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1676 ORDINANCE No. 4 or 1883.


Excise (Opium).


"Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council has granted the exclusive
" privilege of boiling, preparing, and selling prepared opium within the
" Colony to from the

"and that the 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



Licensee.

Ordinance 1 of 2. Ordinance 1 of 1879 is amended as follows :
1879 amended.
(1. ) In section 7 after the words " the time being " insert 66 or to the Colonial
" Treasurer for the use of the revenue in case of there being no holder
" of the exclusive privilege."

(2.) In section 11 after the words " approved of by him to act as excise
" officers " insert " and in case there is no holder of the exclusive privilege
" then the Governor may in a similar form appoint such persons as he
"may think fit."

(3.) In section 13 strike out the words " at the expense of the holder of the
"exclusive privilege for the time being. "

(4. ) In sections 15 and 16 add to each the words " or to the Colonial Treasurer
" for the use of the revenue in case of there being no holder of the
" exclusive privilege."

Ordinance 7 of 3. Ordinance 7 of 1879 is amended as follows :
-:
1879 amended.

(1.) In section 4 after the words " licensee under him " insert " or the Gov
ernor in Council."

(2.) In section 7 sub-section 1 after the words " over to the new holder of
"the said exclusive privilege " insert " or to the Colonial Treasurer if there
" is no new holder of the exclusive privilege " and in sub-section 3 after
the words " Governor so to do " insert " or in case there shall be no new
"holder of the exclusive privilege " and after the words " the other two
arbitrators " insert " or two arbitrators so appointed by the Governor and
"the person whose exclusive privilege has expired or is about to expire ."

(3.) In section 9 after the words " holder of the exclusive privilege " insert.
"C or to the licensee of the Governor in Council ."


(4. ) In section 10 after the words " paid to the holder of the exclusive pri
"vilege " insert “ or to the Colonial Treasurer for the use of the revenue
"in case there is no holder of the exclusive privilege " and add like words
to the end of the section.