1032 APPENDIX TO BRITISH CASE. 



year of the same reign, intituled An Act in Amendment of an Act, in 

 tituled An Act for regulating the Fisheries in the County of North- 

 umberland; ana also an Act made and passed in the Fourth year of 

 the reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled 

 An Act in further amendent of the Laws for regulating the Fisheries 

 in the County of Northumberland, so far as the said Several Acts are 

 now in force, be and the same are hereby continued and declared to be 

 in force until the Tenth Day of May which will be in the year of our 

 Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty six. 



No. 72. 1834, March 31: Extract from Statute of Nova Scotia, 

 4 William 77, Cap. 25. 



An Act for the support and regulation of Light-Houses. 



[Passed the 31st Day of March, 1834."] 



Be it enacted, by the President, Council and Assembly, That here- 

 after every ship or vessel, coming into any port or place in this prov- 

 ince, from any port or place out of this province (save and except 

 such ships and vessels as may be hereinafter particularly exempted, 

 or such ships and vessels as are hereinafter mentioned, and upon 

 which other specific duties are imposed,) shall pay a duty of four 

 pence per ton lor each and every ton of the registered burthen of such 

 ship or vessel. 



II. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That no such ship 

 or vessel shall be required or liable to pay such duty more than once, 

 and but at one port or place in this province in the course of one and 

 the same voyage ; but if such duty be demanded a second time in any 

 other port or place, having been already paid, the master or other 

 person having charge of such the said ship or vessel, shall produce 

 to the person demanding the same, the certificate from the collector 

 or other person entitled to receive the same, that such duty has 

 already been paid at some port or place in this province, during the 

 same voyage in which the said ship or vessel may then be engaged. 



III. And be it further enacted, That all Coasting Vessels and Fish- 

 ing Vessels shall pay annually as follows, that is to say if not over 

 Twenty Tons, registered burthen, Ten Shillings ; if over Twenty Tons 

 and not more than Fifty Tons, registered burthen, Twenty Shillings; 

 and if over Fifty Tons and not aoove Seventy-Five Tons, registered 

 burthen, thirty Shillings; and if over Seventy-five Tons, and not 

 above One Hundred Tons registered burthen, Forty Shillings; and if 

 over One Hundred Tons, and not more than One Hundred and Fifty 

 Tons, registered burthen, Fifty Shillings; and if over One Hundred 

 and Fifty Tons, registered burthen. Sixty Shillings, to be paid in 

 each and every year as hereinafter directed. 



IV. And be it further enacted, That no ship or vessel shall be 

 deemed or taken to be a Coasting or Fishing Vessel, unless such ship 

 or vessel shall be actually and wholly engaged and employed in the 

 Fisheries, or in the Coasting Trade of this Province, or partly in the 

 Fisheries, and partly in the Coasting Trade, and not otherwise. 



