Explosives.

[Ch. 30. No. 4.

18. (1) All gunpowder exceeding one pound in weight,
when publicly exposed for sale or sold, shall be in a sub-
stantial case, canister, or other package, made and closed
so as to prevent the gunpowder from escaping, and in every
case the outermost package containing such gunpowder
shall have affixed the word “‘ Gunpowder,”’ in conspicuous
characters, by means of a brand or securely attached label
or other mark.

(2) If any gunpowder is sold or exposed for sale in
contravention of this section, the person selling or exposing
for sale the same shall be liable to a fine of twenty-four
dollars, and all or any part of the gunpowder so exposed for
sale shall be forfeited.

Removal.

19. No gunpowder shall be removed or conveyed except
according to this Ordinance or the regulations made
thereunder

20. No quantity of gunpowder exceeding five pounds
shall be removed or conveyed except under and according
to a permit granted by a Gazetted Police Officer or a certi-
ficate issued by a wholesale dealer or a retail dealer:

Provided that this section shall not apply to gunpowder
in the course of conveyance according to regulations made
under this Ordinance from or to a magazine, or any vessel,
wharf, landing place, or shipping place.

21. Any person removing or conveying any gunpowder
contrary to this Ordinance or to the regulations made
hereunder, or aiding or assisting in such removal or con-
veyance, shall be liable to a fine of two hundred and forty
dollars, and any gunpowder removed or conveyed, or being
removed or conveyed, contrary to this Ordinance shall be
forfeited.

22. A permit for the removal of any gunpowder may be
granted by a Gazetted Police Officer to any person being
apparently above the age of sixteen years upon an applica-
tion in writing. Such application shall state the quantity
of gunpowder intended to be removed, the places to which

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Package
for sale.

Removal.

Removal af
over five
pounds.

Penalty on
illegal
removal.

Application
for a permit
for removal