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pointed by His Excellency the Governor for that purpose; who are 

 hereby authorized to demand and receive the same, and upon refusal 

 of payment, to sue for and recover the said duty before two of His 

 Majesty's Justices of the Peace, or in case the sum shall not exceed 

 forty shillings, before one justice. 



III. And be it further enacted, That no vessel shall be deemed a 

 fishing vessel, within the meaning of this Act, excepting such as shall 

 be wholly employed in that business, nor shall any vessel be deemed 

 a coaster, excepting such as shall be wholly employed within the 

 province. 



IV. And be it hereby further enacted, That every coasting vessel 

 shall pay, in lieu of the said duty, at the rate of twenty shillings per 

 annum, and no more, to be received and recovered in manner as 

 aforesaid. 



V. And be it further enacted, That all monies arising by the afore- 

 said duty, shall be paid into the treasury of the Province, and be 

 applied towards the support of the said Light-House ; to be issued for 

 the said purpose, by warrant under the hand and seal of the Gover- 

 nor or Commanaer in Chief for the time being of the Province ; and 

 in case there be more monies raised than is necessary for the support 

 of the said Light-House, the surplusage to be applied to the uses of 

 the Government. 



No. .1770: Statute of Nova Scotia, 10 Geo. Ill, Cap. 10. 

 An Act for the benefit of the Fishery on the Coasts of this Province. 



Whereas it is apprehended that the frequent scarcity of fish on the 

 banks near the shores of this province, may be occasioned by fisher- 

 men throwing into the sea the offal of the fish they kill; for remedy 

 lohereof, 



I. Be it enacted by the Governor, Council, and Assembly, That 

 from and after the publication hereof, if any fishermen in any vessel, 



bark or boat, shall presume to throw into the sea within three 

 588 leagues of any of the shores of this province, any heads, bones. 



or other offal of the fish they may take, the master of such 

 fishing vessel, bark, or boat, shall, upon due conviction thereof, by 

 the oath of one credible witness, before anv one of His Majesty's 

 Justices of the Peace, or by the view of the said Justice, pay for each 

 and every such offence the sum of five pounds. 



II. And be it further enacted, That all penalties incurred and aris- 

 ing by this Act, shall be applied, one moiety to the person who shall 

 inform and sue for the same, the other moiety to be paid into His 

 Majesty's Treasury for the use of the province, the same to be levied 

 by distress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, together with 

 the charges of such distress and sale, rendering the overplus (if any 

 be) to the owner or owners thereof. 



III. Provided nevertheless, That nothing in this Act shall extend to 

 the debarring any fishermen in boats, who split and dress their fish on 

 shore, from throwing the offal of their fish into what is called the 

 land-wash. 



