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VICTORIA HARBOUR RÉGULATIONS,
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from it to take up any other Berth, without his permission, ex- | without permission cept in case of necessity, to be decided by the Harbour Master, under a Penalty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars; and he shall remove his Vessel to any new Berth when required so to do by the Harbour Master, under a Fine not exceeding Twenty Dollars for every Hour that the Vessel shall remain in her old Berth, after Notice to remove under the hand of the Harbour Master or his Deputy shall have been given on board of her.
X. Every Master of a Merchant Vessel shall immediately strike Spars, clear Hawse, or shift Berth, or obey any other Or- der which the Harbour Master may think fit to give, and any Master wilfully disobeying or neglecting this Regulation, shall be exceeding Two Hundred Dollars.
All Orders by the Harbour Master to be obeyed.
liable to a Fine not
XI. Every Master about to proceed to Sea_shall under a Blue Peter to be Penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars, hoist a Blue Peter Twenty- hoisted & Port Clear- four Hours before time of intended Departure, and shall give ance to be obtained Notice to the Harbour Master, who will furnish a Port Clearance before departure. and shall likewise attest the Manifest if necessary; and any Ship having obtained such Clearance and not sailing within Thirty-six Hours thereafter shall report to the Harbour Master the reason for not going and shall redeposit the Ship's Papers if re- quired.
XII. Every Master of a Merchant Vessel arriving in this Harbour and having Gunpowder on board, weighing in the whole over Two Hundred Pounds, shall make immediate Report of the same to the Harbour Master, or shall be liable to a Pen- alty not exceeding Ten Dollars for every Hour that he shall neglect to do so, and shall forthwith on being required so to do by the Harbour Mas- ter, land or store the same in some convenient place to be approved of by the Harbour Master.
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Merchant Vessels having upwards of 200 lbs. of Powder on board to report the same immediately.
No Dead Bodies or
Ballast to be cast into
the Harbour.
XIII. No Dead Body shall be thrown overboard within the limits of this Harbour, under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hun- dred Dollars, to be paid by the Master of the Vessel, and no Stone or other Ballast shall be thrown overboard within the said limits under a Penal- ty not exceeding One Hundred Dollars, to be paid by the Master of the Vessel from which such Stone or Ballast shall have been thrown.
Fire Arms not to be used except in certain cases.
XIV. Except as is hereinafter directed under Sections XXI and XXII of this Ordinance, or under the sanction of the Har- bour Master, no Cannon, Gun, or Fire-arm of any description | shall be discharged within the limits of this Harbour from any Merchant Vessel or Boat, under a Penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars.
Boats to carry a
Light at Night.
No abusive language to Paseengers.
Boats may be search- ed by Officer in Police Boats.
XV. Every licensed Boat shall, between the Hours of Sun- set and Daylight, carry a Lantern in a conspicuous place with the Number of the License cut out on the Framing. If the Per- son in charge of any Boat shall demand or take more than his Fare; or use abusive language to Passengers, or neglect to carry a Light as required, or refuse without sufficient cause to take a Passenger at the Fare established, the party offending, or in his absence the Person to whom the License for the Boat was granted, shall be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars; and all Boats whether private or not may and shall be subject to be stopped and examined by the Police Boats, and if the Person in charge of any Boat does not heave to on being hailed by a Police Boat, or uses abusive language to the Officer or Persons on board of her in the execution of their duty, he shall be liable to be detained in custody until he can be brought before a
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