ORDINANCE No. 4 of 1867.
Gunpowder Storage.
10. 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 October to March inclusive nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. from April to September inclusive, without the written permission of the Harbor Master.
11. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel without the written permission of the Harbor Master to anchor such vessel within five hundred yards of any Government depôt for the storage of gunpowder.
12. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel having on board gunpowder exceeding in quantity two hundred lbs. to anchor nearer than five hundred yards of any other vessel.
13. 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 lbs.
14. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or constable duly authorized by warrant of any Justice of the Peace to enter and if necessary to break into any house, store, godown, vessel, or place either on land or water within which such Justice of the Peace shall be credibly informed on oath or shall have reasonable grounds of his 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 Ordinance.
15. A copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered to the master of each vessel entering the harbor and on neglect to return such copy on obtaining clearance a fee of one dollar shall be payable by the master.
18. The Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make rules and regulations for the proper carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance including the storage of gunpowder on land and to fix and vary from time to time the sums chargeable for the storage of gunpowder as herein before prescribed and every violation or neglect of any such rules or regulations shall render the party so offending liable to the penalties imposed by section 18 of this Ordinance for offences against any provisions thereof.
17. The sums charged in respect of such storage shall be paid monthly by the party claiming to be entitled to such gunpowder and in the event of the same not being paid within twenty-one 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.
18. Every offence against the provisions of this Ordinance shall be tried in a summary way before a Magistrate or before the Marine Magistrate and every person who shall violate or refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance
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No gunpowder to
be transhipped at
night.
No vessel to anchor within five hundred yards of a Government depôt for storage of gunpowder.
No master of a vessel having more than two hundred lbs. of gunpowder on board to anchor within five hundred yards
of any other
vessel.
No person to
keep in any
house, store, &c.
more than fifteen lbs. of gun- powder.
Power to Justices
to issue warrants to search,
Copy of this Ordinance to be delivered to master.
Governor in Council empowered to
frame rules for carrying out provisions of
Ordinance and to fix charges.
Sums how to be paid and if not paid how to be recovered.
Trial of offences
under this Ordinance,
ORDINANCE No. 4 or 1867.
Gunpowder Storage.
10. 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 October to March inclusive nor between the hours of 7 P.M. and 5 A.M. from April to September inclusive, without the written permission of the Harbor Master.
11. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel without the written permission of the Harbor Master to anchor such vessel within five hundred yards of any Government depôt for the storage of gunpowder.
12. It shall not be lawful for the master of any vessel having on board gunpowder exceeding in quantity two hundred lbs. to anchor nearer than five hundred yards of any other vessel.
13. 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 Ibs.
14. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace or constable duly authorized by warrant of any Justice of the Peace to enter and if necessary to break into any house, store, godown, vessel, or place either on land or water within which such Justice. of the Peace shall be credibly informed on oath or shall have reasonable grounds of his 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 Ordinance.
15. A copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered to the master of each vessel entering the harbor and on neglect to return such copy on obtaining clearance a fee of one dollar shall be payable by the master.
18. The Governor in Council is hereby empowered to make rules and regulations for the proper carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance including the storage of gunpowder on land and to fix and vary from time to time the sums chargeable for the storage of gunpowder as herein before prescribed and every violation or neglect of any such rules or regulations shall render the party so offending liable to the penalties. imposed by section 18 of this Ordinance for offences against any provisions thereof.
17. The sums charged in respect of such storage shall be paid monthly by the party claiming to be entitled to such gunpowder and in the event of the same not being paid within twenty one 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.
18. Every offence against the provisions of this Ordinance shall be tried in a summary way before a Magistrate or before the Marine Magistrate and every person who shall violate or refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance
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