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Art. LX XVII. The competent tribunal or magistrates shall exclusively take cognizance (in the 
same manner as stipulated in Article LXIX) of the infractions mentioned in Article LXXVI. 
Arr. LXXVIII. The putting into the Chausey Islands by British oyster fishing boats is regulated 
by the six following Articles. . 
Art. LXXIX. The putting into the Chausey Islands by British fishing boats, in consequence of 
damage, evident bad weather, or any other compulsory circumstance, is a right confirmed by Article 
VII of the convention of the second of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. 
Art. LXXX. The expediency of putting in, under any of the circumstances mentioned in the 
preceding Article, must naturally be determined by those fishermen who may find it necessary to avail 
themselves of this right. 
Nevertheless, whenever the British fishing boats shall be able to communicate with the Commander 
of the British station, they shall not put in until they are authorised so to do by the said Commander’s 
hoisting the following signal—a blue ensign at the masthead. 
Art. LXXXI. The Commander of the English station may, when he shall consider this measure 
necessary, authorise the weaker boats, which are consequently the most exposed to the effects of bad 
weather, to put into the Chausey Islands whilst the other boats shall continue to fish. 
This permission shall be made known by the following signal—a red ensign at the masthead. 
Art. LXX XII. When the Commander of the English station shall have authorised the whole or 
part of the British boats to seek shelter in the Chausey Islands, in consequence of the above-mentioned 
causes, he shall give notice thereof immediately afterwards to the French cruisers by means of the 
following signals, viz: 
For the anchorage of all the boats (provided for in Article LXXX), a blue peter placed under 
the blue ensign at the masthead. 
For the anchorage of the weaker boats (provided for in Article LXXXI), a blue peter placed 
under the red ensign at the masthead. 
Art. LXXXIII. Whenever the appearance of the weather, although it be not actually stormy at 
the time, yet shall be so threatening that boats could not gain shelter of the British Channel Islands 
before it comes on, the British Commander, taking on himself the responsibility of the measure, may 
authorize the said boats to anchor at Chausey, by hoisting a blue peter. 
This permission shall, at the same time, be made known to the French cruisers by means of a French 
flag hoisted at the masthead over the said blue peter. 
These flags shall not be hauled down until the French cruisers shall have understood the signal, 
and answered it by hoisting, also at the masthead, an English flag. 
Art. LXXXIV. When British fishing boats put into Chausey, they shall keep together in the same 
part of the anchorage. 
Should any compulsory circumstances prevent their doing so, the Commander of the English 
station shall inform the French station thereof by hoisting, in addition to the flags flying to announce 
the putting in of the boats, a Union Jack under the said flags. 
Art. LXXXV. The fishing boats of the one country shall not approach nearer to any part of the 
coasts of the other country than the limit of three miles, specified in Article IX of the convention signed 
at Paris on the second day of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, except under the 
following circumstances: 
First. When driven by stress of weather or by evident damage to seek shelter in the harbours, 
or within the fishery limits of the other country. 
Secondly. When carried within the limits established for the fishery of the other country by 
contrary winds, by strong tides, or by any other cause independent of the will of the master 
and crew. 
Thirdly. When obliged by contrary winds or tide to beat up in order to reach their fishing 
ground; and when, from the same cause of contrary wind or tide, they could not, if they remained 
outside, be able to hold on their course to their fishing ground. 
Fourthly. When during the herring fishing season, the herring fishing boats of one country 
shall find it expedient to anchor under shelter of the coasts of the other country, in order to 
await a favourable opportunity for proceeding to their lawful fishery outside of the limits defined 
by Article IX of the Convention of the second of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- 
nine. 
