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Cutting Ropes, Cables, &c.
Wilfully letting Articles into the Thames or into a Boat, &c., with fraudulent Intention.
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Owner or Master of any such Vessel, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.
XXVII. And be it enacted, That every Person who shall unlawfully cut, damage, or destroy any of the Ropes, Cables, Cordage, Tackle, Headfasts, or other the Furniture of or belonging to any Ship, Boat, or Vessel lying in the River Thames or in any of the Docks or Creeks adjacent thereto, with Intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any Part thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.
XXVIII. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for any Constable to take into Custody every Person who, for the Purpose of preventing the Seizure or Discovery of any Materials, Furniture, Stores, or Merchandise belonging to or having been Part of the Cargo of any Ship, Boat, or Vessel lying in the River Thames or the Docks or Creeks adjacent thereto, or of any other Articles unlawfully obtained from any such Ship or Vessel, shall wilfully let fall or throw into the River, or in any other Manner convey away from Ship, Boat, or Vessel, Wharf, Quay, or Landing Place, any such Article, or who shall be accessory to any such Offence, and also to seize and detain any Boat in which such Person shall be found, or out of which any Article shall be so let fall, thrown, or conveyed away; and every such Person shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.
Framing a false Bill of Parcels to escape Detection.
Possessing Instruments for unlawfully procuring and carrying away Wine, &c.
XXIX. And be it enacted, That every Person who, for the Purpose of protecting or preventing anything whatsoever from being seized within the Metropolitan Police District on suspicion of its being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or of preventing the same from being produced or made to serve as Evidence concerning any Felony or Misdemeanor committed or supposed to be committed within the Metropolitan Police District, shall frame or cause to be framed any Bill of Parcels containing any false Statement in regard to the Name or Abode of any alleged Vendor, the Quantity or Quality of any such Thing, the Place whence or the Conveyance by which the same was furnished, the Price agreed upon or charged for the same, or any other Particular, knowing such Statement to be false, or who shall fraudulently produce such Bill of Parcels knowing the same to have been fraudulently framed, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.
XXX. And be it enacted, That every Person who shall be found within the Metropolitan Police District, in or upon any Canal, Dock, Warehouse, Wharf, Quay, or Bank, or on board any Ship or Vessel, having in his or her Possession any Tube or other Instrument for the Purpose of unlawfully obtaining any Wine, Spirits, or other Liquors, or having in his or her Possession any Skin, Bladder, or other Material or Utensil for the Purpose of unlawfully secreting or carrying away any such Wine, Spirits, or other Liquors, and any Person who shall attempt unlawfully to obtain any such Wine, Spirits, or other Liquor, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.
XXXI. And be it enacted, That every Person who shall, within the Metropolitan Police District, bore, pierce, break, cut open, or otherwise injure any Cask, Box, or Package containing Wine, Spirits, or other Liquors, on board any Ship, Boat, or Vessel, or in or upon any Warehouse, Wharf, Quay, or Bank, with Intent feloniously to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain any Part of the Contents thereof, or who shall unlawfully drink or wilfully spill or allow to run to waste any Part of the Contents thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.
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XXXII. And be it enacted, That every Person who shall, within the Metropolitan Police District, wilfully cause to be broken, pierced, started, cut, torn, or otherwise injured any Cask, Chest, Bag, or other Package containing or prepared for containing any Goods while on board of any Barge, Lighter, or other Craft lying in the said River, or any Dock, Creek, Quay, Wharf, or Landing Place adjacent to the same, or in the Way to or from any Warehouse, with Intent that the Contents of such Package or any Part thereof may be spilled or dropped from such Package, shall be deemed guilty of a Misdemeanor.
XXXIII. And be it enacted, That any Superintendent or Inspector belonging to the Metropolitan Police Force shall have Power, by virtue of his Office, to enter at all Times, with such Constables as he shall think necessary, as well by Night as by Day, into and upon every Ship, Boat, or other Vessel (not being then actually employed in Her Majesty's Service) lying in the said River or Creeks, or in any Dock or Docks thereto adjacent, and into every Part of every such Vessel, for the Purpose of inspecting and upon Occasion directing the Conduct of any Constable who may be stationed on board of any such Vessel, and of inspecting and observing the Conduct of all other Persons who shall be employed on board of any such Vessel in or about the lading or unlading thereof, as the Case may be, and for the Purpose of taking all such Measures as may be necessary for providing against Fire and other Accidents, and preserving Peace and good Order on board of any such Vessel, and for the effectual Prevention or Detection of any Felonies or Misdemeanors.
XXXIV. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for every Superintendent, Inspector, or Serjeant belonging to the Metropolitan Police Force, having just Cause to suspect that any Felony has been or is about to be committed in or on board of any Ship, Boat, or other Vessel lying in the said River, Docks, or Creeks, to enter at all Times, as well by Night as by Day, into and upon every such Ship, Boat, or other Vessel, and therein to take all necessary Measures for the safe and effectual Prevention or Detection of all Felonies which he has just Cause to suspect to have been or to be about to be committed in or upon the said River, Docks, or Creeks, and to take into Custody all Persons suspected of being concerned in such Felonies, and also to take charge of all Property so suspected to be stolen.
XXXV. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for every Superintendent or Inspector belonging to the Metropolitan Police Force...
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