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Penalties.
Penalty for injuring lights, &c. [M. S. A. 1854, sec. 414.]
Harbour Master may prohibit false lights. [M. S. A. 1854, sec. 415.]
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
! ship for the inspection of such person, and, upon the refusal or neglect of such owner or master to produce such register; or to satisfy the person authorised to collect such dues as to what is the true burden of the ship, it shall be lawful for such person to cause such ship to be measured at the expense of the master thereof, and such expense shall be recoverable in the same manner as dues payable under this Chapter; and such measurement shall be deemed to be the real burden of the ship, and may be treated as such for all the purposes of this Chapter.
8. The master of any ship who shall attempt to depart from the waters of this Colony without paying the light dues in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or, who shall refuse to have his ship measured to ascertain her burden in tons, or who shall obstruct any person in the duties of his office, shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars.
[The provisions of these sub-sections are extended to the Gap Rock Lighthouse by Ordinance No. 35 of 1889.]
Damage to lights, buoys and beacons.
35. If any person wilfully or negligently commits any of the following offences, that is to say:-
(a.) Injures any lighthouse, or the lights exhibited therein, or any buoy or beacon;
(b.) Removes, alters, or destroys any lightship, buoy, or beacon;
(c.) Rides by, makes fast to, runs foul of, any lightship, or buoy;
He shall, in addition to the expenses of making good any damage so occasioned, incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Prevention of false lights.
36. Whenever any fire or light is burnt or exhibited at such place, or in such manner, as to be liable to be mistaken for a light proceeding from a lighthouse, it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to serve a notice upon the owner of the place where the fire or light is burnt or exhibited, or on the person having charge of such fire or light, either personally, or by delivery at the place of abode of such owner or person, or by affixing the same to a conspicuous spot near to such fire or light, and by such notice to direct such owner or person, within a reasonable time...
1524
Penalties.
Penalty for injuring lights, &c. [M. S. A.
1854, sec.
414.]
Harbour
Master may
prohibit false lights. [M. S. A.
1854, sec.
415.]
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879.
Merchant Shipping.
!
ship for the inspection of such person, and, upon the refusal or neglect of such owner or master to produce such register; or to satisfy the person authorised to collect such dues as to what is the true burden of the ship, it shall be lawful for such person to cause such ship to be measured at the expense of the master thereof, and such expense shall be recoverable in the same manner as dues payable under this Chapter; and such meas- urement shall be deemed to be the real burden of the ship, and may be treated as such for all the purposes of this Chapter.
8. The master of any ship who shall attempt to depart from the waters of this Colony without paying the light dues in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or, who shall refuse to have his ship measured to ascertain her burden in tons, or who shall obstruct any person in the duties of his office, shall be subject to a penalty not ex- ceeding two hundred dollars.
[The provisions of these sub-sections are extended to the Gap Rock Lighthouse by Ordinance No. 35 of 1889.]
Damage to lights, buoys and beacons.
35. If any person wilfully or negligently commits any of the following offences, that is to say:-
(a.) Injures any lighthouse, or the lights exhibited therein, or
any buoy or beacon;
(b.) Removes, alters, or destroys any lightship, buoy, or
beacon;
(c.) Rides by, makes fast to, runs foul of, any lightship, or
buoy;
He shall, in addition to the expenses of making good any damage so occasioned, incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Prevention of false lights.
36. Whenever any fire or light is burnt or exhibited at such place, or in such manner, as to be liable to be mistaken for a light proceeding from a lighthouse, it shall be lawful for the Harbour Master to serve a notice upon the owner of the place where the fire or light is burnt or exhibited, or on the person having charge of such fire or light, either personally, or by delivery at the place of abode of such owner or person, or by affixing the same
conspicuous spot near to such fire or light, and by such notice to direct such owner or person, within a reason-
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