The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-14 00:00:00

rRESENT,

GEORGE HALL LAWRENCE, Esquire, Ca,
Richard Houghton, Esq. John Holmes, E .
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The Mayor Hugh Hornby sq.
James Aspinall, Esq. Henry Lawr ce, Esq.
William Birkett, Esq. John Nel Wood, Esq.
Sir Thomas Brancker,Knt.
THE Committee order and ordain that from such time
as the Bye-laws this day made shall take effect, all
orders, rules, regulations, and bye-laws concerning any of
the matters to which the Bye-laws this day made in any-
wise relate, shall cease and be repealed. And the said
Committee do hereby order, ordain, and make the fol..

lowing

BYE-LAWS

For regulating the use of the Piers, Slips, and Stairs, now
erected or constructed, or hereafter to be erected or con-
structed, by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the
Borough of Liverpool, ar by the Trustees of the Liver-
pool Docks; and also for regulating the Vessels and
Boats resorting to the said Piers, Slips, and Stairs re-
spectively :
L—Steam-boais coming to or departing from any pier,
basin, slip, Sm. after sunset, to carry a sufficient
light aloft and forward.
That every master or person, having the command or
charge of any steam-vessel coming to or -departing from
any of the said piers, slips, or stairs, or any stage, barge,
or other convenience connected or used therewith, after
sunset and before sunrise, shall cause-such vessel, when
within two hundred and fifty yards from any such pier,
slip, stairs, or convenience, to carry asufficient light aloft
and forward ih some conspicuous place, under the penalty
of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-law.
2.—Steam-boats, in hazy weather, ,coming to or depart-
ing from any pier, basin, slip, ere., to keep a
sufficisnt bell ringing.
That every master or person, having the command or
charge of any steam-vessel corning to or departing from
any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, in
hazy weather, either by day er in the night, shall, at all
times when such vessel shall be within two hundred and
fifty .yards of any such pier, slip, stairs, or convenience,
cause a sufficient bell to be kept constantly ringing, under
the penalty of forty shillings for each offence against this
bye-law.

3:—"Steam-boals coming ,to any basin, pier, Sre., for
'landing passengers -or cargo, to have preference,

except, sic.
That every steam and other vessel and boat coming to
any. of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences,:for
the purpose of landing any passengers or cargo, &all be
entitled to the preference of the landing-place until dis-
charged, (except as hereinafter provided with regard to
the landing or receiving cattle at the slip at the north end
of-George's Dock Parade, and at the slip called Seacombe
flip ;) and every master and other person, having the
command or charge of any such 'steam or other vessel or
boat, shall, without=any delay, complete the landing of
the passengers and eargo from such steam or other vessel
or boat, sue, shall immediately after such landing haul cff
the said steam or other vessel or boat to such a distance
(not being less than twenty yards) from sucb•pier, slip,
stairs, or convenience, as to enable other vessels or boats
to discharge their .passengers or cargoes, under the pe-
nalty of forty shillings for each offence against this bye-
law.

--4.—Master not to remain at the slip at the north end of
Georges Parade for the purpose ,of -landing or
receivinarattle beyond a reasonable ,time, not ex-
ceeding ten minutes.
That no master or other person, having the command-
or charge of any steam or other vessel or boat, shall per-
mit or suffer the same to remain at the slip at the north
end of George's Dock Parade, or at the slip called the
Seacombe Slip, for the purpose of landing cattle, or re-
ceiving cattle on board, for a space of time longer than
shall be reasonably requisite, and not in any case exceed-
ing ten minutes, under the penalty of forty shillings for
each offence against this bye-law.
s.—Masters of Steam-boats, plying beyone the limits of
the port, not to ply or remain at ,any pier, kc.
longer-than twenty minutes.
That no master or other person, having-the command
or charge of any steam or other vessel or boat, usually
employed in carrying goods or passengers ,beyond the
limits of the Port of Liverpool, shall permit such vessel
or boat to ply, lie, or remain at any of the said piers,
slips, stairs, or conveniences, for the purpose of landing
or receiving passengers, luggage, or goods, for a longer
space of time than twenty minutes each voyage or trip,
under the penalty of forty shillings for each offence
against this bye. law.
6.—Vessels plying within the limits of the port not to
remain at any slip, are. longer than
_jive minutes
after the arrival of another vessel.
That in case any steam or other vessel or boat, not
being one •usually employed in carrying goods or passen-
gers beyond the limits of the Port of Liverpool, shall
happen- to be lying at any of the said piers,-slips, stairs, or
conveniences, for the purpose of receiving passengers,
luggage, or goods on board, when any other steam or
other vessel or boat shall arrive for the purpose of landing
passengers, luggage, or goods, the master or other person
having -the charge or command of such (first-mentioned

