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IV. And be it further enacted. That if the master or person having 

 charge of any vessel or vessels, being subject and liable to pay any 

 duty or duties by virtue of this Act, shall after the publication hereof, 

 after his arrival in any port or harbour of this Providence, to the 

 southward and westward of Cape Canso as aforesaid, the same being 

 of him duly demanded, refuse to pay such duties, or shall depart with 

 such vessel or vessels from, or out of the port or harbour, wherein 

 he shall first arrive with such vessel, before or until he or they shall 

 have paid and discharged the duties imposed by this Act on such 

 vessel, such master or commander shall forfeit and pay over and 

 above the said duty and duties, the sum of five pounds, to be recovered, 

 together with such duty, by bill, plaint or information, in any of His 



Majesty's Courts of Kecord within this Province, one half of 

 595 such penalty to the Collector or Collectors, Farmer or Farmers 



of the said duties, who shall sue for the same, and the other 

 half thereof to be paid into the Treasury of the Province, for the 

 support of the government thereof. 



V. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That if the 

 master or person having charge or command of any ship or vessel, 

 shall neglect after demand made of payment thereof, or shall refuse 

 to pay the duties herein imposed and laid on such ship or vessel, it 

 shall and may be lawful for any Collector or Collectors, by virtue of 

 this Act to be appointed, to seize and take such ship or vessel into his 

 custody, and to carry the same to the port nearest to the place where 

 such seizure shall be made, and there to deliver up such vessel to the 

 Collector or any other principal officer of His Majesty's Customs of 

 such port, in whose custody such ship or vessel shall remain, until the 

 aforesaid fine of five pounds, and the duties due and payable by virtue 

 or [$ic.] this Act, together with all reasonable expenses shall be paid, 

 or until good and sufficient security shall be giA 7 en, by such master or 

 person having charge or command of such ship or vessel, to abide by, 

 or perform the judgment of the Court, in which the suit or prosecu- 

 tion for such duties and penalty as by this Act are inflicted and laid, 

 shall be instituted and prosecuted. 



VI. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That all the 

 monies arising from the duties by this and the herein recited Acts, 

 imposed and laid, shall be paid into the Treasury of this Province: 

 to be applied to the repairing and lighting the said Light Houses, 

 and in keeping and maintaining lights in the same; and it shall and 

 may be lawful for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Commander 

 in Chief for the time being, to contract with any person or persons 

 he shall think fit, for the repair of the said Light Houses, and keeping 

 sufficient lights in the same, and to defray and pay the expense of 

 lighting and repairing the said Light Houses, out of the monies aris- 

 ing from the duties by this Act imposed. 



VII. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That the 

 ships and vessels owned by any firm or company of merchants, 

 whereof one of the said firm or company shall be a resident free- 

 holder within this Province, shall pay the same duty only, as if such 

 ship or vessel was wholly owned by any freeholder or freeholders 

 resident in this Province ; any thing in the Acts contained of which 

 this is an amendment, to the contrary notwithstanding. 



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

 this Act and every matter and clause therein contained, shall be and 



