1000 APPENDIX TO BRITISH CASE. 



No. 51. 1793: Statute of Nova Scotia, 38 Geo. Ill, Cap. 16. 



An Act in amendment of, and in addition to, an Act. made in the Thirty-third 

 year of the reign of His late Majesty, entitled, an Act for regulating and 

 maintaining a Light-House on Sambro Island, and in addition to, and inneud- 

 n uMi t of an Act, passed in the Twenty eighth year of his present Majesty's 

 reign, entitled, An Act for regulating and maintaining a Light House at the 

 entrance of the Harbour of Shelburne. 



Whereas the several Laws heretofore made for maintaining the 

 Light House erected on Sambro Island, and McNuttfs Island, have 

 proved ineffectual for that purpose, and many ships and vessels which 

 derive great benefits by the said Light Houses, are not by the said 

 Act compellable to pay any duty towards the support of them: 



I. Be it therefore enacted, by the Lieutenant Governor, Council 

 and Assembly, That all registered vessels owned by any person or 

 persons within this Province, and not wholly employed in the fish- 

 eries thereof, which shall not within one year to be computed from 

 the first day of April in the present year, and yearly and every year 

 afterwards, come into the port of Halifax or Shelburne, and in one 

 of the said ports pay the duties by the herein recited Acts imposed, 

 shall pay in such port, harbour or place, to which such vessels shall 

 respectively belong, the sum of four pence per ton yearly and every 

 year. 



II. And be it further enacted, That every ship or vessel, his Maj- 

 esty's ships of war and such transports or other vessels employed in 

 his Majesty's service as shall by their charter party be exempted from 

 paying port charges excepted, which shall from and after the pub- 

 lication hereof come into any port, harbour, creek, or river within 

 this Province not being to the northeastward of Cape Canso, and not 

 owned by some person or persons belonging to this Province, shall 

 pay the same duty per ton as is payable by the above recited Act, en- 

 titled, an Act, for regulating and maintaining a Light House at the 

 entrance of the harbour of Shelburne, upon every merchant's vessel 

 coming into the said harbour of Shelburne. 



III. And be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid. That 

 from and after the publication hereof, it shall and may be lawful for 

 the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in Chief for the 

 time being, from time to time, and so often as he shall think proper, 

 to appoint fit and proper persons Collectors of the said duties in the 

 several ports, harbours, creeks and rivers in this Province, to the 

 southward and westward of Cape Canso, and to describe the particu- 

 lar limits of such Collector or Collector's jurisdiction, in the com- 

 mission or commissions to be granted for that purpose, and it shall 

 and may be lawful for the said Governor. Lieutenant Governor or 

 Commander in Chief for the time being, if he shall think proper, to 

 let to farm, to the highest and fairest bidder, the whole or any part 

 of the said duties, and to take good security from such farmer or 

 farmers for the faithful performance of his duty, and for the pay- 

 ment of the several sum or sums of money, at the time and in the 

 manner in which such farmer or farmers shall have stipulated to pay 

 the same. Provided always, that the said Governor, Lieutenant Gov- 

 ernor, or Commander in Chief shall not at any time, let or farm the 

 said duties or any part thereof, for a longer period than one year. 



