hongkong-colonial-ordinances-1847 — Page 19

14 COLONIAL ORDINANCES.


or other Person to be appointed by the Governor for the Time being
for that purpose, to issue a License free of all Charge, to any
Apothecary, Chemist, or Druggist, applying for the same, to keep and
use on his Premises, a Still of not more than Eight Gallons contents,
for the Purposes of his Trade only : Provided that every Person
wishing to keep such Still shall notify his Intention so to do to the
said Chief Magistrate, or other Person appointed as aforesaid, who
shall thereupon require such Person to give a Bond, with Two suffi-
cient Sureties, in the Sum of One Thousand Dollars, that he will not
make use of such Still, or suffer it to be made use of, except for the
Preparation of Medicines, or other Articles required bona fide for
Medical Purposes ; and every such Person found to have such Still,
without having entered into such Bond, and obtained such License,
shall forfeit and pay a Sum not exceeding Two Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars.

Justice of the Peace, IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall and
Officers of Customs ,
or other Person duly may be lawful for any Justice of the Peace, Officer of Customs, or
appointed, Distillation,
Private suspecting other Person duly and lawfully authorized, having reasonable
may enter House or Grounds to believe and suspect that any private and concealed Still,
Place and seize Still. or other Utensil or Vessel for the Distillation of Spirits, is set up or
kept in any House or Place within the said Colony or its Dependen-
cies, to enter into such House or Place in the Day Time, and
accompanied by a Peace Officer, to search for and seize any such Still,
Utensil, or Vessel, and also all Spirits, and other Materials preparing
for Distillation, and either to detain and keep the same in the House.
or Place where found, or to remove the same to the Customs, or
Police Office, or other Place in charge of the Officer of Customs, or
Chief Police Magistrate, or as they, or one of them, or any Justice of
the Peace shall direct ; and the said Still or Vessel, and all Spirits,
Such Still absolutely and other Materials being prepared for Distillation , shall be abso-
forfeited.
or Owner of House, or lutely forfeited ; and the Proprietor, or Owner, or Occupier of any
Person
Still,in&whose Cus- House or Place where any such private and concealed Still, Utensil,
c., is found,
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liable to Penalty of or Vessel, shall be so found and seized, or the Person or Persons in
Five Hundred Dollars. whose Custody the same shall be found, shall be liable to and pay the
Penalty or Sum of not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars, exclusive of
and in addition to any other Penalty he may be liable to ; and if any
Obstructing Justice Person shall obstruct, oppose, molest, or hinder such Justice of the
or other Officer.
Peace, Officer of Customs, or other Person aforesaid, in the due
searching for and seizing any such private and concealed Still or
other Vessel, Spirits, and other Materials for Distillation, or in
detaining, keeping, or removing the same, or any of them, after seizure,.
Penalty. then, and in every such case, every Person so offending shall forfeit
a Sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars.

Justice or Officer V. And be it further enacted and ordained, That in case any such
empowered to enter
such House or Place. Justice of the Peace, Officer of Customs, or other Person as aforesaid,
after having demanded Admittance into the House or Place where
such private and concealed Still, Utensil, or Vessel for the Distilla-
tion of Spirits, is reasonably suspected to be kept and used, shall not
And after demand be immediately and without the least Delay admitted into such
and not
break admitted, to House or Place, it shall and may be lawful for such Justice of the
therein.
Peace, Officer of Customs, or other Person as aforesaid, being accom-
panied by a Peace Officer, by force to break into and enter such
House or Place, and make search therein ; and every Person found in
such