The Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1822-1822, 1822-04-04

all the rules ana regulations Vi 0Hice,
which security shall De responsible for
the objects OF the voyage and TOR every
misde.neanor connected herewith for a.
nv improper use which shall be made OF
said license-,,he same to extend to the
boats or launches. be the voyage or des-
tination what it may, and to insure this
| important object, each vessel shall car
ry roll of equipage Gifts crew an6 each
individual certificate of his being ma
circulated, which are to be held by the
captain or skipper, who is not to deliver
them to the men while under his orders.
None ofthe crew are to remain behind
except by reason of sickness, in which
case only his certificate may be deliver
ed to him, indorsed by the captain sta
ting the reason of his remaining and ac-
knowledged by the Justice of the place
where such seaman shall remain-the
| captain expressing the same on his roll,
with number of other precautions PEE
culiar to the minute routine of the of.
fee, such as severe penalties for disobe-
| dience and of the rules prescribed.
g. Licenses shall DO granted only for
| limited time, TO be determined by the
officers ofthe Department, within which
they shall be obliged to return and sur
| render the said license or otherwise a.
count satisfactorily; for their abuse to
the captain ofthe port, anda committee
that will benamed for that purpose, who
will require official proof from the pla-
ces where the vessels may nave been,
and if any vessel 30 licensed shall return
to port before the time prescribed it
shall not be allowed to sail on any other
voyage without first obtaining a new IL
| cence and further time.
3. The licences granted by govern
ment shall be presented by the captains
to the captain ofthe port previous to sail
ing, by whom no alteration or change
| whatever is to be made
4 Every captain or skipper on his ar
rival at the port OF his destination must
present his licence to the alcade of the
place and where such officer may not be
to the Military Commander, for the pur
pose of indorsing on the same the day of
his arrival and keeping it until his de-
parture, which must also be indorsed on
the said licence, and in defect OF there be-
ing no officer, it shall be the duty of the
| skipper so to indorse the same or when
ever the coasters may be obligedto take
in their cargoes at different landings on
| the coast. then and in that case the a.
| gents or factors of the planters must in
dorse the licence to save time.
5. Localregulatlons, not ofmuch con-
| sequence.
o. All owners oflaunches, boats, skiffs
and canoes, shall be obliged to report
their vessels within the term and space
of three days to receive their number,
which they shall be obliged to have
painted on both aides ofthe upper works
as well as on their sails. as large and
conspicuous as possible on the hulls, and
not less than eighteen inches On the sails
and this same regulation shall be obser-
we'd by the coasters and fishermen, and
if they neglect SO doing, they shall be
subject to a penalty at the discretion of
the Department.
z. Every skipper or owner, if he
should be captured, will report the same
OH his return, that proper notice may be
| taken thereof. and In case of neg Letting
SO to do, such persons will incur suspi-
cion and legal proceedings will be :nsti
tuted against his person and that of his
crew agreeably to law-and this will ap
ply equally to vessels that may be lost
in any manner whatever.
s. ANY persons neglecting to comply
with or fulfil the foregoing orders, al
tho nothing improper may beproved a.
galnst him, yet it shall be sufficient to
deprive him of his avocation for the
space of four months, aud to interdict
the vessel from sailing or leaving the
port, if she be his property.
8. The absence of the licence for
coasting, and the admission of persons
on board without certificate of matricu-
lation and not inserted in the vessels
roll. must be considered as serious
crime, and will be acted upon according
to the laws, that they may be punished
as they may deserve for such conduct.
And with the view that these orders
may be generally known, and all pre-
texts of ignorance removed, and that
they be rigidly carried into execution &
obeysd, they shall be published for
three days in the government daily pa
per and communicated to all the de,
partments of this government, and cap
tains of the ports, by their respective SUI