steamer or other vessel or boat shall not permit the same
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to remain at such pier, slip, stairs, or convenience, for a
longer space of time than five minutes after the arrival of
the said last-mentioned vessel or boat, under the penalty
of forty-shillings for each offence against this bye-law.

7.—And not To remain at any7ier, 8, c. longer tan

twenty minutes.
That no master or other person, having the command
,or charge of any steam or other vessel or boat,not usually
employed in carrying passengers, luggage, or gcods be-
yond the. Port of Liverpool, shall permit such vessel or
boat to be or remain at any of the said piers, slips, stairs,
or conveniences, longer than such reasonable time (not
exceeding twenty minutes) as shall be actually requisite
for the purpose of taking on board passengers, luggage,
and goods, under the penalty of forty shillings for each
offence against this bye-law.

B.—?faster not to moor Steam.boat nearer to any basin,
B'c. .than twenty yards, except whilst landing
passengers.

Thai no master or other person, having the command
or charge of any steam or other vessel or boat, shall per-
mit the same.to lie or be moored nearer than twenty yards
from any of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences,
except whilst landing or taking on board passengers, lug-
gage, or goods, under the penalty of forty shillings for
each offence against this bye-law.

9.—Any Steam-boat, B.re. allowed to take the ground
within 'twenty yards of any pier, slip, &c. the
master or person in charge to forfeit, 4^c.

That if any steam or other vessel or b'oat be neg-
ligently allowed to take the ground, or wilfully run
aground, within the distance of twenty yards from any of
the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, the master or
other person having the command or charge of such steam
or other vessel or boat shall forfeit and pay for each offence
the sum of forty shillings.
10.—Steam-boals, Bre. by wilful delay in loading or dis-
charging, obstructing or hindering any other
Steam-boat, 10. master or other person in charge
to forfeit, 8(c.

That if, by wilful delay in the loading or discharging of
any steam or other vessel or boat, any other steam or
other vessel or boat shall be obstructed or hindered from
loading or discharging at any of the said piers, slips,
stairs, or conveniences, the master or person having the
command or charge of such first-mentioned steam or
other vessel or boat shall forfeit and pay for each offence
the sum of forty shillings
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—No Steam-boat to remain at any pier, basin, slip,
stairs, or conveniences, without three persons on

That no steam vessel shall remain at or off any of the
said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, without at least
three. ompetent persons being on board to attend to such

vessel, under the penalty of fOrty shillings, to be paid by
the master or person having the command or charge
thereof.

Provided that, for the convenience of the public service,
the following exceptions shall be made in favour of Steam
Vessels, being Packets employed in carrying the Post-
office Mails, to and from Ireland, and of Steam Vessels,
Tenders upon such Packets, viz.:
ist,—Such packets and tenders departing before three-
quarters past five o'clock in the morning from any
of the said piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, shall
be allowed forty-five minutes previous thereto for
receiving the mails, passengers, and goods.
2d,—Such packets departing in the evening from any
such piers, slips, stairs, or conveniences, shall be
allowed to remain previous thereto, for reeeiving
the mails, passengers, and goods, from a quarter-
past six o'clock in the evening until five minutes
after the mails shall arrive from the Postoffice in
Liverpool and be delivered on board ; provided