Section I. 1

I. 1 i / a - : - I - I : - ! - I - I - I a - . *.' ACT No. XIII. OF 1852. an order for the immediate restoration of such woman to her liberty, or of such female child to her husband, father, mother, guardian, or such other person as aforemid, as the case may be, and to coinpel compliance with such order; and if it be necessary to use force for that purpose, ally Deputy Superintendent or Inspector of Police, duly authorized by the Justice in that behalf, with such assistants as he may deem necessary, may break open doors or otherwise compel compliance with the same, and the said Justice may commit any person charged with taking, or causing to be taken, or enticing any woman or female child as aforesaid, for any of the purposes aforesaid, for trial before the Supreme Court of Judicature. XIV. Any person who shall have or keep any house, shop, room, or place of ~ublic resort and enteiatainment within the said `A` I Keeping open houses of public entertainment witll- Town, wherein provisions, liquors, or refreshments of - - out licence. any . kind . shall be sold or consumed, (whether the same shall be kept or retailed therein or procured elsewhere,) without a licence for the same being first had and - s obtained from and under the hand of two Justices of the Peace, shall be liable, on conjiction thereof before any of the said Justices, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred rupees for every day that such unlicensed house of place of public resort or entertainment is kept open. XV. Two or more of the said Justices shall frorn tiine to time hold . TWO Justices to grant[licensing Sessions, for the purpose of panting licences ] licences. to the keepers of such houses or places of public resort and entertainment as aforesaid, and the said licences may be granted by the said Justices for any term not exceeding one year, subject to the ~estriction contained in Section XII. Act XI. of' 1849, and upon such conditions to be inserted in every such licence as the Justices fioin time to . time shall order, for securing the g o ~ d behaviour of the keepers of 'the said houses or places of public resort or entertainment, and the preven- tion C '* 173% t I . Y ACT No. XIII. O F 1852. tion of drunlrenness and disorder among the persons frequenting or using the same. XVI. The keeper of every such house or place of public resort and entertainment, who shall wilfully offend against any Penalty for parties 'not conforming to the tenor of condition of his licence, shall be liable, on conviction their licence. before a Justice of the Peace, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred rupees for every such offence, and, in the discretion of the convicting Justice, to forfeit his licence, in addition to any other penalty or punishment that shall be imposed on him. XVII. Every person who shall have or keep any house, shop, room, Disorderly conduct an& or place of public resort or entertainment within the hamOuGg aeser- said Town, wherein provisions, liquors, or refreshments ters in houses of public entertainment. of any kind shall be sold or consumed, (whether the same shall be kept ar retailed therein or procured elsewhere,) and who shall knowingly or wilfully permit drunkenness or other disorderly behaviour in such house, shop, room, or place, or who shall knowingly suffer any unlawful games or any gaming whatsoever therein, or who shall knowingly pennit prostitutes.or persons of notoriously bad character to meet or remain therein, or who shall wilfully harbour or conceal any Seaman or Apprentice who shall have deserted, knowing or having reason to believe such Seaman or Apprentice so harboured or concealed to be a deserter, shall be liable to s penalty not exceeding one hundred rupees, and shall be liable to forfeiture of his licence, in addition to any other penalty or punishment that shall be imposed on him. XVIII. Every person who shall keep open his house, shop, room, Hours for sale of spiri- or place, for the purpose of selling or retailing spiritu- tuolls liquors and intoxicating drugs. ous or fermented liquors or intoxicating drugs, under a licence from the Collector of Calcutta, after the hour of nine at night and c before l I I I I C' 1 i I ) a '.7 . -. . - .4 - I 1. ,..A ACT No. XITI. OF `1853.` Irefore the hour of six in the mozlning, s b l l bea liable, on conviction befare a Justice of the Peace, to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five rupees, and shall also be liable, in the discretion of the said Justice, to the forfeiture of his licence.