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The captain, who, notwithstanding this, anchors elsewhere withont being able to 

 assign a reason to the Commander of the place, shall pay a fine of 100 dollars. 



^ 6. All rowing-boats of foreign merchant- vessels are obliged to land at one place 

 appointed for them, where, in the day-time, a white flag is hung out, and at night 

 a lantern, and where a clerk is to attend continually to prevent importing and 

 exporting any articles or goods. Whoever lands at any other place, even without 

 an intent of smuggling, shall pay a line of 50 dollars, and if a person be discovered 

 bringing any articles ashore, a fine of 500 dollars is to be exacted and the goods to 

 be confiscated. 



^ 7. The commanders of said vessels being in want of provisions, stores, &c., for 

 the continuation of their voyage, are bound to apply to the Commander of the place, 

 who will appoint where these may be obtained, after which they may, without diffi- 

 culty, send their boats there to procure all they want. Whoever deviates from this 

 Rule shall jiay a fine of 100 dollars. 



1^ 8. If it be unavoidable, for the purpose of repairing or careening a foreign 

 merchant-ship, that she discharge the whole cargo, the master is oblige(l to ask the 

 permission of the Commander of the place. In this case the captain shall deliver to 

 the Commander an exact list of the natured quality of the goods discharged. Every 

 one who omits to report any part of the cargo will be suspected of smuggling, and 

 shall pay a fine of 1,000 dollars. 



^S 9. All expenses incurred by these vessels during their stay in the Russian terri- 

 tories must be paid in cash or bills of exchange. In case, however, the captains of 

 these ships have no money on board and nobody gives security for their bonds, the 

 Commander can, at their request, allow the sale of such articles, stores or goods, 

 required merely for defraying the above-stated expenses. These sales, however, can 

 be made only to the Company, and through the medium of the Commander, but must 

 not exceed the expenses of the ships, under penalty of the cargo being seized and a 

 fine paid of 1,000 dollars. 



^ 10. As soon as said foreign merchant-vessels are ready for their cargoes, stores, 

 provisions, &c., they must immediately ])roceed to take them in, and after an 

 examination, if they have loaded all the above-stated articles, and a written certi- 

 ficate of their not having left anything behind, they are to set sail. Such vessels as 

 have not been unloaded are likewise subjected to sail without the least delay as 

 soon as they are able to proceed to sea. 



ijS 11. It is prohibited to all commanders of the said foreign vessels, commissioners 

 and others, whosoever they may be, to receive any articles, stores, or goods in those 

 places where they will have landed, except in the case as per § 7, under penalty of 

 seizure of their ship and cargo. 



^ 12. It is prohibited to these foreign ships to receive on board, without special 

 permission of the commanders, any of the people in the service of the Company, or 

 of the foreigners living in the Company's Settleuients. Ships proved to have the 

 intention of carrying off any person belonging to the Colony shall be seized. 



vS 13. Every purchase, sale, or barter is prohibited betwixt a foreign merchant- 

 ship and people in the service of the Company. This prohibition extends equally 

 to those who are on shore and to those employed in the Company's ships. Any ship 

 acting against this Rule shall pay five times the value of the articles, stores, or 

 goods constituting this prohibited traffic. 



iji 14. It is likewise interdicted to foreign ships to carry on any traffic or barter 

 with the natives of the islands, and of the north-west coast of America, in the whole 

 extent here above mentioned. A ship convicted of this trade shall be confis- 

 cated. 

 7 ^^ 15. All articles, stores, and goods found on shore in ports and harbours 



belonging to Russian subjects (carrying on prohibited traffic) or to foreign 

 vessels are to be seized. 



§ 16. The foreign merchant-ships lying in harbour or iu the roads dare, under 

 no pretence, send out their boats to vessels at sea, or to those already cimie in, until they 

 have been spoken to and visited, according to the existing customs. Whenever 

 a foreign vessel hoists a yellow flag to announce an infectious disease being on 

 i)oard, or the symptoms of the same, or any other danger of which she wishes to be 

 freed, every communication is interdicted until said flag is taken down. From this 

 Rule, however, are excepted persons ap])ointed for the j)urpose and whose boats be 

 under the colours of the Russian-American Company. Any vessel acting contrary 

 to this Regulation shall pay a fine of 500 dollars. 



§ 17. No ballast may be thrown overboard but in such jjlaces as are appointed by 

 the Commanders. The transgressor is liable to a fine of 500 dollars. 



iji 18. To all foreign merchant-ships during their stay in anchoriug-places, harbours, 

 or roads, it is prohil)ited to have their guns loaded either with balls or cartridges 

 under the risk of paj'ing a fine of 50 dollars for each gun. 



vS 19. No foreign merchant-ship in jiort, or in the roads, or riding at anchor, may 

 fire guns or muskets without previously informing the Commander of the place ox- 



