REGULATIONS.
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1.
The prohibition against launches without tow carrying cargo
is hereby confirmed.
2. The Commissioner of Customs should immediately notify to the
Commander-in-Chief of the kiver Guard the number of launches plying
without tow in inland waters, their owners, places of departure and
destination, and ports of call en route. Owners must report the
above details to the Commissioner of Custors. The Commissioner of
Customs should hereafter notify to the Commander-in-Chief of the
kiver Guard all launches which it is oroposed to place on or remove
from the river.
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In accordance with existire Regulations, all landing-stages
en route at which it is intended to emberk passengers must be
notified beforehand. No passengers may be embarked elsewhere than at
these stages, to preclude the possibility of pirates being taken on
board by mistake, in the absence of any examination. the embarkation
of passengers at any place not notified as a place of call will be
cunished by a fine of $500 for each offence.
4.
Guards must be stationed ashore and on guard-boats at any
such landing-stage where, as being a less important centre, none at
present exist. At every stage where passengers are to be embarked, a
terry-boat shall be stationed for the curpose, and intending passeng-
ers must embark by this boat for transshipment to the steamer, after
their persons have been searched for arms by the guard. The owner of
any launch embarking passengers who have been conveyed on board by
other means than the said ferry boat will be fined $100.
E.
Werry-boats will be temporarily provided by Government free
of charge.
6.
District Commandants of the River Guard shall select atten-
tive and efficient officers and men for the duty of inspectine pass-
engers. Any obstruction or extortion from passengers should be re-
ported to the nearest Commandant or Local official. Should the