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cation of a Justice of the Peace; and such penalty, with costs, may be 

 levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the offender 

 by warrant under the hand of such justice, or the said offender may 

 be committed to prison for a period not exceeding three months. 



12. Any building or erection, contrary to the provisions of this Act, 

 may be immediately removed by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 

 and! he may recover the cost of such removal, with costs of suit, in a 

 summary suit for the same before any justice of the peace from any 

 person so building or erecting such building or erection. 



13. For the purpose of ascertaining the damage which may be 

 occasioned to any person whose interests in any lands, houses, build- 

 ings, or other property, may be affected by carrying out or enforcing 

 the provisions of tliis Act anil providing compensation therefor, the 



:ie proceedings and remedies shall be had as are prescribed by sec- 

 tion 163 of "The St. John's Municipal Act, 1892," so far as the same 

 shall be applicable; and any compensation which maybe awarded to 

 such persons shall be paid out of the consolidated revenue of the 

 colony. 



14. It shall be held that any rates or dues levied and collected upon 

 merchant ship or shipping as and for rates and dues under chapter 9 

 of the Consolidated Statutes of Newfoundland (second series), have 

 been legally collected, and no action shall be brought or maintained 

 in respect of any such rates or dues; despite any doubt which may 

 exist as to the legality of such levy or collection. 



15. Chapter 9 of the Consolidated Statutes of Newfoundland 

 ■ ond Beries) entitled "Of Light Dues and Lighthouses," is hereby 



repealed. 



ACT OF JUNE 15, 1905. 



(5 Edw. VII., cap. 4.) 



AN A< T Respecting Foreign Fishing Vessels. 



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

 of Assembly, in Legislative SessioD convened, as follows: — 



]. Any Justice of the Peace, Sub-collector, Preventive Officer, 

 Fishery Warden or Constable, may go on hoard any foreign fishing 

 el being within any port on the coasts of this Island, or hovering 

 in British waters within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, 

 creeks or harbours in this Island, and may bring such foreign fishing 

 vessel into port, iiki\ search her cargo and may examine the master 

 upon oath touching the Cargo and voyage; and the master or person 



in command shall answer truly such questions as shall be put to him 

 under ;i penalty qoI exceeding five hundred dollars. And if such 



foreign fishing vessel has "ii hoard any herring, on pi in . si pud, or other 



bail ashes, ice, lines, seines, or other outfits or supplies for the fishery , 



purchased within any port on the ousts of this Island or within the 



distance of three marine miles from an} of the coasts, hays, creeks, 

 or- harbour of this Island, or if the master of the said vessel shall have 

 engaged, or attempted to engage, an} person to form pari of the 

 crew of the said vessel in any porl or on an} part of the coasts of this 

 [sland, or has entered such water for an} purpose not permitted by 

 treat} or convention i'>r the time being in force, such vessel and the 

 tackle, ri apparel, furniture, stores and cargo thereof shall \>r 



forfeited. 



