70 CASE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



lations and to give such directions, orders and instructions to the 

 Governor of Newfoundland, or to any officer or officers on that 

 station, or to any other person or persons whomsoever, as shall or 

 may be from time to time deemed proper and necessary for the carry- 

 ing into effect the purpose of the said convention, vnth relation to the 

 tal-ing, drying and curing of fish hij the inhabitants of the United States 

 of America, in common with British subjects, within the limit's set forth 

 in the said article of the said convention and heretofore recited." 

 Section II of the act provides that 



it shall not be lawful for any Person or Persons, not being a natural 

 born Subject of His Majesty, in any Foreign Ship, Vessel or Boat, 

 nor for any Person in any Ship, Vessel or Boat, other than such 

 as shall be navigated according to the Laws of the United Kingdom 

 of Great Britain and Ireland, to fish for, or to take, dry or cure 

 any Fish of any Kind w^hatever within Three Marine Miles of any 

 Coasts, Bays, Creeks or Harbours whatever, in any Part of His 

 Majesty's Dominions in America, not included within the Limits 

 specified and described in the first Article of the said Convention, 

 and hereinbefore recited; and that if any such Foreign Ship, Vessel 

 or Boat, or any Persons on board thereof, shall be found fishing 

 or to have been fishing, or preparing to fish wdthin such Distance 

 of such Coasts, Bays, Creeks or Harbours, within such Parts of His 

 Majesty's Dominions in America out of the said Limits as aforesaid, 

 all such Ships, Vessels and Boats, together with their Cargoes, 

 and all Guns, Ammunition, Tackle, Apparel, Furniture and Stores, 

 shall be forfeited, and shall and may be seized, taken, sued for, 

 prosecuted, recovered and condemned by such and the like Ways, 

 Means and Methods, and in the same Courts, as Ships, Vessels or 

 Boats may be forfeited, seized, prosecutecTand condemned for any 

 Offence against any Laws relating to the Revenue of Customs, or 

 the Laws of Trade and Navigation, under any Act or Acts of the 

 Parliament of Great Britain, or of the United Kingdom of Great 

 Britain and Ireland; provided that nothing in this Act contained 

 shall apply, or be construed to apply to the Ships or Subjects of 

 any Prince, Power or State in Amity with His Majesty, w^ho are 

 entitled by Treaty with His Majesty to any Privilege of taking, dry- 

 ing or curing Fish on the Coasts, Bays, Creeks or Harbours, or within 

 the Limits in this Act described.'* 



This section wiU be considered in connection with the seizures 



made under it which are elsewhere reviewed. 



Section III of the act provides — 



That it shall and may be lawfid for any Fisherman of the said 

 United States to enter into any such Bays or Harbours of His Britan- 

 nic Majesty's Dominions in America as are last mentioned, for the 

 purpose of Shelter and repairing Damages therein, and of purchasing 

 Wood and of obtaining Water, and for no other purpose whatever; 



"Appendix, p. 113. 



