDINANCE No. 1 or 1884.
Opium.
Any raw, boiled, or prepared opium, opium dross, or utensils, vessels, or implements used for preparing or smoking the same shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to be in possession of any person if he knowingly have them in actual possession, custody or control, by himself or by any other
person.
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Possession.
[1 of 79 s. 1.]
opium.
The provisions of this Ordinance as to the smoking of opium, Smoking
and to utensils or implements for the smoking of opium shall apply solely to opium smoking divans, and not to the smoking opium in other places.
2. No person shall bring into this Colony, or the waters thereof, or have in his possession or custody within the same, any boiled or prepared opium,, not being dross opium without having a valid certificate under section 16 of this Ordinance. No person shall bring into this Colony or into the waters thereof or knowingly have in his possession within the same any dross opium which has been prepared or purchased in this Colony without the knowledge and consent of the dross farmer. No. person except a farmer or a duly licensed person as provided by this Ordinance shall within this Colony or the waters thereof collect opium dross or knowingly have in his possession or custody without the know- ledge and consent of the dross farmer any opium dross except such as may be the result of his own smoking or of the smoking of opium on his premises.
3. No person except a farmer or duly licensed person as provided by this Ordinance shall, within this Colony or the waters thereof, boil
or in any way prepare opium or dross opium, or sell, or offer or expose for sale any boiled or prepared opium or dròss opium, or collect or purchase opium dross; provided that no medical practitioner, chemist or druggist, not being a Chinese, or being such and having a European or American diploma, shall be prevented from preparing or selling opium bonâ fide for medicinal purposes, the burthen of proof whereof shall be upon any person alleging the same in his defence.
Import and possession of
opium.
[2 of 58, 8. 8, 7 of 79, s. 5.]
Unlicensed preparation, &c. of opium. [2 of 58, s. 8.]
Smoking divans.
4. No person shall open or carry on any divan or other place for the smoking of opium or dross opium without a licence under this Ordinance. [4 of 88, s. 4.]
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