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1538 ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1879 .


Merchant Shipping.


12. Upon the publication of any such orders, rules or regulations in
the Gazette they shall, after the date of such publication , or any later
date mentioned in such orders, rules, or regulations , take effect as if they

were enacted by the Legislature of this Colony .


13. There may be paid out of the Colonial revenue to any officer or
person appointed under this Ordinance or to any member of a marine
board, examination board or Court of survey or to any assessor, such

remuneration ( if any ) as this Ordinance directs , or, in so far as this Ordi
nance does not extend, as the Governor from time to time directs .


14. There may be paid out of Colonial revenue all costs and com
pensation payable by the Governor in pursuance of this Ordinance.


Recovery of 15. All offences against this Ordinance, or any regulations made
penalties and
expenses. thereunder, except when otherwise provided , may be heard and determined

by any Stipendiary Magistrate and all penalties imposed by and expenses
recoverable under this Ordinance, or any regulation made thereunder,
except when otherwise provided , may be recovered in a summary way
before any Stipendiary Magistrate .


Forgery. 16. Whosoever, with intent to defraud, shall forge, or alter, or shall
offer, utter, dispose of, or put off, knowing the same to be forged or altered ,
any certificate, ticket , document , matter, or thing named in this Ordinance ,

or any regulation made thereunder, shall be guilty of felony, and being
convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Supreme Court ,
to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years, and
not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding
two years, with or without hard labour.



Fees.



Fees payable 43. The fees specified in tables marked B, C, D and F of the
under this
Ordinance schedule hereto are hereby declared to be payable to the collector appointed
and under
[M. S. A. by the Governor as the lawful fees for the discharge of the respective
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duties therein specified , and the same and all other fees payable under
this Ordinance, or any regulation made thereunder, may be recovered in
a summary manner before any Stipendiary Magistrate.