A Digest of the Laws (from 12 Charles II. to 58 George III. Inclusive): Relating to Shipping, Navigation, Commerce, and Revenue, in the British Colonies in America and the West Indies, Including the Laws Abolishing the Slave TradeA. Strahan, law-printer to the King, 1818 - 424 pages |
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... Ship , or as a British Seaman or Mariner on board any British Ship , within the Meaning of any of the Laws now in force ; but no such Foreigner shall be entitled to become Master of any British Ship or to be employed as a British Seaman ...
... Ship , or as a British Seaman or Mariner on board any British Ship , within the Meaning of any of the Laws now in force ; but no such Foreigner shall be entitled to become Master of any British Ship or to be employed as a British Seaman ...
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... Ship shall sail , to the Value of £ 1,000 if the Ship be of less Burthen than 100 Tons , and of £ 2,000 if of greater Burthen , conditioned , that in case the said Ship shall load any Pot or Pearl Ashes , or any enumerated Article ( for ...
... Ship shall sail , to the Value of £ 1,000 if the Ship be of less Burthen than 100 Tons , and of £ 2,000 if of greater Burthen , conditioned , that in case the said Ship shall load any Pot or Pearl Ashes , or any enumerated Article ( for ...
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... Ships laden with Salt 8. Any Ship belonging to the Inhabitants of the said in Ballast may be United States of America , coming in Ballast and not otherwise , may enter the Ports of Turks Island , for the Purpose of being there laden ...
... Ships laden with Salt 8. Any Ship belonging to the Inhabitants of the said in Ballast may be United States of America , coming in Ballast and not otherwise , may enter the Ports of Turks Island , for the Purpose of being there laden ...
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... Ship , and the Tonnage shall be ascertained by such Officers as shall be appointed by the Commissioners of the Customs or any Four of them , who shall admeasure such Ship according to the following Method , viz . 66 Drop a Plumb Line ...
... Ship , and the Tonnage shall be ascertained by such Officers as shall be appointed by the Commissioners of the Customs or any Four of them , who shall admeasure such Ship according to the following Method , viz . 66 Drop a Plumb Line ...
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... Ship . 28 Geo . 3. c . 6. §9 . 13. Until 25th March 1819 , any Ship helonging to the United States coming in Ballast , and not otherwise , may Ports to be laden enter the Port of Nassau in New Providence , the Ports of Exuma and Crooked ...
... Ship . 28 Geo . 3. c . 6. §9 . 13. Until 25th March 1819 , any Ship helonging to the United States coming in Ballast , and not otherwise , may Ports to be laden enter the Port of Nassau in New Providence , the Ports of Exuma and Crooked ...
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according to Law aforesaid appointed arbitrators Articles Azores belonging Berbice Bermuda Bond Britain or Ireland British Colonies British Plantations British Ships British Subjects British-built Ships Brunswick Canada Cape Finisterre Cargo Certificate Chief Officer Cocket Cocoa Collector and Comptroller Colonies or Plantations Commissioners Continent of America Council Country Court Crooked Island deemed Demerara Ditto Duties enumerated Essequibo Europe South exported from Malta Fishery Foreign European Sovereign Foreign Ships Foreign Vessels forfeited Forfeiture thereof Free Ports Gibraltar Guernsey Hand and Seal Inhabitants judge justice laden Lading landed liable Licence Lower Canada Majesty Majesty's Colonies Majesty's Customs Majesty's Sugar Colonies Malta or Gibraltar Master Naval Officer navigated according Netherlands Newfoundland North America Nova Scotia Number Oath Owners paid Plantations in America Plantations in North Port or Place Principal Officer Produce or Manufacture prosecuted Province Quebec registered according Regulations residing seized Slaves Territories tion Trade United Kingdom West Indies
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Page 191 - ... the defendant or defendants in such issue"1 action or suit, shall and may plead the general issue, and give this act, and the special matter, in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon, and that the same was done in pursuance and by the authority of this act...
Page 365 - ... and in any such action the defendant may plead the general issue, and give this Act and the special matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon...
Page 26 - Attempts whatever which shall be made against his Person, Crown or Dignity ; and I will do my utmost endeavour to disclose and make known to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, all Treasons and traitorous Conspiracies, which may be formed against Him or Them...
Page 348 - All ships of war of the two nations, which shall hereafter be destined to prevent the illicit traffic in slaves, shall be furnished by their own Government, with a copy of the instructions annexed to the present Treaty, and which shall be considered as an integral part thereof. These instructions shall be written in Spanish and English, and signed, for the vessels of each of the two Powers, by the Minister of their respective marine.
Page 330 - As the two preceding Articles are entirely reciprocal, the two high Contracting Parties engage mutually to make good any losses which their respective subjects may incur unjustly, by the arbitrary and illegal detention of their vessels ; it being understood that this indemnity shall invariably be borne by the Government whose cruizer shall have been guilty of...
Page 347 - Navies, which shall be provided with special instructions for this purpose, as hereinafter provided, may visit such merchant vessels of the two Nations, as may be suspected, upon reasonable grounds, of having slaves on board acquired by an illicit traffic; and in the event only of their actually finding slaves on board) may detain and bring away such vessels, in order that they may be brought to trial before the tribunals established for this purpose, as shall Hereinafter be specified.
Page 25 - Ohio; and along the Bank of the said River, Westward, to the Banks of the Mississippi, and Northward to the Southern Boundary of the Territory granted to the Merchants Adventurers of England, trading to Hudson's Bay...
Page 65 - The buyer is scarce ever under the necessity of buying, and will, therefore, only give such a price as he likes. He considers what the land will cost him in tax and price together. The more he is obliged to pay in the way of tax, the less he will be disposed to give in the way of price. Such taxes, therefore, fall almost always upon a necessitous person, and must, therefore, be very cruel and oppressive...
Page 324 - Lord Keeper, or Commissioners for the custody of the Great Seal of Great Britain for the time being...
Page 28 - Canada or any other part thereof and any foreign country or state, or for appointing and directing the payment of drawbacks of such duties so imposed, or to give to...