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1520 ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 .


Merchant Shipping.


between the hours of nine o'clock at night and gunfire

in the morning, and no owner of any boat plying for
hire shall be permitted to receive or land passengers

after 8 P.M. , except at such wharf or wharves as may be
from time to time specified by the Governor in Council :
Provided always , that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to extend to any boat moored or at anchor
alongside of any private wharf with the consent ofthe
owner thereof.
Obstruction (d. ) Every person who shall cast or throw any dead body,
of harbour
by rubbish, ballast, rubbish, or other substance , either from shore or
&e.
from any vessel, into the waters of the Colony , or shall
neglect within a reasonable time to remove any sunken
vessel or other obstruction in the said harbour belonging
to him or in his charge or keeping.
(e. ) Every person who not being in Her Majesty's service and
not being duly authorised by law for the purpose , goes

on board any ship within the waters of the Colony,
without the permission of the master or officer in charge ;
and the master or person in charge of such ship may take
any such person so going on board as aforesaid into

custody and deliver him up forthwith to any constable
to be dealt with according to law.

(f. ) Every person not being in Her Majesty's service who shall

make fast to or cause to be made fast to a ship under
way within the waters of this Colony, any boat, junk or
other vessel, without the sanction of the master or officer

in charge of such ship .
Fire-arm- not 2. Except as is hereinbefore directed by subsections 2 and 3 of
to be used ex
cept in certain section 27 , or under the sanction of the Harbour Master, no cannon , gun ,
cases.
Ordinance I ' or fire-arm of any description shall be discharged within such portions of
of1862, s. 11.]
the waters of the Colony as the Governor may, from time to time, by
regulations prescribe, from any merchant vessel or boat, under a penalty
not exceeding two hundred dollars .

Removal of obstructions .
Harbour Mas 29. The Harbour Master may, by written notice, require any person
ter may re
move obstruc to remove within a reasonable time to be specified in such notice , any
tions, &c.
obstruction in the waters of the Colony, caused by such person or