ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
6. It shall not be lawful for the owner of any Colonial ship to give her any name other than that of her registry, and such owner shall, after registry, cause to be painted in white or yellow letters not less than four inches long her name upon some conspicuous part of her stern and on each bow in a distinct and legible manner, both in Roman and Chinese characters, and shall so keep and preserve the same, upon pain, on breach of the provisions of this subsection, of paying a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
7. The register of every Colonial ship shall be produced once at least every six months to the Harbour Master, who shall endorse the date of such production on such register, upon pain, on failure of such production, of the forfeiture of such register, unless satisfactory cause for such non-production be shown to the Colonial Secretary.
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Name of Colonial registered ship.
[Ibid, sec. 4.]
Production of Colonial register to Harbour Master every six months. [Ibid, sec. 5.]
Colonial registers, &c. may be proved by production of originals or copies.
[Ordinance 1856, sec. 2.]
8. Every register, certificate, endorsement, declaration, or bond authorised or required by this section, may be proved in any Court of Justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to receive evidence, either by the production of the original, or by an examined copy thereof, or by a copy thereof purporting to be certified under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, or other person who, for the time being, shall happen to have charge of the original, which certified copy he is hereby required to furnish to every person applying at a reasonable time for the same, and paying therefor the sum of one dollar; and every document, when so proved as aforesaid, shall be received as prima facie evidence of all matters therein recited, stated, or appearing.
9. The British flag may be used on board of any Colonial ship lawfully possessing a Colonial register. Chinese residents may use the British flag in Colonial registered ships. [Ibid, sec. 1.]
Ordinance No. 4 of 1855, sec. 9.
10. Upon any change of ownership in any Colonial ship registered under this section, such change as aforesaid shall be endorsed upon the register under the hand of the Governor: and any change of master shall be endorsed upon the register by the Harbour Master.
11. Every Colonial ship (except Chinese junks or lorchas) provided with a Colonial register under this section shall be, in every respect, subject to the provisions of part I of this Ordinance and (except where the same are inconsistent with the terms of this section) to the provisions
Colonial ships to be registered subject to Merchant Shipping Acts, &c.
ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
6. It shall not be lawful for the owner of any Colonial ship to give her any name other than that of her registry, and such owner shall, after registry, cause to be painted in white or yellow letters not less than four inches long her name upon some conspicuous part of her stern and on each bow in a distinct and legible manner, both in Roman and Chinese characters, and shall so keep and preserve the same, upon pain, on breach of the provisions of this subsection, of paying a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
7. The register of every Colonial ship shall be produced once at least every six months to the Harbour Master, who shall endorse the date of such production on such register, upon pain, on failure of such production, of the forfeiture of such register, unless satisfactory cause for such non-production be shown to the Colonial Secretary.
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Name of Colo- nial registered ship.
[Ibid, sec. 4.]
Production of Colonial register to Harbour Master every six months. [Ibid, sec. 5.]
Colonial registers, &c.
may be prov- duction of
ed by pro-
originals or
copics.
Ordinance
1856, sec. 2.]
8. Every register, certificate, endorsement, declaration, or bond authorised or required by this section, may be proved in any Court of Justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to receive evidence, either by the production of the original, or by an examined copy thereof, or by a copy thereof purporting to be No. of certified under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, or other person who, for the time being, shall happen to have charge of the original, which certified copy he is hereby required to furnish to every person applying at a reasonable time for the same, ard paying therefor the sum of one dollar; and every document, when so proved as aforesaid, shall be received as prima facie evidence of all matters therein recited, stated, or appearing.
9. The British flag may be used on board of any Colonial ship Chinese resi lawfully possessing a Colonial register.
her
dents may use the British flag in Colonial registered ships. [lbid, sec. 1.]
owner or master.
Ordinance No. 4 of 1855, sec. 9.1
10. Upon any change of ownership in any Colonial ship registered Change of under this section, such change as aforesaid shall be endorsed upon register under the hand of the Governor: and an
change of master shall be endorsed upon the register by the Harbour Master.
11. Every Colonial ship (except Chinese junks or lorchas) provided with a Colonial register under this section shall be, in every respect, subject to the provisions of part I of this Ordinance and (except where the same are inconsistent with the terms of this section) to the provisions
Colonial ships to be
registered
subject to Merchant Shipping Acts, &c.
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