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ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1879.

Merchant Shipping.

belonging to him or in his charge or keeping; and if such person fail to remove the obstruction within the specified time, the Harbour Master shall cause the obstruction to be removed, and may recover the expenses of removal from the person named in the notice.

Moorings.

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[See Onli

nance 14 of

1845, sec. 37.3

30. No person shall place moorings in the waters of the Colony Harbour Mas- except with the sanction of the Harbour Master, and such moorings shall

ter may per mit moorings to be laid

be of such nature as the Harbour Master shall approve; and the Harbour down. Master may, upon giving such sanction, attach such conditions to the use and employment of such moorings as he shall think fit.

Powers of Police.

31. The Captain Superintendent or other Superintendent, or any inspector of the Police force shall have power, by virtue of his office, to enter at all times, with such constables as he shall think necessary, as well by night as by day, into and upon every ship, boat, or other vessel (not being a ship of war or vessel having the status of a ship of war) lying in the waters of the Colony, and into every part of such vessel, for the

purpose of inspection and upon occasion directing the conduct of any constable who may be stationed on board of any such vessel, and of inspecting and observing the conduct of all other persons who shall be employed on board of any such vessel in or about the lading or unlading thereof, as the case may be, and for the purpose of taking all such measures as may be necessary for providing against fire or other accidents, and preserving peace and good order on board of any such vessel, and for the effectual prevention or detection of any felonies or misdemeanors. 2. It shall be lawful for the Captain Superintendent or other Super- intendent, or any inspector, or sergeant belonging to the Police force, having just cause to suspect that any felony has been or is about to be committed in or on board of any ship, boat, or other vessel (except ships of war or vessels having the status of ships of war) lying in the waters of the Colony, to enter at all times, as well by night as by day, into and upon every such ship, boat, or other vessel, and therein to take all necessary measures for the effectual prevention or detection of all felonies. which he has just cause to suspect to have been, or about to be committed in or upon the harbour or waters of the Colony, and to take into custody all persons suspected of being concerned in such felonies, and also to take charge of all property so suspected to be stolen.

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Superintend-

ents and in- spectors may board vessels. [Ordinance 14 OF 1845, sec. 7.]

Superintend ing just cause felony, may vessels and

cnt, &c. hav-

to suspect

enter on board

take up sus- pected per-

sons.

[lbid, sec. S.]