Master and Seamen not British, unless natural-born, or naturalized, or Denizens, or Subjects by Conquest or Cession, or having served in H. M. Ships of War. One proper Seaman to Twenty Tons sufficient. Foreigners having served Two Years on board H. M. S. during War. -- Country); NOR unless she be navigated by a Master who is a Subject of such Foreign Country, and by a Crew of whom Three-fourths at least are Subjects of such Country; NOR unless she be wholly owned by Subjects of such Country usually residing therein, or under the Dominion thereof; - PROVIDED always, that the Country of every Ship shall be deemed to include all Places which are under the same Dominion as the Place to which such Ship belongs. XVI. AND be it further enacted, That no Person shall be qualified to be a Master of a British Ship, or to be a British Seaman (1)-within the Meaning of this Act, except -the natural-born Subjects of His Majesty,-OR Persons naturalized by any Act of Parliament, or made Denizens by Letters of Denization; — OR except Persons who have become British Subjects by virtue of Conquest or Cession of some newly acquired Country, – and who shall have taken the Oath of Allegiance to His Majesty, or the Oath of Fidelity required by the Treaty or Capitulation by which such newly acquired Country came into His Majesty's Possessions; — OR Persons who shall have served on board any of His Majesty's Ships of War in Time of War for the Space of Three Years: PROVIDED always, that the Natives of Places within the Limits of the East India Company's Charter, although under British Dominion, shall not,-upon the Ground of being such Natives, be deemed to be British Seamen: PROVIDED always, that every Ship (except Ships required to be wholly navigated by British Seamen) which shall be navigated by One British Seaman, if a British Ship, or One Seaman of the Country of such Ship, if a Foreign Ship, for every Twenty Tons of the Burthen of such Ship,-shall be deemed to be duly navigated, although the Number of other Seamen shall exceed One-fourth of the whole Crew. - XVII. PROVIDED always, and be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for His Majesty, by His Royal Proclamation during War, to declare that Foreigners,-having served Two Years on board any of His Majesty's Ships of (1) See British Negroes, although not natural-born, navigating between Places in America, § 18. See also Lascars, &c. in India, § 18. War in Time of such War, within the Meaning of this Act. shall be British Seamen XVIII. AND be it further enacted, That no British registered Ship shall be suffered to depart any Port in the United Kingdom, or any British Possession in any Part of the World (whether with a Cargo or in Ballast), unless duly navigated: - PROVIDED always, that any British Ships, trading between Places in America, may be navigated by British Negroes (1); and that Ships trading Eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, within the Limits of the East India Company's Charter, may be navigated by Lascars, or other Natives of Countries within those Limits. XIX. AND be it further enacted, That if any British registered Ship shall at any Time have, as Part of the Crew in any Part of the World, any Foreign Seaman not allowed by Law, the Master or Owners of such Ship shall for every such Foreign Seaman forfeit the Sum of Ten Pounds (2): PROVIDED always, that if a due Proportion of British Seamen cannot be procured in any Foreign Port, or in any Place within the Limits of the East India Company's Charter, for the Navigation of any British Ship; or if such Proportion be destroyed during the Voyage by any unavoidable Circumstance, and the Master of such Ship shall produce a Certificate of such Facts under the Hand of any British Consul, or of Two known British Merchants, if there be no Consul at the Place where such Facts can be ascertained, or from the British Governor of any Place within the Limits of the East India Company's Charter; OR in the Want of such Certificate, shall make Proof of the Truth of such Facts to the Satisfaction of the Collector and Controller of the Customs of any British Port, or of any Person authorized in any other Part of the World to inquire into the Navigation of such Ship, the same shall be deemed to be duly navigated. XX. AND be it further enacted, That if His Majesty shall at any Time, by His Royal Proclamation, declare (1) The Provision is only necessary when the Negroes are not natural-born Subjects, § 16. (2) See § 12. as to Registry. See § 22. as to Forfeiture of Goods and Penalty on Master. that the Proportion of British Seamen necessary to the Goods prohibited only by Navigation Law may be imported for Exportation. Forfeiture and Act may be altered this Session. XXI. PROVIDED always, and be it further enacted, That Goods of any Sort, or the Produce of any Place, not otherwise prohibited than by the Law of Navigation herein-before contained, - may be imported into the United Kingdom -from any Place in a British Ship, and from any Place not being a British Possession in a Foreign Ship of any Country, and however navigated, to be warehoused for Exportation only (1), under the Provisions of any Law (2) in force for the Time being, made for the warehousing of Goods without Payment of Duty upon the First Entry thereof. XXII. AND be it further enacted, That if any Goods be imported (3), exported, - or carried Coastwise, contrary to the Law of Navigation herein-before contained, ALL such Goods shall be forfeited, - AND the Master of such Ship shall forfeit the Sum of One hundred Pounds. XXIII. AND be it further enacted, That this Act may be altered, varied, or repealed by any Act or Acts to be passed in this present Session of Parliament. (1) The Goods must be so reported and so entered, Cap.107. § 8. 54. (2) See Cap. 112. (3) See § 21. not valid until entered in Book of Registry or after Registry de novo, if not produced not forthcoming to be produced for Endorsement on Certificate BOND for Certificate of Registry for Change of Master for Shares transferred by Agent without legal for lost Certificate BOOK of Registers to be kept Copies of Extracts deemed legal Proof BUILDER'S Certificate to be inserted in first Register CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Registry in CERTIFICATE of Registry, Form of when to be delivered up to be cancelled if detained by any Person after it ought 44 26 11 43 25 2 49 3 2 21 23 CERTIFICATE of Registry-continued. lost or mislaid Sect. 26 27 withheld from the Use of the Ship by any Person how to proceed against Persons withholding Shares to be endorsed on Master's Name to be endorsed on of each year to be numbered in progression from Ireland and Scotland COMBINATION of Workmen of Seamen COPIES of Registry, &c. to be legal Proof to be transmitted from Scotland and Ireland CORPORATE BODIES 37 22 11 7 8 43 47 14 46 49 3 3 48 3 3 3 3 33 JOINT STOCK COMPANIES LICENCE, in case Certificate of Registry be lost Oath previous to MALTA, Registry in MASTER, Change of MORTGAGE, Transfer by way of MORTGAGEE not deemed Owner NAME not to be changed to be painted on Ship OATH to be taken before Registry by Owners Addition, if proper Number do not attend of Identity of Ship with Builder's Certificate with Judge's Certificate 26 |