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CAP. X.

An ACT in addition to and amendment of an Act, intituled "An Act to provide for sick and disabled Seamen, not being Paupers, belonging to the Province."

Passed the 20th of March, 1821.

Preamble.

 

 
WHEREAS in the Act made and passed in the sixtieth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled "An Act to provide for sick and disabled Seamen, not being Paupers belonging to the Province," no provision is made for the recovery of the duty therein imposed;

Recovery of Duties imposed by 60 G. 3, C. 15.

 

 

 

 
I.   Be it therefore enacted by the Lieutenant Governor, Council, and Assembly, That upon neglect or refusal of payment, in any instance, of the duty of one penny per ton, imposed by the first section of the said herein before recited Act, upon every ship or vessel that shall arrive at any port or place within this Province, and such neglect or refusal being proved upon oath, before any one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace of the County, or City and County, where such ship or vessel shall arrive, the same shall be levied by warrant of distress and sale of the guns, boats, tackle and apparel, and furniture of such ship or vesel, under the hand and seal of such Justice, directed to any Sheriff or Constable of such County, or City and County, or Marshal of the City of Saint John; rendering the overplus, if any, after deducting the costs and charges of distress and sale, to the master or person having the command of such ship or vessel.

Overplus of Duty collected at any port in any one year to be paid to the Overseers of the Poor of any other port whre there may be a deficiency.

 

 
II.   And be it further enacted, That in case there shall be any overplus of such duty that may be levied and collected at any one port or place, by virtue of the said Act, in any one year, after the expenditure of so much thereof as may be necessary for the benefit and relief of sick and disabled Seamen at such port or place, it shall and may be lawful for the Lieutenant Governor or Commander in Chief of the Province for the time being, by and with the advice and consent of His Majesty's Council, to order and direct the payment of such overplus, or so much thereof as may be necessary for that purpose to the Overseers of the Poor of any other port or place where there may be a deficiency of such monies collected at such other port or place to provide for the relief of sick and disabled Seamen there, upon such deficiency being made to appear to the satisfaction of the said Lieutenant Governor or Commander in Chief for the time being and His Majesty's Council.

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C. 10. Anno II. Geo. IV.   A. D. 1821.


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