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yellow or other flag be kept at his foretopmast head, and any infraction of this Regulation will subject the Captain to an immediate fine of $500, and to be tried judicially for the offence.
5th. The first duty of the Captain on landing is, under a penalty of $5, to present himself to the Captain of the Port, who will direct him and his passengers to the proper authorities. Passengers of distinction are exempted from accompanying the Captain, and will be advised of the Customs of the Port on board.
6th.-At the anchorages no vessels are allowed to keep their guns loaded, and no firearms of any kind can be discharged without previous permission except when done to ask for assistance, as explained in the Anchorage Regulations. Captains will pay a fine of $20 for each discharge, besides the expenses occasioned by sending off assistance, &c., in response from the shore.
7th. All vessels must have a Consignee, who will guarantee the fulfilment of these Regulations to the extent of $500, and the Captain must give in the name of such Agents within 30 hours of his arrival in Manila, or 48 hours if in Cavite or Cañaco, otherwise pay a fine of $50, and be admonished.
8th. To take in or discharge ballast, Captains must first obtain permission from the Captain of the Port, and will pay a fine' as expressed in the annexed Tariff, No. 1, should said permission not be applied for and obtained before doing so, as also for discharging ballast in unauthorized places, and throwing it or any kind of rubbish overboard.
9th. Any individual found boarding a vessel before it shall have been admitted to free practique shall pay a fine of $25, and the Captain of any vessel who shall allow his boats to be used for such a purpose shall be fined $50, and be liable for any other penalty the act may subject him to.
10th. From 11 p.m. till daybreak no boats or bancas are allowed to traffic at the anchorages, unless with previously obtained permission or in case of urgent necessity. The Captain of the vessel whose boat shall be so used, and passenger by, or owner of, banca so offending shall pay a fine of $25.
Vessels at anchor are at liberty to stop and detain all suspicious looking boats
or bancas that may be found infringing this Regulation.
Sailors found on shore loafing, between 10 o'clock at night and daybreak, will be detained and punished in accordance with the laws, and be held responsible for any disturbances they may cause.
11th.---Vessels entering the river must deliver up for safe keeping any Gunpowder they may
have on board, and for every pound of Powder they may retain on board in opposition to this regulation, a fine of $1 will be imposed.
12th.-After 8 o'clock at night, no fires or naked lights will be allowed on board vessels in the river, under a penalty of $5.
It is absolutely prohibited to heat pitch, tar, tallow or any other inflammable substance on board vessels, launches or boats inside the river, and any person found infringing this Regulation will be fined $25.
13th. The armaments of vessels or any part of them, and cannons when brought as ballast, cannot be landed, and he who shall attempt to infringe this Regulation will be fined and punished in proportion to the gravity of the offence.
14th. The Captain of the Port being the proper authority for the chastisement of delinquents, any other person who shall inflict punishment on a native or other resident of the country, for faults committed on board, shall be fined in favor of the sufferer in proportion to the amount of punishment inflicted.
15th. No native can be detained on board against his will, and no contract entered into for the purpose of securing the services of a deserter or covering his retreat shall be considered binding.
16th.-A fine of $100 in each case will be imposed upon any Captain who shall introduce or carry away a passenger without a passport.
No one is allowed to exchange from one vessel to another without authority from the Captain of the Port, and each person found infringing this regulation will be fined $10, and be liable for the damages caused to the vessel he may have left.