CONTENTS. 



XHI 



PART in. STATUTES, PROCLAMATIONS, RULES, ORDERS, &C. Continued. 

 UNITED STATES, INCLUDING COLONIAL AND STATE LAWS. 



Date. 



Description. 



1668. 

 1668. 



1670. 

 1672. 

 1677. 

 1684. 

 1684. 



Massachusetts Colony: General Laws 



New Plymouth: Acts and Orders. (Extract). 

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June 8 



October 29 

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1687. June 1 New Hampshire: An Act for regulating the Fishing Trade and Fish- 

 ermen. 

 1692. November 26.. . Massachusetts Bay: An Act for the Regulating and Encouragement 



of Fishery. 



1702. November 21.. Masachusetts Bay: An Act for the reviving and re-enacting a Clause 

 in the Act intituled "An Act for the regulating and encouragement 

 of Fishery," that hath been for some tune repealed by the General 

 Assembly. 



1715. July 23 Massachusetts Bay: An Act for Building and Maintaining a Light- 

 house upon the Great Brewster (called Beacon Island) at the en- 

 trance of the Harbor of Boston. 



1751. June 25 Massachusetts Bay: An Act In addition to an Act made and passed 



in the first year of the re : gn of His Majesty King George the First, 

 intituled " An Act for building and maintaining a Light-house upon 

 the Great Brewster (called 'Beacon Island'), at the entrance of the 

 Harbor of Boston. " 



1771. April 26 Massachusetts Bay: An Act for building and maintaining a Light- 



house or houses on Thatcher's Island (or) (on) the mainland of Cape 

 Ann. 



1772. March 24 New York: An Act to prevent the Bestruction of Fish in the County 



of Suffolk. 



1774. June 17 Massachusetts Bay: An Act for maintaining a Light-house upon 



Brant Point, at the entrance of the Harbor of Nantucket. 



1775. January 31 New York: An Act to continue and amend an Act entitled An Act to 



prevent the Destruction of Fish in the County of Suffolk. 



1789. July 31 United States: Cap. 5. An Act to regulate the Collection of the duties 



imposed by law on the tonnage of ships or vessels, and on goods, 

 wares, and merchandises imported into the United States. (Ex- 

 tract.) 



1789. September 1 United States: Cap. 11. An Act for Registering and Clearing Vessels, 



Regulating the Coasting Trade, and for other purposes. (Extract.) 



1790. July 20 United States: Cap. 30. An Act imposing duties on the tonnage of 



ships or vessels. 



1790. August 4 United States: Cap. 35. An Act to provide more effectually for the 



collection of the duties imposed by law on goods, wares and mer- 

 chandise imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of 

 ships or vessels. (Extract.) 



1793. February 18 United States: Cap. 8. An Act for enrolling and licensing ships or 



vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for 

 regulating the same. (Extract.) 



1799. March 2 United States: Cap. 22. An Act to regulate the collection of duties 



on imports and tonnage. (Extract.) 



1804 March 27 United States: Cap. 57. An Act for imposing more specific duties on 



the importation of certain articles; and also, for levying and collect- 

 ing light money on foreign ships or vessels, and for other purposes. 

 (Extract.) 



1817. March 1 United States: Cap. 31. An Act concerning the Navigation of the 



United States. (Extract.) 



1818. April 18 United States: Cap. 70. An Act concerning Navigation 



1820. May 15 United States: Cap. 122. An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled 



"An Act concerning Navigation." 



1826. December 27 ... New Jersey: An Act concerning Fisheries 



1830. May 29 United States: Cap. 207. An Act to amend the Acts regulating the 



commercial intercourse between the United States and certain Colo- 

 nies of Great Britain. 



1830. Octobers Proclamation: President of the United States, opening to British 



Vessels the Trade between the British Colonial Possessions and the 

 American Ports. 



1862. March 15 United States: Cap. 43. An Act for a joint Commission for the pres- 

 ervation of the Atlantic Fisheries. 



1866. July 18 United States: Cap. 201. An Act further to prevent Smuggling and 



for other purposes. (Extract.) 



1871. March 28 Delaware: Vol. xiv, Cap. 72. An Act for the Protection of Fisher- 

 men. (Extract.) 



1878 United States: Revised Statutes, 1878 (Extracts) 



Collection of Duties upon Imports. Entry of Merchandise 



Regulation of Commerce and Navigation. Tonnage Duties 



Regulation of Vessels in Bomestic Commerce 



1884. June 26 United States: Cap. 121. An Act to remove certain burdens on the 



American merchant marine and encourage the American foreign 

 carrying trade, and for other purposes. (Extract.) 



1886. June 19 United States: Cap. 421. An Act to abolish certain fees for official 



services to American vessels, and to amend the laws relating to 

 shipping commissioners, seamen, and owners of vessels, and for 

 other purposes. (Extract.) 



