REGISTRY. 



according to hnv, lliall lie enlitleJ to tlic privileges of a 

 Britifli built (hip, or of a (liip owned by Britifli fubjefts ; 

 and all tiie privileges and advantages allowed fliall be con- 

 fined to fucii (liipi; only as are wholly of the built of Great 

 Britain or Ireland, Giurnfe^s Jerfey, and the Ifle of Man, 

 or fome of the plantations in Alia, Africa, or America, 

 now belonginp;, or which may hereafter belong to his ma- 

 jolly, except fuch foreign built veilels a6 before the ill of 

 May 178C) did truly and wholly belong to Britirti fubjecls, 

 navigated according to lav/, and duly regillered, which 

 fliall continue to enjoy tiic privileges to which fuch (hip 

 or vefTel is by law entitled ; nor fliall this a£t prevent any 

 fuch vefl'el which may have been begun to be repaired or 

 rebuilt before the ift of May 1786 from being regillered, 

 provided it fliall appear upon oath, to the fatisfadtion of the 

 comniiflioners of the cutloms, that fuch vefiel was ilranded 

 by the adl of Providence, and was at the time of being fo 

 Ilranded the folc property of fome foreigner, or a droit of 

 the admiralty ; aud if it ihall appear that fuch veil'el, from 

 the damage received, was rendered unfit to proceed to fea 

 without undergoing a thorough repair in this kingdom, and 

 that (he was ueeclfarily fold for tlie benefit of the foreign 

 owners, or under an (u'dcr or commiffiou from the court of 

 admiralty, aud that flie was fairly and openly purchafed by 

 a Britifli fubjeft, and being liie folc and entire property of 

 fuch Britifli (ubjeft, that ihc had been fo much repaired, that 

 two-thirds of her at leail are of Britifli built, flie may be 

 regillered. f. i. 



No vcffel fliall be deemed Britifli built, or enjoy the privi- 

 leges belonging to Britifli built veilels, wiiicli Oiall be- rebuilt 

 or repaired in any foreign port, if lucli repairs fliall exceed 

 Ijj. for every ton, unlefs fuch repairs fliall be rendered 

 neceffary by extraordinary damage, and abfolutely necelfary 

 to enable her to perform the voyage, and to return in fafety 

 to fome place or port within his majelly's dominions ; and be- 

 fore fuch velfcl fliall be fo repaired, the mafter fliall report her 

 (late and condition upon oath to the Britifli eoiilul or other 

 chief officer at the port where (uch repairs may be necelfary, 

 and caufe the fame to be furvcycd by two pcrfons to be 

 approved of by fuch conful or cliief Britifli officer, and 

 (liall deliver to fuch conful or officer, in writing, the par- 

 ticulars of the damage fuilained, and verify upon oath the 

 particulars and amount of tlie repairs, aud that the fame 

 were become neceffary in confeqiience of damage fuilained 

 during her voyage, to enable the fame veflel to profecute 

 her intended voyage, and to return to fome port within 

 his majelly's dominions, which nuift be certified under the hand 

 and feal of the chief conful or other officer ; or if no fuch 

 conful, &c. (hall be there refident, the furvey ihall be made 

 by two perfons to be approved of by two known Britifli 

 merchants refiding at or near fuch port. And the mailer 

 of fuch fliip (hall produce to hich merchants vouchers of 

 the particulars and amount of the repairs, and their cer- 

 tificate ftiall be of the fame cfi^e£t as that of the Britifli 

 conful or chief officer. And the mailers of veffels repaired 

 ill any foreign port (hall make oath before the colletlor 

 and comptroller, or other principal officer of the cuiloras 

 in the firll port of arrival (if required fo to do), defcribing 

 the nature and amount of fuch repairs ; and if fuch expence 

 (hall exceed 15^. per ton, and the mafter or commander of 

 fuch (hip fliall negleft or refufe to debver to fuch coUeftor 

 or comptroller, or other principal officer of the cuftoms, 

 the certificate by this aft required to be produced, fuch 

 veifels (hall to all intents and purpofes be deemed foreign 

 built, f. 2. 



