STATUTES, PROCLAMATIONS, EULES, OEDEES, ETC. 941 



used, in the catching of fish; or any kind of fish, oil, blubber, seal 

 skins, peltry, fuel, wood, or timber, to or with any person or persons 

 whatsoever, other than the subjects of His Majesty, his heirs and 

 successors. 



XV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if 

 any person or persons, residing or carrying on fishery in the said 

 Island of Newfoundland, shall there sell, barter, or exchange, or 

 cause to be sold, bartered, or exchanged, or shall endeavour to sell, 

 barter, or exchange, or shall be aiding or assisting in selling, barter- 

 ing, or exchanging, or causing to be sold, bartered, or exchanged, any 

 such ship, vessel, boat, or any tackle, apparel, or furniture, used, or 

 which may be used, for the purpose of navigating any ship, vessel, 

 or boat ; or any seines, nets, or other implements or utensils, used, or 

 which may be used, in catching or curing fish; or any kind of bait 

 whatsoever, used, or which may be used, in catching fish ; or any fish, 

 oil, blubber, seal skins, fuel, wood, or timber, to any person or per- 

 sons, being the subjects of any foreign State, it shall and may be. 

 lawful to and for the Governor of Newfoundland, or his surrogates, 

 or for any justice of the peace in Newfoundland, to issue his or their 

 warrant or warrants to apprehend every such offender, and, on the 

 oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, to commit him to 

 prison, there to remain until the next court of session which shall be 

 holden in pursuance of the commission of the said governor for the 

 time being; and all and every such person or persons, if found guilty 

 of the said offence at such session, shall forfeit and pay treble the 

 value of the articles so sold, or caused to be sold, or attempted to be 

 sold, as aforesaid, or bartered or taken in exchange, or in the selling, 

 bartering, or exchanging of which, or causing to be sold, bartered, 

 or exchanged, such person or persons was or were aiding or assisting, 

 and the same shall be levied of the offender's goods and chattels, by 

 warrant to be granted by the said court of session for that purpose ; 

 and in case no goods upon which such distress can be made shall be 

 found, then it shall and may be lawful for the said court to order 

 such person or persons to be punished and dealt with in the same 

 manner as is herein before directed with respect to deserters, or per- 

 sons agreeing to desert. 



" XVI. And whereas it is highly injurious to the trade and manu- 

 factures of His Majesty's dominions in Europe, that persons residing 

 or carrying on fishery in the Island of Newfoundland, or parts adja- 

 cent, or on the banks of the said Island of Newfoundland, should be 

 supplied with any goods or commodities whatsoever by the subjects 

 of any foreign State ; " be it therefore enacted by the authority afore- 

 said, that no person or persons, residing or carrying on fishery in 

 the Island of Newfoundland, or parts adjacent, or on the banks of 

 the said Island of Newfoundland, shall there purchase, or take in ex- 

 change, or by way of barter, or cause to be purchased or taken in 

 exchange, or by way of barter, or be aiding or assisting in the pur- 

 chasing, bartering for, or taking in exchange, any goods or com- 

 modities whatsoever, from any person or persons being a subject or 

 subjects of any foreign State; and that every person or persons 

 residing or carrying on fishery in the said Island of Newfoundland, 

 or parts adjacent, or on' the banks of the said Island of Newfound- 

 land, who shall there purchase, barter for, or take in exchange, or 

 shall cause to be purchased, bartered for, or taken in exchange, any 



