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474 C- 27* Anno trlcelimo tertio Georgii II. A. D.1759, ana Accounts given in that Purpofe ; and {hall alfo, from Time to Time, receive at the faid Coaft Office every Account of Fifti onboard fucb which fhall from Time to Time be brought, or offered to be made there, of the frefh Salmon, SaU Veffelsj j^Qj^ Trout, Turbot, and Large Frefti Cod, and Half Frefli Cod Fifh, Haddock, Scate Fi(h, Frefli Ling, Lobfters, Soles and Whitings as aforefaid, which fhall be brought in any fuch Fifhing Ship, Slocp, Smack or other Fifhing Veflel as aforefaid to the Nore-^ and fhall, from Time to°Time with all convenient Speed after any fuch Account of Fifh as aforefaid (hall be brought to the faid Coaft Office, caufe the fame or the Purport thereof to be entered in fome Book to be provided by the faid Pcifon, who for the Time being fhall fo a£l as deputed Clerk at the faid Coafl Office un- and the Books in which der the faid Colle£tor outward, for that Purpofe; and which Book and Books fhall, from Time to fuch Entriss are to be yjrne, be kept at the faid Coaft Office, and may be, at all Times in Office Hours there, examined ThSorft Skce, /n?' into, and inipeckd by any Perfon or Perfons. may be examined by any Perfon; VIL And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid twenty- and is to make Returns fourth Day of June, the Perfon who for the Time being fhall a£t as fuch deputed Clerk at the •A-eekly on Mondays, faid Coaft Office as aforefaid, under the faid Collector outward, fhall on Alcnday, IVedneJ'day and Wednefdays and Fridays, ^yiday in every Week, return or caufe to be returned unto the Mayor of the City oi London for the to the..layor ofLcnaon, ^j^^^ ^^^^^ j^ London-, and to fuch Perfon as the faid Truftces of the faid Fifti Market at JVclimin- fibeT-oiSb theA^'"' orany i^veof them, fhall appoint in ^it^x.^ oUVeJlmlnJier ; and likewife to the Lifpedor as Trunees7or°the^Fifh ' aforefaid, at futh Place as the faid Truftees, or any five of them, fhall by any Writing figned by- Market at Weftmifter, them, appoint the fame to be fent to fuch Infpeilor, and give Notice thereof to the Perfons who andalfotothe infpedor, for the Time being fhall a£l as deputed Clerk at the faid Coaft Office as aforefaid ; a true Account in Writing or printed, and in a fair and legible Charadler, of the Time when every refpeitive Fifh- of all fuch Entries and ing Ship, Sloop, Smack or other Fifhing VefTel as aforefaid, fhall have been entered at the faid B.eports as aforefaid, Coaft Office as having arrived at the A^ar*?; and alfo of the Frefh Salmon, Salmon Trout, Turbot, Large Frefh Cod, and Half Frefh Cod Fifh, Haddock, Scate Fifh, Frefh Ling, Lobfters, Soles and Whitings as aforefaid, which fliall have been entered at the faid Coaft Office as brought to the Nore in fuch refpedive Fifhing Ship, Sloop, Smack or other Fifhing VefTel as aforefaid ; upon Pain that the Perfon, who for the Time being fhall aiSl as fuch deputed Clerk at the faid Coaft Office as aforefaid, under the faid Colledlor outward, fhall in any wife offend in the PremifTes, and be thereof convided, either on his own Confeffion, or by the Oath of one or more Witnefs or Wit- on Forfeiture of 5 1. for nefTes, before any Juftice or Juftices as aforefaid, fliall for every fuch OfFence, Negled or Omiffion, every fuch Omiflion or forfeit and pay the Sum of five Pounds. Negleft. No Fi(h, after its Arrival VIIL And be it further enatS^ed by the Authority aforefaid, That no Live Salmon, Salmon ^td?u7oftheVen-d"T0"t' Turbot, Large Frefh Cod, Half Frefli Cod, Haddock, Scate, Frefli Ling, Soles or Whi- in°whic°h it^ was brought