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Pawnbrokers. {Ch. 31. No. 12.

thereof, or without payment thereof or of any part thereof,
as to the court or Magistrate, according to the conduct of
the owner and the other circumstances of the case, seems
just and fitting.

26. If a pawnbroker, without reasonable excuse (proof
whereof shall lie on him), neglects or refuses to deliver a
pledge to the person entitled to have delivery thereof under
this Ordinance, he shall be guilty of an offence against
this Ordinance, and a court or Magistrate may, if the court
or Magistrate thinks fit, with or without imposing a penalty,
order the delivery of the pledge on payment of the amount
of the loan and prolit.

General restrictions on pawnbrokere
27. Any pawnbroker who—

(a) takes an article in pawn from any person appearing
to be under the age of sixteen vears or to be intoxi-
cated, or

(b) purchases or takes in pawn or exchange a pawn-
ticket issued by another pawnbroker, or

(c) employs any servant or apprentice or other
person under the age of sixteen years to take pledges
In pawn, or

(d) carries on the business of a pawnbroker on
sunday, Good Iriday, or Christmas Day, or on any
public holiday, or

(ec) under any pretence purchases, except at public
auction, any pledge while in pawn with him, or

W) sufiers anv pledge while in pawn with him to be
redeemed with a view to his purchasing it, or

(zg) makes any contract or agreement with any person
pawning or offering to pawn any article, or with the
owner thereof, for the purchase, sale, or disposition
thereof within the time of redemption, or

(x) sells or otherwise disposes of any pledge pawned
with him except at such time and in such manner as
authorised by this Ordinance,

shall be guilty of an offence.

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Order for
delivery of
pledge to

person
entitled.

Prohibition
of purchas-
ing pledges;
taking
pledges

from
children, etc.