Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-23
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upon conviction be fined not more
than One Hundred and Fifty
Dollars, nor less than Ten Dollars,
or be imprisoned at hard labor
for not more than ninety days nor
less than ten days; and upon a
second conviction for like offense
shall be both fined and impri-
soned.
Provided, however, that the pro.
visions of this Act shall not be
construed to apply to any licensed
physician who shall prescribe
opium for medical purposes as
now authorized by law.
Section 6. The price at which
such opium shall be sold shall be
the cost price thereof delivered to
theOpiumBoard of theDistrict and
in addition thereto charge at the
rate of Three Dollars per pound.
The term "cost price" shall COM
prise the purchase price, freight,
storage, carriage and a charge at
the rate of Three Dollars per
pound, and any other expenses at
tending the importation and sale
of opium. The price established
for the sale of opium in each Ju-
dicial District shall be at all times
subject to confirmation and ratifi-
cation by the Board of Health.
Section z. The Board of Health
may furnish opium TO- m,dlc'nai
purposes at its cost price to the
Queens Hospital, the Lcpcr Set
Element, and to the captain or
surgeon of any vessel bound to
foreign port for use on such yes
sci.
Section 8. The Board of Health
may make all such rules and regu-
lations, and penalties tor infrac
ton OF such rules and regulations,
Tor the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this Act, a. they
deem advisable, and may alter and
amend The SANE at pleasure; and
such rules aud legula ions aud
penalties or amendments thereto,
worn published in u wspaper,
s all have the force and effect of
law.
Section 9. Any person who
shall have in his possession opium
or any preparation thereof which
he shall not have received from
or through the Board of Health
or as provided in this Act, or any
person who shall he found smok-
ing or using opium without OBJ
t lining the permit pruviiei { r in
Section 3 of this Act, or any per-
son smoking or using opium in
any Judicial di-,ri other than
that for which his permit WAS
issued, shall upon conviction be
fined not less then Ten nor more
than Two Hundred and Fifty
Dollars, or be imprisoned at hard
labor for a term of not less than
twenty days nor more than one
year or both fine and imprison-
ment in the discretion of the
Court.
Section 10. No permit to
smoke or use opium shall be used
in any Judicial District but that
in which it is obtained. Any
person having a permit to smoke
or use upium leaving permanently
the District in which he resided,
shall surrender his permit to
smoke or use opium to the Opium
Board of such Judicial District.
Section IL. The Opium Board
shall furnish the Marshal of the
Republic every three months a
list of the names of all persons to
whom permits to smoke or use
opium have been granted in their
JunIclal Di trlct.
Section IL The permits to |
smoke or use opium issued under
the provisions OF this Act shall be |
Numbered in rotation as the same |
A'e issued in each Dstr ct and |
shall state on their face the names
Of the holders of the permits, the
numbers aud the Judicial District
for which they are Issued In
case of loss of such permit by any
person, and on due AID sufficient
proof Of such los1 being made to
The Opium Board, n new per-
nit may he issued in place of
he one lost, which reissue shall be
marked duplicate" and the fee
'or such reissue shall he the sum
IF Que Dollar. Every permit to
smoke or use opium shall be
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