wreck (d) is otherwise improperly dealt with, he may apply to any justice of the peace for a search warrant, and that justice shall have power to grant such a warrant, and the receiver (e), by virtue thereof, may enter any house, or other place, wherever situate, and also any vessel (ƒ), and search for, seize, and detain any such wreck (d) there found. (2.) If any such seizure of wreck (d) is made in consequence of information given by any person to the receiver (e), on a warrant being issued under this section, the informer shall be entitled, by way of salvage, to such sum not exceeding in any case five pounds as the receiver (e) may allow. Marine Store Dealers. Marine have his 538.—(1.) Every person (g) dealing in, buying, or selling, Dealers. any of the articles following, that is to say, anchors, cables, Marine sails, old junk, or old iron, or other marine stores of any store kind (in this Part of this Act called a marine store dealer) dealer to shall have his name, together with the words "dealer in name and marine stores," distinctly painted, in letters of not less than six inches in length on every warehouse and place of deposit belonging to him. (2.) If a marine store dealer () fails (i) to comply with the requirements of this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds (). trade painted on his shop. 1854, s. 480 (1). store 539.—(1.) Every marine store dealer (h) shall keep proper Marine books, and enter therein an account of all marine stores dealer to of which he becomes possessed, stating in respect of each keep article the time at which and the person from whom he books. purchased or received the same, and a description of the 1854, 8. 480 (2). business and place of abode of that person. (2.) If a marine store dealer (h) fails (i) to comply with the requirements of this section he shall be liable to a fine. proper Marine for the first offence not exceeding twenty pounds, and for every subsequent offence not exceeding fifty pounds (1). 540.-(1.) A marine store dealer (m) shall not by himself store or his agents purchase marine stores of any description dealer not to from any person apparently under the age of sixteen years. purchase from per(2.) If a marine store dealer (m) so purchases any marine sons under store, he shall be liable to a fine for the first offence not exceeding five pounds, and for every subsequent offence not exceeding twenty pounds (). sixteen. 1854, s. 480 (3). Marine dealer not 541-(1.) A marine store dealer (m) shall not, on any Store pretence, cut up any cable or other like article exceeding five fathoms in length, or unlay the same into twine or cable, &c. paper stuff without obtaining a written permit as required by this section (n). to cut up 1854, ss. 480, 481. (2.) In order to obtain a written permit a marine store dealer (m) shall make a declaration before some justice of the peace having jurisdiction where the dealer resides (o), stating (a) the quality and description of the cable or other like (b) the name and description of the person from whom and either the justice of the peace before whom the (3.) If a marine store dealer (m) cuts up or unlays any cable or other article without complying with the provisions of this section he shall be liable to a fine for the (1) Procedure, $$ 680-684; fine (n) § 511, s. 2. () May also be made before a commissioner for oaths; § 698. Sed quare whether this section applies here, in view of the judicial functions to be exercised, (P) § 566. first offence not exceeding twenty pounds, and for every subsequent offence not exceeding fifty pounds (q). tised proceeds 542.-(1.) A marine store dealer (r) who has obtained a Permit to permit as aforesaid (s) shall not proceed by virtue thereof be adverto cut up or unlay any cable or other article until he has before for the space of one week, at the least, published in some dealer newspaper circulating in the place where he resides one or to act more advertisements, notifying the fact of his having so obtained a permit, and specifying the nature of the cable 483. or article mentioned in the permit, and the place where it is deposited, and the time at which it is intended to be so cut up or unlaid. (2.) If any person suspects or believes that the cable or other article is his property he may apply to a justice of the peace for a warrant, and that justice may, on the sworn statement of the applicant, grant a warrant entitling the applicant to require the production by the marine store dealer (r) of the cable or article mentioned in the permit, and also of the books required under this Part of this Act to be kept by the marine store dealer (t), and authorizing the applicant to inspect and examine the cable or article or books. (3.) If a marine store dealer (r) fails (u) without reasonable cause to comply with any of the requirements of this section, he shall be liable for the first offence to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds, and for every subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds (1). Marking of Anchors. thereon. 