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placed ju conspicuous part of ship. (Ibid, sec.
817.)
certificate as aforesaid to him or his agent, cause one of the dupli- cates thereof so transmitted to be put up in some conspicuous part. of the ship, so as to be visible to all persons on board the same, and shall cause it to be continued so put up so long as such certifi- cate remains in force and such ship is in use; and in default, such owner or master shall, for every offence, incur a penalty not ex- ceeding fifty dollars.
Forgery of
16. Every person who knowingly and wilfully makes, or declaration or assists in making, or procures to be made a false or fraudulent declaration or certificate with respect to any steamer requiring a certificate under this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
rertificate a misdemeanour. (ibid. sec. 8:20.)
Surveyors to
of the build aid other
and owners
17. The said surveyors shall, from time to time, make such wake returns returns to the Governor as he requires with respect to the build, dimensions, draught, burden, rate of sailing, room for fuel, and particulars of the nature and particulars of machinery and equipments of the seana ships, ship surveyed by them; and every owner, master and engineer of any such ship shall, on demand, give to such surveyors all such information and assistance within his power as they require for the
purpose of such returns; and every such owner, master, or that purpose. engineer who, on being applied to for that purpose, wilfully ¡Ibid, sec- refuses or neglects to give such information or assistance, shall be 821.1
jiable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
and masters
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Harlour Master may fase clear-
by certificate.
Penalties for carrying Passengers in excess of the Numbers "allowed by Certificate.
VII. The master of any ship carrying more than ten passengers (except such ship come within the operation of "The Chinese Pas- ances to ship senger's Act, 1855"), shall, apon application to the Harbour carrying more Master for a port clearance, state the number of passengers he passengers purposes to carry in the then projected voyage; and if such number than allowed shall be in excess of the number such ship is allowed to carry by her passenger certificate whether granted in the United Kingdom, any British possession, or by the Government of any foreign power; or in the case of a foreign ship not having any such certificate, if such number shall exceed the number for which such ship, if British, would obtain a certificate in the United Kingdom, the Harbour Master may refuse a port clearance to such ship. Any master wilfully misrepresenting the number of passengers so hour to be carried shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hamdred and fifty dollars.
Pealty for taking more passengers
2. Any master of any such ship who shall, uftor having obtained such port clearance, wilfully take or receive on board such vessel. than allowed any number of passengers greater than that allowed by the said by certificate, port clearance, shall, on conviction, be subject to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars in addition to a penalty of five dollars for every such passenger in excess of the number permitted to be carried by the said port clearance.
Governor may 3. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to probibit the prohibit com- reyance of deck Conveyance of deck passengers by any ship.
Trisstugore.
Penalty on
Ship entering
4. If any British ship enters the waters of the Colony Having on board a greater number of passengers than is allowed by her Colony with certificate, the master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not
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than allowed
passengers
by certificate.
Penalty m
exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
5. If any ship, unless a British ship provided with a certificate, Puppering
ship entering shall enter the waters of the Colony having on board a greater waters of the number of passengers than can be so accommodated as to give to
Colony with
out safficient each Passenger at least the amount of space hereander stated, the accomodation master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five the passengers. hundred dollars, that is to say:-
Furvey of sitips auspected of being unsea- worthy.
(4.) For each passenger carried on the upper deck, sixteen
superficial feet of space;
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(b) For each passenger carried between decks, twelve super- to apply
ficial and seventy-two cubical feet of space on voyages ex- cealing thirty days' duration, and nine superficial feet and fifty-four cubical feet of space on voyages of less than thirty days duration, in addition to four superficial feet on the upper deck for the use of each of such passengers: Provided always that no passengers shall be carried between decks unless the height thereof is at feast six feet, and that no passen- gers shall be carried on the upper deck save on voyages of less than thirty days' duration.
Survey of Unsenworthy Ships.
VIII. Where the Governor has received a complaint, or has reason to believe, that any British ship is, by reason of the defective con- dition of her hull, equipments, or machinery, or by reason of M.. A. 1973, overloading or improper loading, unfit to proceed to sea without serious danger to human life, he may, if he thinks fit, appoint some competent person or persons to survey such ship, and the equipments, machinery and cargo thereof, and to report thereon to the Governor.
Vera. 12.)
Any person so appointed may, for the purposes of such survey, require the unloading or removal of any cargo, ballast, or tackle, and shall have all the powers of an inspector appointed under "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854."
Any person who (baving notice of the intention to hold such survey) wilfully does or causes to be done any act by which
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