ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1862.
Harbour Regulation.
9. Every master of a merchant vessel arriving in the harbour shall take berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, or by any person sent on board by him for that purpose, and shall moor his ship there properly, and shall not remove from it to take up any other berth, without his permission, except in case of necessity, to be 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.
10. Every master of a merchant vessel shall immediately strike spars, clear hawse, or shift 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.
11. 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 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 re-deposit the ship's papers if required.
12. Every master of a merchant vessel arriving in this harbour and having gun-powder on board, weighing in the whole over two hundred pounds, shall make immediate report of the same to the Harbour Master, or shall be liable to a penalty not 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 convenient place to be approved of by the Harbour Master. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 4 of 1867.]
13. No dead body shall be thrown overboard within the limits of this harbour, under a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, 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.
14. Except as is hereinafter directed under sections 21 and 22 of this Ordinance, or under the sanction of the Harbour Master, no cannon, gun, or fire-arm of any description shall be discharged within the limits of this harbour from any merchant vessel or boat, under a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
15. Every licensed boat shall, between the hours of sunset and daylight, carry a lantern in a conspicuous place with the number of the licence cut out on the framing. 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 a light as required, or refuse without sufficient cause to take a passenger at the fare established, the party offending, or in his absence the person to whom the licence for the boat was granted, shall be ...
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Ships to be moored where ordered by the Harbour Master, and not remove therefrom without permission.
All orders by the Harbour Master to be obeyed.
Blue peter to be hoisted and port clearance to be obtained before departure.
Merchant vessels having upwards of 200 lbs. of powder on board to report the same immediately.
No dead bodies or ballast to be cast into the harbour.
Fire-arms not to be used except in certain cases.
Boats to carry a light at night.
No abusive language to passengers.