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5. When any quantity of gunpowder exceeding two hundred ceeding when bs. is about to be conveyed out of the Colony, the master of the gunpowder is vossel about to convey the same shall, on producing the written to be exported. (Ibid, sec. 8.) authority of the owners thereof, receive from the Harbour Mastor a permit to take on board the packages mentioned in such autho- rity and the master of such vessel shall thereupon move the same into such anchorage as the Harbour Master may deem expedient, and from such anchorage the master of such vessel shall not remove the same except for the purpose of proceeding on his voyage or for some other sufficient cause to be approved by the Harbour Master.
6. The master of every vessel having on board more than two Masters having more than two hundred Es. of gunpowder, or whilst engaged in the transhipment hundred lbs. of of Gunpowder, shall exhibit a red flag at the highest masthead. Kunpowder on
board to exhibit
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a flag, also
when tranship-
ping the same.
(Ibid, sec. 9.)
No gunpowder
to be tran-
shipped at
7. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel to tranship any gunpowder between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M., from Octo- ber to March inclusive nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. (Ibid, sec. 10.) from April to September inclusive, without the written permission
of the Harbour Master.
night.
No vessel to
anchor within
five hundred
yards of a
8. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel, without the written permission of the Harbour Master, to anchor such vessel within five hundred yards of any Government Depôt for the
Government storage of gunpowder.
Depôt for
storage of
gunpowder.
(Ibid, sec. 11.)
No master of a 9. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel having on
vessel having board gunpowder exceeding in quantity two hundred hs., to
more than ten
hundred lbs. of anchor nearer than five hundred yards of any other vessel.
gunpowder on
board to anchor
within five
hundred yards
of any other veste!.
(Ibid, sec. 12.)
No person to
keep in any
house, store,
&e. more than
Afreen lbs. of
gunpowder. (Ibid, sec. 13.)
Power to Jus- tices to issue warrants to search.
10. It shall not be lawful for any person, without the permission
in writing of the Governor, to keep for any time however short within any house, store, godown, or other place on land, a larger quantity of gunpowder than fifteen the.
11. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or Police Officer duly authorized by warrant to enter and if necessary to break into any house, store, godown, vessel, or place either on (Ibid, sec. 14.) land or water within which such Justice of the Peace shall be credibly informed on oath, or shall have reasonable grounds of bis own knowledge to suspect and believe that gunpowder is kept or carried or is on board of any vessel contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
Governor in Council em- powered to france rules for
12. The Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make rules and regulations for the proper carrying out the provisions of
this chapter, including the storage of gunpowder on land, and to carrying out fix and vary, from time to time, the sums chargeable for the storage provisions of of gunpowder as hereinbefore prescribed, and every violation or chapter and neglect of any such rules or regulations shall render the party so (Ibid, sec. 16. offending liable to the penalties imposed by paragraph 14 of this
section for offences against any provisions thereof,
to fix charges.
Suns how to
not paid how to be recovered.
13. The suras charged in respect of snch storage shall be paid be paid and if monthly by the party claiming to be entitled to such gunpowder, and in the event of the same not being paid within twenty-one (Ibid, sue. 17.) days after the same shall have become due and payable, it shall be lawful for the Governor to direct the said gunpowder to be sold in order to defray the expense of storage, and the proceeds thereof after deducting all Government charges and the expenses of sale shall be paid to the party who shall prove himself entitled thereto to the satisfaction of the Governor.
Trial of offences under this
chapter.
14. Every person who shall violate or refuse, or fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter, shall incur a penalty not (Ibid, sec. 18.)
exceeding three hundred dollars, of imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months.
Ships of war and GovernTM ment stores
15. Nothing in this chapter contained shall apply to Her Majesty's ships of war or to the ships of war of any foreign nation, or to hired armed vessels in Her Majesty's service or in the service (Ibid, sec. 19.) of any foreign nation, or to any Government stores.
excepted.
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