148 ORDINANCE No. 11 OF 1845 .
Harbour Regulation.
Shall on arrival 3. And be it further enacted , that all such masters and other persons shall, within
produce or
deliver certain
documents ; twenty-four hours of their arrival at the said port, report themselves at the Harbour
Master's office, and produce ship's articles , lists of passengers, and manifest of cargo,
and deposit the ship's register, and a true copy of the said manifest if required, under
a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, on refusal or neglect of the master or
other person in charge so to do.
And report to 4. And it is hereby further enacted and ordained , that in the event of the death
the Harbour
Master all deaths of any of the crew, passengers, or other persons occurring on board any merchant
or desertions
occurring on vessel whilst in the port, or in case of the desertion or removal of any of the crew, the
board.
master or other person in charge of such vessel shall forthwith report the same in
writing to the Harbour Master, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for every death,
desertion, or removal which he shall so neglect to report .
No seaman to be 5. And it is hereby enacted and ordained, that no Master or other person shall
left behind
without wilfully or negligently leave behind him in this Colony any seaman brought to it on
certificate of
Harbour Master.
board his vessel, unless on a certificate from the Harbour Master or other person
appointed to grant the same ; and if any seaman shall wilfully or negligently remain in
the Colony after the departure of the vessel which brought him to it, without permission
of the Harbour Master or other person appointed to grant the same, such seaman shall,
on conviction before the Marine Magistrate, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding
twenty-five dollars, or, in default of payment thereof, be liable to arrest as a vagrant,
and be dealt with accordingly.
Merchant 6. And it is hereby further enacted and ordained , that all seamen permitted to
seamen coming
on shore to be land from merchant vessels on liberty, are to be furnished with a ticket of leave, under
furnished with
ticket of leave,
except in certain the hand of the master or person in charge of the vessel to which such seaman may
cases.
belong, in default of which they shall be liable to the penalties imposed by Ordinance
No. 18 of 1844 : Provided always that this regulation is not to be considered applicable
to men who may come on shore for a time not exceeding six hours on duty or business.
Provisions for 7. And it is hereby further enacted and ordained, that every such master or
the berthing of
vessels in the other person in charge of a merchant vessel arriving at the said port, shall take up the
harbour.
berth pointed out by the Harbour Master, and shall not remove from it to take up any
other berth without his permission, except in case of necessity, under a penalty of one
hundred dollars ; and he shall also remove his vessel to any new berth pointed out by
the Harbour Master, under a fine of twenty dollars for every hour that the vessel shall
remain in her old berth after a notice , demand, or order to shift by the Harbour Master
shall have been given on board of her.
Management of 8. And it is hereby further enacted and ordained, that all masters or other
vessels according
to directions of persons in charge of vessels are immediately to strike their top- gallant yards and
Harbour Master.
masts, to have their jib and spanker booms rigged close in, and moor, or clear
hawse when called upon by the Harbour Master to do so, and are generally to follow
such directions as the state of the weather, the crowded condition of the port, or other
circumstances, may render necessary or expedient in the judgment of the Harbour