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59. All penalties for breach of these rules may be recovered in a 

 summary manner on complaint before a Justice of the Peace, and half 

 the penalty shall go to the person prosecuting the offender to convic- 

 tion and half to the Receiver General for the use of the Colony, 

 except where the complaint is by a person who has suffered by the 

 wilful act of another, when the full penalty shall be paid to the 

 complainant. 



No. 132. 1898, June 1 : Newfoundland Statute, 55 Viet., Cap. 10. 

 An Act respecting foreign fishing vessels. 



Section. 



1. The Governor may issue licenses to 

 foreign fishing vessels. 



[Passed 1st June, 



Section. 



2. Fee for license. 



3. Time of operation of Act. 



Be it enacted by the Governor, the Legislative Council, and House 



of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: 



721 1. The Governor in Council may authorise the issue of 



licenses to Foreign Fishing Vessels, enabling them to enter 



any port on the coasts of this Island during the present year, and 



until the closing of the session of the Legislature to be held in the 



year 1893, for the following purposes : 



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

 outfits for the fishery, and shipping of crews. 



2. The fee for every such license shall be one dollar and fifty cents 

 per registered ton, and the terms and conditions thereof shall be 

 determined by the Governor in Council. 



3. This Act shall not come into operation until proclamation by 

 the Governor in Council, and the Governor in Council may at any 

 time after the Act shall be in force, suspend the operation of the 

 same. 



No. 133. 189%: Newfoundland Statute: Consolidated Statutes (Sec- 

 ond Series') 1892, Gap. 119. a 



Of pilots and pilotage for the port of St. John's. 



Section. 



1. Number of Commissioners of Pilots 



for St. John's. 



2. Pilots must be qualified. 



3. Certificates to be granted. 



4. Certificates to be numbered. 



5. Commissioners may establish bye 



laws. 



6. Rules subject to approval of Gov- 



ernor in Council. 



7. Commissioners may make rules for 



punishing breach of regulations. 



8. Rates of pilotage. 



9. Every vessel to show flag. 



10. Sailing vessels not to pay pilotage 



more than once in thirty days. 



11. Licensed pilot to carry flag. 



12. Penalty for taking pilot to sea. 



13. Penalty for unlicensed persons 



acting. 



Section. 



14. What ships compelled to take a 



pilot. 



15. Where no licensed pilots. 



16. Commissioners to determine dis- 



puted claims. 



17. Method of recovering penalties. 



18. Right of appeal. 



19. Plow " Pilots Fund " to be invested. 



20. Master pilots to report to Commis- 



sioners. 



21. Commissioners to report to Gov- 



ernor in Council. 



22. Relief of superannuated pilots. 



23. Respecting bye-laws. 



24. Confirmation and publication of 



bye-laws. 



*Act now questioned by the United States: see Appendix, pp. 4-6. 



