Oyster. 
23 
certificate shall contain the mark nuniher or letter assigned to such 
vessel or boat and shall he conclusive evidence of such registration 
And the mark number or letter which shall be assigned to every such 
vessel or boat by the registering officer together Avith the name thereof 
of the OAvner or some OAvner if inoi’c than one and of the port or j)lace 
to which she belongs shall bo painted on the stern of such A^essel and 
such mark number or letter shall also be painted on the boAV or quarter 
and on the sails in such manner and in figures of such dimensions 
as the Minister may direct And if any A^essel or boat shall be used for penalty for using 
dredging at anytime after the expuation of one month after the passing vessels not registered. 
of this Act without having been so registered or being so marked or 
whose sails arc not marked according to the provisions of this section 
the owner master or person in charge of the same shall for every such 
offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten jiounds and not less 
than one pound Provided ahvays that when any vessel or boat shall 
not bo permanently engaged in dredging the mark number or letter 
may bo temporarily attached to the sails boAvs or quarters thereof in 
such manner and for such time as the ilinister shall authorize. 
29. There shall be annually laid before both Houses of Parlia- Annuai^repon to^be lau 
ment a report by the Minister respecting his proceedings under this 20 TndsrvTrrssc. 27 . 
Act during the preceding year. 
30. All complaints may be heard and all penalties or for- Compiainta to bo 
feitures imposed and declared by this Act or of any regulation made ** 
under its authority may be enforced in a summary AA^ay before any 
one or more Justices in the manner provided by the Act of the Imperial 
Parliament clcA’enth and twelfth Victoria chapter forty-three as adopted 
by the Act fourteenth Victoria number forty-three or any Act amending 
the same and out of every penalty imposed under the autliority of this 
Act the conA'icting Justices shall award a moiety thereof to be paid to 
the person on Avhosc information the prosecution in the case Avas 
instituted. 
31. Where no penalty is specifically proAuded for any breach Penalties for oflencea 
of the proAUsions of this Act or of any regulations made under its proTXi’foif 
authority the person offending shall be liable to a penalty not exceed¬ 
ing pounds and not less than one pound. 
32. If any penalty imposed under the authority of this Act or ifpeimUmotpaid 
of any regulations made thereunder shall not be paid fortlnvith or 
Avithin the time appointed by the convicting Justices the person 
offending shall be adjudged to be imprisoned for any term not exceed¬ 
ing three months unless such penalty be sooner paid. 
33. All complaints or other legal proceedings taken for the aii proceedings may 
breach of any provisions of this Act or of any regulations made undc'r 
its authority may be laid and taken by any person against any person 
(^barged Avith any breach of this Act or the said regulations. 
31. Any summons against any person offending against any Warrant nmj be 
provisions of tliis Act or any regulations made thereunder may bo served ™'Xon?d°and’no*/ 
either personally or by leaving the same at his last ImoAA’n place of abode apiiraring. 
Avith any inmate of the same And in case the jterson so summoned 
shall not appear before the Justices in Potty Sessions according to the 
exigency of the said summons it shall be laAtPul for any Justice upon 
proof of the service of such summons to issue a Avarrant for the ap])re- 
hension of the person so summoned and to proceed thereon according 
to the provisions of the Act fourteenth Victoria number forty-thre(i 
and the English statutes thereby adopted. 
35. The CAudence of informers owners or occupiers of oyster- Eyidenceofinformers 
beds or of other persons interested in the oyster fishery shall be fo be admissible, 
receivable in all Courts upon any legal proceeding taken against g ^ 
offender against any of the proA'isions of this Act notAvithstanding g 103 / 
that the Avitness shall be entitled in case of the eonviction of the 
offender fo receive a portion of the penalty aAvarded And it .shall be 
laAvful 
4 
