ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879 . 1487
Merchant Shipping.
Acts, or such Ordinance for the time being in force in this Colony apply,
not unnecessarily detaining or delaying the ship from proceeding on any
voyage, and, if in consequence of any accident to any such ship or for any
other reason they consider it necessary so to do, to require the ship to be
taken into dock for the purpose of surveying the hull thereof ; and any
person who hinders any such surveyor from going on board any such
steam- ship , or otherwise impedes him in the execution of his duty under
this Ordinance , shall incur a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars .
6. The said surveyors shall execute their duties under the direction Governor to
regulate mode
of the Governor, and the Governor may make regulations as to the of survey.
[Ibid, sec.
manner in which the surveys hereinafter mentioned shall be made, and as 307.j
to the notice to be given to the surveyors when surveys are required, and
as to the amount and payment of the fees due and of any expenses in
curred by such surveyors in the execution of their duties, and may thereby
determine the person by and to whom and the conditions under which
such payment shall be made.
7. Every surveyor who demands or receives directly or indirectly Penalty on
surveyors
from the owner, agent, or master of any ship surveyed by him under the receiving fees.
[Ibid, sec.
provisions of this Ordinance, or from any other person any fee or remu 308. ]
neration whatsoever for or in respect of such survey, shall incur a penalty
not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Owner to
8. The owner, agent, or master of every steam- ship being within have survey
made by
the waters of the Colony shall , where such steam - ship comes within the surveyor, and
meaning of this section , cause the same to be surveyed by one or more of surveyor to
give declara
tions.
the Government surveyors ; and such surveyor or surveyors shall there
[Ibid, sec.
upon, if satisfied that he or they can with propriety do so, give to such 309. ]
Owner declarations as follows :――――――――
(a. ) A declaration of a Government surveyor shall contain
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statements of the following particulars that is to say :
(1. ) That the hull of the ship is sufficient for the
service intended and in good condition ;
( 2. ) That the boats, rafts , life buoys, or other
appliances for saving life, lights , signals , com
passes , and shelter for deck passengers, and the
certificates of the master and mate or mates,
are such and in such condition as required by
law.