STATUTES, PROCLAMATIONS, RULES, ORDERS, ETC. 959 



XI. And be it further enacted, That in case any such Seaman or 

 Fisherman shall at any Time wilfully absent himself from his Duty 

 or Employ without the Leave and Consent of his Hirer or Employer, 

 or shall wilfully neglect or refuse to work, according to the true 

 Intent and Meaning of his said Contract or Agreement, such Seaman 

 or Fisherman shall for every Day he shall so absent himself, or 

 neglect or refuse to work as aforesaid, forfeit any Number of Days' 

 Pay or Shares not exceeding Thirty to such Hirer or Employer ; and 

 if any such Seaman or Fisherman shall wilfully absent himself from 

 his said Duty or Employment for the Space of Fourteen Days with- 

 out such Leave as aforesaid, he shall be deemed a Deserter, and shall 

 forfeit to such Hirer or Employer all such Wages as shall at the 

 Time of such Desertion be due to him ; and it shall and may be lawful 

 for any Justice or Justices of the Peace of Newfoundland, or the 

 Dependencies thereof, to issue his or their Warrant or Warrants to 

 apprehend every such Deserter, 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 Sessions; and if found guilty of the 

 said Offence at such Court of Sessions, it shall and may be lawful 

 to and for the said Court of Sessions to order such Deserter to be 

 imprisoned for any Time not exceeding Three Calendar Months, and 

 afterwards to be put on board a Passage Ship, in order to his being 

 conveyed back to the Country whereto he belongs, in case such 

 Deserter be not a Native of or settled within the said Colony. 



XII. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful 

 for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, by Advice of His or their 

 Council, from time to time to give such Orders and Instructions to 

 the Governor of Newfoundland, or to any Officer or Officers on that 

 Station, as he or they shall deem proper and necessary to fulfil the 

 Purposes of any Treaty or Treaties now in force between His Majesty 

 and any Foreign State or Power ; and in case it shall be necessary to 

 that End, to give Orders and Instructions to the Governor, or other 

 Officer or Officers aforesaid, to remove or cause to be removed any 

 Stages, Flakes, Train Fats, or other Works whatever, for the Purpose 

 of Carrying on the Fishery, erected by His Majesty's Subjects on that 

 part of the Coast of Newfoundland which lies between Cape Saint 

 John passing to the North, and descending to the Western Coast of 

 the said Island to the Place called Cape Raye, and also all Ships, 

 Vessels and Boats belonging to His Majesty's Subjects which shall be 

 found within the Limits aforesaid; and also, in case of Refusal to 

 depart from within the Limits aforesaid, to compel any of His 

 Majesty's Subjects to depart from thence; any Law, Custom or 

 Usage to the contrary notwithstanding. 



XIII. And be it further enacted, That if any Person or Persons 

 shall refuse, upon Requisition made by the Governor, or any Officer 

 or Officers acting under him in pursuance of His Majesty's Orders 

 or Instructions as aforesaid, to depart from within the Limits afore- 

 said, or otherwise to conform to such Requisitions and Directions as 

 such Governor or other Officer as aforesaid shall make or give for 

 the purposes aforesaid, every such Person or Persons so refusing or 

 otherwise offending against the same, shall forfeit the Sum of Fifty 

 Pounds Sterling Money: Provided always, that every such Suit or 

 Prosecution, if the same be commenced in Newfoundland, shall be 

 commenced within One Year; and if commenced in any of His 



