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197 ANNO QUADRAGKSIMO SEXTO VICTORI.E REGIN^. 



Cap. I. — An Act to amend an Act passed in the 42nd year of the Keign nf Her present 

 Majesty, entitled "An Act respecting the Prosecution of the Seal Fishery ." 



[Passed March 3, 1883.] 



Section. 



1. 42 Vict., cap. 1, sections 2 and 3, repe.ilefl. 



2. Steamens not to sail before 6 a. m., loth March; .Penalty; Proviso. 



3 Sailing-vessels not to sail before 6 a. M., Ist Mai-ch; Penalty; Proviso. 



Be it enacted by the Administrator to tlie Government, Legislative Enacting 

 Council, and Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, as follows r^l^^use. 



I. The second and third sections of the Act passed in the forty- 42n(l Vict., cap. 

 second year of the reign of Her present Majesty, entitled "An Act 1, sees. 2 and 3, 

 respecting the prosecntion of the Seal Fishery," are hereby repealed, repealed. 



II. No steamer shall leave port for the seal fishery before the hour Steamers not 

 of 6 o'clock in the forenoon on the 10th day of March in any year, to sail before 6 

 under the penalty of 2,000 dollars, to be recovered from the owner or AM^iOjh March; 

 other person on whose account such steamer shall have been sent to Proviso.' 

 such fishery. Provided that, in the event of the said 10th day of 



March falling on Sunday, any steamer may leave port for such fishery 

 at any time after 6 o'clock in the forenoon of the previous day. 



III. No sailiug-vessel shall leave port for the seal fishery before the Sailing-vessels 

 hour of 6 o'clock in the forenoon on the Ist day of March in any year, not to sail before 

 under the penalty of 400 dollars, to be recovered from the owner or ^^•,'*'-^'''t^^''*rc'i; 

 other person on whose account such vessel shall have been sent to "^"^ ^' 

 such fishery. Provided that, in the event of the said 1st day of March Proviso, 

 falling on Sunday, any sailing-vessel may leave port for such fishery 



at any time alter 6 o'clock in the forenoon of the previous day. 



anno QUINQUAGESIMO V1CT0RI.15 REGINyE. 



Cap. XXIII. — An Act to regulate the taking of, and Right of Property in, Seals. 



[Passed May 18, 1887.] 

 Section. 



1. Right of property in seals. 



2. When seals not to be killed; Penalty. 



3. Second trip of steamers; Proviso. 



4. Penalty; Proviso. 



5. Masters' penalty. 



6. Term "second trip." 



7. Complaints must be made within three months. 



Be it enacted by the Administrator of the Government, the Legis- Enacting clause, 

 lative Council, and House of Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, 

 as follows: 



I. In any action or proceeding for the recovery of, or in relation to, Ri^ht of prop- 

 the property in seals, or seal-pelts, killed by persons engaged in or ®''^ *** seals, 

 prosecuting the seal fishery in steam-vessels going from, or coming to, 



the ports of this Colony, it shall be held that no property, or right of 

 property, shall have accrued except in seals killed, sculped, panned, 

 or bulked by and in the actual and personal charge of the claimants, 

 or some person or persons for them watching or engaged in carrying 

 away such seals or seal-pelts. 



II. No seals shall ])e killed by any crew of any steamer, or by any When seals not 

 member thereof, before the 12th day of March, or after the 20th day of to be killed; 

 April, nor shall seals, so killed, be brought into any port in this Colony 



or its dependencies as aforesaid, in any year, under a penalty of 4 dol- Penalty, 

 lars for every seal so killed, to be recovered from the master and crew 

 by, and paid to, any informer who shall sue for the same, in a sum- 

 mary manner before a Stipendiary Magistrate. 



III. No steamer shall be permitted to go upon a second or subsequent Second trip of 

 trip to the seal fishery after the Ist day of April in any year: Provided steamers; 

 that, if it be shown to the satisfaction of the Collector, Sub-Collector, roviao. 



or other Customs officer of the port I'rom which the said steamer sails, 

 that a steamer has been forced, by any accident, to return to port 

 during the first trip, she shall not be deemed to have gone upon a 

 second trip if she again leaves port before the 10th day of April. 



