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by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of 

 Commons of Canada, enacts as follows : 



I. The third section of the above-cited act shall be, and is, hereby 

 repealed, and the following section is enacted in its stead : 



3. Any one of such officers or persons as are above mentioned, may 

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

 or hovering (in British waters) within three marine miles of any 

 of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbors in Canada, into port, and 

 search her cargo, and may also examine the master upon oath touch- 

 ing the cargo and voyage; and if the master or person in command 

 shall not truly answer the questions put to him in such examination, 

 he shall forfeit four hundred dollars; and if such ship, vessel, or 

 boat be foreign, or not navigated according to the laws of the United 

 Kingdom, or of Canada, and have been found fishing or preparing 

 to fish, or to have been fishing (in British waters) within three 

 marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbors of Canada, 

 not included within the above-mentioned limits, without a license, 

 or after the expiration of the period named in the last license granted 

 to such ship, vessel, or boat, under the first section of this act, such 

 ship, vessel, or boat, and the tackle, rigging, apparel, furniture, 

 stores, and cargo thereof shall be forfeited. 



II. This act shall be construed as one with the said act respecting 

 fishing by foreign vessels. 



The bill is endorsed on the back: 3d Session, 1st Parliament, 33 

 Victoria, 1870. C. Bill. An act to amend, etc. 



Received and read first time, Thursday, 17th February, 1870. 

 Second reading, Tuesday, 22d February, 1870. 



