OF THE COLONY OF NEWFOUNDLAND. 193 



GOODS LANDED AT LABRADOR. 



110. All goods landed at Labrador shall be subject to the duties 

 imposed upon the like goods imported into any part of this Colony 

 and to the same laws, rules and regulations as though they were on 

 board the importing ship on arrival, before such landing; and unless 

 the owners or their agents shall duly account for all such goods to 

 any officer of the revenue appointed to collect duties at Labrador, 

 and to his satisfaction, pass entries for the same, and pay the duties 

 thereon, such goods shall be forfeited; and any such officer may, at 

 any time between sunrise and sunset, enter into any building or place 

 of any person, dealing in or having in his possession dutiable goods, 

 and take an account thereof; and if such owner or agent shall refuse 

 to open the doors, or shall in anywise obstruct such officer, he shall 

 forfeit the sum of four hundred dollars; and such officer may, if he 

 think fit at any time so to do take with him a writ of assistance, and 

 proceed therewith by day or night in manner by law in that behalf 

 directed in similar cases. 



111. Every importer of any goods at Labrador shall, within two 

 days after importation, make due entry of such goods and pay the 

 duties thereon, and if required by the collector land the said goods; 

 and in default of such entry and payment of duties the collector may 

 seize and sell the said goods, or so much as may be necessary for the 

 payment of all duties on such importation, paying over the surplus of 

 the proceeds, after the paj-ment of such duties and expenses of seizure 

 and sale, to the proprietor of such goods or to any person authorized 

 to r< the same. 



1 12. Entry outwards of any vessel bound from the coasts of Lab- 

 rador to any place out of this Colony, shall be made according to sec- 

 tions ninety-six ami ninety-seven of this Act: Provided that should 

 the master of any vessel by reason of the absence of the collector or 

 by reason of his inability to reach the collector, be prevented from 

 clearing his vessel in conformity with the provisions of the above- 

 quoted sections of this Act, the owners, shippers or consignors of the 

 cargo on board such vessel shall deliver to the collector at St. John's 

 e i rliesl opportunity, an entry, in the form required by section 

 one hundred of this Act, of such parts of the cargo as have ieen 

 shipped by them respectively, and in case of such persons neglecting 

 or i. to deliver such entry to the collector at St. John's, they 



!l incur a penalty of two hundred dollars. 



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l'i:oi E0TION OF THE REVEN1 E. 



lis. if any vessel is found hovering in British waters, within one 

 of thecoa ts orshores of this Colony, any officer of Customs may 

 go on board ami enter into such vessel, ami stay on ! oard such vessel 

 while she remains within the limits of (his Colony or within one 

 league thereof; and if any such vessel is bound elsewnere, and so con- 

 tinues hovering lor tin' space of twenty four hours after the master 

 has I ecu by such officer of Customs, required to depart, such officer 



may bring the Vessel into port, and examine her cargo, and if any 

 goods, the importation of which into this Colony is prohibited are on 

 board, such vessel, with her apparel, rigging, tackle, furniture, stores 



