ASSISTANTS, vide p. 98. their duty. The Rights of the Lord of Gravefend Lightermen, Lighters and Boats. Every Lighterman, or Owner, or Keeper of Lighters, fhall be of one Company with the Wherrymen and Lightermen. Ord. 1. p. 2. And all the Lightermen (except as therein excepted) before 1701, fhall be RegifOrd. 2. p. 2. tered. And none but fuch, or their Servants (or Free Watermen to be registered) to work, on the Forfeiture of 51. per Week. Ord. 8. p. 5, 6. All Lightermen to be liable to all Orders made, or to be made, for the better Government of this Company. Ord. 2. p. 2. But Owners of Keys, and Woodmongers, permitted in their own Lighters (and in their own proper Bufinefs) to employ Lightermen. Dung-Lighters and work as before the Act of William the Third. Ord. 12. p. 7, 8. Gardeners Boats to Ord. 12. P. By 8. By whom and how Offenders are to be Ord. 7. P. 5. punished. POOR. All Penalties by Statute-Law, or By-Law; and what is clear got by Sunday Ferries, applied to the Relief of their Poor Ord. 10. p. 6. Ord. 11. p. 6, 7. RULERS. At the firft Court of Aldermen, after the firft Day of June, Eight Watermen and Three Lightermen, by that Court to be annually chofen Rulers of this Company; And fuch as refufe to ferve, or negligently exercife their Office, to forfeit 51. Ord. 4. p. 3. Ord. 5. p. 4. Rules, Orders, and Conftitutions to be made by the Rulers Auditors and Affiftants in their general Court, &c. Ord. 6. p. 5. WATERMEN. None but Watermen and their Apprentices (except Trinity Men) fhall ply or carry Paffengers for gain between Gravefend and Windfor. A TABLE to the principal Contents of the By-Laws, &c. ACCOMPT S. THE Accompts of the Company to be twice in every Year audited, and oftner, if the general Court fhall fo order. Ord. 19. p. 29. And within one Month after fuch Audit to be infpected by the Comptrollers. Ord. 50. p. 49. All Difputes relating to the Company's Accompts, which cannot be adjusted by the general Court, fhall be heard before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, &c. Ord. 19. p. 31. APPRENTICES. Every Member may take as many Apprentices as he will-but none to carry either Pafengers or Goods, until Two Years bound. Ord. 9. p. 21. All to be bound for Seven Years, and none bound, turned over, registered, or made free, but at the Hall, and before the major Part of the Rulers, &c. Ord. 10. p. 22. None made Free but he that hath actually No intended Apprentice to be kept above, Forty Days upon Trial. Ord.15. p. 26. Apprentices not to be employed in any other Bufinefs than as Watermen or Lightermen, nor to receive any Profits to his or their own Ufe. Ord. 1. p. 105, 106. ASSISTANTS, vide p. 98. their duty. BOATS. All Boats and Lighters to be marked, and their Numbers registered. Ord. 52. p. 52. All Rowing with the Tide, to give others Notice; and none to hinder the Paffing or Landing of Barges, or other great. Boats, having from them due Notice. Ord. 29. p. 36. None to Ply, unless his Boat be at the Stairs. Ord. 30. P. 37. 24 None None by his Boat to hinder the paffing or repaffing of any Boat, &c. Ord. 25. P. 34. None to tow a Boat when carrying a Paffenger. Ord. 22. p. 33. Ord. 31. p. 37. None plying Weftward to take in above Ten BRIBES. Ord. 5. p. 109. None directly or indirectly to take a Bribe to give his own, or to folicit another's Vote, &c. COALS. Ord. 5. P. 18. None to buy Coals of one Sort, and vouch them for another, &c. Ord. 41. p. 44. All Lightermen felling Five Chaldron and a Vatt, to fell Water-measure. Ord. 42. p. 44. No |