STATUTES, PROCLAMATIONS. RULES, ORDERS, ETC. 1005 



No. 54. 1795: Statute of Nova Scotia, 35 Geo. Ill, Gap. 3. 



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

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

 maintaining a Light-House on Sanibro Island, and in addition to, and amend- 

 ment 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 duties payable on merchant ships and vessels by the 

 aforesaid Acts, are directed to be paid at their going out of the said 

 harbours of Halifax and Shelburne : 



I. Be it enacted, by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council and Assem- 

 bly, That from and after the publication thereof, all duties which 

 shall become due, and payable on any merchant ship or vessel by 

 virtue of the aforesaid Acts, or either of them, shall be paid imme- 

 diately, after the arrival of such ship or vessel in the said harbours 

 of Halifax and Shelburne respectively; and that in case the master 

 or commander of any such ship or vessel, shall neglect or refuse to 

 pay the said duties in manner hereby directed, such master or com- 

 mander shall forfeit and pay the sum of five pounds; and it shall 

 and may be lawful for the Collector of the said duties to enter on 

 board such merchant ship or vessel, and her to seize and detain until 

 the said duties, and the aforesaid penalty shall be discharged and 

 paid, and if any person or persons shall assault or obstruct the said 

 Collector in the execution of his office as aforesaid, such person or 

 persons so offending, shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence 

 the sum of twenty pounds, which fines and penalties shall and may 

 be recovered, by bill, plaint or information, in any of His Majesty s 

 Courts of Record in this Province, two third parts whereof, shall be 

 paid to the person or persons prosecuting for the same, and the 

 remainder into the Treasury for the use of His Majesty. 



II. And be it further enacted, That for the more effectual security 

 of the collection, and just account of the duties imposed by the Act 

 of which this is in amendment, it shall not be lawful for the Naval 

 Officer, or his Deputy, to clear out any vessel at the naval office, 

 until he receives a certificate from the Collector of the light duties, 

 that such duties are paid, and the Naval Officer is hereby required to 

 keep lists of such vessels, with their tonnage, and the names of their 

 masters and owners, and to transmit to the Treasurer of the Province, 

 quarterly, copies of such lists; and for the taking such lists, and 

 making such copies, the said Naval Officer shall be entitled to receive 

 from the master of every vessel, of fifty tons and upwards, the sum 

 of one shilling, and for every vessel under fifty tons, the sum of six 

 pence, and no more. 



No. 55. 1799, February 8: Statute of New Brunswick, 39 Geo. Ill, 



Cap. 5. 



An act for regulating the fisheries in the County of Northumberland. Passed the 



8th February, 1799. 



Whereas the Laws now in force for regulating the Fisheries in the 

 County of Northumberland have been found inadequate to purposes 

 intended : for remedy whereof 



I. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant- Governor, Council and Assem- 

 bly, That so much of an Act made and passed in the Thirty-third year 



