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3. No license shall be issued for a longer period than one calendar 

 year, and all licenses shall expire on the thirty-first day of December 

 of the year for which they are issued. 55-5(5 V., c. 3, s. 1. 



4. The order in council for the issue of such licenses shall, without 

 delay, be communicated to both Houses of Parliament, if Parliament 

 is then in session, or. if not then in session, within the first ten days 

 of the next ensuing session. 55-56 V., c. 3, s. 2. 



BOARDING AND SEARCH. 



5. Any commissioned officer of His Majesty's navy, serving on 

 board any vessel of His Majesty's navy cruising and being in the 



waters of Canada for the purpose of affording protection to 

 647 His Majesty's subjects engaged in the fisheries, or any com- 

 missioned officer of His Majesty's navy, fishery officer or sti- 

 pendiary magistrate, on board of any vessel belonging to or in the 

 service of the Government of Canada, and employed in the service of 

 protecting the fisheries, or any officer of the Customs of Canada, sheriff. 

 justice of the peace or other person duly commissioned for that pur- 

 pose, may go on board of any ship, vessel or boat within any harbour 

 in Canada, or hovering in British waters within three marine miles 

 of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours in Canada, or in or 

 upon the inland waters of Canada, and stay on board so long as she 

 remains within such harbour or distance. R. S., c. 94, s. 2. 



6. Any one of the officers or persons hereinbefore mentioned may 

 bring any ship, vessel or boat, being within any harbour in Canada, 

 or hovering in British waters, within three marine miles of any of 

 the coasts, oays, creeks or harbours in Canada, or in or upon the in- 

 land waters of Canada, into port, and search her cargo, and may also 

 examine the master or person in command upon oath touching the 

 cargo and voyage. R. S., c. 94, ss. 3 and 20. 



7. Every ship, vessel, or boat, liable to seizure or examination under 

 this or any Act of the Parliament of Canada shall bring to, when re- 

 quired so to do in the King's name by any commissioned officer of 

 His Majesty's navy, or any officer of the Customs or of the fisheries 

 protection service, or person employed as such, or any stipendiary 

 magistrate, on board of any cruiser or vessel belonging to or in the 

 service of the Government of Canada and employed in the service of 

 protecting the Customs or Fisheries, or. upon signal made by any 

 such Government vessel or cruiser by hoisting the pennant and en-ign 

 approved and appointed for the purpose by order of the Governor in 

 Council. 



2. On any such ship, vessel or boat failing to bring to when re- 

 quired being chased by any such Government vessel or cruiser having 

 such pennant and ensign hoisted, the captain, master or other person 

 in charge of such Government vessel or cruiser may, after first caus- 

 ing a gun to be fired as a signal, fire at or into such ship, vessel or 

 boat. 



3. Such captain, master or other person, as well as any person 

 acting in his aid or by his direction, is hereby indemnified and dis- 

 charged from any indictment, penalty, action, or other proceeding for 

 so doing. 61 V., c. 38, ss. 1 and 2. 



8. No person on board of any ship, vessel or boat, so liable to seizure 

 or examination, which is being chased by any Government vessel or 