Ships above 15; tons Britifli owned (hall be regillered 

 ill the manner hereinafter mentioned, and the perlons claim- 

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ing property therein fliall caufe the fame to be regillered, 

 and obtain a certificate of fuch regillry from the collector 

 or comptroller of the cuftoms of Great Britain, or the Ifle 

 of Man, or from the governor, lieutenant-governor, or com- 

 mander in-chief and principal officer of the cufl^oms refident 

 in the iflands of Guerniey or Jerfey, or in any of the faid 

 colonies, plantations, or iflands refpeftively. 



By ^ 4, no regillry is to be made except in the port to 

 which the veilcl belongs. 



The port to which any fliip or velTel (hall hereafter be 

 deemed to belong, (hall be the port from or to which the 

 fame fliall ufually trade, or being a new fliip, fliall intend 

 fo to trade, and at or near which the hulband or acting 

 owners ufually refide. 



No American veflel fliall be entitled to be regiftered, or 

 to any of the privileges of a Britifn built fliip or velfel, 

 unlefs fuch (hip fliall have been taken and condemned as 

 lawful prize, or having been ftrauded, (hall have been built 

 or rebuilt, and regiftered in the manner before pradlifed 

 and allowed, f. 7. 



No regiftry fliall be made or certificate granted until oath 

 be taken and fubfcribed before the perlons herein before 

 authorifcd to make fuch regillry and grant fuch certificate, 

 by the owner of fucli Ihip or veflel, if the fame belong 

 to one perfon onl^ ; or, in cafe there fliall be two joint-owners, 

 then by both of them, if both be refident within 20 miles 

 of the port where fuch regiftry required, or by one of fuch 

 owners, if one or both be refident at a greater diftance ; or 

 if the number of fuch owners fliall exceed two, then by the 

 greater number of them, if the greater number ihall be re- 

 fident within 20 mdes of fuch port, not exceeding three of 

 fuch owners, or by one of fuch owners, if all fliall be refi- 

 dent at a greater diilancc. f. 9 and 10. 



In cafe the owners (hall amount to three or more, and 

 three of fuch owners ffiall not perfonally attend to take and 

 fubfcribe the oath directed, then fuch owner or owners as 

 Ihall attend and take and fubfcribe the oath, (hall further 

 make oath that the part-owner or part-owners abfent, is or 

 are not refident within 20 miles, and hath or have not, to 

 his or their knowledge or belief, wilfully abfented himfelf 

 or tliemfelves to avoid taking the faid oath, or is or are 

 prevented by illnefs. 1. 11. 



By way of identifying the velfel to which a certificate of 

 regiftry is alleged to be granted, the furveying officer (hall 

 go on board fuch ihip or veffel as is to be regiftered, and 

 llriclly admeafure the fame in the prefence of the mafter, 

 or any other perfon appointed for that purpofe on the part 

 of the owners, or by the faid mafter, and fliall deliver a 

 true account in writing of all fuch particulars of the built, 

 defcription, and admeafurement of fuch Ihip or velfel as are 

 fpecified in the certificate, to the perfon authorifcd to make 

 fuch regiftry ; and the faid mafter or fuch perfon as (hall 

 attend on the part of the owners, is to fign his name to the 

 certificate of fuch furveying officer, provided fuch mafter 

 or other perfon fliall confent and agree to the feveral parti- 

 culars fet forth in the faid certificate, f. 12. 



Surveying officers making or granting falfe certificates to 

 forfeit 100/., and be for ever incapable of holding any 

 office under his majeity. f. 13. 



The tonnage of any veflel when aijoat is to be afcertained 

 by the following method, -vit,. drop a plumb line over the 

 fteru of the (hip, and meafure the diilunce between fuch 

 line and the after part of the ftern poft at the load water 

 mark ; then meafure from the top of the faid plumb line, 

 in a parallel direction with the water, to a perpendicular 

 point immediately over the load water mark, at the fore part 

 of the main item ; fubtraftiug tlie above diftance from fuch 



admeafure- 



