The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-20
NAVIGATION BILL.
Arrangement OF Clauses.
PREAMBLE.


and after the LIST of January 1850 :-8 & 8 Vici.
c. 80; 8 & Wet. SO, 49, 3, S, Z, 8; 8 d. 8
Wet c. SO, rs. 8, a. A; 8 e. 9 Wet. c. sc, s. 63
a 6Vlci. c. ll2, s. 81; 81 G. 3, c. III; 4
g. 4, C. 80, .. 90; A G. a, c. II; S G. 4, c. l /;
8 & 9 vict c. 80, S. 8; S & 6 Wet c. IA, S. s;
Sect. /.
Coastng trade Of United Kingdom and Isle of
Man; g
Trade with the Channel islands 3.
Coasting trade Of the British possessions a.
Queen IN Council may regulate coasting trade OF
Colonies. on their address; S.
Governor General in Council to regulate coasting
trade Of India; 6.
British ships to be registered and navlgated as
such
Who deemed British seamen; g.
Proportion of scamen may be altered by proclama-
lion. 8.
Her Majesty may restrict the privileges Of foreign
ships in certain cases and may impose additional
duties; 10, H.
Order in Council TO specify ships TO which it APP
plies; ~.
Orders may be revoked; 49,
Orders to be gazeted and to be laid before Parla-
ment; IA.
Penalties; Is, Is.
Who may be owners of British vessels; II.
Form of certificate Of registry; Is.
Form Of declaration; IS.
Proviso for vessels under fifteen tons burden in in
land navigation, and for vessels under thirty tons
burden for The Newfoundland fishery; 20.
Act to come into operation on LIST January, 1850;
FL.
Act may be amended &C.; %.
A BILL initued An act to amend the Laws in
force for the Encouragement Of British Shipping
and Navigation.
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the laws
now in force for the encouragement Of British ship
ping and navigation: Be il enacted by the Queens
most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice
and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal,
and Commons, in this present Parliament assem-
bled, and by the authority of the same, That from
and after the first day Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty, the following and parts
of shall be repealed: (hat is to say,) certain
act passed in the session of Parliament holden in
the egh and ninth years of the reign of her pres
ent Majesty, intitued "An act for the encourage
ment of British shipping and navigation" and so
much of a certain other act passed in the said ses
sion Of Parliament inttuled "An act for the regis
tering of British vessels" as limits the privileges Of
vessels registered at Malta, Gibraltar and Heligo
land and SO much thereof as provides that no ship
or vessel shall be registered, except such as are
wholly of the build Of some part of the British do
minlons; and so much relates to the Disqualified
ton Of ships repaired in foreign country; and so
much prevents British ships which have been
captured by or sold to foreigners from becoming
entitled to be again registered British in the
same again become the property of British subjects;
and so much of a certain other ACT passed in the
said session of Parliament, inti,uled San act TO
regulate the trade of British possessions abroad ~
rs provides that no goods shall be imported into or
exported from any of the British possessions in
America by sea from or to any place other than
the United Kingdom, some other of such pos
sessions, except into from the several ports de-
r. ~v.4 -.
vdes for the limitation of the privileges allowed TO
foreign ships by the law Of navigation in respect of
importaions into the British possessions in Asia,
Africa, and American and 40 much thereof as pro-
vides that no vessel or boat shall be admitted to
be British vessel or boat on any OF the inland
waters or lakes of America, except such shall
have been built al some place within the British
dominions and shall not have been repaired at any
foreign place to greater extent than in the said
act is mentioned; and so much Of certain other
act passed in the said session Of Parliament, init
tuled IAN act for the general regulation Of the
TOMS" as prohibits the importation Of train oil,
bubber spermaceti oil, head-matter, skins, bonee,
and fms, the produce of fish or creatures living in
the sea- unless in vessels which shall have been
cleared out regularly with such oil, bubber, or
other produce on board from some foreign port;
and so much thereof as prohibits the importation
Of tea, unless from the Cape Of Good Hope, or
from places eastward OF the 10 the Straits Of
Magellan; and so much Of a certain act pass ed IN
the session of Parliament holden in the sey enth
and eighth years OF the reign Of her present Ma
jesty. intituled San act TO amend and consolidate
The laws relating TO merchant seamen, and for
keeping register OF seamen. provides that the
master or owner Of every ship belonging to any
subject OF her Majesty, and Of the burden Of eighty
tons or upwards, Except pleasure yachts,) shall
have on board at the time OF her proceeding from
any podofthe Unifed Kingdom, and at all Tunes when
absent from the United Kingdom, or navigating the
,ea one apprentice or more in a certain proportion
10 the number Of tons Of his ships admeasurement;
and that If any such master or shall neglect
TO have on board his ship the number Of apprentices
thereby required, together with their respective
gistered indenures assignments, and register tick
cts he shall forfeit and pay the sum Of ten pounds
IN respect Of each apprentice Indeniure, assign
ment or register ticket wanting or deficient
also an act PASSED in the thluy-seventh year
Of the reign Of King George the Third, IntItUled
IAN act for regulating the trade 70 be carried on
with the British Possessions IN India by the ships
Of nations in amity with his Majesty" and 80
much Of q certain act passed IN the session Of Par
lament holden in the fourth year ofthe reign Of King
George de Fourth, intituled AN act TO consol-
lda'e and amend the several lsvs now m force with
respect 10 trade FROM and psre- within the limits
Of the charter Of the East India Company, and N
make furth provisions with respect such trade,
Ano 10 nfncno dn act OF pTtSfHi stSSlO0 W
Lament for the registering Of vessels, so far Il re-
sies vessels registered in India, enscis that
Asistic sailors, lsscars natives Of any Of the Ur-
ritories countries, islands, or places within the
limits Of the charter Of the East India Company
shall at any time be deemed or taken be British
,esmen within the intent and meaning OF any act
acts Of Parliament relating TO the navigation Of
British ships by subjects Of her Majesty; and also
the following acts and parts Of acts 50 much Of a
certain act passed in the fourth year the reign Of
King George the Fourth, intiuled IAN act to author
we bis Map .ty, under certain circumstance TO re-
gnaie the duties and drawbacks on goods imported
or xpored in foreign vessels and to exempt certain
foreign vessels fiom potsge as relates 10 the regu
laon OF duties and draw backs; also passed IN
III. fifth year ofthe reign Of King George the Fourth,
inttuled An act 70 indemnify all persons concerned
in advising issuing, acting under cer,hn order IN
crunch for regulating the tonnage dutss cer'ain
foreign vessels and to amend act Of the last
non Of Parliament for authorizing his Majesty, I'M
der certain circumstances 20 regulate the duties and
drawbacks on goods imported exported in any
foreign vessels also much Of act passed IN
the session Of srlisment holden in the eighth and
ninth years Of the reign Of her present Majesty, in
ttuled "An act for granting duties Of customs, a.
empowers her Majesty IN council IN certain cases
TO direct that additional duties shall be levied