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shall be held void by reason of any defect therein, if it is therein 

 alleged that the defendant has been convicted, and there is a good 

 and valid conviction to sustain the same. K. S., c. 95, s. 19. 



APPLICATION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES. 



101. A moiety of every pecuniary penalty levied by virtue of this 

 Act shall belong to His Majesty, and the other moiety shall be paid 

 to the prosecutor, together with costs taxed to him in respect thereof. 

 54-55 V.. c. 43, s. 2. 



102. His Majesty's share of each penalty and all proceeds derived 

 from the sale of confiscated articles under this Act, shall be paid to 

 the Minister of Finance through the Department of Marine and 

 Fisheries, and be applied towards the expenses incurred for the 

 protection of the fisheries. R. S., c. 95, s. 18. 



APPEAL. 



103. Persons aggrieved by any conviction for any offence under 

 this Act may appeal by petition to the Minister, who may remit 

 penalties and restore forfeitures under this Act. R. S., c. 95, s. 18. 

 No. 93. 1906: Statute of Canada; Revised Statutes 1906, Cap. 47.* 



An Act to protect the Customs and Fisheries. 

 SHORT TITLE. 



1. This Act may be cited as the Customs and Fisheries Protection 

 Act. 



LICENSES. 



2. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, grant to any 

 foreign ship, vessel or boat, or to any ship, vessel or boat not navi- 

 gated according to the laws of the United Kingdom or of Canada, at 

 such rate and for such term not exceeding one year, as he deems 

 expedient, a license to fish for, take, dry or cure any fish of any 

 kind whatsoever, in British waters, within three marine miles of any 

 of the coasts, bays, creeks or harbours of Canada, not included within 

 the limits specified and described in the first article of the convention 

 between His late Majesty King George the Third and the United 

 States of America, made and signed at London, on the twentieth 

 day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. R. S., 

 c. 94, s. 1. 



3. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, authorize the 

 issue of licenses to United States fishing vessels, enabling them to 

 enter any port on the Atlantic coast of Canada, during the periods 

 mentioned in such licenses, for the purposes of 



(a) The purchase of bait, ice, seines, lines and all other supplies 

 and outfits ; and, 



(b) the transhipment of catch, and the shipping of crews. 



2. The fee for such licenses shall be one dollar and fifty cents per 

 ton register, and the terms and conditions thereof shall be determined 

 by the Governor in Council. 



<*Act now questioned by the United States, see Appendix, pp. 4-5, 



