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ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1884. 1703 ,


Opium.

Possession.
Any raw, boiled, or prepared opium , opium dross, or utensils ,
[ 1 of 79 s. 1.]
vessels , or implements used for preparing or sinoking the
same shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed to

be in possession of any person if he knowingly have them
in actual possession , custody or control , by himself or by
any other person.


The provisions of this Ordinance as to the smoking of opium, Smoking
opium.
and to utensils or implements for the smoking of opium

shall apply solely to opium smoking divans , and not to the
smoking opium in other places.


2. No person shall bring into this Colony, or the waters thereof, or Import and
possession of
have in his possession or custody within the same, any boiled or prepared opium.
[ 2 of 58, 8. 8,
opium, not being dross opium without having a valid certificate under 7 of 79, s. 5. ]
section 16 of this Ordinance . No person shall bring into this Colony or

into the waters thereof or knowingly have in his possession within the
same any dross opium which has been prepared or purchased in this
Colony without the knowledge and consent of the dross farmer. No
person except a farmer or a duly licensed person as provided by this
Ordinance shall within this Colony or the waters thereof collect opium
dross or knowingly have in his possession or custody without the know
ledge and consent of the dross farmer any opium dross except such as
may be the result of his own smoking or of the smoking of opium on his
premises.


3. No person except a farmer or duly licensed person as provided Unlicensed
preparation.
by this Ordinance shall, within this Colony or the waters thereof, boil or &c. of opium.
[ 2 of 58, s. 5.]
in any way prepare opium or dross opium, or sell , or offer or expose for
sale any boiled or prepared opium or dross opium, or collect or purchase

opium dross ; provided that no medical practitioner, chemist or druggist ,
not being a Chinese, or being such and having a European or American
diploma, shall be prevented from preparing or selling opium bonâ fide for
medicinal purposes , the burthen of proof whereof shall be upon any person
alleging the same in his defence.


4. No person shall open or carry on any divan or other place for the Smoking
divans .
smoking of opium or dross opium without a licence under this Ordinance. [4 of 83, s. 4. ]