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the limits of this Colony, or coastwise, shall deliver to the collector 

 or other proper officer a report in writing outwards under his hand, 

 of the destination of such vessel, stating her name, country, and 

 tonnage, the port of registry, the name of the master, the country 

 of the owners and the number of the crew; and before any goods or 

 ballast are taken on board such vessel the master shall show that all 

 goods therein imported, except such as were reported for exportation 

 in the same vessel have been duly entered and landed; except that 

 the proper officer may issue a stiffening order that such goods or 

 ballast as are specified therein may be laden before the former cargo 

 is discharged; and before such vessel departs the master shall bring 

 and deliver to the collector or other proper officer a content in writing 

 under his hand, of the goods laden and the names of the respective 

 shippers and consignees of the goods, with the marks and numbers 

 of the packages or parcels of the same, and shall make and subscribe 

 a declaration to the truth of such content as far as any of such 

 particulars can be known to him. 



97. The master of every vessel, whether in ballast or laden shall, 

 before departure, come before the collector, or other proper officer, 

 and answer all such questions concerning the vessel, and the cargo, 

 if any, and the crew, and the voyage, as are demanded of him by such 

 officer, and if required, shall make his answers or any of them part 

 of the declaration made under his hand; and thereupon the collector 

 or other proper officer, if such vessel is laden, shall make out aid 

 give to the master a certificate of the clearance of such vessel for her 

 intended voyage with merchandize or a certificate of her clearance in 

 ballast, as the case may be; and if there is merchandize on board, 

 and the vessel is bound to any port in this Colony, such clearance 

 shall state whether any and which of the goods are the produce of 

 this Colony, and if the goods are such as are liable to duties, whether 

 the duties thereon have been paid; and in such case the master 

 shall hand the clearance to the collector at the next port in this 

 Colony at which he arrives, immediately on his arrival. 



98. If any vessel departs from any port or place in this Colony 

 without a clearance, or if the master delivers a false content, or does 

 not truly answer the questions demanded of him, or if any goods be 

 laden on board any such vessel before the master shall show that all 

 goods therein imported (except such as were reported for exporta- 

 tion in the same vessel) have been duly entered and landed, unless 

 a stiffening order has been given, or if, having received a clearance, 

 such vessel adds to her cargo, or performs any work without having 

 mentioned in the report outwards the intention so to do, the master 

 shall incur a penalty of four hundred dollars; and the vessel shall be 

 detained in any port in this Colony until the said penalty is paid ; 

 and unless payment is made within twenty days, such vessel may, 

 after the expiration of such delay, be sold to pay such penalty, and 

 any expenses incurred in detaining, keeping and selling such vessel. 



99. The Governor in Council may, by regulation, dispense with 

 any of the requirements of the two sections next preceding which 

 he deems it inexpedient to enforce, with regard to vessels engaged in 

 the coasting trade. 



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