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450 ORDINANCE No. 3 of 1860.


Pawnbrokers.


Court within seven days then next following, and shall obtain a certificate
to that effect, endorsed upon the said copy, it shall be the duty of the
lender or his representatives, upon the copy so endorsed being delivered by
the said applicant, to deliver unto him according to the circumstances of
the case, and as the Court shall order, another ticket or the goods , either

with or without payment of the principal monies or interest, or both prin
cipal and interest, as the Court shall direct.
Search war 14. It shall be the duty of a Stipendiary Magistrate upon lawful
rants.
evidence being given to his satisfaction , that there are probable grounds
for believing that any goods have been pawned without the privity of their
owner , to issue his warrant for searching any place where the goods shall
appear to him to be ; and if any of the goods shall upon such search be

discovered, it shall be the duty of the person executing the warrant to
take them or cause them to be taken into safe keeping to abide the order
of the Court.

Unredeemed 15. Subject to the provisions hereinbefore contained , goods pawned
goods to
become the as aforesaid shall from and after the expiration of three months , if the
property of
the pawn same are then still unredeemed , become and be the property of the lender
broker.
or his representatives absolutely. Provided nevertheless , that if at the
expiration of three months the borrower shall be desirous of continuing
the loan for a further period not exceeding three months, he shall be
entitled so to do on paying the interest then due ; and an entry to this
effect shall be made in the book and endorsed on the ticket.

Applicants 16. Every person applying to borrow shall, at the time of his appli
for loans to
give true cation in that behalf, give to the pawnbroker to whom such application is
accounts of
themselves , made true information to enable him to comply with the requirements of
the goods, &c. sections 8 and 9 ; And every person applying to redeem goods , or for a
copy of an entry shall , at the time of his application , give to the person to
whom such application is made a full and true account of himself, his
name, his place of abode, the name and place of abode of the owner, and
No unauthor of the circumstances under which his application is made ; And no person
ized person
or other than
owner to shall pawn, or attempt to pawn, the goods of any other person without
pledge any being duly authorized or employed in that behalf.
goods.
Duty to seize 17. Any pawnbroker to whom any application is made to borrow or
and deliver
into custody redeem, or for a copy of an entry who shall have reasonable cause to suspect
applicants for
loans not giv any unlawful practice on the part of the applicant in any of the above
ing true ac
counts . cases , is hereby required to seize and detain such applicant, and empower
ed to call in the aid of any other person for that purpose ; and every