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whethei' the same is to continue for one voyage or for the season ; 

 and also stipulate that the fish or the proceeds of such fishing voyage 

 or voyages, which may appertain to the fishermen, shall be divided 

 among them in proportion to the quantities or number of said fish which 

 each fisherman shall have respectively caught, together with an affida- 

 vit or affirmation of the owner, his agent or legal representative, show- 

 ing expressly that such agreement or agreements contain tlie true and 

 actual contracts under which the cod-fishery was pursued on board 

 such vessel during the period required for the allowance of bounty. 



In the case of a boat or vessel of more than five and less than twenty 

 tons burden, an account from the owner of such boat or vessel, show- 

 ing that there have been landed therefrom during the preceding season 

 at least twelve quintals offish, when dried and cured fit for exporta- 

 tion, according to the weight thereof at the time of delivery when ac- 

 tually sold, for each ton of the admeasurement of such boat or vessel ; 

 the original adjustment and settlement of the fare or fares embracing 

 the period required for the allowance of bounty, among the owners and 

 the fishermen of such boat or vessel; a written account of the length, 

 breadth, and depth of such boat or vessel, and the time she has actu- 

 all}^ been employed at sea in the cod-fishery exclusively in the prece- 

 ding season; and the affidavit or affirmation of the owner or his agent, 

 showing that each of these three documents is true. 



In all these cases of vessels above as well as under twenty tons bur- 

 den, the affidavits or affirmations required must be made bet'ore the 

 collector of the district in which the cod-fishing license was issued. 



No fishing vessel of which the fishermen, or any one of them, are 

 compensated for their services on board by wages, or in any other man- 

 ner than by the division of the fish, or the proceeds of the same, as re- 

 quired b}^ law, is entitled to bounty ; but the cook, where one is em- 

 ployed, being regarded as the servant of the skipper and crew, may be 

 compensated by wages without impaii^ing the claim of the vessel to 

 bounty. 



2. No fishing vessel is entitled to the allowance of bounty unless it 

 is shown by sufficient proof that the master and three-fourths of her 

 crew are citizens of the United States. 



3 Every fishing vessel for which bounty is intended to be claimed 

 must be examined, previous to her departure on a fishing voyage, by 

 the proper officer of the customs, designated for that duty by the collec- 

 tor of the district where her license was issued, or some other district, 

 on account of his competent knowledge of the requisites of a proper 

 outfit for the cod-fishery. Such officer will certify in writing whether 

 she is sea-worthy, and duly fitted with proper ground tackle, and other 

 necessary equipment ; describing her fishing gear, and stating whether 

 she has a sufficient crew for her tonnage; and whether the master and 

 three-fourths of the crew are citizens of the United States. Such cer- 

 tificate must be obtained in all cases. And in vessels of twenty tons 

 and upwards, it should appear by this certificate whether the fishing 

 agreement has been duly executed by the parties required by law. 

 The f :)llowing is an approved form of a certificate when the inspecting 

 officer is satisfied that the vessel is sea-worthy, well fitted, and all 

 other requisites duly complied with : 