1854, s. Markingof 543. (1.) Every manufacturer of anchors shall mark on Marking every anchor manufactured by him in legible characters of anchors. and both on the crown and also on the shank under the 1854, s. stock his name or initials, and shall in addition mark on the anchor a progressive number and the weight of the anchor. (1) Procedure, $$ 680-684; finc how applicable, §§ 699, 716. (r) § 538, s. 1. (*) § 541, s. 2. (t) § 539. (u) Includes refusal; § 712. 483. Salvage. Salvage payable for saving 24 Vict. c. Salvage of life from foreign vessels. 1862, ss. (2.) If a manufacturer of anchors fails (r) without reasonable cause to comply with this section, he shall be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding five pounds (y). Salvage. 544. (1.) Where services are rendered wholly or in part within British waters (2) in saving life from any British (a) or foreign vessel, or elsewhere in saving life from any British (a) vessel, there shall be payable to the salvor (b) by the owner (c) of the vessel (d), cargo, or apparel saved, a reasonable amount of salvage (e), to be determined in case of dispute in manner herein-after mentioned (f). (2.) Salvage (e) in respect of the preservation of life when payable by the owners (c) of the vessel (d) shall be payable in priority to all other claims for salvage (g). (3.) Where the vessel (d), cargo, and apparel are destroyed, or the value thereof is insufficient, after payment of the actual expenses incurred (h), to pay the amount of salvage (e) payable in respect of the preservation of life, the Board of Trade may, in their discretion, award to the salvor, out of the mercantile marine fund (), such sum as they think fit in whole or part satisfaction of any amount of salvage (e) so left unpaid. 545. When it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the government of any foreign country is willing that salvage (e) (x) Includes refusal; § 742. (y) Procedure, §§ 680-684; fine 59, 61, 62. how applicable, §§ 699, 716. (z) Bays and estuaries and three miles round the coast, from low-water mark. R. v. Keyn (1878), 2 Ex D. 63. (a) Notes to § 1. (b) A claim for life salvage cannot be made unless some property has been saved. The Renpor (1883), 8 P. D.115. Cargo ex Sarpedon (1877), 3 P. D. 28; The Fusilier (1865), 3 Moore, P. C. N. S. 51. In The Annie (1886), 12 P. D. 50, a ship was raised, but sold for less than the cost of raising her, and it was held that there was nothing to which a claim for life salvage could attach. For salvage generally, see Scrutton on Charters, article 121; Newson on (e) § 510, and notes. (9) Life salvage is only payable if some property is saved (see note (b) supra); and, if so, it may be recovered from either vessel or cargo, though the life-salvors and the cargo-salvors are different persons. The Fusilier, r. 8.; Cargo ex Schiller (1876), 2 P. D. 145. A claim for saving life on the high seas from a foreign ship cannot be supported under the statute. The Johannes (1861), Lush. 182. (h) Cf. The Annie, v. 8. should be awarded by British courts for services rendered in saving life from ships (k) belonging to that country, when the ship is beyond the limits of British jurisdiction (1), Her Majesty may, by Order in Council (m), direct that the provisions of this Part of this Act with reference to salvage of life (") shall, subject to any conditions and qualifications contained in the Order, apply, and those provisions shall accordingly apply to those services as if they were rendered in saving life from ships within British jurisdiction. wreck. 458. 546. Where any vessel (o) is wrecked, stranded, or in Salvage of distress at any place on or near the coasts of the United cargo or Kingdom or any tidal water () within the limits of the 1854, s. United Kingdom, and services are rendered by any person in assisting (p) that vessel (o) or saving the cargo or apparel of that vessel or any part thereof, and where services are rendered by any person other than a receiver (q) in saving any wreck (r), there shall be payable to the salvor (s) by the owner (t) of the vessel, cargo, apparel, or wreck (»), a reasonable amount of salvage (r) to be determined in case of dispute in manner herein-after mentioned (u). Procedure in Salvage. mination Procedure in Salvage. 547.-(1.) Disputes as to the amount of salvage (r) whether of life or property, and whether rendered within Deteror without the United Kingdom arising between the salvor of salvage and the owners (t) of any vessel (o), cargo, apparel, or disputes. 1854, s. wreck (r), shall, if not settled by agreement, arbitration, 460. or otherwise, be determined summarily in manner provided 1862, s. by this Act (r), in the following cases, namely (y):(a.) In any case where the parties to the dispute consent: 49. |