The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-09
The Opium Bill.

The following is the amended Opium
bill which comes up for consideration to-
day in the Legislative Assembly:
An Act TO regulate the importation
and sale Of opium in the Kingdom
Section /. The Minister Of the Interior
is hereby authorized, with the consent OF
His Majesty the King in Cabinet Coun-
ell to grant to some one applying there
Tor license to import and sell opium or
any preparation Of opium, in the city OF
Honolulu, upon the said Minister OF the
Interior receiving for such license the
sum Of thirty thousand dollars,
Section Before the license provided
for in this Act is issued, the person or
persons who have obtained the same,
shall make and execute, and deliver to
the Minister Of the Interior, good and
sufficient bond in the penal sum OF ten
thousand dollars, with not less than one
good surety, to be approved by the said
Minister, conditioned that the party or
parties who have obtained the license
will not sell, give or furnish, any opium
or preparation Of opium, to any person
who has not received a certificate from
some physician stating that opium is the
proper remedy for the disease from
which the bearer is suffering, and that
the rules and regulations contained in
the license will not be violated
Section 8. The person receiving such
license shall keep in book OF record to
be furnished him by the Minister Of the
Interior a record of the names Of all
persons to whom such Hcensee has sold
any opium, with the date OF such sale
and the quantity sold. Such record
book shall be kept in the English and
Hawaiian languages, and shall be open
TO inspection at any time to any member
OF the police force and the Minister Of
the Interior. The person holding the
license shall give to each person pur-
chasing opium a receipt stating the
date OF such purchase and the quantity
OF opium sold.
Section 4. Every person not having
license who shall have possession OF any
opium contrary to the provisions Of sec
ton of this Act, or who shall sell or
furnish any opium or preparation of
opium to any person or persons contrary
to law, shall upon conviction thereof be
fined in a sum OF not less than two hun
dred dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned at hard labor
for any term not more than two years.
Section ). The person who has OBJ
tanned a license under this Act is hereby
authorized to import opium or prepara-
ton OF opium through the Custom
House, paying duty upon the same OF
Is per cent, and there shall be charged
one dollar on ench tin of opium imported
for a stamp to be put on each tin of
opium imported All opium seized
which has been brought into this King
dom without paying duty, and all opium
which has not been stamped, shall be
forfeited to the Government, and shall
be stamped with the Government stamp.
The Government may dispose of such
opium to the party who has received the
license upon his paying the duty upon
the same OF - per cent and one dollar
per tin for the stamp.
Section g. The person who has OBJ
tanned a license, who shall violate any
of the provisions OF this Act, shall have
his license cancelled, and the penalty of
the bond provided for in this Act en-
forced, and if the Court think proper, be
imprisoned at hard labor for a term not
longer than two years, and pay a fine OF
not more than five hundred dollars.
Section :. The Minister OF the Int
rior shall have authority to make rules
and regulations for the proper regula-
ton Of the sale of opium or its prepdra-
tons under this Act, Tor four years,
which shall be the length Of time for
which such license shall be granted, and |
It shall be so stated in the license.
Section s. Jurisdiction is hereby con- /
ferred upon all District and Police Mag /.
istrates to hear and determine all cases .
which may arise under this Act.
Section 9. All laws and parts Of laws .
in conflict with the provisions of this
Act shall be and the same are hereby
Section 10. This Act shall take effect
and become law from and after the date
OF its approval.