STATUTES, PROCLAMATIONS, RULES, ORDERS, ETC. 391 



Commonalty, and their successors, shall and may, as they shall see 

 proper, erect and build such and so many piers and wharves into the 

 said river, as well for the better securing the said harbour and for 

 the lading and unlading of goods as for the making docks and slips 

 for the purposes aforesaid ; and that they shall and may have, receive 

 and take reasonable anchorage, wharfage and dockage for the same, 

 without any account thereof to be rendered to Us, our Heirs or Suc- 

 cessors. And we do further, for Us, our Heirs and Successors give 

 and grant unto the said Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty and 

 their successors, that they and their successors shall from time to 

 time, and at all times hereafter, have full power, licence and authority 

 not only to establish, -appoint, order and direct the making and lay- 

 ing out all other streets, lanes, alleys, highways, water courses, bridges 

 and slips heretofore made, laid out or used, or hereafter to be made, 

 laid out and used, but also the altering, amending and repairing all 

 such streets, lanes, alleys, highways, water courses, bridges and slips 

 heretofore made, laid out or used, or hereafter to be made, laid out 

 or used in and throughout the said city of Saint John and the 

 vicinity thereof, and also beyond the limits of the said city on either 

 side thereof throughout the county of Saint John hereinafter men- 

 tioned and erected, so always as such piers or wharves so to be 

 erected, or streets so to be laid out, do not extend to the taking away 

 of any persons right or property without his, her or their consent, or 

 by some known laws of the said province of New-Brunswick, or by 

 the law of the land. 



No 16 1807 March 5: Extract from New Brunswick Statute, 47 



Geo. Ill, Gap. 10. 



In Act for raising a revenue in this Province. 



Passed the 5th of March 1807 



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 III. And be it further enacted that every Master of any ship or 

 vessel coming into any port or Harbour of this Province, shall within 

 twenty four hours after his arrival, and before breaking Bulk, make 

 report to the said Treasurer or his deputy there in writing by him 

 subscribed and under oath of all the packages or articles whether 

 dutiable or not, on board such ship or vessel, describing and specify- 

 ing the same, and shall in the same report state that there has not to 

 his knowledge or belief been landed or taken from on board such ship 

 or vessel any such articles or any part thereof within this Province, 

 since the sailing of such ship or vessel from the port or place where 

 such articles were laden on board the same for exportation : and in 

 case of refusal or neglect of any such Master he shall forfeit and pay 

 the sum of one hundred pounds to be recovered by information to be 

 made and filed by His Majesty's Attorney General m the Supreme 

 Court of Judicature of this Province, upon the filing whereof the first 

 process in all cases shall be a Capias to be directed to the Shenf 



