A. D. 1733. Anno fcxto Georgii IL C. 29. 139 Stern of fuch Lighter to be placed and made in fuch Manner as to fignify and denote the true Tun- nage thereof ; and in cafe the laid Corporation fhall refufe or neglect, upon fuch Requeft made, to have Penalty on Coi any fuch Lighter re-weighed, or to mark the fame according to the Directions and true Meaning of this &° r 'u.'a] Act, then and in every iuch Cafe the faid Corporation mail forfeit and pay the Sum of fifty Pounds, to ' be recovered by Bill, Plaint or Information, in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at IVejImiv.jlcr, wherein no Effoign, Protection or Wager of Law, and no more than one Imparlance (hall be allowed ; one Moiety of which Penalty (hall be applied to the Ufe of the Poor of the Parifh where the Offence fhall be committed, the other Moiety to the Perfon who fhall fue for the fame. Two IjiRhtfr , IX. Provided neverthelefs, That no more than two Lighters ihall be required to be re-weighed within nVy to be re- tire Space of any one Week. weighed in one X. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall and maybe lawful to ^ ( y^. 3ofShips and for every or any Mafter or Commander of any Ship or VeiTel to appoint any two Perfons belonging may appoint to fuch Ship or Veffel (whereof the Mate to be always one) to go on board any Lighter bringing Ballaft Ferfon» to in- to fuch Ship or Veffel, to examine, view and infpect the Marks at which fuch Lighter fwims, both be- Liners Depth fore and after the Delivery of fuch Ballaft; and that all and every Ballaft Man and Ballaft Men fhall in Water: immediately, before the Delivery of any Ballaft to any Ship or Veffel, trim every fuch Ballaft Lighter, fo as to make the fame fwim at equal Marks at the Stem and Stern thereof, and pump all the Water out of the fame ; and if any Ballaft Man or other Perfon working on board any fuch Lighter, fhall, from and after the tenth Day of "July one thoufand feven hundred and thirty-three, obftruct, hinder or inter- Penalty on ob- rupt any Perfon fo to be appointed as aforefaid, from going on board any fuch Lighter, in order to ex- ftiua ' n 3 ltem ' amine, view and infpect the fame, for the Purpofes aforefaid, or fhall begin to deliver the Ballaft on board any Ship or Veffel, before fuch Lighter lhall be fo trimmed to fwim at equal Marks as aforefaid, and the Water pumped out of the fame, every Perfon fo offending, and being thereof lawfully convicted as aforefaid, fhall for every fuch Offence forfeit the Sum of five Pounds. XL And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Ballaft Man (hall, from penalty on and after the faid firft Day of June one thoufand (even hundred and thirty-three, work or deliver Bal- working laft in any Lighter not weighed, marked, numbred and allowed by the faid Corporation, or if any Bal- ^'l/'if,." "„ laft Man or other Perfon fhall remove, alter, deface or counterfeit any of the Gauge Marks, denoting marked, the Tunnage of any Ballaft Lighter, or the Number of any fuch Lighter in the Service of the faid Cor- or defacing the poration, every Perfon fo offending, and being thereof lawfully convicted as aforefaid, fhall for every Gau S e arki - fuch Offence forfeit and pay the Sum of ten Pounds. XII. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Ballaft Man fhall, after f a e ft na jJ^,°"„ Bal " the faid firft Day of "June one thoufand feven hundred and thirty-three, demand and receive of and manaingMc.ney from any Mafter or Officer of any Ship or Veffel, any Sum of Money, Fee or Reward, for or on Ac- of Matters of count of any Baliaft, or the Delivery of the fame, to or for the Ufe or Service of any fuch Ship or Snl P s - Veffel as aforefaid, then and in fuch Cafe, every Ballaft Man fo offending, and being thereof lawfully convicted in Manner laft above mentioned, fhall for every fuch Offence forfeit and pay the Sum of forty Shillings. XIII. And it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, Th t all and every the Ballaft' Ballaft Men to Men employed or hereafter to be employed in the Service of the faid Corporation, fhall, from Time Re^^^of' 6 to Time and at all Times hereafter, be fubject to the Regulation and Government of the fame Cor- theCorporation. poration; provided fuch Regulations do not extend to the lowering the Wages of the faid Ballaft Men hut their Wage: hereby directed and appointed to be paid to them for their Labour and Work as aforefaid. fem-d° bS kf ~ XIV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the firft Day ofMaftersof June one thoufand feven hundred and thirty-three, it fhall and may be lawful to and for any Mafter of Ships after j any Ship or Veffel, from Time to Time, to (hip, tranfport and carry in his, their or any of their Ships maycarnr^iunK or Veffel s, as Ballaft from London or any Part of the River Thames, any Dung or Compoft, or any chalk, &c. as Chalk, Chalk Rubbifh, Soap-Aihes, Soap-Wafte, Flints, Tobacco-Pipe Clay or other Clay, or any Ballaft, other Goods or Commodities now claimed to be furnifhed as Ballaft by the faid Corporation of the Trinity Hou/e, fubject neverthelefs to the Rate.s and Duties, Provifoes and Reftrictions herein after men- tioned, expreffed and contained. XV. Provided always, That the Mafter or Owner of every fuch Ship or VefTel fhall firft make a Baiuft o/he'eT due Entry at the Ballaft Office of the Trinity Hou/e in London, or with the Officer of the laid Cor- and Licence.* poration at Grave/end, of the faid Goods, Commodities and Things fo licenfed and authorized to be ihipped and tranfported, and the Name of fuch Ship or Veilcl, and of the Mafter or Commander of the fame. ... - XVI. And it is hereby further enacted, That at the Time of fuch Entry the Mafter or Owner of Licence, every fuch Ship or Veffel fhall pay for fuch Licence or Authority, to the faid Corporation, one Penny for every Tun of the faid Goods, Commodities and Things fo to be entred as aforefaid. p . . XVII. And it is hereby further enacted, That if any Mafter, Owner or Officer of any Ship or Vieflel- r ^ g Goodsa*" fhall (hip or put on Board any Ship or Veffel any of the faid Goods, Commodities and Things hetferh. Ballaft witiiew before mentioned, fpecified and enumerated, before fuch Entry and Payment fhall be made as aforefaid, L'" 11 "' or (hall fhip and take on board any greater Quantity thereof than what fhall be fo entred and paid for as aforefaid, then and in every fuch Cafe every Perfon or Perfons fo offending, and being thereof law- fully convicted, upon the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or WitneJles, before one or more Juftice or Juftices of the Peace for the City of London, or the Counties of Middle/ex, Ej/ex, Kent and Surrey, or any of them, within their refpective Jurifdictions, fhall for every fuch Offence forfeit and pay the Sum of five Pounds, whereof oxiq Moiety fhall go and be applied to and for the Uk of T 2 die
