hongkong-colonial-ordinances-1847 — Page 82

9º VICTORIE.-No 5 OF 1845.
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said Council, to make hereafter all such Rules and Regulations as to Regulations for the
him may seem expedient concerning the Farming, Selling, and Re- Retailing of Bhaang,
tailing of Bhaang, Ganja, Paun, Betel, and Betel Leaf, and that in Ganja, Paun, Betel,
the making and enforcing of such Rules and Regulations, he shall and Betel Leaf, as for
Opium.
be vested with all and singular the Powers and Authority hereby
vested in him with respect to the Selling, Farming, and Retailing
of Opium .

VII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That no person No person to act as
Pawnbroker or Auc-
shall exercise or carry on the Trade or Occupation of a Pawnbroker, tioneer, or keep a
or of an Auctioneer, or shall keep a public Billiard Table, without without
Public Billiard Table,
a License for
having previously obtained a License from the Governor of Hongkong such purposes.
for the time being in Council, which License shall endure for the
Space of One Year from the Date thereof : Provided always, that
every Person taking out a Pawnbroker's or an Auctioneer's License,
or a License for a public Billiard Table, shall pay into the Colonial
Treasury such Sums as to His Excellency the Governor, with the
Advice of the Executive Council, may seem fit, the said Sums to be
paid previous to the granting of such License or Licenses.

VIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That if any Under Penalty_not
exceeding Two Hun-
Person shall, without having obtained such Licenses aforesaid, carry area Dollars.
on or exercise the Trade or Occupation of a Pawnbroker, or Auctioneer,
or keep a public Billiard Table, or either or any of them, or shall be
convicted of exposing for Sale, or putting up any thing whatever to
Public Auction , or of taking any thing whatever in Pawn, he shall be
liable to a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars to be recovered
in a Summary Manner before any Police Magistrate, and in Default
of Payment, the same to be levied by Distress and Sale of his Goods
and Chattels .

IX And be it further enacted and ordained, That the Governor Discretionary Power
in Council, if he see fit, shall be empowered to levy an Auction Duty Duty an Auction
of Two and a
of Two and a Half per Cent on all Sales by Auction within this Half per Cent on all
Sales.
Colony.

X. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Person Auctioneer to make
Returns on
who shall act as an Auctioneer in the said Colony, shall make and oath, and deduct the
give, at the Office of the Colonial Secretary, once in every Three Auction Duties
Books being liable to
Months, a faithful and true Return on Oath of all the Sums received Inspection.
at Sales made by him as Auctioneer within the said Three Months,
and that every such Auctioneer shall, from every Sum received by
him on the Sale of any Article by him in that Capacity, deduct the
Sum sanctioned under this Ordinance, and pay the Amount thereof
into the Colonial Treasury Quarterly ; and the Books of such Auc-
tioneer shall at all Times be liable to Inspection by any Person or
Persons duly authorized by the Governor : and it is hereby declared,
that any such Auctioneer failing duly to comply with the Provisions
of this Section, shall be considered to have forfeited his License, and
such License shall be absolutely void by such Neglect or Default.


XI. And be it further enacted and ordained , That the following ,levied.
Official Fees to be
Official Fees, as set forth in the annexed Table, shall be levied and
D made