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4. The order in council for the issue of such licenses shall : without 

 delay, be communicated to both Houses of Parliament, if Parliament 

 is then in session, or, if not then in session, within the first ten days 

 of the next ensuing session. 55-56 V., c. 3, s. 2. 



BOARDING AND SEARCH. 



5. Any commissioned officer of His Majesty's navy, serving on 

 board of any vessel of His Majesty's navy cruising and being in the 

 waters of Canada for the purpose of affording protection to His 

 Majesty's subjects engaged in the fisheries, or any commissioned officer 

 of His Majesty's navy, fishery officer or stipendiary magistrate, on 

 board of any vessel belonging to or in the service of the Government 

 of Canada and employed in the service of protecting the fisheries, 

 or any officer of the Customs of Canada, sheriff, justice of the peace 

 or other person duly commissioned for that purpose, may go on 

 board of any ship, vessel or boat within an} 7 harbour in Canada, 

 or hovering in British waters within three marine miles of any of 

 the coasts, hays, creeks, or harbours in Canada, or in or upon the 

 inland waters of Canada, and stay on board so long as she remains 

 within such harbour or distance. R. S., c. 94, s. 2. 



6. Any one of the officers or persons hereinbefore mentioned may 

 bring any ship, vessel or boat, being within any harbour in Canada, 

 or hovering in British waters, within three marine miles of any of 

 the coasts, bays, creeks or harbours in Canada, or in or upon the 

 inland waters of Canada, into port, and search her cargo, and may 



30 examine the master or person in command upon oath touching 

 the cargo and voyage. R. S., c. 94, ss. 3 and 20. 



7. Every ship, vessel, or boat, liable to seizure or examination 

 under this or any Act of the Parliament of Canada shall bring to, 

 when required so to do in the King's name by any commissioned 

 officer of J lis Majesty's navy, or any officer of the Customs or of the 

 fisheries protection service, or person employed as such or any sti- 

 pendiary magist rate, on hoard of any cruiser or vessel beL ■ to or 

 in the service of the Government of Canada and employed in (he 



rvice of protecting the Customs or Fisheries, or, upon signal made 

 by any such < >o\ eminent \ esse! or cruiser by hoist ing the pennant and 



[gn approved and appointed for the purpose by order <>f the Gov- 

 ernor in ( 'oimeil. 



On any such ship, vessel or boat failing to bring to when 

 required being chased by any such Government vessel or cruiser 

 having such pennant and ensign hoisted, the captain, master or other 

 per on in charge of such Government ve el or cruiser may, after first 

 causing a gun to be fired as a signal, fire .-it or into such ship, vessel or 

 boat . 



(3) Such captain, master or other person, as well as any person 

 acting in his aid or by his direction, is hereby indemnified and dis- 

 charged from any indictment, penalty, action, or other proceeding 

 for so doing, 61 V., c. 38, as. 1 and _'. 



8. No person on board of any ship, vessel or boat, so liable to 

 seizure or examination, which is being chased by any Government 

 vessel or other cruiser for having failed to bring to upon being required 

 bo to do or upon signal made as in the last preceding section provided, 



