3*6 IRISH FISHERY LAWS. 



pire : Be it enacted, by the authority aforefaid, that a bounty of 

 twenty {hillings per ton (hall be paid annually out of his majefty's 

 Revenues, under the management of the commiffioners of the 

 revenue, to the owner or owners of fuch veflei or veflels, reftding 

 in this kingdom, or their agents, as now are, or fhali hereafter 

 be built in Great Britain or Ireland, and manned and navigated as 

 by the laws now in force is directed, and herein-after more parti- 

 cularly defcribed, for fulling on the coafls of this kingdom. And 

 that no fuch bufs or veflel mall be entitled to the bounty of twenty 

 (hillings per ton, by virtue of this aft, unlefs faid bufs or veflel 

 fhall be decked or partly decked and built in Great Britain or 

 Ireland, and not under the burden of 20 tons, nor upwards of 

 100 tons burden, and that fhe fhall have been regiftered with the 

 collector or chief officer of the port to which fhe belongs, at leaft 

 months before her entering upon the bounty, which re- 

 giftry fhall be returned to the commiffioners of his majefty's 

 revenue every year, on or before the firft day of June, and firil 

 day of November, and mall proceed on the faid fifheries from 

 fome port in Ireland ; and before fuch bufs or veflel proceed on 

 fuch voyage, or be entitled to the benefit of this act, (he fhall 

 be vilited by fuch officer or officers of the revenue, belonging to 

 fuch port, who fhall be appointed by the commiffioners of his 

 majeity's revenue, or any three or more of them, to examine into 

 fuch bufs or veflel, and who fhall take an account of the tonnage 

 thereof by admeafurement, and fhall certify upon oath before the 

 collector of the diftrift, or a juftice of the peace for the county, 

 fuch his or their viiitation, examination and admeafurement, to 

 the commiffioners of his majefty's revenue, in the following words, 

 viz. 



** I being appointed by the commiffioners of 



*' his majefty's revenue, do hereby certify and fwear that I have 

 * vifited, examined and meafured the above veflel called the 

 , of , matter. That 



44 the faid veflel is by admeafurement, tons burden ; and that 

 ** faid veflel is, according to my judgment and belief, a found, 

 44 well-built, well-found and proper veflel to be employed in the 

 ' fifheries on the coaft of this kingdom. Witnefs my hand this 

 day of 



" Sworn before me." 



And upon its further appearing, by the oath of one or more 

 owner or owners, of their agent, and of the matter or chief officer 

 of fuch bufs or veflel, written at the foot of the faid certificate, 

 and made before the collector or comptroller of fuch port, who 

 are hereby refpectively empowered and required to adminitter the 

 fame, that it is really and truly his or their firm purpofe, and deter- 

 mined refolution, that fuch bufs or veflel fhall proceed, well manned, 

 furnifhed and accoutred (if entered for the winter fifhery, with 4 

 barrels, or ttaves and hoops to make 4 barrels, for every ton bur- 

 den which fhe fhall meafure) , to fifh upon fbme one or more of 

 the coafls of this kingdom, or within 33 leagues of the fame, and 



that 