t'"SS) A^^H at any Time after the Arrival thereof at the Novo as aforefaid be put into any Well into the Store or Well Boat or Store Boat from or out of any fuch Fifhing Ship, Sloop, Smack or other Fifhing VefTel or Boat of any other Veflel, VefTels as aforefaid, in which the fame fhall have been brought to the Nore ; upon Pain that every on Penalty of 20 1. Perfon who fhall offend in the Premifles fliall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of ncr may any Fifh be deli- twenty Pounds; and that no fuchFifli fhall be unloaded or delivered out of any Fifhing Ship, Sloop, V ffeirinlef"? rS ^^^ck or Other Fifliing VefTel or Vellels, unlefs by Retail, into any other VefTel or Boat after fuch into other" VeVeh o^ut' ' ^^ Arrival at the l^ore, but into fuch VefTel or VefTels, Boat or Boats, as fhall be employed to carry fuch as fhall beem'pioyed the Fifh dircdly to the Market oi Billingjgate or JVeJhninJier ; and that no fuch VeiTel or Boat, after to carry the Fifh diredtly fuch Fifh put therein, fhall afterwards loiter or keep from going on diretflly, and foon as may be, to to Market ; grid for the Market to which fuch VefTel or Boat is appointed or bound; and in cafe fuch VefTel or and if fuch Market Vef- Boat, into which fuch Fifh fhall be unloaded and delivered out for the Market, fhall remain above ^s (hall *«"t"°" ^^T^de °"^ T^'^e with her Fifh, after taking in the fame, in her Way between the Place of fuch Taking in af'er'takingfn*tlfeir ' ^ ^^d the Market zt Billing/gate or /^£/?w/«/?^r as aforefaid ; or fhall remain without delivering her Loading, m arriving at Fifli there Ht or before the next Market, Accidents of Winds and Weather excepted, every fuch the Market, and (^eiive- Perfon adting contrary to the faid Prohibitions, fliall be committed to the Houfe of Corredion, ring her Ffh there, &c. there to remain without Ball or Mainprize, and to be kept to hard Labour for any Time not ex- the Off nd.r .s to be needing two Months, nor lefs than one Month. committed to hard La- ^ ' hour for any Time not exceeding two Months nor lefs than one. The infpector is fo nta- IX. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That the Infpector already appointed, mine whether the En- gpj ^jj^ f},^]) hereafter be appointed under the faid recited A6f, fhall from Time to Time employ uiesare y ma e, himfelf as the faid Truftees fhall from Time to Time direct and appoint, in infpe<Sling and exami- ning whether the Entries made at the faid Coaft Office as hereby directed (and whereof Copies as atoitfaid fliall be tranfmitted to him) were made from Time to Time, within the Time the fame ought to have been, and according to the Account which fhall from Time to Time be tranfmitted from the faid Coaft Office to fuch Infpedtor, fo as that fuch Infpector for the Time being may the better difcovcr and prevent the Frauds defigned to be remedied by the faid recited A£t, and this pre- tni fee thatnoFiflibc fent A6i ; and fee that no Fifh fliall be put in any Store or Well Boats contrary to the Litcnt of this put in any S;ore or Well z^^^. ^j^j jf jj^y (|(-h Infpcclor fhall bc negligent in the Performance of his Duty, or fhall wilfully Boatsconua^y^totheln- J., j^pj^^yj^ jjjj^^^jf ji^ jj^^. £^p^^^j^j^ of his Duty in the Premifles, he fhall, on being convidted of on"Forf«itiirc fo'r any ^"V ^^^^^ Ncgledt Or wilful Mifbchaviour, cither on his own Confeffion, or the Oath of one or more Neglect or wilful Mifbe- credible Wiincfs or Witnefles as aforefaid, before any Juftice or Juftices as aforefaid, he fhall for- bavjour of ao 1, fcit and pay for every fuch Negkdt or wilful Mifbchaviour the Sum of twenty Pounds. 3 X. And