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6. All offenders against the provisions of this Act may be prose- 

 cuted and convicted, and all fines, forfeitures, penalties, and other 



Eunishments imposed, recovered, and made, in a summary manner, 

 efore a Stipendiary Magistrate. For the purposes of this Act all 

 Stipendiary Magistrates shall be deemed to be Stipendiary Magis- 

 trates for the Colony, and may exercise the jurisdiction given by this 

 Act in any part of the Colony. 



7. If any person convicted under this Act shall feel himself ag- 

 grieved by such conviction, he may appeal therefrom to the then 

 next sitting of Her Majesty's Supreme Court, holden in or nearest 

 the place where such conviction shall have been had, or in St. John's: 

 Provided that notice of such appeal and of the cause and matter 

 thereof be given to the convicting Magistrate in writing, within seven 

 days next after such conviction, and the party desiring to appeal shall 

 also, within fourteen days after such notice, give and enter into recog- 

 nizance with two approved sureties before the convicting Magistrates 

 conditioned for the appearance of the person convicted at such next 

 sitting of the Supreme Court, on the first day of such sitting, for the 

 prosecution of the appeal with effect and without delay, to abide the 

 judgment of the Court thereon, and for the delivery and surrender of 

 any vessel or other property ordered to be confiscated, and to pay 

 such costs as the Court may award. 



8. No proceeding or conviction by, nor order of, any Magistrate or 

 other officer under this Act shall be quashed or set aside for any infor- 

 mality, provided the same shall be substantially in accordance with 

 the intent and meaning of this Act. 



9. Nothing in this Act shall affect the rights and privileges granted 

 by Treaty to the subjects of any State in amity with Her Majesty. 



10. Any foreign fishing-vessel may enter any port of entry of this 

 island for the purpose of applying for a license under the provisions 

 oJ thi- Act. Applications for licences under this Act shall be made 

 to a Customs officer at a port of entry in this Colony, who is hereby 

 authorized to issue the same. The fee for such license shall be 1 dot. 

 50 c. per registered ton, to be paid to the Customs officer issuing said 

 License. The form of such licenses and the terms and conditions 

 under which the same shall be granted shall be determined by the 

 ( iovernor in Council. 



11. Jn this Act the word "vessel" shall include any boat or ship 

 registered or not registered, jack, skiff, punt, or launch, whether pro- 

 polled by Bails, oar.-, or steam. 



ACT OF MAY 24, 1893, RESPECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF 



FISHERIES. 



(6C Vict., cap. 8.) 



AN ACT Respecting the Depntmedt of Fiflhories. 



Re it enacted by the Governor, the Legislative Council and House 

 of Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, as follows: 



1. There sh.'ill l.e ;i Department which shall be called "The Depart- 

 jii m of Fisheries", over which the officer, called the "Commissioner 

 of Fisheries", for the time being, appointed by the Governor, shall 

 preside. The Commissioner BhaS have the management and direc- 

 tion of the said department and shall hold office during pleasure. 



