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on that part of the coast of Newfoundland which lies between Cape Saint John, passing 

 to the north, and descending by the western coast of the said island to the place called 

 Cape Rage, and also all ships, vessels, and boats, belonging to His Majesty's subjects, 

 which shall be found within the limits aforesaid, and also, in case of refusal to depart 

 from within the limits aforesaid, to compel any of His Majesty's subjects to depart 

 from thence; any law, usage, or custom, to the contrary notwithstanding. 



II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or 

 persons shall refuse, upon requisition made by the governor, or any officer or officers 

 acting under him, in pursuance of His Majesty's orders or instructions as aforesaid, 

 to depart from within the limits aforesaid, or otherwise to conform to such requisition 

 and directions as such governor, or other officer as aforesaid, shall make or give, for 

 the purposes aforesaid, every such person or persons so refusing, or otherwise offend- 

 ing against the same, shall forfeit the sum of two hundred pounds, to be recovered 

 in the Court of Session, or Court of Vice Admiralty in the said Island of Newfoundland, 

 or by bill, plaint, or information, in any of His Majesty's courts of record at West- 

 minster; one moiety of such penalty to belong to His Majesty, his heirs and successors, 

 and the other moiety to such person or persons as shall sue or prosecute for the same: 

 provided always, that every such suit or prosecution, if the same be commenced in 

 Newfoundland, shall be commenced within three months, and if commenced in any of 

 His Majesty's courts of record at Westminster, within twelve months from the time 

 of the commission of such offense. 



BRITISH STATUTE 59 GEO. Ill, CAP. 38, JUNE 14, 1819 1 



An Act to enable His Majesty to make Regulations with respect to the taking and 

 curing Fish on certain parts of the Coasts of Newfoundland, Labrador, and His Majesty's 

 other Possessions in North America, according to a Convention made between His 

 Majesty and the United States of America. [14th June, 1819] 



"Whereas a convention between His Majesty and the United States of America 

 was made and signed at London, on the 20th day of October one thousand eight hun- 

 dred and eighteen; and by the First article of the said convention, reciting that 

 differences had arisen respecting the liberty claimed by the United States for the 

 inhabitants thereof to take, dry and cure fish in certain coasts, bays, harbours and 

 creeks of His BcJiawwJc Majesty's dominions in America, it is agreed, that the inhab- 

 itants of the said United States shall have forever, in common with the subjects of 

 His Britannic Majesty, the liberty to take fish of every kind on that part of the southern 

 coast of Newfoundland which extends from Cape Ray to the Rameau Islands, on the 

 western and northern coasts of Newfoundland, from the said Cape Ray to the Quirpon 

 Islands, on the shores of the Magdalen Islands, and also on the coasts, bays, harbours 

 and creeks from Mount Joly on the southern coasts of Labrador, to and through the 

 Straits of Belleisle, and thence northwardly indefinitely along the coast, without 

 prejudice however to any of the exclusive rights of the Hudson's Bay Company; and 

 it was also by the said article of the said convention agreed, that the Amsrican fisher- 

 men should have liberty forever to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, 

 harbours and creeks of the southern part of the coast of Newfoundland above described, 

 and of the coast of Labrador, but that so soon as the same, or any portion thereof, 

 should be settled, it should not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at 

 such portion so settled, without previous agreement for such purpose with the inhab- 

 itants, proprietors or possessors of the ground: And Whereas it is expedient that His 

 1 Appendix, British Case, p. 565; Appendix, U. S. Case, p. 112, 



