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and egress of vessels; and also that the approach to the wharves be 

 kept clear for mail steamers when necessary, and that the usual 

 anchoring ground for ships of war be kept clear and unoccupied upon 

 their arrival and during their sojourn in port; and he may, upon 

 complaint, make such order respecting the mooring or removal of 

 vessels as may be necessary to provide for the free navigation of the 

 port. 



6. If any vessel shall not be immediately removed by the owner, 

 master, or person in charge, when ordered so to be, the Harbour 

 Master may employ men to remove or assist in removing such vessel 

 as required, or as may be necessary, and the expenses of such re- 

 moval shall be borne by the vessel or her owners. 



7. All vessels loading or discharging coals, ballast, stone, gravel, 

 earth, and similar articles, shall have a sufficient piece of canvas or 

 tarpaulin^ or be provided with other sufficient appliances, so placed 

 as to prevent the same from falling into the harbour, under the 

 penalty of twenty dollars for every offence, to be paid by the owner, 

 master, or person in charge of such vessel. 



8. Whenever it shall be made to appear to the Harbour Master that 

 a vessel is lying at any wharf with main spanker or jibboom rigged 

 out, so as to be likely to impede free navigation, he may direct the 

 same to be rigged in; and in the event of non-compliance, all acci- 

 dents to such vessel shall be at the risk of her owner. 



9. Any vessel anchored in the said port, and not lying at a wharf, 

 shall have a person on board to take care of her by day and night, 

 and shall have a bright light burning, at least six feet above the 

 upper deck, from sunset to sunrise, unless specially exempted by the 

 Harbour Master. 



10. No vessel lying in the stream shall have any tow-line, hawser, 

 or be in any way made fast to or connected with any wharf, or to 

 or with the shore, except for the purposes of hauling in or out. 



11. No ballast, stone, gravel, earth, or rubbish of any kind, shall 

 be thrown overboard from any vessel in the harbour of St. John's, 

 or at the entrance thereof, (except in places, if any, set apart for 

 that purpose by the Harbour Master) , under a penalty not exceeding 

 fifty dollars for every offence, to be paid by the owner, master or 



other person having charge of the said vessel. 

 725 12. No person shall throw any ballast, stone, gravel, earth or 



rubbish of any kind, into the waters of the said harbour, nor at 

 the entrance thereof, nor deposit the same on the beach thereof below 

 highwater mark, under a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars for 

 every offence, and in default of payment, imprisonment for a period 

 not exceeding sixty days. 



13. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or 

 disobeying the lawful commands or directions of the Harbour Mas- 

 ter made under this chapter, for which violation no penalty is herein- 

 before prescribed, shall be subject to a penalty of twenty dollars. 



14. All penalties under this chapter, provided for the violation of 

 any of the harbour regulations, or disobedience to the lawful com- 

 mands or directions of the Harbour Master, shall be recovered, with 

 costs, in a summary manner before a stipendiary magistrate, and 

 shall be appropriated one half to the person giving information of 

 the offence, and one half to the Receiver General for the use of the 

 colony. 



