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use as a private debt, leaving to such party grieved, nevertheless, his 

 rights at common law for any further damages. 



21. The owner of every vessel or boat under the burthen of fifteen 

 tons belonging to this province, and employed in fishing, coasting, or 

 piloting, shall furnish a written description of the same, together 

 with his own name, place of abode, and occupation, to the chief offi- 

 cer of the provincial treasury of the district wherein the owner re- 

 sides; such officer shall thereupon grant to the owner a certificate, 

 that the requisite description has been filed with him, and that a 

 certain number has been fixed thereto; which number shall thereafter 

 be painted conspicuously on both bows in figures not less than nine 

 inches in length, and on the mainsail of such vessel or boat in figures 

 not less than three feet in length. 



22. Vessels or boats belonging to owners residing within the Bay of 

 Fundy, shall be distinguished by numerals in red on the bows and 

 mainsail; and vessels or boats belonging to owners residing on the 

 Gulf Coast of this province, shall be distinguished by numerals in 

 black upon a white patch on each bow, and in black upon the main- 

 sail of such boat or vessel. 



23. Every vessel or boat under the burden of fifteen tons, belong- 

 ing to this province, and found fishing, coasting, or piloting near its 

 shores, without bearing a distinguishing number on the bows and 

 mainsail, as above provided, shall be seized and detained until prop- 

 erly numbered, and until the payment of a fine not exceeding five 

 pounds. 



24. If the owner of any vessel or boat under the burtnen of fifteen 

 tons, shall make any false or fraudulent description of the same, or 

 any misrepresentation whatsoever, in order to obtain a certificate and 

 number therefor, he shall forfeit twenty pounds. 



25. If any person shall make a false or fraudulent declaration, oath, 

 or representation with reference to the sale, transfer, registry, or re- 

 registry of any ship or vessel above the burthen of fifteen tons, or 

 shall conspire or collude with a foreigner in any false or fraudulent 

 transfer of a foreign ship or vessel, either to obtain a British register 

 therefor, or for any false, fraudulent, or deceptive purpose, or shall 

 wilfully and knowingly aid in giving to the master or owner of a 

 foreign vessel, being a foreigner, the character of a British subject, 

 or to a foreign vessel the character of a British vessel, he shall forfeit 

 one hundred pounds. 



26. The Lieutenant Governor may by commission under the great 

 seal, appoint the officer in command of any of Her Majesty's vessels 

 of war, employed on the coasts of this province in the protection of 

 the fisheries, to be a Justice of the Peace in any or every county of 

 this province; such commission to be in force while such officer is 

 employed on the coast in the protection of the fisheries, and in com- 

 mand of one of Her Majesty's vessels. 



27. In this chapter, " vessels " shall include ships, and " harbours " 

 shall include ports, bays, and creeks. 



28. This act shall not come into operation until Her Majesty's 

 approbation is thereunto had and declared. 



This Act was specially confirmed, ratified, and finally enacted, by an Order 

 of Her Majesty in Council dated the 24th day of October 1853, and published 

 and declared in the Province the 16th day of November 1853. 



