CONTENTS. PART THE FIRST. OWNERS OF SHIPS. CHAPTER I. OWNERSHIP how acquired.—If by Purchase, Possession necessary ...By Capture. ..By Mortgage OWNERS not liable for Loss of Goods beyond the value of the Ship and Freight..... ..... ...By Fire.. ...For want of a Pilot..... ... ..For certain Goods, unless their] Liable for Goods spoiled by default of the Master ... for Repairs, Provisions, and Necessaries When Ship and Freight not equal to all the losses, PART OWNERS not agreeing about a Voyage. ... Bill filed by one Part Owner binds all other Part ... In what case the Owner of a Ship letting to another Decided Cases CHAPTER II. MASTERS OF SHIPS. Who qualified to be Masters Responsible for Goods committed to their care;-but not liable What Acceptance makes a Carrier liable .... iable In what cases liable for Loss of Goods In what cases not liable for Stores delivered to the Ship..... .. b MASTERS continued. Have no Lien on the Ship for Wages, nor for Money paid for) PAGE 9 16 15 170 Have no Authority to sell a Ship, but may Hypothecate her.. In what cases they may Pilot their own Vessels ..... To enter into written agreements with Seamen, and to deduct 23, 24 26 Leaving Seamen abroad, or forcing them on shore-Penalty... 15, 35 ... on account of sickness, to leave their] 34 To bring home Sea-faring Men, under penalty of £100, and 34 to subsist them at 1s. 6d. per day Free from Impress .... 48, 765 1111 ... 13, 16 Penalty on carrying Persons enlisted into any Foreign Service. SEAMEN. CHAPTER III. BRITISH, who deemed to be {391, 392 793 Agreements with the Master to be in writing, and Seamen to 23, 25 have a written discharge... 27 Refusing to defend, or destroying or running away with the Ship 24 Voyage.... 23, 25 27, 31 Deserting or absenting themselves, or refusing to go the Negligence of; Masters may reimburse themselves out of their .... 24 Not to be forced on Shore, or left in Foreign Parts;-but if Wrecked abroad, or discharged from the Navy, Governors or Assaulting or Beating them to prevent their Working SEAMEN continued. PAGE Smuggling. Penalty on Person found on board Vessels with} 423 Spirits Tobacco in small Packages ...... ... unfit for Service, how to be disposed of 407, 416 Enlisting into Foreign Service Entering on board a Slave Ship 35, 1106 1072 BRISTOL.-Order in Council respecting Commutation Tolls..... 147 The CORPORATION of the TRINITY HOUSE;-The TRINITY) HOUSES of HULL and NEWCASTLE ;-and the LICENCES to be in force one year, and may be annulled or sus- 155, 157 May not be carried to Sea without their consent.... ... Licensed Pilots may supersede unlicensed Pilot.... ... Employing more Boats than required-the Penalty. Penalty on the Master if piloted by any but a 159, 169 ... In what cases Masters may Pilot their own Vessels LOSSES, where they happen, who liable to . CONSIGNEE Or Agent may retain the amount of Pilotage Draught of Water, how to be computed....... ... Giving false account of-Penalty |