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of such sale and the amount of such penalty as aforesaid, shall be paid he owner or owners of the junk, if claimed within twelve ca- lendar months from the date of sale, and if not claimed within that period, shall be forfeited to the Crown: Provided that in case there shall be in the Colony any consignee or agent of such junk registered under paragraph 6, no sale thereof shall be inade in pursuance of this paragraph until three days' previous notice thereof shall have been given in writing to such consignee or agent.
20. Every juuk forfeited or sold under the provisions of this Transfer to chapter shall be transferred to the purchaser thereof, at his expense, purchaser by a bill of sale from the Harbour Master, and such bill of sale pon sale of shall confer upon such purchasor, his executors, administrators and [Ibid, sec. 25.] assigns, an indefeasible title to such junk.
junk.
21. It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master, in such cases as Junk licences. he shall think fit, to grant to any owner of any junk or lorcha a [hid, sec, 20. ]
licence authorizing such junk or torcha to ply between this Colony
and other ports, during such period and subject to such conditions as the Harbour Master, with the approval of the Governor, may determine, and which conditions shall be endorsed on or contained in such licence, and such junk or lorcha having obtained a licence, the master thereof shall cause the number of said licence to be painted in black figures twenty inches in length (to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master) on a white ground on each bow: Provided that no such licence shall be granted unless the intended licensee shall enter into a bond togellier with one or more sureties resident in the Colony, and to be approved of by the Harbour Master, con- ditioned in any sun not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars for the observance of the conditions of such licence.
22. Every master or other person in charge of any junk, vessel Penalty for
disobeying or boat, whether licensed or not, shall obey any lawful orders' Harbour Mas- which the Harbour Master may see fit to give, under a penalty not ter's orders. exceeding one hundred dollars.
[Ibid, sec. 27.] 23. The Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make Governor in such rules and regulations as to him shall seem fit for the proper Council em- carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and also to vary, from powered to time to time, the fees chargeable to each junk under this chapter, and for carrying to prescribo, from time to time, the forms of all licences, passes, per- out provisions mits, and clearances under this chapter, and to provide adequate of this chapter, means for preventing by force when necessary any junk from leav- [bid, sec. 28. | ing the waters of the Colony, or any anchorage for junks, in
violation of any provision of this chapter.
frame rules
24. It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master, in such cases as fishing boat
he shall think fit, to grant to any person a licence for any boat or licences.
ressel to be used solely as a fishing boat or vessel for such period bid, sec. 29.] and subject to such conditions as the Harbour Master, with the approval of the Governor, may determine and which conditions shall be endorsed upon or contained in such licence. And such boat or vessel having obtained a licence, the master thereof shall cause the number of the said licence to be painted in white figures (to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master,) twenty inches in length on a black ground on each bow.
CHAPTER II.
tions for
LICENSING, &c., OF BOATS, CARGO BOATMEN, &c. XXXVI. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make Governor in and publish regulations and, from time to time, to vary the same: Council to
(a) For the licensing, due management, control and regula wake regula- tion of all boats or vessels, including vessels propelled by licensing, dr., steam, plying for hire within the waters of the Colony, boats, &. other than boats or vessels having British, Colonial or foreign registers, not being Chinese registers; and also other than market hoats or vessels or junks within the aneaning of chapter I of part III of this Ordinance. (b.) For the licensing registration and regulation of cargo
boatmen ;
(c) For fixing the scale of fees payable for such licenses; (d) For fixing the scale of fares to be charged by such
boat or vessel;
(e) For the regulation and management of all boats, sampans, or other vessels, used as dwelling places within the waters of the Colony and not plying for hire;
(f.) For the registration or licensing of such last mentioned
vessels and of the people dwelling in the same.
3. In case any greater number of persons or passengers shall Punishment
overcrowded
be taken or carried in any such licensed boat or vessel, within the for drowning waters of the Colony that are respectively allowed to be carried passengers in therein by any regulations made by the Governor in Council, and hoste any one or more of such persons or passengers shall be drowned, [7 & 8 Geo, 4.,
very person who shall be in charge of such boat, or vessel, shall be see. 28.7 guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished therefor without Local and prejudice to any civil remody that any person may have against personal.]
such misdemeanant.
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