Scheme, of Rewards to be Paid: to informers An interesting series of regulations governing the disposition of tints levied for opium smuggling, trafficking, and/or smoking, have been drafted by the. National Opiem. Suppression Commission in Nanking, and published by the Administrative By these regulations, mem~ bers of the police force throughout the country. who succeed in une thing opium smuggling. enterprises and who arrest opium smugglers, traffickers and smokers: will receive due rewards.
The regulations are as follows:—
1. Portions of fines imposed by-Judicial organs upon opium addicts, traffickers and smugglers shall be. given in cash as rewards to informers and portions shall be given. to police officers who arrest such follow:
Should the information of i formers be. responsible all be. given to the informers sand the remalring. 50 pox cent. to the poi should detectives or policemen be responsible-for the diagorery of opium cases, 80. per cert, of the Fines shall be given to sach affeers and 20 per cent. £0 those. who. alist the pol 3. Informers who are unwilling to-accept cash revranis for services rendered shall be. ofiially extolled by the local administrative organs and their services stall be officially Fecorded by the Opiim Supression Canmission: should: informers. be found to have made false allegations with acview to. causing harm to Ener would-be victims, they" shall be dealt with in. accordance. With the Criminal Code: ous law courts wich min. cases shall grant fash rewaeda fo informers and police accordance with Att. 2 of hose Fegaatans at cay at foible and hall submit immediate. reports the Ministry. of Justice to this effect: the local administrative or. ans which execute the decisions the: law-courts likewise shall Submit reports to. this eect to Sher superiors: and 5, District Magistrates who are concurrently charged with the hand—
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