No. 8 A. Steamer. DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP ON BEHALF OF A BODY Official Number of Ship———. in General Description of Ship. Date of Registry—, 186-. Port of Registry. How Propelled. "Foreign." "Time and place Length from the forepart of stem under the bowsprit to "of build are un "known to the "declarant." Here insert such of the de scriptions as are applicable. "An Act of "Parliament "Kingdom" [cite the year of the reign in which the Act was passed, its chapter and title.] "The "is subject to and has its the aftside of the head of the sternpost Main breadth to outside plank Depth in hold from tonnage deck to ceiling at midships "Principal place Combined power (estimated horse-power)} "of business at Number of engines Number of horses-power I, the undersigned in the county of of the company, is declare as follows:-The said company was incorporated by virtue of Made and subscribed the "ture of "above-named "cite the year in day of in the presence of , 18, by the [which the Act or ordinance was passed, its chapter and title.] "The said company is subject to the laws of "the and has its principal place of business at "Or, the Act 7 & 8 Vict. c. 110," from the "day of being the date of the certificate of complete registration. The said company is subject to the and has its principal place of business at "laws of the If in the presence of a registrar he will add to his signature "registrar of the port of " If in the presence of a magistrate his description should be added, as, for example, "justice of the peace "acting in and for " [naming the county, city, borough, &c., as case may be.] (a) See Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, s. 39. I, the undersigned, registrar of the port of hereby certify that is the master of the ship, the description of which is prefixed to this my certificate, has owner as follows: Name, Residence, and Occupation of the Owner. Number of Sixty-fourth Shares. Dated at hundred and the day of are one thousand eight Registrar. N.B.-Indorsements of changes of owners and masters must be made directed by the instructions to registrars, and will follow here :— (a) See Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, s. 42. as Notice.-A certificate of registry granted under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, is not a document of title. It does not necessarily con tain notice of all changes of ownership, and in no case does it contain an official record of any mortgages affecting the ship. Number, Date, and Port of previous Registry, (if any) Names, residence, and description of the owners, and number of sixty-fourth shares held by each owner Dated, Registrar, N.B.-To be addressed in an envelope to the Chief Registrar of Shipping, Custom House, London. References to Transactions. Changes of Masters. Form No. 20. COPY TRANSACTIONS SUBSEQUENT TO REGISTRY, FOR TRANSMISSON TO CHIEF REGISTRAR OF SHIPPING. N.B.-To be addressed in an envelope to the Chief Registrar of Shipping, Custom House, London. (a) by in consideration of the sum of paid to (b) shares in the ship above particularly described, and in her boats, guns, Further (c) the said heirs covenant have herein-before for (d) with the said assigns, that (f) power to transfer in manner aforesaid the premises expressed to be transferred, and that the same are free from incumbrances (g) In witness whereof and affixed hundred and seal this ha hereunto subscribed Executed by the above-named • See Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, s. 55. name One thousand eight |