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1470 ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1879.


Excise (Opium.)


person shall come forward to make a claim within one week from the date of such
notice, the same together with any raw opium that may be found in the same
place shall be forfeited and may be handed over by the Magistrate to the holder of
the exclusive privilege for the time being . [Amended by Ordinance No. 4 of 1883. ]
Forfeiture of raw
opium found 16. Where any boiled or prepared opium, or utensils or vessels used for preparing
where opium is
unlawfully boiled the same are found in the possession of any unauthorized person , or in any unautho
or prepared.
rized place, and it appears to a Magistrate that such boiled or prepared opium was
boiled or prepared by such person, or in such place, or if any utensil or vessel used
for boiling or preparing opium be found in the possession of such person or in such
place, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate to declare any raw opium found in the
possession of such person or in such place to be forfeited and to direct that the same
shall be delivered to the person holding the exclusive privilege at the time when the
same was so found as aforesaid. [ Amended by Ordinance No. 4 of 1883.]
Present holder of
exclusive privi 17. It shall be in the power of the person holding the exclusive privilege as afore
lege may termi
nate terms. said at the time when this Ordinance comes into operation to terminate the term granted
to him by giving one month's notice to that effect to the Colonial Secretary of this
Colony, provided that such notice be given and received within one month from the
date when this Ordinance so comes into operation , and if such notice be not given as
aforesaid, then the present arrangements shall, subject however to the provisions herein
contained, continue in full force and effect during the term still unexpired.
Construction. 18. This Ordinance shall be construed with the said recited Ordinance and shall
come into operation from the date hereof, and this and the said recited Ordinance may
Title.
be cited as " The Excise Ordinance (Opium) , 1858-1879."

SCHEDULE A.
Excise Ordinance ( Opium) 1858-1879.
Notice of cessation of exclusive privilege under Ordinance 1 of 1879, section 3.
Notice is hereby given that the exclusive privileges for boiling and preparing opium and selling
and retailing opium so boiled or prepared will cease on the day of
18 9 and that no boiled or prepared opium purchased from (us) or (our) licensees can be used after
the day of 18 9 at noon, without the consent of the new holder
of such exclusive privilege as aforesaid.


Date 18

SCHEDULE B.
Excise Ordinance ( Opium ) 1858-1879.
of in
is hereby appointed to be an excise officer under the "Excise Ordinance (Opium) 1858-1879," and is
duly vested with all the rights, powers, and immunities of such officer under the provisions of the said
Ordinance, until the day of 18 " or until this licence is revoked by
the Governor of this Colony for the time being.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary.
Date 18 ·
[All repealed by Ordinance No. 1 of 1884. ]