The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-11-25

Hawaiian japanese any other person who has
received certificate from yscian stating opium
is the proper remedy which the bearer
is suffering and that the and regulations
the license VIII not be violated.
SECTION g. The person receiving such license shall keep
in book of record be furnished him by the Minister Of
the Interior, record of the all persons whom
such censee has sodany OPIUM with the date of such sale
and the quantity sod and the physician issuing
the certificate which sale made date of such
certificate Such record book shall kept in English
and Hawaiian languages and shall be open inspection
any any member of the police force and the Minister
the Interior The person holding the license shall give
each person purchasing opium 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
Section of this Act who shall sell furnish any opium
preparation of opium any person persons contrary
law SHALL upon conviction thereof be fined not less
than One Thousand Dollars than Five Thousand
Dollars and be imprisoned at hard labor for any term not
more than ten years nor less than two years.
SECTION 5. The person who has obtained license under
this Act hereby authorized import opium prepare
ton of opium through the Custom House, paying duty upon
the of fifteen per cent al vaorem, and there shall be
charged each of opium the of dollar
for each half pound of opium imported for stamp be put
on each tin of opium imported All opium seized which has
been brought into this Kingdom without paying duty and
all opium which has not been stamped shall be forfeited to
the Government aud shall be stamped with the Government
stamp Inc Government may dispose OF such opium to the
party who has received the license upon his paying Che duty
upon the of fifteen per vaorem dollar
per tin for the stamp.
6. The person who has obtained license who
shall violate any of the provisions of this shall his
license cancelled and the penalty of the bond provided for
in this Act enforced and be imprisoned hard labor for
than years less than years. and
pay iue of than Five Thousand Dollars less
than One Thousand Dollars.
In addition prescribed by Sec
ton of this Act it shall be incumbent upon any person
persons desiring to purchase opium preparation
thereof that they obtain license from the Marshal his
Deputy hereinafter provided authorizing the intending
purchaser tC use opium any preparation thereof
Minister of the Interior shall have author
y make rules and regulations the proper regulation
the sale of opium It's preparations under this Act and such
rules and regulations after being duly published shall have
the force and effect of law and upon any violation thereof
the party parties violating the shall be subject
the penalties provided in Section of this Act for four years.
which shall be the length of time for which such license
shall be granted and it shall be stated in the license
g. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon Police
and District Magistrates to hear and determine all
which may arise under this Act.
One-haf money penalties provided for
by this Act shall be paid the party who gave the uoma
ton which led to the conviction of the offender fined
SECTION II. All laws parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this Act shall be and the hereby
peaed; provided however, that should license be issued
under the provisions of this Act that then and such
this ACT shall not be deemed to- shall it repeal Chapter
Sc of the Laws of 1874 amended by Chapter SO Of
Laws of 1876, and Chapter IS or the Laws of 1880.
SECTION r. This Act shall effect become law
from and after the date of its approval
Approved this 18th day of October, A D. 1886.
KALAKAUA REX