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adrnpafuremcnt, the remainder will be the fhip's extreme 

 length, from which arc to be dedufted three inches for 

 every fooL of the load draught of water for the rake abaft, 

 and alfo three-fifths of the fliip's breadth for the rake for- 

 ward ; the remainder fliall be elleemed the juil length of 

 the keel to find the tonnage ; and the breadth fliall be taken 

 from outllde to ontfide of the plank in the broadelt part 

 of the fliip, either above or below the main-wales, exclufive of 

 ill manner of (heathing or doubling, that may be wrought 

 upon the fide of the ihip ; then multiplying the length of 

 the keel for tonnage by the breadth fo taken, and that 

 produft by half the breadth, and dividing by 94, the quo- 

 tient fliall be deemed the true contents of the tonnage. 

 Nothing in this aft to be conflrued to alter tlie manner of 

 admeafuriiig the tonnage of any rtiip which has heretofore 

 been praftifed for the purpofe of afcertaining t'.ie light duties, 

 or any other duties or impofts payable according to the 

 tonnage of any veffel. f. 14. 



At the time of obtaining the certificate of regillry, bonds 

 fliall be given to his majefty by the mafter, and fuch of the 

 owners who fltall attend, in the following penalties : 



If a decked veflel, or from 15 to 50 tons, 100/. ; 50 to 

 5 00 tons, 300/. ; too to 200 tons, 500/. ; 200 to 300 tons, 

 800/. ; 300 and upwards, 1000/. 



The condition of every bond given upon regiflry fhall be, 

 that fuch certificate fliall not be fold, lent, or otherwife dif- 

 pofed of to any perfon or perfons whomfoever, and that 

 the fame fliall be folely ufed for the ferviee of the fliip or 

 veflel for which it was granted ; and that in cafe fuch veflel 

 fliall be taken by the enemy, burned or broken up, or 

 otherwife prevented from returning to the port to which 

 fhe belongs, the certificate, if preferved, fliall be delivered 

 up within one month after the arrival of the mafter in any 

 port or place in his majeily's dominions, to the colleftor or 

 comptroller of fomc port in Great Britain, or the Ifle of 

 Man, or of the Britifli plantations, or to the governor, 

 lieutenant-governor, or commander-in-chief for the time 

 being, of the iflands of Guernfcy or Jerfey ; and that if any 

 foreigner, or any perfon or perlons for his ufe and benefit, 

 fliall purchafe, or otherwife become entitled to the whole or 

 any part or fliare of, or any intcreit in fuch veflel, and the 

 fame fliall be within the limits of any port in Great Britain, 

 Guernfey, Jerfey, Man, or the Britifli colonies, plantations, 

 iflands, oi- territories aforefaid, then in fuch caie the certi- 

 ficate of regiftry fliall, ivithin [even days after fuch purchafe 

 or transfer of property in fuch Ihip or veflel, be delivered up 

 to the perfon or perfons authorifed by this aft to make 

 regiftry and grant certificates thereof at fucli port and place 

 refpedlively ; and if fuch fliip or veflel fliall be in any 

 foreign port when fuch purchafe or transfer fliall take place, 

 then that the fame ftiall be delivered up to the Britifli conful 

 or other chief Britifli officer refident at or neareft to fuch 

 foreign port ;■ or if fuch veffel fliall be at fea, at the time 

 of fuch transfer of intereft and property, then the faid cer- 

 tificate of regiftry fliall be delivered up to the Britifli conful 

 or other chief Britifli officer at the foreign port or place in 

 or at which the mafter or other perfon having or taking the 

 command of fuch fliip or veflel fliall firft arrive after iuch 

 purchafe or transfer of property at fea, immediately after 

 his arrival at fuch foreign port ; but if fuch mailer above- 

 mentioned in the cafe above-mentioned fliall not arrive at a 

 foreign port, but fliall arrive at fome port of Great Britain, 

 Guernfey, Jerfey, Man, or his majefty's faid colonies, plan- 

 tations, iflands, or territories, then the faid certificate fliall 

 be delivered up in manner above-mentioned, within^ 14 

 days after the arrival of fuch fliip or veflel, or of the perfon 

 who had the command thereof, in any port of Guernfey, 



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Jerfey, Man, or any of his majetty'a faid colonies, plantations, 

 iflands, or territories. And if any pafs, called a Mediter- 

 ranean pafs, fliall have been obtained and procured by ary 

 fuch fliip or vefli;l, then and in fuch cafe the fame fliall be- 

 delivered up at the fame time, and in like manner with the. 

