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1532 ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879.


Merchant Shipping.


Magistrates sitting together, who shall have power, in their discretion , to
extend the period limited by law for an appeal from their decision to the
Supreme Court, either before or after the expiration thereof.

In case ofnon 19. Every junk of which the master shall be charged with having
payment of
penalty by violated the provisions of this Chapter, shall be forthwith arrested and
master, the
same may be detained unless bail to the satisfaction of a Magistrate is given, until the
levied by sale
of junk. said master shall either have been acquitted of the offence charged , or if
Ibid , sec.
24. found guilty, shall have paid the penalty inflicted upon him , and in case
he shall fail to pay , within ten days, any penalty which may be inflicted
upon him , the same may be recovered by the sale of such junk, and the
balance, if any, of the net proceeds thereof, after deducting therefrom the
expenses of such sale and the amount of such penalty as aforesaid , shall
be paid to the owner or owners of the junk, if claimed within twelve
calendar months from the date of sale, and if not claimed within that

period, shall be forfeited to the Crown : Provided that in case there shall

be in the Colony any consignee or agent of such junk registered under
subsection 6 , no sale thereof shall be made in pursuance of this subsection
until three days' previous notice thereof shall have been given in writing
to such consignee or agent .


Transfer to 20. Every junk forfeited or sold under the provisions of this Chapter
purchaser
upon sale of shall be transferred to the purchaser thereof, at his expense, by a bill of
junk. sale from the Harbour Master, and such bill of sale shall confer upon such
Inid , sec.
25.]
purchaser, his executors , administrators and assigns, an indefeasible title

to such junk.

Jurk licences. 21. It shall be lawful for the Harbour Master, in such cases as he
{ Ibid, see.
26.1 shall think fit to grant to any owner of any junk or lorcha a licence
authorising such junk or lorcha to ply between this Colony and other
ports, during such period and subject to such conditions as the Harbour

Master, with the approval of the Governor, may determine, and which
conditions shall be endorsed on or contained in such licence , and such

junk or lorcha having obtained a licence, the master thereof shall cause
the number of said licence to be painted in black figures twenty inches

in length ( to the satisfaction of the Harbour Master) on a white ground
on each bow and on the stern : Provided that no such licence shall be

granted unless the intended licensee shall enter into a bond together with
one or more sureties resident in the Colony, and to be approved of by the