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8. I shall not be entitled to claim the remaining stock of bhang, ganja, and the preparations
thereof which shall remain at the expiration of the term of the farm or when it is annulled. Such
balance shall be considered to be the property of Government, and the Subha of the district
shall take it in his possession, and such portion of the bhang, ganja, and the preparations
thereof thus taken in possession by the Subha, as is injurious to the health of the consumers
shall be disposed of in accordance with the preceding clause 7, while the rest of the articles
shall be made over to the new farmer at a price fixed by the Subha and the price thus adjusted
shall be accepted by me.
9. I shall not sell bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof at other shops or places than
those already appointed.
10. I shall not sublet any shop or shops reserved for the sale of bhang, ganja, and the pre-
parations thereof without permission of the Subha of the district. I shall not employ for the
retail sale of bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof any person, for whose employment I
may not have previously received written sanction. I shall receive this sanction from the
Subha of the district or from some other officer authorized by the Subha to grant such sanc-
tion before employing any person for retail sale.
11. I shall not, without permission of the Subha of the district, sell more than a seer of 40
tolas of ganja or the preparations thereof, or more than 2 seers of 40 tolas each of bhang or the
preparations thereof, to any person in one day.
12. I shall not receive any articles other than cash, or keep anything in pledge in barter
for bhang, ganja, or the preparations thereof. I shall sell bhang, ganja, and the preparations
thereof for the money that is current in each place.
13. I shall not open any shops for the sale of bhang, ganja, or the preparations thereof, or
make sale therein after 9 P.M. and before sunrise; nor shall I harbour any person of bad repute
in the shops.
14. I shall not permit persons of notoriously bad character to resort to my shops, nor shall
I permit gambling or disorderly conduct, or indecent behaviour therein. I shall forthwith
give information to the nearest Magistrate or Police officer of any suspected persons resorting
to my shops.
15. I shall have always fixed up in a prominent place at the entrance of my shops a
signboard bearing the following inscription in legible characters in the vernacular langu-
age:—
'Licensed shop for the sale of bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof.'
16. I shall keep daily accounts printed in form B bearing the seal and signature of the
Subha of the district or the Vahivatdar of the taluka, and shall daily enter the amount of
articles sold in it. Besides this I shall furnish on demand by the Subha of the district such
other accounts, returns, and information respecting the dealings as the Subha may require.
17. I shall, on being asked by any officer authorized to do so, produce for inspection the
license I have received as well as the bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof in the shops or
in the depôt, and the accounts kept in accordance with the rules in force.
18. I shall keep in possession the proper weights for selling bhang, ganja, and the prepa-
rations thereof, and get them stamped at my own expense and shall produce them for inspec-
tion on demand by any officer authorized to do so.
19. I shall receive the balance of bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof in the pos-
session of the previous farmer for the prices fixed by the Vahivatdars of the talukas and shall
pay the prices to the Vahivatdars.
20. I shall pay the customs duty or any tax on bhang, ganja, and the preparations thereof
that may have been or may hereafter be levied.
21. If I or my servants or agents shall violate the conditions of the agreement, I shall be
liable to a fine which may extend to Rs. 200; if the fine be not paid, Government is at lib-
erty to recover it as an arrear of land revenue. And if I or my servants or agents act in contra-
vention of, or omit to act in accordance with, the conditions of the license, or the terms of the
notification issued in this connection, I shall, in addition to our liability to criminal prosecution,
be held responsible for any acts or omission unless and until I prove that due precautionary
measures to prevent such commission or omission were adopted.
22. If I or my servants or agents shall violate any conditions of the license or the terms
of the notification issued in this connection or be convicted of an offence under any law, the
license shall be liable to be withdrawn.
23. If my farm is cancelled or if I fail to fulfil the conditions before its term expires,
Government shall make such arrangements as it thinks best; I shall make good any loss
which Government may incur by such proceedings without being entitled to any compensa-
tion.