PART II. Description and Ownership of British Ships. 18. Description and Ownership of British Ships. 19. British Ships, with certain Exceptions, must be registered. 20. Tonnage Deck; Feet; Decimals. 21. Rule I. For Ships to be registered, and other Ships of 22. Rule II For Ships not requiring Registry or with Cargo on 23. Allowance for Engine Room in Steamers. To be rateable 25. Tonnage and Number of Certificate to be carved on Main 26. Tonnage, when once ascertained, to be ever after deemed 27. Re-measurement of Ships already registered may be made, 28. Power to re-measure Engire Rooms improperly extended. Registry of British Ships. 41. Penalty on Builder for false Certificate. 42. Particulars of Entry in Register Book. 43. No Notice taken of Trusts. Certificate of Registry. 44. Certificate of Registry to be granted. 45. Change of Owners to be indorsed on Certificate of Registry. 46. Change of Master to be endorsed on Certificate of Registry. 47. Power to grant new Certificate. 48. Provision in case of Loss, &c. of Certificate. 49. Provisional Certificate, when to be delivered up. 50. Custody of Certificate; Delivery of Certificate may be required; Penalty for Detention. 51. Mode of proceeding if detaining Party abscond. 52. Penalty for using improper Certificate. 53. Certificate of Ship lost or ceasing to be British to be delivered up. 54. Provisional Certificate for Ship becoming vested in British Owners at Foreign Port. Transfers and Transmissions. 55. Transfer of Ships or Shares therein. 57. Registration of Transfer. 58. Transmission of Shares by Death, Bankruptcy, or Marriage. 59. Proof of Transmission by Bankruptcy, Marriage, Will, or on Intestacy. 60. Registration of transmitted Share. 62. Unqualified Owner entitled by Transmission may apply to Court for Sale of Ship. 63. Order to be made by Court. 64. Limit of Time for Application. 65. Power of Courts to prohibit Transfers. Mortgages. 66. Mortgage of Ships and Shares therein. 67. Mortgages to be registered in Order of Time of Production. 68. Entry of Discharge of Mortgage. 69. Priority of Mortgages. 70. Mortgagee not to be deemed Owner. 71. Mortgagee to have Power of Sale. 72. Rights of Mortgagee not affected by any Act of Bankruptcy of Mortgagor. 73. Transfer of Mortgages. 74. Transmission of Interest of Mortgagee by Death, Bankruptcy, or Marriage. 75. Entry of transmitted Mortgage. Certificates of Mortgage and Sale. 76. Powers of Mortgage and Sale may be conferred by Certificate. 77. Requisites for Certificates of Mortgage and Sale. 78. Restrictions on Certificates of Mortgage and Sale. 79. Forms of Certificates of Mortgage and Sale. 80. Rules as to Certificates of Mortgage. 81. Rules as to Certificates of Sale. 82. Power of Commissioners of Customs in case of Loss of Certificate of Mortgage or Sale. 83. Revocation of Certificates of Mortgage and Sale. Registry anew and Transfer of Registry. 84. Alteration in Ship to be registered. 85. On Alteration Registry anew may be required. 86. Grant of Provisional Certificate in respect of Alteration. 87. Consequence of Omission to register anew. 88. On Change of Owners, Registry anew may be granted, if required. 89. Registry may be transferred from Port to Port. 90. Manner of Transfer of Registry. 91. Transfer of Registry not to affect Rights of Owners. Registry, Miscellaneous. 92. Inspection of Register Books. 93. Indemnity to Registrar. 94. Return to be made by Registrars to Commissioners of Customs. 95. Application of Fees. 96. Commissioners of Customs to provide, and, with Consent of Board of Trade, may alter Forms and issue Instructions. 97. Power to Registrar to dispense with Declarations and other Evidence. 98. Power for Commissioners or Governor in special Cases to grant a Pass to a Ship not registered. 99. Provision for cases of Infancy or other Incapacity. 100. Liabilities of Owners. Forgery. 101. Punishment for Forgery. National Character. 102. National Character of Ship to be declared before Clea rance. 103. Penalties: for unduly assuming a British Character : for acquiring Ownership if unqualified : for false Declaration of Ownership. 104. Officer not liable for any Seizure made on reasonable 105. Penalty for carrying improper Colours. 106. Effect of Declaration in the Act that a ship shall not be 108. Saving of 3 & 4 Vict. c. 56, relating to East Indian Ships. 112. Lists of such Voters to be made. 113. Revision of List of Voters. 114. Registers to be produced. 115. Expenses to be paid by Board of Trade. 116. Persons on revised List qualified to.vote. 117. Qualification of Members of Local Marine Boards. 118. Error in Elections not to vitiate Acts done. 119. Minutes and Business of Local Marine Boards. 120. If any Local Marine Board fails to discharge its Duties, Board of Trade may assume its Duties, or direct a new Shipping Offices. 175. Settlement of Wages: Release to be signed before and attested by the Shipping Master; To be Discharge; And to be Evidence; and no other Receipt to be a Discharge. Voucher to be given to Master, and to be Evidence. 176. Master to make Reports of Character. Remittance of Wages, and Savings Banks for Seamen. 177. Facilities may be given for remitting Seamen's Wages. 178. Power to pay when order is lost. 179. Penalty for issuing Money Orders with fraudulent Intent. 180. Savings Banks for Seamen may be established. Legal Rights to Wages. 181. Right to Wages and Provisions, when to begin. 182. Seamen not to give up certain Rights. 183. Wages not to be dependent on the earning of Freight. 184. In case of Death such Wages to be paid as after men tioned. 185. Rights to Wages in case of Termination of Service by Wreck or Illness. 186. Wages not to accrue during Refusal to work or Imprison ment. 187. Period within which Wages are to be paid. Mode of recovering Wages. 188. Seamen may sue for Wages in a summary Manner. 189. Restrictions on Suits for Wages in Superior Courts. 190. No Seaman to sue for Wages abroad, except in Cases of Discharge or of Danger to Life. 191. Master to have same Remedies for Wages as Seamen. Relief to Seamen's Families out of Poor Rates. 192. Relief to Seamen's Families to be chargeable on a certain Portion of their Wages. 193. Notice to be given to Owner, and Charge to be enforced on the Return of the Seaman. Wages and Effects of deceased Seamen. 194. Masters to take charge of or sell Effects of deceased Seamen which are on board, and enter the same and Wages due in the Official Log. 195. Such Effects and Wages to be paid either to Consul or to Shipping Master, with full Accounts. 196. Penalties for not taking charge of, remitting, or accounting for such Monies and Effects. |