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and answer all such questions concerning the vessel, and the cargo, 

 if any, and the crew, and the voyage, as are demanded of him by 

 such officer, and if required, shall make his answers or any of them 

 part of the declaration made under his hand; and thereupon the 

 collector or other proper officer, if such vessel is laden, shall make 

 out and give to the master a certificate of the clearance of such ves- 

 sel for her intended voyage with merchandize or a certificate of 

 her clearance in ballast, as the case may be; and if there is merchan- 

 dize on board, and the vessel is bound to any port in this Colony, 

 such clearance shall state whether any and which of the goods an- 

 the produce of this Colony, and if the goods are such as are liable 

 to duties, whether the duties thereon have been paid; and in such 

 case the master shall hand the clearance to the collector at the next 

 port in this Colony at which he arrives, immediately on his arrival. 



98. If any vessel departs from any port or place in this Colony 

 without a clearance, or if the master delivers a false content, or does 

 not truly answer the questions demanded of him, or if any goods be 

 laden on board any such vessel before the master shall show that all 

 goods therein imported (except such as were reported for exporta- 

 tion in the same vessel) have been duly entered and landed, unless 

 a stiffening order has been given, or if, having received a clearance, 

 such vessel adds to her cargo, or performs any work without having 

 mentioned in the report outwards the intention so to do, the master 



shall incur a penalty of four hundred dollars; and the vessel 

 741 shall be detained in any port in this Colony until the said 



penalty is paid; and unless payment is made within twenty 

 days, such vessel may, after the expiration of such delay, be sold 

 to pay such penalty, and any expenses incurred in detaining, keep- 

 ing and selling such vessel. 



99. The Governor in Council may, by regulation, dispense with 

 any of the requirements of the two sections next preceding which 

 he deems it inexpedient to enforce, with regard to vessels engaged 

 in the coasting trade. 



100. Before a clearance is granted to any vessel bound to a port 

 or place out of this Colony, the owners, shippers, or consignors, of 

 the cargo on board such vessel shall deliver to the collector or other 

 proper officer of Customs, entries of such parts of the cargo as are 

 shipped by them respectively, and shall verify the same by oath: 

 and such entries shall specify the kinds and quantities of the articles 

 shipped by them respectively, and the value of the total quantity 

 of each kind of article, and whether the said goods are of New- 

 foundland or foreign production or manufacture; and such oath shall 

 state that such entry contains a full, just and true account of all 

 articles laden on board of such vessel by such owners, shippers, 

 or consignors respectively; and that the values of such articles are 

 truly stated according to their actual cost, or the value which they 

 truly bear at the port and time of exportation; and in case the goods 

 so snipped or any part thereof are or is liable by law to any export 

 duty, the amount of such duty shall be stated in such entry; and no 

 -uch entry shall be valid, and no clearance shall be granted to such 

 vessel until such duty is paid to the collector or other proper officer 

 of Customs. 



101. All goods or merchandize exported shall be reported and 

 entered outwards at the nearest Customs house, and a certified copy 



