The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-14

diploma or certificate from some medical
college or university, and who has a
license TO practice medicine in the Ha-
waiian Islands; also to the person in
charge of the medicines at the Leper
Settlement at Molokai, to be issued ex-
clusively for medical purposes. And the
said Board may also furnish il to the
captain or surgeon of any vessel bound
to foreign port for use on board Of such
vessel.
SECTION s. Any person who shall
have in his possession opium, or any
preparation thereof, which he shall not
have received from the Board OF Health,
or from a duly licensed physician or
surgeon, as prescribed in Section . Of
this Act, shall forfeit such opium, or prep
arstion thereof, to the Government, and
the same shall be seized and delivered
to the Board Of Health; and such person
shall be liable to penalty Of not less
than fifty nor more than two hundred
and fifty dollars, or to be imprisoned at
hard labor for a term Of not less than
one month nor more than six months, or
both, in the discretion Of the magistrate,
one-hali Of which pecuniary penalty
shall be paid to the party giving the in
formation which shall lead to the con-
viction of the offender.
SECTION I ANY physic an or surgeon
who shall sell, prescribe furnish
opium, or any preparation thereof, to
any person in the habit Of smoking or
otherwise using the same, or to any
other person, except as a remedy in case
OF sickness, shall forfeit to the Govern
ment all opium, or preparation thereof,
which may be in his possession; and it
shall be seized and delivered to the
Board OF Health, and he shall be fined
in the sum Of not less than twenty-five
nor more than one hundred dollars; and
il he shall violate this act more than
once he shall not again be furnished with
opium by the Board OF Health.
SECTION ). All confscated opium or
preparations thereof which shall have
come into the possession OF the Board Of
Health, shall be securely kept until such
time as the same shall be disposed Of as
hereinafter provided, except that where
the quantity Of opium seized shall be less
than one one-hah pound tin the same
shall be destroyed.
SECTION 8. The Board OF Health shall
as soon as practicable sell all confscated
opium or preparations thereof which
shall have come into its possession, and
at such price as it shall deem fit, such
sale may be either public or private, in
the discretion Of the Board; provided
that all opium so sold shall be exported
from this country. One half the gross
proceeds derived from the sale of con
fiscated opium shall go TO the informant
in addition to the compensation as pro
vided in Section l of this Act, and the
balance shall be the property Of the
Government.
SECTION I. The several District Mag
istrates are hereby invested with autho-
ity to try and determine all cases arising
under this law.
SECTION s. Nothing in this Act shall
be construed to exempt any person or
vessel from the pains and penalties pre-
scribed by the laws Of the Hawaiian
Islands against smuggling, nor to affect
any prosecutions pending at the date Of
the approval OF this Act,
SECTION 9. An Act entitled An Act
to provide Tor and Regulate the Impor;a-
ton, Sale and Use Of Opium and Prepar-
atoms thereof" approved On the 18th
day Of January, 4 D. 1926. and all other
laws and parts Of laws in conflict with
the provisions O; this Act are hereby re-
pealed.
SECTION 10. This act shall take effect
from the date Of its publication.
Approved this 16,h day Of February,
4. D. 1893.
,signedl SANFORD 2 DOLE,
President Of the Provisional Govern
ment Of the Hawaiian Islands
lSignedJ IA KING,
Minister Of the Interior.
1929
ACT -.
An Act TO Appropriate the sum Of Fifty
thousand Dollars for the Purpose
Of Defrsying the General Expenses
Of the Provisional Government Of
abe Hawaiian Islands