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Power of Harbour Master.
Penalty on obstructing Harbour Master.
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II. And be it further enacted, That every such Harbour Master shall have full Power and Authority to direct the mooring, unmooring, moving, and removing of all Ships or other Vessels coming into, or, lying, or being in the said Harbour, or any Part thereof, or any Place being within the Distance of Five hundred Yards of the Entrance or Mouth of the said Harbour, and to appoint and regulate the Time or Times and the Manner of their Entrance into, lying in, or going out of or from such Harbour, save and except in stormy or tempestuous Weather, and to regulate and determine the Position of such Ships and other Vessels; and in case any Owner, Master, or other Person having the Charge or Command of any such Ship or other Vessel, shall refuse or neglect to moor, unmoor, place, move, or remove his Ship or Vessel according to such Direction, immediately when Notice to him or them shall be given, or left with any Person or Persons on board of such Ship or Vessel for that Purpose, every such Owner, Master, or other Person shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay any Sum not exceeding Ten Pounds; and it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Harbour Master and his Assistants, and he or his Assistants are hereby required, to moor, unmoor, place, move, or remove such Ship and Vessel accordingly; and in case any Master, Commander, Mate, Pilot, or other Person or Persons taking Charge or Command of any Ship or other Vessel, or any other Person or Persons whosoever, shall obstruct or hinder the mooring, unmooring, placing, moving, or removing of any Ship or other Vessel lying or being in the said Harbour, or being within the Distance of Five hundred Yards of the Entrance or Mouth of the said Harbour, then and in every such Case such Person or Persons so offending shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay any Sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds.
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