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(19)

perintend-

to suspect

2. It shall be lawful for the Captain or other Superintendent, ent, &c. hav- or any Inspector, or Sergeant belonging to the Police force, ing just cause having just cause to suspect that any felony has been or is about felony, may to be committed in or on board of any ship, boat, or other vessel eater on board lying in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as vessels and take well by night as by day, into and upon every such ship, beat, or up suspected other vessel, and therein to take all necessary measures for the effectual prevention or detection of all felonies which he has just cause to suspect to have been, or about to be committed in or upon the harbour or waters of the Colony, and to take into custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such felonies, and also to take charge of all property so suspected to be stolen.

Powers of Magistrates.

persons.

(Ibid, sec. 8.)

Any breach of This chapter

XXIX. Where no penalty is specially attached by this chapter punishable by the same shall be punishable by a penalty not exceeding twenty- to the breach or infringement of any provision herein contained,

fine, &c.

(Ordinance

I of 1862,

sec. 29.)

Interpretation clause.

five dollars.

CHAPTER II.

LIGHTHOUSES, Buors, OR BEACONS.

XXX. In the construction of this chapter, the term "light-

(Ordinance houses" shall, in addition to the ordinary meaning of the word, include light-ships and all floating and other lights exhibited for the guidance of ships; and the terms "buoys and beacons" shall include all other marks and signs of the sea.

17 of 1873, sec. 2.)

Power to erect Jighthouses,

&c.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to erect and maintain within the Colony such lighthouses, buoys, or beacons as the (Ibid, sec. 3.) Governor in Council shall think necesary to be exhibited for the

guidance of ships.

Power to raise

WECK:ssary

funds by

3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, with the assent of the Legislative Council, to raise by way of public loan, upon the security of the general revenues of the (Ibid, sec. 4.) Colony, such sums of money as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid, and every loan so raised shall be a charge npon the

public Inan.

Power to advance funds out of the

Colonial

Treasury.

said Colonial revenue.

4. It shall be lawful for the Governor, in the meanwhile, with such assent as aforesaid, to order the payment, by way of temporary advance, out of any monies for the time being in the (Ibid, sec. 5.) revenues of the Colony, as may be required for the purposes Colonial Treasury, of such sums of money arising from the general aforesaid: Provided always that all sums of money so advanced out of the general revenues of the Colony, shall be repaid into the Treasury out of the sums which may be raised by way of loan under the provisions in that behalf hereinbefore contained.

Light Dues.

Light ducs. (Ibid, see. 6.) waters of the Colony, shall pay such dues in respect of the said XXXI. The owner or master of every ship which enters the lighthouses, buoys, or beacons as may, from time to time, be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, to such officers as the Governor shall, from time to time, appoint to collect the same, and the same shall be paid by such officers into the Colonial Treasury. 2. All British and foreign ships of war shall be exempt from the

payment of light dues.

Exemption of

en of war. Ibid, sec. 7.) overnor to low certain xemptions.

bid, sec. 8.)

bles of light

to be

ibited at

rboar

aster's office.

3. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by Order in Council :--- (a.) To exempt any ships, or classes of ships, from such pay- ment, and to annex any terms or conditions to such exemptions

(b) To substitute any other dues, or classes of dues, whether by way of annual payment or otherwise, in respect of any ships, or classes of ships.

4. Tables of all light dues, and a copy of regulations for the time being in force in respect thereof, shall be posted up at the office of the Harbour Master.

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20 M. S. A.

4, sec.

not to be

red with- 5. A receipt for light dues shall be given by the person production appointed to collect the same to every person paying in the same, veipt for and the Harbour Master shall not grant a cloarance to any ship, dues. unless the receipt for the same is produced to him.

M. S. A.

sec.

er of dis-

S. A.

401.)

6. If the owner or master fails on demand of the authorized

for light collector to pay the light dues in respect thereof, it shall be lawful for such collector, in addition to any other remedy which he is entitled to use, to enter upon such ship, and distrain the goods, guns, tackle, or any other things of or belonging to, or on board such ship, and to detain such distress until the said light dues are paid; and if payment of the same is not made within the