GENERAL PORT REGULATIONS FOR BRITISH CONSULATES IN CHINA
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his presenting this document, together with a copy of the manifest of his export cargo, at the Consular office, his ship's papers will be returned to him, and he will be furnished with a Consular port clearance, ou receiving which the vessel will be at liberty to leave the port. Should any vessel take in or discharge cargo subsequent to the issue of the Customs' clearance, the master will be subject to a penalty, and the ship to such detention as may be necessary to the ends of justice.
XÎV.—When a vessel is ready to leave a port or anchorage, the master shall give notice thereof to the Consul, and shall hoist a Blue Peter at least 24 hours before the time appointed for her departure. The Consul may dispense with the observance of this regulation on security being given that claims presented within 24 hours will be paid.
XV.-No British subject may establish or carry on an hotel, boarding or eating- house, house of entertainment, or shop for the sale of liquors within the Consular district without the sanction and licence of the Consul, and payment of such fees in respect of such licence, yearly or otherwise, as may be duly authorised. The Consul shall require every person so licensed to give security for the good conduct of all inmates and frequenters of his house, and also that he will not harbour any seaman who is a runaway or who cannot produce his discharge accompanied by a written sanction from the Consul to reside on shore.
Every person so licensed will be held accountable for the good conduct of all inmates and frequenters of his house, and in case of their misconduct may be sued upon the instrument of security so given.
XVI.-Any British subject desiring to proceed up the country to a greater distance than thirty miles from any Treaty port is required to procure a Consular passport, and any one found without such a passport beyond that distance will be liable to prosecution.
XVII. The term Consul in these Regulations shall be construed to include all and every officer in Her Majesty's Consular service, whether Consul-General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular agent, or other person duly authorized to act in any of the aforesaid capacities within the dominions of the Emperor of China.
XVIII.—British vessels are bound as to mooring and pilotage to act in accord- ance with the Harbour and Pilotage Regulations authorized in each port by Her Majesty's Minister for the time being, and any infraction of the same shall render the party offending liable to the penalties attached to these regulations.
XIX. No loading or discharging of cargo may be carried on except within the limits of the anchorage defined by the Consul and the Chinese authorities of each port.
XX. Any infringement of the preceding General Port Regulations or of the Special Regulations referred to in Regulations XVIII. and XIX. shall subject the offender, for each offence, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months with or without hard labour, and with or without a fine not exceeding 200 dollars or to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, without imprisonment, and with or without further fines for continuing offences, not exceeding in any case 25 dollars for each day during which the offence continues after the original fine is incurred; such fine to be inflicted, levied, and enforced in accordance with the Order of Her Majesty in Council dated the 9th day of March, 1865.
And in consideration of the urgent necessity for these Regulations, the under- signed hereby further declares that they shall have effect unless and until they shall be disapproved by Her Most Gracious Majesty, and notification of such disapproval shall be received and published by me or other of Her Majesty's Ministers in China.
PEKING, 28th March, 1881.
(Signed)
THOMAS FRANCIS WADE.
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