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1530 ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879.


Merchant Shipping.


Flag to be
hoisted before 10. The master of every junk, whether licensed or not , about to
departure. leave her anchorage, shall, eighteen hours before the time of the intended
(Ibid , see.
15. ] departure of such junk, hoist at the highest mast -head such flag or signal
as shall, from time to time, be specified by the Harbour Master, and also
shall give notice of such intended departure and the nature of the proposed
voyage, together with the general character of cargo, and particulars of
any arms, ammunition and other such articles on board at the Harbour
Master's office or station , as the case may be, at which the anchorage pass

of such junk shall have been granted , and he will thereupon be furnished
with a clearance in exchange for the anchorage pass of such junk, and if a
licensed junk, the licence thereof will be returned to him : Provided
always that in case such junk shall not leave her anchorage within twenty
four hours thereafter, the master shall report the same at the Harbour
Master's office or station , as the case may be, and the reason thereof, and
shall, if so required to do, return the said clearance, and if a licensed junk ,
also re-deposit the licence thereof.

** Special 11. The Harbour Master or the officer for the time being in charge
permit."
Ibid , see, of any Harbour Master's station may, from time to time, grant to any
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master of a junk a permit to be called a " special permit, " which shall be
a sufficient warrant or authority for the doing of any act mentioned in
such permit.

Penalty for 12. Every master of a junk who shall violate or refuse or fail to
infraction of
Subsections comply with the provisions of subsections 4 and 5 , shall incur a penalty
4 and 5.
{Ibid, sec. not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or without hard
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labour for any period not exceeding six calendar months .

Penalty for 13. Every master of a junk who shall refuse or fail to comply with
infraction of
subsection 6.
the provisions of subsections 6 and 10, or shall knowingly give untrue
\ Ibid, see,
‫אן‬.‫ן‬ particulars concerning the information which he is thereby required to
furnish, shall incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars , or
imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding
six months, and it shall be lawful for the Governor , if he shall think fit ,
by warrant under his hand to order that any junk whereof the master
has refused or failed to comply with the provisions of the said subsections ,
and whether such master shall have been brought to trial and punished
or not, shall quit the waters of the Colony within twelve hours from the

service of such order on board of such junk, under penalty of forfeiture
of such junk to the Crown .