New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-31
xHn FIsHHRIEs.
: PROVINCIAL AND IMPERIAL ACTS, for
the Protection Of the Fisheries Of Briush
NsPth America.

]. The schooner Nabby was seized oy
her Majesty's ship Saracen, John Gore, Mas,eI
and CommsDder, and prosecuted IN the AninIay
Court, before Judge Unacke, on the z4'n husul',
1918. anterior to the Convention. under an of.1i
from the Right Honorable the LORDS o, 'ns nu
riralty ia the Commander-in-Chief OF the NOfIh
American Squadron. oo.. ~. 1919
o The Convention passed on the 10Th Oct, 1915
The following Imperial Act, 9 Geo. ILL.,, Chap.
% passed on the 18th June, 1919:
A. ACT 10 enable be Majesty Hsle kssston With respect 70
he .lss .nq f is ,v % h a.y oi ri peos.
IL ks-fI srsra orons 70 CONVECTION made between
nc ss,s.y and tic Usrsd States Of America
sUh,,,as A CONVENTION between bis Majesty and the
Haired states OF AMERICA made aud signed Lon
oa op The twentieth day OF Octoo one thousand eight
hundred ard eisbseep and by the hrst article OF said
Convention recitiDs oi reuces ha6 arisen respect
ipe the liberty claimed by the UItsd States for tn.n
hsbtfsp's thereof take, dry and h-h In cesn
COAST bays haYbors AND cree ks Of His Branntc Nd
esty DomiDiobs h 6m9es Il agreed that 10. inhao
itsrts " The said UIiisd States sba hsve forever In
cfnrcp with IRE fubecu OF His Britannia Majesty the
liberty to take fish Of every kind that part Of toe
southern coast Of NegfSghdtsad which extends iloI
Cope Ray 20 the Rsm.0n IstaHds on the western quo
ncriherb coasts Of Newfoundland from SAID Up sy
70 the dierpOn IslsIds, the shores o. tae uaS 80
Islspds sbo sl.o the coasts, bays ntroors 90"
from Mout Jolly on the so1'nsn oo "a ,Sa,ce ,r,
wsrdIv n oentitsIy along the coast, "hhout p,9uCS
however TO any Of The exclusive Iknts o lns ha-s
Bay Company and k was also y "e $500 S's,,
fhe ssn Convention agreed, that me A~T"aH ysps'
.houId have liberty fever 20 DRY ana care rso Ia
sDy psr, OF ,be unsettled bays, haroors ano efese VI
,hs s.thetp part o. tie COST 81 heaf1a'a0hd soVVe
desertbsd and Of the cOes. Of LdbTdoT out tla' ~
=. m, ssme or any portion thereof should be seeo II
sbouo ut De lawful the said u df or cure
f,b ~ such portion seted ~hout previous agree
ynert for such purpose with the Inhabitants, p1et
- OF the ground And whereas II Is cXpe
Jrt bst bis Ma,ity should be enabled 70 carry into
evscptiop 90 much Ct the said Convention ~ Ia eo)ye
ysr,,ee and 10 make regulations for tcat purpose "
BE IL therefore enacted By Lt, Kings Most tncklI<nt
No,efs by and nth e odutoe and oOHseaf Of The L0rds
Spiritual md Temporal and Commons, IN ms present.
Pa losu,rt asenbd ana By Tie authority Of The SANE
Tbst I'm and after passing Ut this Act shall and
msy be ul for His Majesty b7 aud ~tn the anvice 81
His Majesty Privy JuDc, BY any Order or Ordersn
Council 10 be from time 10 time made for that purDose
10 make tuch regulations, and 10 give sucn orecuoos
sYoers and Instructions % toe Governor OF Neaouna
lad or 10 any officer officers that statoL or 70
adv otbeT person persons whomsoever, az shau OF
Ipsy be from time to time deemed proper and necesss
ny FOR the carrying into effect me purpose OF me 4a
Convention with relation 10 the riius drying and cut
tpg of fab by Inhabitants Of the United States Of hme
Tea In common with B,hsh subje; u, wihin the hm's
Set forth Ia the SAID article OF the ssid Convehnsn snn
herein before reeed; any Act or Acts OF Parliament
or any law custom usage, 10 the contrary In any wise
And be Il furtaer enacted That from and after the
pssstpg of this Act 10 sns not be lawful tor any pefs1u
or rerson, not being natural borE subject OF dis Ma
iesty In any foreign ,hip vessel or oost nor of ahy
perfon ship vessel or ooat DINER tnsh eucn a.
