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specifying within which such seizure and detention are to take place. The mess of This power, however, being made to depend on the special authority and instruction of the Superintendent, it is clear that our Vessels engaged in the prohibited traffic could not lawfully be seized at sea at a greater distance than 100 miles from the Coast of China limit being the Extreme limit of the Legislative authority which can be conferred under the Act 8o7 c. 8o.

The 8th Clause is in the following words _"And be it further enacted that all ship, or vessel sailing under the "British Flag which shall have been employed in any way so as to offend against the "provisions of this Ordinance " shall together with their " cargoes be liable to be seized " and sold to satisfy any " penalty incurred by such " employment, and that all " Bills of Sale, mortgages or " other transfer of property " therein, made within 3 " months after such vessel " shall have been so employed, " or from the time of any suit " having been commenced " against the Owner or Master " thereof for any offence " against this Ordinance " or made at any time " whatsoever to the knowledge " or suspicion of the purchaser with the

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the limits specifying within which such seizure and detention are to take place. The mess of This power, however, being made to depend on the special authority and instruction of the Superintendent, it is clear that our Vessels engaged in the prohibited traffic could not lawfully be seized at sea at a greater distance than 100 miles from the Coast of China limit being the Extreme limit of the Legislative authority which can be conferred under the Act 8o7 c. 8o. The 8th Clause is in the following words _"And be it further enacted that all ship, or vessel sailing under the "British Flag which shall have been employed in any way so as to offend against the "provisions of this Ordinance " shall together with their " cargoes be liable to be seized " and sold to satisfy any " penalty incurred by such " employment, and that all " Bills of Sale, mortgages or " other transfer of property " therein, made within 3 " months after such vessel " shall have been so employed, " or from the time of any suit " having been commenced " against the Owner or Master " thereof for any offence " against this Ordinance " or made at any time " whatsoever to the knowledge " or suspicion of the purchaser with the
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the limits specifying within which such seigure and detention are totake made to depend that Ishould place. The mess of This power, however, being on the special authority and instruction of the Luperintendent, it is reupany hout out to ou Vipels engaged in the prohibited traffic could not lawfully be seized absea at a greater than 100 miles from th that distance the that Coast of China limit being the Extreme of the Legislative authent which can be conferred the Act 807 the under c. 8o. The 8th Clarine is in the Mowing words _" And be " further 371 "Thenacted Matall ship, " or repels sailing under the "British Flag which shallhen " been employed in anyway "do as to offered against the "provisions of this Ordinance " shall together with thir " cargoes be liable to be singed " and sold toxatiify any "Jenally uncurred Gauch "Employment, and thatall "Biles of Sale, mortgages n " other transfer, of property on "Therein, made within 3 so " mouths after such tepel " shall have been rounlang within Suk "Smplayed, or " from the time of areykit "having been commented "against he Oroner or there "thereof for any offence "against this Ordinance or made at any "Whatsoron to the knowledg "or time "of the punchaner with the
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the limits

specifying within which such seigure and detention are totake

made to depend

that Ishould

place. The mess of This power, however, being on the special authority and instruction of the Luperintendent, it is reupany hout out to ou Vipels engaged in the prohibited traffic could not lawfully be seized absea at a greater than 100 miles from th

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