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1476 ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1879.


Excise (Opium.)


Amending 3. Section 7 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1858, is hereby amended by inserting after
section 7 of
Ordinance No. 2
of 1858, as to the word " transferable, " the words " and shall contain a notice printed in English and
certificates.
Chinese, in the following form " :

" Notice is hereby given that the monopoly of the Hongkong opium farm, at
present held by the undersigned, expires on the " and that
the boiled or prepared opium now purchased and sold cannot be legally
used or retained in your possession after noon of the 3rd day from the
above date, without the consent of the new holder of the monopoly or of
the Governor.




Validity of 4. No certificate granted under the provisions of the said section , as amended , by
certificates.
any person holding such exclusive privilege as aforesaid, or by any licensee under him
.
[amended by Ordinance No. 4 of 1883 ] shall be valid after noon of the third day from
the date of the expiration of his privilege.

Amending 5. Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1853, is hereby amended by striking out the
section 8.
Penalties for words " except in cases to which section 7 applies," by inserting before the words
effences under
opium "prepared opium " " boiled or" and by adding after the words " prepared opium," the
Ordinances.
words " without having a valid certificate under section 7 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1858,
as amended ."
Restrictions on 6. Section 13 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1858 is hereby amended by substituting in
holder of
exclusive
privilege. subsection ( 1 ) for the words "a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty current
dollars " the words " a fine not exceeding five hundred current dollars," and by sub
stituting in subsection ( 2) for the words " a fine not exceeding five hundred current
dollars " the words " a fine not exceeding one thousand current dollars, " and by
inserting after the word imprisonment in both subsections the words " with or without
hard labour."

Difference 7. Section 5 of Ordinance No. 1 of 1879 is hereby repealed, and in substitution
between out
going and thereof, be it enacted as follows :-Neither the holder of the exclusive privilege nor his
incoming
holders of
exclusive licensees shall, during the three months preceding the end of his term, manufacture
privilege to be
settled by more than the usual quantity of boiled or prepared opium, or during the said three
arbitration.
months sell any boiled or prepared opium at less than the average current prices of the
day, or in greater quantities than usual at the time of the year, and at the end of his
term shall not sell, export, or otherwise make away with, or dispose of any of his stock
of boiled or prepared opium , but shall make over to the new holder of the said exclusive
privilege [amended by Ordinance No. 4 of 1883] the full and complete stock of raw or
boiled and prepared opium then in his possession at the marketable value thereof and
in the event of any difference arising as to quantities of boiled and prepared opium
manufactured or sold during the last three months of the term and the price of the
same and of the nature and quantity of the raw or boiled or prepared opium so to be