be pavigatsd according The lave OF the 1iteo
XII gdo of Greaf Britain and Ireland 10 fish, or 10 take
dry or cure, any hsh Of any kDd sbatsO'Ver, "'thh
three maJine miles OF any coasts bays, creeks or mar
bors uhsteyer, In any part Of dis Maesys oonlaous
Ia hms7iod not included within the limits specified aud
ct,criheo IN the fret Article Of the said Convennon
and hereinbefOre reced and that If any such foreign
ship vessel boat, any persons On board thereof
.bs be found fishing, bsye been fishing, or pre-
IA IN Ash within such distance Of such coasts bays
creeks or bsIbors, within such parts OF His Meesty'
douirioDt 10 Ametoo OF the said limits a. AFORESAID
all such ships vessels and boats together with their car
eoes and oil gups ammunition, tackle, apparel, ura''
tuIe and stores thsll be forfeited aud shall and may be
sezed kep sued for prosecuted, recovered and con
demped by such snc the bike ways means snd metnod
and 10 the Courts ships, vessels Or boats may
b. forfeited seized prosecuted and condemned tor any
ofepse against any laws RELAXING 10 the Revenue OF
Customs or the Laws Of Trade and Navgs tion under
any Of the Psrliamf nj Of Great Britain or
OF the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and frttaHd-
provided that nothing in this Act contained shall apply
be to apply 10 the ships or subjects OF any
Prince Power, Stale In amity with His Majesty who
entitled, by Treaty with His Majesty, to any prtvi
leges of taking, drying curing fish, sn the coasts,
bays creeks or harbos, or within the limits In this Act
described.
8 Provided alpays and be IL fRdctod, That il shall aud
may be lawful for any fisherman Of the said Ubited
States enter into any such bays or hsrbors o Hts Brian
mic Majesvs oomiDODs In America, as are as' men
toned for the purpose of shelter aud repairing damages
therein and Of purchasing wcod and Of obtaining WAFER
and for no other purpose Whatever; subject peverbe
less such restrictions may be necessary to prevent
such fehermen Of the said United Statas RON taxing,
dry curing fsh In the said bays harbors or In
any whatever abusing the said privileges
by the said treaty and by this Act reserved to them aud
a. Oh all for that purpose be impo,ed by any order or
orders be from time to time made oy His Majesty In
Council under the authority this Act aad by any
ggsons which shall be issued by the Governor or per-
ton exercising the Office Of Governor, In any such
parts OF His Majesty's dominions 10 America under
In pursuance OF any such Order In Council ss aore-
said.
4 Asd5s further enacted, That If any person or
persons upon requsuon made by the Governor OF
Newfoundland or the person exercising the otec OF
Governor, or by any Governor or person exercising
the Office OF Governor in any other parts of His Noes
tvs doInnioLs in datrtcd afo esaid, or by any Off
officers acting under such vernon or psrson
exercising the office OF )vernor, la the execution of
any orders and intructons from His Majesty 10 Cosn
ell tha refuse 10 depart from such bays or haroors or
any person persons shall refuse neglect 10 con-
form 10 any regulations or directions witch shall be
made given for the execution OF any oil the purposes
Of this Act every such person refusing or other
wise blending against THE Act shall forfeit the sum vi
two hundred pounds to be recovered In the Sapreme
Court of Judica.uru Of the Island o NetteandldHs,
or IN the Superior Court Of Judicature OF tho colony
or settlement within or near u which such ohsnse
shall be committed or by bill, plsnt information in
any OF His Majesty Courts OF Record OF Uestmaser
one mOitty Of such penalty 10 bel pg 20 His Majesty
bis heirs and successors and the other mlty 10 such
person persons sbssue prosecute for the
provided always that any such suit prosecution, II
the same be committed 10 Newfoundland any
colesy settlement, shall be commenced within three
calendar months and, ii commenced in any of ais Ma
jsstys Courts At HtstH mister within twelve calendar
months from the time Of the commission OF such Of
Tense.
Provincial Act 6, VIM. w, Chap :.
s. On tho 18th March, 1886 the Act Of this Province
passed entitled "Ap Act roadbg 10 the Fisheries and
for the prevention Of lict Trade In the Province OF
Nova Scotia and the coasts and hsr bore thereof this
Bill accompanied by addresses from both branches
of the Legislature, and Is embodied In the Revised
Statutes, page 2S2, as follows:
l. Officers of the Colobis Revenue Sheriff. magis-
trStss and sny other person duly commissioned for that
purpose may On board any vessel boat within aay
hsrbor In the province lowering within three miles
Of any of the coasts hsrbors thereof, and stay
board so long ss she may remain within such place or
distance.
. II such vessel or boat be bound elsewhere and
shall continue within such bsrbor or so lowering for
twenty io1r hours after the shall have been
CURED to depart, any Of the officers abovemen
hone6 may bring such vessel boat into port aud
search Der cargo, and also exanrne the master upon
oath, snd the master VI persUn In command snal