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which (he belongs, and fo keep and prtferve the fame. 

 And if fuch owner, or mailer or commander of fuch (hip or 

 vefl'cl (hall wilfully alter, erafe, or conceal, or permit the 

 fame to be done, unlets in the cafe of fquare rij^gcd veflels 

 in time of war, or fliall in any written or printed paper 

 defcribe fuch (liip by any other name than that by which 

 (lie was firll rcgillered, or ihall verbally defcribe fuch (liip 

 or veiiel by any other name to any officer of the revenue 

 in the due execution of his duty, fuch owner or commander 

 thereof (hall forfeit the fum of lOo/. f. 19. 



By flat. 26 Geo. III. c. 60, all perfons who (hall ap- 

 ply for a certificate of regillry in Great Britain, Guernfey, 

 Jcrfcy, or the Ifle of Man, for any (liip which (liall be built, 

 or whofe building ihall be completed after the ill of 

 Augull 1786, (hall produce to the perfon authorifed to 

 grant fuch certificate a true account under the hand of the 

 builder of the fame, of the proper denomination, the time 

 when, and the place where fuch (hip or vefTel was built, and 

 an exaft account of the tonnage, together with the name 

 of the firft purchafer; and alfo make oath before the 

 perfon authorifed to grant fuch certificate, that the (hip or 

 vell'el for which fuch certificate is required is the fame with 

 that fo defcribed by the builder. And every perfon apply- 

 ing for a hke certificate in any of his majefly's colonies, 

 plantations, or territories, (hall, before fuch certificate is 

 granted, produce the like account, under the builder's 

 hand, and take the like oath as is required to be pro- 

 duced and taken by perfons applying in Great Britain, 

 f. 20, 2 1 . 



If any certificate of regiftry fhall have been loft, a re- 

 gifler and certificate de novo, in the form herein directed, 

 ihall be granted for fuch vefl'el, according to 15 Geo. II. 

 c. 3 1 ; but in all fuch cafes fuch fecurity (liall be given as 

 is diredled in this act, and in lieu of the oath prefcribed by 

 15 Geo. II. the like oatii (hall be taken and fubfcribed as 

 hereinbefore diredled, by the owner or owners of fuch (hips 

 and veffels as are required to be regiftered by this aft. f. 22, 



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If any (liip or vefl'el (hall, after regillry, be altered, cither 



in form or burthen, or in any manner whatfoever, fuch fliip 

 or vefl'el fiiall be regiftered de novo as foon as (he returns to 

 her port, or to any other port in which Ihe may be regif- 

 tered by virtue of this aft ; on failure whereof fuch (liip or 

 vefl'el (liall be confidered as a foreign veflel. f. 24. 



The owners of all fuch (hips as (hall be condemned as 

 lawful prize, (hall, upon regillry thereof, before any certi- 

 ficate of regiftrv (hall be obtained, produce to the proper 

 officer of the cuftoms a certificate of the condemnation of 

 fuch vellel, and alfo a true account in writing of all the 

 particulars contained in the certificate herein-before fet forth, 

 to be made and fubfcribed by one or more ikilful perfons to 

 be appointed by the court to furvey fuch (hip or veflel ; and 

 fhall alfo mak'? oath before the faid officer, that fuch (liip 

 or veffel is the fame (hip or vefl'el mentioned in the certifi- 

 cate, f. 25. 



No fhip condemned as prize (liall be regillered in the 

 iflands of Guernfey, Jerfey, or the Ifle of Man, although 

 .belongirig to his majefly's lubjcfts rcfident in thofe iilands ; 

 hut the fame fjiall be regiitered either at Southampton, 

 Weymouth, Exeter, Plymouth, Falmouth, Liverpool, or 

 Whitehaven, by the colleftor and comptroller at fuch port 

 refpeftively. 26 G. III. c. 60. f. 26. 



In all cafes where any fliip or veiiel taken and condemned 

 in any of his majefly's colonies, plantations, or iflands afore- 

 faid, fhall be regiftered, and obtain a certificate, an exaft 

 account fhall be fubjoined thereto of the fum for which 

 fuch lliip or veffel fliall have been fold, verified upon the 



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oath of the perfon applying for fuch certificate of regiitry. 

 f. 27. 



