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PORT, CONSULAR, OUST MS, AND HARBOUR REGULATIONS, &c.
TIENTSIN.
CONSULAR REGULATIONS FOR THE PORT OF TIENTSIN. Published 27th October, 1863.
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I.--The British port of Tientsin shall be between the north face and the south face of the settlement at Tsu-chuh-sin; the British port of Taku shall be between the first bending in the river and the south port, (the inner anchorage,) and between the bar at the mouth of the river, and three miles to seaward (the outer anchorage.)
II.-Every master of a vessel shall deposit his ship's papers, together with a sum- mary of the manifest of the cargo, at the Vice-Consulate at Taku, within forty-eight hours, if in the inner anchorage, and within fifty-six if in the outer, unless a Sunday or holiday should intervene, masters not conforming to this regulation will render themselves liable to a penalty of two hundred dollars.
III.-Every British vessel must show her colors on entering the port or anchorage, and keep them hoisted until she shall have been reported at the Vice-Consulate, and her papers deposited there, masters not conforming to this regulation will render themselves liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.
IV. Should any vessel, the property of a British subject, but not provided with a certificate of registry, hoist the British Ensign within the anchorage, or should she exhibit within such limits any flag so similar to the British Ensign as not to be distinguishable from it, the master of such vessel will be liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.
V. Masters of vessels will be held accountable for the conduct of their crews on shore. Should any seaman absent himself without permission, the master shall forthwith report the same at the Consulate at Tientsin, or Vice-Consulate at Taku, and take efficient measures for the recovery of the absentee.
VI.—The discharge of guns and other firearms from vessels in harbour is strictly prohibited under a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
VII.-Masters of vessels when reporting their arrival at the port or anchorage, shall notify in writing the names of all passengers and persons not forming part of the registered crew on board, and the notice must likewise be given of the numbers and names of persons not forming part of the registered crew, intending to leave the port on board of any vessel.
VIII.-All cases of death occurring on board of vessels in harbour, or in the residence of British subjects on shore, must be immediately reported, and in the event of sudden or accidental death, the best information obtainable will likewise be required. It is strictly prohibited to throw overboard the bodies of seamen or other persons dying on board of a vessel in harbour.
IX.-Stones, ballast, or cinders shall not be thrown overboard in the harbour of
Tientsin.
X.-In mooring vessels at Tientsin near the Bund, masters will fasten their hawsers to the painted beams set apart for their use. By fixing hawsers to trees, or in such a way as to impede the public path, masters will lay themselves open to a penalty of fifty dollars for every such offence.
XI.-All cases of loss of property by theft or fraud on board ship, as well as of assault or felony requiring redress, or involving the public peace, must be immediately reported. Any Chinese subject guilty of a misdemeanor on shore or afloat may be detained on detection, but information in such case must be given forthwith at the Consulate or Vice-Consulate office, and in no instance shall British subjects be permitted to use vio- lence towards Chinese offenders, or take the law into their own hands.
XII. Any vessel laden with gunpowder or any combustible, is prohibited from entering the anchorage or remaining within a distance of one mile therefrom.
XIII. No seaman or other person belonging to a British ship may be discharged or left behind at this port without the express sanction of the Consul or Vice-Consul, nor patil sufficient security shall have been given for his maintenance and good behaviour. While remaining on shore. If any British subject left at this port by a British vessel be found requiring public relief prior to the departure of such vessel from the dominions of
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