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Majesty should be enabled to carry into execution so much of the said convention as 

 is above recited, and to make regulations for that purpose;" Be it therefore enacted 

 by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the 

 Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Pariiament assembled, 

 and by the authority of the same, that from and after the passing of this Act, it shall 

 and may be lawful for His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Majesty's Privy 

 Council, by any order or orders in council, to be from time to time made for that 

 purpose, to make such regulations, 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 carrying into effect the purposes of the said convention, 

 with relation to the taking, drying and curing of fish by inhabitants of the United 

 States of America, in common with British subjects, within the limits set forth in 

 the said article of the said convention, and hereinbefore recited; any Act or Acts of 

 Parliament, or any law, custom or usage to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. 



II. And be it further enacted. That from and after the passing of this Act 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 whatever, 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 herein- 

 before 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 within 

 such distance of such coasts, bays, creeks or harbours, within such parts of His Majesty's 

 dominions in America out of the said hmits as aforesaid, all such ships, vessels and 

 boats, together with their cargoes, and all guns, ammunition, tackle, apparel, furni- 

 ture and stores, shall be forfeited, and shall and may be seized, taken, sued for, prose- 

 cuted, 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, prosecuted and 

 condemned for any offense 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, who are entitled by treaty 

 with His Majesty to any privilege of taking, drying or curing fish on the coasts, bays, 

 creeks or harbours, or within the limits in this Act described. 



III. Provided always, and be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for 

 any fisherman of the said United States to enter into any such bays or harbours of 

 His Britannic 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; subject nevertheless to such restrictions 

 as may be necessary to prevent such fishermen of the said United States from taking, 

 drying or curing fish in the said bays or harbours, or in any other manner whatever 

 abusing the said privileges by the said treaty and this Act reserved to them, and as 

 shall for that purpose be imposed by any order or orders to be from time to time 

 made by His Majesty in council under the authority of this Act, apd by any regula- 

 tions which shall be issued by the governor or persons exercising the office of gover- 



