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Seamen to be dis-
charged only by Per-
Master.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH JANUARY, 1862. VIII. No Master of any Ship shall discharge, or force therefrom, or wilfully or intly leave behind him, in this Colony, any Seaman shipped on board thereof un-mission of Harbour On a Certificate from the Harbour Master or other Person appointed to grant the Sene; and who shall have power to withhold or grant the same as he shall see fit under a Paty not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars: and if any Seaman shall wilfully or negli- gently remain in the Colony, after the Departure of the Vessel in which he shall have Sipp, without such Certificate, such Seaman shall on conviction before the Marine Magistrate forfeit and pay a Sum not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars or be imprisoned
e a t- rm not exceeding One Month.
Harbour Master, and
without permission.
IX. Every Master of a Merchant Vessel arriving in the Harbour shall take up Ships to be moored Birth pointed out by the Harbour Master, or by any Person sent on board by him where ordered by the tint purpose, and shall moor his Ship there properly, and shall not remove from not remove therefrom it to take up any other Berth, without his permission, except in case of necessity, to he decided by the Harbour Master, under a Penalty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars and he shall remove his Vessel to any new Berth when required so to do by the Harbour Master, under a Fine not exceeding Twenty Dollars for every Hour that the Vessel shall remain in her old Berth, after Notice to remove under the hand of the Harbour Master or his Deputy shall have been given on board of her.
Harbour Master to be obeyed.
Y. Every Master of a Merchant Vessel shall immediately strike Spars, clear Hawse, All Orders by the or shit Berth, or obey any other Order which the Harbour Master may think fit to give, and any Master wilfully disobeying or neglecting this Regulation, shall be liable to a Fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars.
Blue Peter to be
hoisted and Port Clear- ance to he obtained
XI. Every Master about to proceed to Sea shall, under a Penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars, hoist a Blue Peter Twenty-four Hours before time of intended Departure, and shall give Notice to the Harbour Master, who will furnish a Port Clearance and before departure. shall likewise attest the Manifest if necessary; and any Ship having obtained such Clearance and not sailing within Thirty-six Hours thereafter shall report to the Harbour Master the reason for not going and shall redeposit the Ship's Papers if required.
Merchant Vessels having upwards of
same immediately.
XII. Every Master of a Merchant Vessel arriving in this Harbour and having Gunpowder on board, weighing in the whole over Two Hundred Pounds, shall make 2000s. of Powder on immediate Report of the same to the Harbour Master, or shall be liable to a Penalty not hard to report the exceeding Ten Dollars for every Hour that he shall neglect to do so, and shall forthwith on being required so to do by the Harbour Master land or store the same in some con- venient place to be approved of by the Harbour Master.
XIII. No Dead Body shall be thrown overboard within the limits of this Har- hour, under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Pollars, to be paid by the Master of the Vessel, and no Stone or other Ballast shall be thrown overboard within the said limits under a Penalty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars, to be paid by the Master of. the Vessel from which such Stone or Ballast shall have been thrown.
No Dead Bodies or the Harbour.
Ballast to be cast into
Fire Arms not to be used except in certain
XIV. Except as is hereinafter directed under Sections XXI and XXII of this Ordinance, or under the sanction of the Harbour Master, no Cannon, Gun, or Fire-arm cases. of any description shall be discharged within the limits of this Harbour from any Mer- chaut Vessel or Boat, under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars.
Boats to carry a
to Passengers.
XV. Every licensed Boat shall, between the Hours of Sunset and Daylight, carry a Lantern in a conspicuous place with the Number of the License cut out on the Fran- Light at Night. ing. If the Person in charge of any Boat shall demand or take more than his Fare, or use abusive language to Passengers, or neglect to carry & Light as required, or refuse No abusive language without sufficient cause to take a Passenger at the Fare established, the party offending, or in his absence the Person to whom the License for the Boat was granted, shall be Eable to a Penalty not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars; and all Bots whether private Boats. ay be search- or not may and shall be subject to be stopped and examined by the Police Boats, and if Boats. the Person in charge of any Boat does not heave to on being liailed by a Police Boat or uses abusive language to the Officer or Persons on board of her in the execution of their duty, he shall be liable to be detained in custody until he can be brought before a Ma- gistrate, and on conviction be liable to a Fine not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars.
Led by Officers in Police
di
seases on board to re-
XVI. Every Commanding Officer of any Ship-of-war, or Master of a Merchant Ships arriving have. Ship or Vessel of whatsoever Nation who may arrive in this Harbour laving Smallpox or ing contagious de any other Disease of a contagious or infectious nature on board, shall hoist the proper port the sanie. Vonatine Flag, and no communication shall be held with any other Vessel or Boat or with the Shore, until permission be given by the Harbour Master; and the Boarding Offi- to on nearing such Ship shall be informed of the nature of such Disease that proper precautions may be taken and assistance rendered, under a Penalty in any of the fore- going cases not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars for every Offence.