, 1870-08-16

he, are persons Gas described by y entitled
TO WI a Danish ship. If the ship is owned
by a share Company, then it's Directors must
give the like declaration and proofs, that they
have complied with the requirements of S !.
These Declarations shall further contain
an assurance that the Certificate of Registry
and Nationality thus obtained shall not be
miSuSed to procure for any other ship, or the
same ship in possession of foreigners, the pri
vileges of Danish nationality.
This Declaration shall be signed by the party
concerned either in the presence of the Registrar
or before a Public Notary.
Should doubts arise, as to whether the party
concerned is entitled to own Danish ship, he
must prove his title by an attestation from the
Authorities at his place of residence.
In special cases the SUPERIOR Authority may
make exceptions with respect to proofs requir-
ed, if satisfactory explanations through other
channels are given.
When the local Register has drawn up the
necessary statement with respect to regiStra-
ton and measurement, he shall send it in with
Vouchers without delay to the Superior Au-
thority, who, if it finds nothing against the YES
sci being admitted as Danish vessel, will issue
a provisional Certificate of Nationality accord
ing to a form to be further fixed by the Govern
ment, and will forward such Certificate to the
local Registrar to be delivered to the vessel;
and the Registrar will at the same time cause
the mark of Nationality cd. E." the Tonnage
and Registry Letters given by the Superior
Authority to be marked on the Vessel. Before
the vessel can be cleared out, the name of the
Master and a statemen of what right he has
to command a vessel shall be inscribed by the
Registrar on the Certificate. The statement
with VOucher) received from the Registrar
shall be forwarded by the Superior Authority to
the Ministry for further transmission to the
Chief-RegiStrar in Copenhagen,
This latter will revise the measurement and
examine the accompanying Vouchers in proof
thereof, and be may, if considered necessary,
through the Ministry concerned, cause the YES
sci to be wholly or partially re-measured and
fresh documents and proofs to be procured. In
virtue of the proofs thus collected the vessel
shall be entered in the neutrality-suspicious.
IL.
When the registration is effected, the Regis
trar General shall issue aSfnal Certificate of
Registry and Nationality, made out according
to the form annexed to the Law of 18th March
1867, and containing the Certificate of Mea-
surement as we'll as the other details required
by 5 7. The Certificate together with the do
Cumentary proofs sent in shall without delay
be returned to the Superior Authority in the
Westindies, to be delivered Immediately to the
local Registrar, who will then make the neces-
sary entry in the local Registrar Book Is 81
and correct any errors that may have occurred
in the tonnage mark etc, and on receiving back
the provisional Certificate he will deliver the
final Certificate to the ship, after the necessary
annexation as required by 5 10 has been made
regarding the Ship-master's name etc. The
provisional Certificate so returned shall be trans
mitted to the Superior Authority with a remark