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(b.) Every person who shall unlawfully cut, damage, or Damaging
destroy any of the ropes, cables, cordage, tackle, bead- furniture of fasts, or other furniture of or belonging to any ship, ship. boat, or vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, with intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain the same or any part thereof.
(e.) Every person who for the purpose of preventing the Throwing into
seizure or discovery of any materials, furniture, stores, or water goods merchandise belonging to or having been part of the unlawfully
obtained. cargo of any ship, boat, or vessel lying in the waters aforesaid, or of any other articles unlawfully obtained from any such ship or vessel, shall wilfully let fall or throw into the waters aforesaid, or in any other manner convey away from any ship, boat, or vessel, wharf, quay, or landing place any such article, or who shall be acces sory to any such offence; and it shall be lawful for any constable to take any such offender into custody and 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. (d.) Every owner, or headman, or other person in charge Mooring of
of any boat which shall be found alongside of any public wharf or landing-place (unless while taking on board or landing passengers or cargo), or lying off the same so as to prevent the free access of other boats thereto, and the owner, headınan, or other person in charge of any boat which shall be moored or at anchor at a distance of less than three hundred yards from low water mark of such parts of the Colony as may be declared by regulation, between the hours of nine o'clock at night and gunfire in the morning: Provided always, that nothing herein con- tained shall be construed to extend to any boat moored or at anchor alongside of any private wharf with the consent of the owner thereof.
boats.
(Ibid, sec. 9, paras. 8 & 9.)
harbour by rubbish, &c.
(e) Every person who shall cast or throw any dead body, bal- Obstruction of
last, rubbish, or other substance, either from shore or from. any vessel, into the waters of the Colony, or stall neglect within a reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel or other obstruction in the said harbour belonging to him or in his charge or keeping.
casts.
3. Except as is hereinbefore directed by paragraphs 2 and 3 Fire-arme not of section XXIV, or under the sanction of the Harbour Master, no to be used ex- cept in certain cannon, gun, or fire-arm of any description shall be discharged within such portions of the waters of the Colony as the Governor (Ibid, sec. 14.) may, from time to time, by regulations prescribe, from any merchant vessel or boat, under a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Removal of Obstructions.
ter may re-
XXVI. The Harbour Master may, by written notice, require Harbour Mas- any person to remove from the waters of the Colony, within a reaso- move obstrue- nable time to be specified in such notice, any obstruction cansed by tions, &c. such
person or belonging to him or in his charge or keeping, and (See Ordi- if such person fail to remove the obstruction within the specified uance 14 of time, the Harbour Master shall cause the obstruction to be removed, 1845, sec. 37.) and may recover the expenses of removal from the person named in the notice.
Movrings.
XXVII. No person shall place moorings in the waters of the Harbour Mas- Colony except with the sanction of the Harbour Master; and ter may per- nit mooring the Harbour Master may, upon giving such sanction, attach such to be laid conditions to the use and employment of such moorings as he down. shall think fit.
spectors may
Powers of Police. XXVIII. The Captain or other Superintendent, or any Inspector Superintend of the Police force shall have power, by virtue of his office, to ents and In- enter at all times, with such constables as he shall think necessary, board vessels, as well by night as by day, into and upon every ship, boat, or (Ordinance 14 othe, vessel (not being then actually employed in Her Majesty's of 1845, sec.7.) service) lying in the waters of the Colony, and into every part of such vessel, for the purpose of inspection and upon ccasion directing the conduct of any constable who may be stationed on board of any such vessel, and of inspecting and ubserving 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 or 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.
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