The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-20
Names Of the several
owners within men,
toned.
Number of sixty-fourth
shares held by each
owner.
......... Thirty-two.
........ Sixteen.
......... Eight.
........ Eight.
Comptroller.
Collector.
(Signed)
(Signed)

XIX. And be it enacted, That the following decla-
ration shall be substituted for the declaration by the
said act directed to be made by the owner or own
ers of any vessel previous to the registry thereof
81, A. B., of [place of residence and occupationl
do truly declare, that the ship vessel (name] of
[por or place], whereof masters namel is at pre-
sent MASTER being kind of build burden ct catera,
as described in the certificate of the surveying Off
Ger, was when and where built or, if prize or for
eited capture, and condemnation such, or (f the
vessel be foreign built and the owner does not know
when and where she was built, that the said yes
sci is foreign built, and that do not know the time
and place of her buildingl and that |, the said A.
b., land the other owners names and occupations,
if any, and where they respectively reside am Tor
arel sole owner or owners Of the said vessel, and
that no other person or persons whatever hath or
have any right, title, interest," share, property
therein or thereto; and that the said A. b. land
the said other owners, il any, am Tor are truly
and bona fde subject Tor subjects Of Great Bri-
tain, and that l. the said A. B., have not [nor have
any of the other owners, To the best Of my know
ledge and belief taken the oath Of allegiance to any
foreign state whatever Except under the terms Of
some captuauon, describing the particulars there
Of or that since my taking Tor his their takingl
the oath Of allegiance to manning the foreign STATES
respectively TO which he or any Of the said owners
shall have taken the samel have Tor he or they
hath or have become denizen Tor denizens or ma
turazed subject subjects, as the case may be- of
the United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland
by her Maiesty's letters patent Tor by an act Of
Parliament, or by or under or by virtue Of an act
or ordinance Of the Legislature Of or
have been authorized by act or ordinance Of the
Legislature Of TO hold shares in Bri-
fish shipping within the said colony and since the
passing Of such act ordinance have for he or
they hath or have taken the oath Of allegiance to
her Majesty Queen Victoria manning the times
,.han 49, L.. ,,.l
respectively, or the year or years in which such
act or acts OF naturalization, such colonial acts
or ordinances, have passed respectively and that
no foreigner, directly indirectly, hath any share
or part interest in the said ship or vessel:n
Provided always, that II II shall become necessary
To register any ship vessel belonging to any cor
porate body in the United Kingdom the following
declaration, in lieu Of the declaration hereinbefore
directed, shall be made and subscribed by the sec
rery other proper officer Of such corporate body;
THAT IL TO say)
81, A. B., secretary OF officer OF name Of COM
pany or corporauonl, do truly declare, That the
ship or vessel [nomel Of lport whereof masters
name is at present master, being kind Of build,
burden, &c, described in the certificate OF the
surveying oficerl, was when and where built, or,
n prize or forfeited, capture and condemnation as
suchl, or ~ the vessel be foreign built, and that
such secretary or officer does not know when and
where built, that the said vessel is foreign built
and that ! do not know the time and place Of the
building, and that the same doth wholly and truly
belong to name the company or corporation.
Xxx. And be II enacted, That Notwithstanding
that by the said recIted act for the registering Of
British vessels il is enacted, that in case any ship,
not being duly registered shall exercise any Of the
privileges Of British vessel the same shall be for
feed, nevertheless all boats or vessels under fifteen
tons burden, wholly owned and navigsted by Bri-
tish subjects, although not registered as British
SHIPS shall be admitted to be British vessels in all
navigation in the rivers and upon the coasts Of the
I United Kingdom, or Of the British possessions
abroad, and not proceeding over sea, except within
the limits Of the respective colonial governments,
eithln which the managing owners Of such vessels
/ respectively reside and that all boats or vessels
wholly owned and nsvigated by British subjects,
not exceeding the burden Of thirty tons, and not
having a whole or fixed deck, and being en-
( ployed solely in fishing on the banks and shores
Of Newfoundland, and Of the parts adjacent, or on
4 the banks and shores Of the Provinces Of Canada,
/ Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, adjacent to the
Gulf OF Saint Lawrence, or on the north Of Cape
Canso or Of the islands within the same, or in trad
ing coastwise within the said limits, shall be adj
mtted 10 be British boats or vessels, although not
registered, 10 long as such boats or vessels shall be
solely employed
XXI. And be It enacted, That this act shall come
into operation on the first day Of January, one
/ thousand eight hundred and fifty.
XXI And be It enacted, That this act may be
amended or repealed by any act to be passed. IN the
present session Of Parliament