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No. 9.]
Memoran-
dum of
opium ex-
ported, and duplicate.
0.5 2/27/00
Removal and transship-
ment of opium.
"Fuulout 16·1x 95
Schedule: Form No. 6; Form No. 7.
of office hours.
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1887.
11. (1.) The Superintendent shall furnish the master of every ship carrying opium for export with a memorandum containing the particulars set forth in the Form No. 5 in the Schedule to this Ordinance, and no vessel carrying opium shall, subject to the provisions of section 13, depart from the Colony without such memorandum.
(2.) The Superintendent shall also, in the case of a steamship, forward a duplicate of such memorandum, by post, to the Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs at the port of destination, and, in the case of a junk or steam launch, he shall forward the said duplicate memorandum to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at Hongkong, for transmission to the Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs controlling the Customs Station through which such opium is to pass,
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12. Every person who moves a chest or chests of opium from one place to another within the Colony or transships such chest or chests within the waters thereof shall, before doing so, furnish to the Superintendent a requisition properly filled up, in the Form No. 6 in the Schedule to this Ordinance, whereupon the Superintendent shall furnish a permit, in the Form No. 7 in the said Schedule, authorizing the removal or transshipment of the said opium, which permit shall be exhibited to the Opium Farmer or his agent, and shall be signed by him or his agent, and shall not be used or acted upon until it has been so signed.
Case of
13. In the event of the arrival at or departure from the Colony of any steamship carrying opium when the Superintendent's office is closed or may be closed before application for a permit can be made, it shall be lawful for the agent of such steamship to land or ship any opium which is entered on the ship's manifest without a permit, and to deliver any opium so landed to the owner or consignee thereof or to keep the same in his own custody, but, so soon thereafter as the Superintendent's office is opened, the said agent shall apply for the necessary permit and furnish the requisite particulars.
Sending of telegram to Customs where steamship departs without permit.
0.8. 3/27/00
Penalty on master departing without memor-
14. In the event of the departure from the Colony of any steamship carrying opium, before application for an export permit can be made, (in the circumstances stated in the last preceding section), the Superintendent shall, on receipt of the requisite particulars, telegraph the same to the Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs at the port of destination, and forward, as soon as practicable, the memorandum provided for in section 11 to the said Commissioner.
15. The master of any ship departing from the Colony without the memorandum required by section 11 (except in the case provided for by section 13) shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be
566
No. 9.]
Memoran- dum of
opium ex-
ported, and duplicate.
0.5 2/27/00
Removal and transship- ment of opium.
"Fuulout 16·1x 95
Schedule: Form No. 6; Form No. 7.
of office hours.
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1887.
11. (1.) The Superintendent shall furnish the master of every ship carrying opium for export with a memorandum containing the particu- lars set forth in the Form No. 5 in the Schedule to this Ordinance. and no vessel carrying opium shall, subject to the provisions of section 13, depart from the Colony without such memorandum.
(2.) The Superintendent shall also, in the case of a steamship, forward a duplicate of such memorandum, by post, to the Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs at the port of destination, and, in the case of a junk or steam launch, he shall forward the said duplicate memorandum to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at Hongkong, for transmission to the Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs controlling the Customs Station through which such opium is to pass,
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12. Every person who moves a chest or chests of opium from one place to another within the Colony or transships such chest or chests within the waters thereof shall, before doing so, furnish to the Superin- tendent a requisition properly filled up, in the Form No. 6 in the Schedule to this Ordinance, whereupon the Superintendent shall furnish a permit, in the Form No. 7 in the said Schedule, authorizing the removal or transshipment of the said opium, which permit shall be ex- hibited to the Opium Farmer or his agent, and shall be signed by him or his agent, and shall not be used or acted upon until it has been so signed.
Case of
13. In the event of the arrival at or departure from the Colony of steamship arriving or
any steamship carrying opium when the Superintendent's office is closed departing out or may be closed before application for a permit can be made, it shall be lawful for the agent of such steamship to land or ship any opium which is entered on the ship's manifest without a permit, and to deliver any opium so landed to the owner or consignee thereof or to keep the same in his own custody, but, so soon thereafter as the Superintendent's office is opened, the said agent shall apply for the necessary permit and furnish the requisite particulars.
Sending of telegram to Customs where steamship departs with out permit.
0.8. 3/27/00
Penalty on master de-
parting with
out memor-
14. In the event of the departure from the Colony of any steamship carrying opium, before application for an export permit can be made, (in the circumstances stated in the last preceding section), the Superin- tendent shall, on receipt of the requisite particulars, telegraph the same to the Commissioner of Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs at the port of destination, and forward, as soon as practicable, the memorandum provided for in section 11 to the said Commissioner.
15. The master of any ship departing from the Colony without the memorandum required by section 11 (except in the case provided for by section 13) shall, on summary conviction before a Magistrate, be
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