Section 9
SEC. 9. (a) Within ten days after this Act shall go into effect every person having opium in his possession, except a duly licensed practicing physician, licensed pharmacist or second-class pharmacist or officers of the Government authorized by law or Governor-General to have possession of the same, shall deliver treasurer of the province in which the opium is located, or in the city of Manila then to the Collector of Internal, all opium in his possession or under his control, and the officials to whom the opium is so delivered shall issue receipt for in a safe place, and report to the Collector of Internal Revenue immediately the name of the person making delivery, the quantity and kind delivered, and such further information as may by regulation of the Collector of Internal Revenue be required. Opium so delivered shall not be released except on permit of the Collector of Internal Revenue. (b) Reasonable charges to cover actual expense of storage and rare of opium may be imposed by the Collector of Internal Revenue. (c) Any person failing to deliver the opium in his possession or under his control as prescribed in this section shall be punished by a line net exceeding five thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court; and all opium not so delivered m shall be seized, forfeited, and sold as prescribed by this Act.