The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-31

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nPO1TAxT ELL IN 1HD NEW nRURswICK LHGIs
LATURx.
Ths fsnswing BILL relating u the asAeries and
fer the prevention Of Illicit trade inrsdsssd and
aersd TO be printed BY the House Of Assembly Of New
Brunswick, the 2lst inst the motion Of the Hon.
Mr.. Street. The bin provides -
l. OAsers Of the Provincial Tsasury, and any other
person duly appointed BY the Lieutenant Governor IN
boat within any harbOr in this Province Or lowering
within three marine miles Of any Of the coasts har
q such vessel be bound elsewhere, and shsN con-
:S. nav: Sssn .s g depart any Il the
above mentioned nay bring such vessel int port, and
search her and also examine the master upon oath
and the master shall not truly the questions
demanded Il him, he shall forfeit one hundred pounds
and there be any prohibited goods On board then such
II the vessel boat shall be foreign, and not navi
gated according to the Laws Of Great Britain and Ireland
$ ms
such vessel or boat and the cargo shall be forfeited
r. goods vessels and boats, liable to forfeiture,
opposing them or-.ny one aiding such opposition shall
forfeit two hundred pounds.
feture shall be forthwith delivered into the custody
the ocers Of the provincial next the place
goods seized are directed to be by law.
Q. All goods, vessels, and boats, condemned as for
provincial revenue where the seizure shall have been
secured, be sold at public auction and ths amount
70, the sS.ea Of the .s.sd hs
Of the remainder eha be paid to the ocer sezng the
same without deduction; and the other hail. after rst
into the treasury Of this provinces but the Lieutenant
Governor in Council may nevertheless direct that any
vessel boat, goods seized and forfeited shall be
Al penalties and forfetures shall be prosecuted and
recovered in the Supreme Court.
fstsd the Of the said court with the Of the
persons si1ins the same may order delivery thereof
party claiming the same, with tao sureties.
An suits for recovery Of penalties sorfsures shall
BY the Attorney General, Or By the Solicitor General
TO- II any seizure take place and dispute arise the
proof touching the egaliy shall be upon the owner
II. No claim to anything seized and returned into the
said court for aaudcation shall be admitted unless the
claim be entered under OATH with the Of the owner
his residence and occupation and the description Of the
property claimed
u. No person shall enter claim to anything seized
until security shall have been given in penalty not
exceeding sixty pounds to and pay costs and in
default Of such security, the things seized shall be ad
Is. No writ shall be sued out against any person au-
thoriged to sexe for anything done Hereunder until
abode in which notice shall be contained the cause Of
action the name and place OF abode Of the who s
70 BRING the action and OF his attorney agent.
IA. Every such action shall be brought within three
months after the cause thereof has arisen.
Ii. II any information suit brought to trial on
claimant and the judge or court shall certify on the
record that there was probable cause Of seizure the
made the seizure shall not be liable to any Indictment or
suit on account thereof
TO- The ssiing officer may within month after notice
OF action received tender amends to the party COM
planning, and plead such tender.
II. An actions for the recovery of penalties or for
FIXTURES must be commenced within three after the
49, No appeal shall be prosecuted from any decree or
hibtion be spilled for and decreed within twelve months
from the sentence being pronounced.
49, An coastng vessels under sixty tons bnrthen own
theresf shall be furnished WITH narrow piece q plank
from affixed to the bottom OF keel extending aft at
post and rudder and we'll the keel but this
section shah not extend to vessels in which the main
the stern post and rudder.
20 Any owner master Of coasting vessel not fur
nished Or built running foul Of net set within off
the harbors bays rivers of the coast of this province
shall forfeit Ave pounds 70 the party injured leaving
such party greyed nevertheless his rights 1t common
d. The of every vessel under the burthsn Of A.
teen tons, belonging to this province. and employed in
az ting Of
cia Treasury Of the district wherein the resides
such officer sha thersupon grant to the owner csra
certain number has been affixed thereto which
number shall thereafter be painted on both bows, in
figures mot less than nine inches length the
panssi Of such vessel boat in figures less than
a. Vessels belonging to owners residing within the
the bows and mansa and vessels or boats belonging
TO owners residing on the Gulf coast Of this Province,
patch each bow and in black upon the mansail Of
such boat or vessel.
%. Every vessel or boat under the surthen Of
without number on the bows and mansails, as above
provided shall be seized and detained until properly num-
hA md until I'm Htnfa arn - a.
a. II the Of any vessel boat under the burth-
en- Of fifteen TONS shall any Misrepresentation what
scever in order to obtain certificate and number there
for, he shall forfeit twenty pounds.
70. II Any person shall make false fraudulent de-
With reference to any ship Or vessel above the
foreigner in false fraudulent transfer Of foreign
vessel either to obtain British register therefor for
any deceptive purpose, shall wilfully and knowingly
aid in giving to the master or owner Of foreign vessel
the character Of Brtish subject to foreign vesss
the character Of British vessel he shall forfeit hun
20 The Lieutenant Governor may appoint the officer in
command Of Of Her Majestys Of war employ
ed the coasts Of this province the protection Of the
fisheries to Be justice Of the peace in every county Of
this province such commission to be in force while such
~. In this chapter, "vessels" shall include ships,
and h.rbors shall include ports, bays and creeks.
jesty's APPRECIATION ID thereunto had and declared.
The crowbar, or Bank Tax Law in cleve.
from the Cleveland Plain Dealer March ISL
On Saturday, required by law, Treasurer Dodge
waited the banks and demanded the taxes the per
csntage and poundage due by them the State II was
anticipated by many that they would lock their vaults
refuse to pay and resist any attempts TO enforce
the collection Of the money But it the wiseacres
Of the nstitution had laid their heads together and
c0nc0cted trick, game which they chuckle
with all the extravagant JOY of vctors. The vaults wero
locked but the keys left in their places and Mr.
Dodge had only to make the demand and proceed forth
with to the vaults and take therefrom the money DUE
The officers made resistance but entered their protest
against the entire proceeding.
The Bank Of Commerce and the Forest City Bank hav
ing been organized under the Free Banking law of 1851
had but small TAI assessed and they consequently paid
it some months since.
Mr.. Dodge took from the City Bank SO $50 from the
herchants' Bank, $685. from the Canal Bank. s, 2l6
from the Commercial Branch Bank $1l 220-total tax
and poundage, $3s 1881. This amount was Immediately
deposited in the afe Of the Cleveland Insurance Com