The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1888-09-25
AN ACT
STRICT THE IMPORTATION AND SALE OF OPIUM or
PREPARATIONS THEREOF

10 RESTRICT THE IMPORTATION AND SALE OPIUM
PREPARATIONS THEREOF.
B. i Enacted By tfe Hing and The Legislature Of the
HlIr1jaR Kingdom:
SECTION l. The Importation OF opium or any pre-
paarion thereof into this Kingdom except as authorized
by Section OF this Act is hereby strictly prohibited
and whoever shall import SELL give or furnish opium or
any preparation thereof to any person in this Kingdoms
except provided in said Section shall be liable to
penalty OF not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars and to be imprisoned at hard
labor for any term not exceeding two years onehaf of
which pecuniary penalty Shall be paid TO the party Civ
ing the information which shall lead 10 the conviction
Of The offender
SECTION ,, The Board of Health may, from time to
time, import such quantities OF opium or preparations
thereof a the said Board shall deem necessary for med
cal purposes in this Kingdom and shall furnish it at cost
price TO any physician surgeon having diploma or
certificate from some medical college or university and
who has license 10 practice medicine in this Kingdom
also 70 the person in charge Of the medicines at the
Lper settlement al Molokai TO be used exclusively for
medical purposes And the said Board may also furnish
II 70 the captain or surgeon of any vessel bound to
foreign port for Use on board said vessel
SECTION ) Any person who shall have in his pos
session opium any preparation thereof which he shall
not have received from the Board Of Health or from
duly licensed physician surgeon as prescribed in See
ton OF this Act shall forfeit such opium or prepara-
ton thereof to the Hawaiian Government and the same
shall be seized and delivered to the Board Of HEALTH
snd such person shall be liable to penalty OF not less
than fifty nor more than TWO hundred and fifty dollars
and 10 be imprisoned at hard labor for a term of not
more than one year onehaf OF which pecunary penalty
shall De paid TO the party giving the information which
shall lead 10 the conviction of the offender
SECTION 1 Any physician or surgeon who shall sell
prescribe furnish opium, any preparation thereof
10 any person in the habit of smoking otherwise using
the TO any other person. except as remedy in
Of sickness shall forfeit to the Hawaiian Govern
ent all opium. preparations thereof which may be
his possession and it shall be seized and delivered to
the Board Of Health and he shall be fined in the sum OF
not les than twenty-five nor more than one hundred
dollars and he shall violate this Act more than once
he shall not again be furnished with opium by the Board
of Health
SECTION ) The several police and district courts of
the Kingdom hereby invested with authority to try
and determine all cases arising under this law.
SECTION 6 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
exempt any person or vessel from the pains and penal
ties prescribed by the Laws of the Kingdom against
smuggling.
SECTION Z. Chapter LXXIIL Of the Laws OF 1886
being An Act to regulate the Importation and Sale of
Opium in this Kingdom and all other laws and parts of
laws in conflict with the provisions Of this Act are
hereby repealed.
SECTION. 5 This Act shall take effect from and after
the date Of its approval
hereby Gritty that the foregoing Act having passed
is Third Reading in the Legislature Of the Hawaiian
Kingdom the 18th day OF August 1855 on the 18th
day of August 1855 was presented TO His Majesty the
hing through the ca bne and not returned the
Legislature within ten days Sundays excepted there
after and that the Legislature had adjourned prior
to the expiration Of said period Of ten days
Dated Honolulu, September II. 1855
WILLIAM r. CASTLE
President Of the Legislature
Attest: J. ALFRED Macon Clerk