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London, England, 1822-06-07 00:00:00

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iyear of his slid late'Majesty's reign, intituled,. An,Act for
„contiiluing in the East India Company. for a ,further term Ahe
'possession of the English territories tn. India, together with
their' exclusive trade, under Certain lithitations, for establishing
further 7agulations, for the-government of the said territories, and
the.better administration of justice within the same, for- appro-
priating to certain uses the revenues and profits of the said Cont.
pariy, -and for Making provision for the good order and govern_
;meet of the ~towns of Calcutta, Madras,. and Bombay •," or
inati Act of
.the Parliament,- of Ireland, passed in the said 33d
year of his said • late Majesty's reign, intituled, "An Act for
regulating the Trade of 'lreland to and from the East Indies,
,under. 44rtain conditions and provisions, for a time. therein men-
tioned," for the purpose of restraining clandestine and. illicit
trade.into and from the. East Indies, and parts within the limits
of .the ,said Company's t':,'harter, or in the said Act of the
53d year .of his; saitl Jate ,Majesty's reign, relative to such
• clandestine and illicit trade, but that the same shall be deemed
to be and Cdatinne in fOrce; and to apply to ail ships and vessels
ofliis Majesty?s. subjects other than the ships of the said Com-
pany, sailing or being. found within the limits of the said Coin-
papy's.Charter, and not having complied with the directions of
thiS Act, and to all-mid every persons and person who shallbe
;found On l,,toartl,the same, or shall have.been conveyed on.board
the same, into. any place ,within the said limits, and. also Wall
and every 'persons aed•person. who ,shall be found-at slay place
on the,eontinent-of Asia, bet Ween the riser Indus and the town
of galaecavoy atAhe,saltl Company's factory of BencOolen or
its tleyriticnclos, or at:any,;Plaee within the dominions of the
Emperor of China,' contrary tti the true intent and .meaning of
.the•said Act of the 43d year of his said late Majesty's reign, or
of this Act. ,

And be it further enacted, That if any commander or other
officer of any ship or vessel engaged in trade under the autho-
rity of this Act, shall knowingly and wilfully take on board,
or connive at the taking on board, any person or persons con-
trary to the true intent and meaning of the said Act of the fifty-
third year of his said late Majesty's reign, or of this Act, every
such commander.or officer who shall offend therein, shall incur
and forfeit for,every offence pounds, to be recover-
ed in such and the same manner as the penalties imposed by
the said Acts of the fifty-third year of his said late Majesty's
reign, or either of them, are thereby made recoverable ;
part of which penalty shall belong to such person or persons as
shall inform or sue for the same, and the other part
to the said United Company : and if the said United Company
shall inform or sue for the same, then the whole of the said pe-
nalty shall belong to the said Company.
Provided always, and be it further enacted and declared,
That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be con-
strued to extend to repeal, alter, or affect the provisions of an
Act of Parliament passed in the said 54th year of his said late
Majesty's reign, intituled, " An Act to continue until the Ist
day of Jan.lBl6, and to amend several Acts for allowing Impor„:
tations from, and Exportations to, the places within the limits
of the Charter of the 'East India Company, in ships not of
British built, and for the better maintenance and care of Lascars
and other Asiatic seamen arriving in this Kingdorne" relative
to Asiatic sailors, Lascars or natives of any territories, noun-
tries or places within the limits of the said Company's Charter,
but the same shall be of the same force and greet as if they
were repeated and re-enacted in. the body of this .Aet. -
And be it further enaacted, That it shall r^l be lawful, for,
any ship or vessel engaged •in any voyage under the authority
of this Act, from any port or place within the limits of-the
said Company's Charter, to any port or place, either belong-
ing to his Majesty, or to any Prince, state, or country, in
amity with his Majesty, and not destined to any port in the
United Kingdom, to take or have on board. any Lascars or
other Asiatic seamen : Provided always, that it.shall be lawful
for any of the governments of the East India Company in In-
dia, or for any .Governor or Lieutenant-Governor of any colony,
territory, or island belonging to his Majesty, within the lirnits
of the said charter, and they and he,are hereby required on ap-
plication made by. the owner or commander of any ship or yes.
set, and after having ascertained by due inquiry, that a suffi-
cient number of British seamen cannot be procured for the.
crew of any ship or vessel sailing froui India, within
day's from such application, to certify the same,
and license such ship or vessel to sail with such proportion
of Lascars or Asiatic seamen as may be specified in such
certificate and license; and the Governor-Generalin council at
Fort William' is hereby authorized and required 'to make rules.
and regulations, that all such Asiatic sailori, Lascars or na-
tives us aforesaid, shall be duly supplied with provisions and
clothing, and other necessary accommodation, while em-
ployed, or while absent from the countries and places to
which they respectively belong; and until they shall be
carried back to India, or any other country or place to which
they respectively belong, and until they shall be carried back
to India, or any other country or place from which they'u'era.
respectively brought, and for the conveyance backof such
Asiatic sailors, Lascars and natives aforesaid, within a rea-
sonable time, to be ascertained by such rules and regula-
tions • and that no ship or vessel so licensed to take on
board Lascars and Asiatic seamen, shall be permitted to
clear out and from any port or place within the limits of
the said Company's Charter, unless or until 'the Owner, or.
captain or master of such ship, shall have first'given Such 'se-
curity as is directed by the said Act, passed. in the 54th year of
the reign of his said late Majesty, and subject to all the provi-
sions of that Act, for the maintenance and conveyance back to
India, of such Lascars and Asiatic seamen which may be re-
ceived on board of such ships.