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ORDINANCE No. 15 of 1860 . 481


Registration of Boats, &c.


sum of twenty-five cents for such ticket, and which ticket shall have thereon in legible
letters and figures the words " Cargo Boat," and the number in consecutive order of
such licence, and the year in which issued.

3. Every person applying for a licence ticket shall give to the Registrar General Name, place of
abode, &c. to be
a true account of his name and place of abode ; and shall give notice to the said stated.

Registrar General whenever he may change his place of abode ; in default of his so
doing, and on conviction thereof, his licence shall become absolutely void and of no
effect , and he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars, or to imprison
ment not exceeding three months.

4. Every licence shall be in force from the first day of January until the end of Duration of
Licence.
the then current year, and no longer.

5. Every person, other than the original holder, who may be found in possession of Unlawful posses
sion of a ticket.
any licence ticket, shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars,
or, at the discretion of a Magistrate, to imprisonment , with hard labour, not exceeding
three calendar months.

6. Every holder of a licence ticket who may accidentally lose the same, may , on Lost tickets.

satisfying the Registrar General that such loss was occasioned by accident, obtain
another ticket, which shall be headed " Duplicate Ticket," and for which the applicant
shall pay a fee of one dollar.

7. Every person who may counterfeit, or be in possession of any counterfeit Counterfeit
tickets.
licence ticket, without lawful excuse, shall, on conviction , be liable to any term of
imprisonment not exceeding twelve months.

8. Every boatman or other person employed, or who may have been employed , on Working without
ticket.
board of any cargo boat, who shall not be in possession of a licence ticket , or who shall
not produce the same when demanded , shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty
dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding six months.

9. Every master or other person engaged in the working of a cargo boat, who may Employing unre
gistered persons.
employ, or allow to be employed, any unregistered person on board thereof, shall , on
conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars.
Unlawful posses
10. Every member of the Police Force duly authorized by the Superintendent of sion of goods.
Police, every Inspector of boats, or other person specially appointed , shall be entitled
to enter at any time, with or without a search warrant, on board of any cargo boat for
the purpose of searching therein ; and if there shall be found on board such boat any
goods, of whatever description , of which no satisfactory account can be given ; or, if it
can be proved that any such goods have been landed or transferred from any cargo
boat, the master or other person having charge of such boat, shall be deemed to have
or to have had, as the case may be, unlawful possession of such goods, and, being
convicted thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to
imprisonment not exceeding six months.