 certificate of regiftry, to the perfons hereir.before authorized 

 to receive fuch certificate of reg;iftry : and fuch certificates 

 fo delivered up, fliall be tranfmitted forthwith to the com- 

 miffioners of the cuftoms in England and Scotland refpec- 

 tively ; and fuch Mediterranean paflis fliall alfo be tranf- 

 mitted to the admiralty of Great Britain, by the perfon or 

 perfons authorized to receive fuch certificate andpafl'es, that 

 the fame may be cancelled, f. i j. 



In cafe of any alteration of property in the fame port by 

 the lale of any fliare or ftiares in any fliip or veflel after re- 

 giftering tiiereof, fuch fale or transfer of property ftial) 

 always be acknowledged by indorfemcnt in the certificate 

 of regiftry, before two witnefl'es, in order to prove that the 

 entire property in fuch fliip is vcfted in fome of the fuhjefts 

 of Great Britain. In cafe any difpute fliould arifc concern- 

 ing the fame, the above indorfement to be figned by the 

 perfon transferring the property in fuch fhip or veflel, or 

 by fome perfon legally authorifed for that purpofe. 

 7 & 8 W. III. c. 22. f. 21. 34 Geo. III. c. 68. f. I J, 

 and by ftat. 26 Geo. III. c. 60. f. 16. 



In addition to the above indorfement there fliall alfo be 

 indorfed on the certificate of regiftry, before two witnefl'es, 

 the town, place, or parifli, where all perfons to whom the 

 property in any fliip or veflel fliall be transferred (hall refide ; 

 or if fuch perfons ufually refide abroad, but in fome Britifli 

 faftory, then the name of fuch fattory of which fuch per- 

 fons are members ; or if fuch perfons refide in any foreign 

 town or city, the name of fuch foreign town or city, and 

 alfo the names of the houfe or copartnerfhip in Great 

 Britain or Ireland for or with whom fuch are agents or 

 partners ; and the perfon to whom the property of fuch 

 fliip or veflel fliall be fo transferred, or his agent, (hall de- 

 liver a copy of fuch indorfement to the perfon authorifed 

 to make the regiflry, who is to caufe an entry to be in- 

 dorfed on the oath or affidavit upon which the original cer- 

 tificate of regiftry of fuch fliip or veflel was obtained ; and 

 alfo to make a memorandum in the book of regifters, and 

 forthwith give notice to the commiffioners of the cuftoms in 

 England or Scotland, under whom they refpeftively act:. 



Tlic certificate of regiftry of fuch veffel fhall be recited 

 in words at length in the bill or inftrunient of fale thereof, 

 otherwife fuch bill of fale fhall be utterly void. f. 17. 



As often as the mafter or commander of any regiftered 

 veflel fliall be changed, the mafter or owner thereof ftiall 

 deliver to the perfon authorifed to make fuch regiftry at 

 the port where iuch change ftiall take place, the certificate 

 of regiftry belonging to fuch fliip or veflel, who fhall in- 

 dorfe and fubfcribe a memorandum of fuch change, and 

 fhall give notice to the proper officer of the port where 

 fuch fhip or veflel was laft regiftered ; who fhall likewife 

 make a memorandum of the fame in the regifter book, and 

 give notice to the commiffioners of the cuftoms in England 

 and Scotland, f. iS. 



No owner of any fhip or vefliel fliall be permitted to give 

 any other name thereto than that by which flie was firft 

 regiftered. And all owners of regiftered vefTels (hall, within 

 one month from the regiftry, paint in white or yellow let- 

 ters, of a length not lefs than four inches, upon a black 

 ground, on fome confpicuous part of the ftern (provided 

 there fhall be fufficient fpace, but if not, then in letters as 

 large as fuch fpace will admit), the name by which fuch 

 fhip or veflel ihall have been regiftered, ar.d the port to 

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