OF THE COLONY OF NEWFOUNDLAND. 199 



ACT OF MAY 10, 1906. 



(6 Edw. VII., oap. I.) o 

 AN ACT Respecting Foreign Fishing Vessels. 



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

 Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, as follows: — 



1. Any Justice of the Peace, Sub-Collector, Preventive Officer, 

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

 vessel being within any port on the coasts of this Colony, or hovering 

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

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

 vessel into port, may 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 a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars. 



2. If any foreign fishing vessel be found within any port on the 

 coasts of this Colony, or hovering in British waters within three 

 marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours in this 

 Colony, and having on board any herring, caplin, squid, or other bait 

 I i -lies, ice, lines, seines, or other outfits or supplies for the fishery, 

 purchased within any port on the coasts of this Colony or within the 

 distance of three marine miles from any of the coasts, bays, creeks, 

 or harbours of this Colony; or if the master, owner or agent of the 

 said vessel shall have engaged or attempted to engage, any person 

 to form part of the crew of the said vessel in any port, or on any part 

 of the coasts of this Colony, or has entered such waters for any pur- 

 pose not permit ted by treaty or convention for the time being in 

 force, the master, owner or agent shall be liable to a penalty not 

 exceeding one hundred dollars, or such vessel and the tackle, rigging, 

 apparel, furniture, stores and cargo thereof shall be forfeited, as the 

 magistrate before whom the proceeding is taken shall determine. 



'.'>. All goods and vessels, and the tackle, rigging, apparel, furniture, 

 ires and cargo thereof, liable to forfeiture under this Act, may be 

 3eized and secured by any officer or person mentioned in the first sec- 

 tion hereof, and every person opposing any such officer or person in 

 i he execution of his duty under this Act, or aiding or abetting any other 

 person in such opposition, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor 

 ,md liable to B fine of live hundred dollars. 



I In any prosecution under this Act, the presence on board any 

 foreign fishing vessel in any port of this Colony, or within British 

 water aforesaid, of any caplin, Bquid, or other bail fishes, of ice, 

 lini ties, or other outfit or supplies for the fishery, shall be prima 



facie evidence of the purchase oi the said bait fishes and supplies 



and out fits u it hin -ueli port or w aters. 



."). \o alien, qoI so entitled by treaty or convention for the time 

 being in force, shall 6 b in the waters or this Colony; and the master. 

 owner or agent of anj li bing ve ie\ who permits any alien not so 

 entitled to fi h in, from, or for mli vessel, shall be Liable to a penalty 

 not exceeding one hundred dollars, or bo the forfeiture of such vessel, 

 a - t he magi i rate ball determine. 



"Tin ' not brought into force, the a ent of His Britannic Maji ty being with- 



held pureuant to the Mod d Vivendi ol L906andb) those of 1907 and IU08. 