All certificates, hereafter to be granted in purfuance of 

 this aft, fliall diflinguifli whether fuch (hips or velfels be 

 of the built of Great Britain, Guernfey, Jerfey, or the I(le 

 of Man, or of the colonies, plantations, idands, or terri- 

 tories afbrefaid, or of any foreign country ; and fhall, if 

 Britifli built, be entitled " Certificate of Britifli plantation 

 regiftry," and if foreign built, Ihall be entitled " Certificate 

 of foreign (hip's regillry for the European trade, Britifh 

 property," as the cafe may be. f. 28. 



No fhip or veffel, direfted by this aft to be regiftered, 

 (hall be permitted, after the firll arrival at the port to which 

 (lie belongs, at the expiration of the notice by this aft 

 direfted, to clear outwards for foreign parts, or coaflwife, 

 or to proceed to fea for the purpofe of fifhing on the coails, 

 or for any other purpofe, as a Britifh (hip or veffel, unlefs 

 the owners thereof (liall have obtained a certificate ; and in 

 cafe fuch (hip or velfel depart from fuch port without being 

 regiftered, and without having obtained a certificate, every 

 fuch ftiip or veffel, with all her guns, furniture, ammuni- 

 tion, tackle, and apparel, fhall be fubjeft to forfeiture, f. 32. 



If, after the expiration of the before-mentioned notice, 

 any fhip or veffel (being fquare rigged) fliall be found in 

 any port within 20 leagues by water from the port to which 

 fhe belongs, or if any veffel, not fquare rigged, be found 

 within any port other than that to which fhe belongs, with- 

 out having a certificate of regillry hereinbefore direfted, it 

 (hall be lawful for the principal officer of fuch port, and 

 he is hereby required to detain fuch until the mafter or com- 

 mander fhall, if fuch fliip or veflel be under 50 tons, give 

 fecurity by bond in 50/. in manner hereinafter direfted ; and 

 if the fame (hall exceed 50 and not exceed 1 00 tons, ftiall 

 give fecurity by bond in 100/. ; and if the fame (hall exceed 

 100 tons, then until the mafter or commander (hall with one 

 fecurity give bond in 200/., with condition that fuch mailer 

 or commander fliall forthwith repair with her to the port to 

 which (he belongs, and there caufe her to be regiftered, 

 procure a certificate, and deliver to fuch officer fuch certi- 

 ficate within the time limited in the condition of fuch bond ; 

 which time is to be fixed according to the diftance of the 

 veffel from the port to which fhe belongs, and the nature of 

 the voyage in which fhe may be engaged ; and on failure of 

 producing fuch certificate, fuch bond fhall be forfeited ; but 

 if the certificate be produced within the time fo limited, fuch 

 bond fhall be void. And in cafe any fquare rigged veffel 

 fhall be found in port, after the expiration of the aforefaid 

 notice, more than 20 leagues diftant by water from the port 

 to which (he belongs, or that the water at the entrance of 

 the port to which (he belongs (hall be fo fliallow as not to 

 admit her entrance, the mailer or commander (hall, within 

 48 hours after his arrival at fuch port, make known his 

 arrival to the colleftor and comptroller of the cuftoms, or 

 other principal officer of fuch port ; and (hall require fuch 

 colleftor and comptroller to caufe his (hip or veflel to be fur- 

 veyed by the proper officer, who (hall accordingly make a 

 perfeft furvey, and certify the feveral particulars thereof; 

 and fuch colleftor and comptroller (hall immediately tranfmit 

 the faid certificate of furvey to the perfon authorized to re- 

 gifler (hips and veffels at the port to which fuch veffel be- 

 longs, who (hall regifter fuch veffel, and grant certificate of 

 regiftry ; and it (hall be lawful for the colleftor and comp- 

 troller, or other principal officer of the cuftoms, in the port 

 where fuch fhip or veffel fhall be fo found, to detain her 

 until a perfeft and accurate furvey, in the manner herein- 

 before direfted, can be made. 



The remaining feftions of this aft relate to penalties upon 



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