History of the government of the island of Newfoundland: With an appendix containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the trade and fisheryReeves, John
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History of the government of the island of Newfoundland: With an appendix containing the Acts of Parliament made respecting the trade and fishery
Reeves, John
Fisheries -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Newfoundland, Island of; Newfoundland, Island of (N.L.) -- Politics and government
2. And for the preserving the said harbours from all annoyances; be it
further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the
twenty-fifth day of _March_ one thousand seven hundred now next coming,
no ballast, prest stones, or any thing else hurtful to or annoying any
of the harbours there, shall be thrown out of any ship or otherwise, by
any person or persons whatsoever to the prejudice of any of the said
harbours, but that all such ballast and other things shall be carried on
shore, and be laid where they may do no annoyance.
[Sidenote: No person to destroy any stage or cook-room, _&c._ Stages to
be repaired with timber.]
3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person
or persons whatsoever shall (at his departure out of the said country,
or at any other time) destroy, deface, or do any detriment to any such
stage or cook room, or to the flakes, spikes, nails, or any other thing
whatsoever thereto belonging, as he or they shall fall into at his or
their coming into the said country, but that he or they shall (during
his or their stay there) content him and themselves with such stage or
stages only as are needful for him or them, and shall also (at his or
their departure thence) leave all such his or their stage or stages,
without doing, or causing to be done, any wilful damage to any of them;
and that for the repairing of such stage or stages as he or they shall so
take, during his or their abode there, the same shall be done with timber
fetcht out of the woods there, and not by the ruining, breaking down,
demolishing, prejudicing, or anywise injuring the stage or stages of any
other person or persons whatsoever.
[Sidenote: Every fishing ship first entering harbour, shall be admiral
during that fishing season, _etc._ Second ship vice admiral. Next ship
rear admiral. Person possessed of several places shall make his election
which to abide in, and give his resolution to any after-comer in 48 hours
after demand. In case of difference, admirals to proportion the place.]
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