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Wherries, boats and hookers shall pay 2s. and 6d. fine, and 2s. and 6d. per ann.
Gabbarts and lighters (except those of ballast-office) 5s. fine, and 58. per ann.
Ballast master may enter for non-payment, and distrain sails, oars, &c. and sell in 10 days.
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VI. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the erection of such ballast-offices all lighters, boats, gabbarts, hookers, and wherries, which shall be usually employed in any of the said ports, where such ballast-offices shall be erected as aforesaid, shall pay, and their respective proprietors and owners shall be charged with the payment of, the respective sums of money herein after mentioned to such ballast-office; (that is to say) for every wherry, boat, and hooker, two shillings and fix pence fine, and two shillings and fix pence per annum during the time such wherry, boat, or hooker, shall be kept on any of the said rivers, ports, or harbours; and every gabbart and lighter, other than the gabbarts, lighters, and boats belonging to such ballast-office, five shillings fine, and five shillings per annum for and during the time that such gabbart, lighter, or boat shall be kept on any of the said rivers, ports, or harbours; and, in case of non-payment of the said respective sums hereby charged, it shall and may be lawful to and for the master of the ballast-office, or his deputy or deputies, in any of the said ports where such default or payment shall be, to enter into any wherry, hooker, gabbart, lighter, or boat charged with the payment of the said sums, or any of them, and to distrain the sails, oars, tackles, apparel, and furniture of every such wherry, boat, hooker, gabbart, and lighter, or any part thereof, and the same to detain and keep until he or they be satisfied and paid such sum and sums of money charged on such wherry, hooker, gabbart, boat, or lighter as aforesaid, and every of them; and in case of neglect or delay of or in payment of the said sum or sums of money, or any part thereof, by the space of ten days after any distress or distresses so taken as aforesaid, that then it shall be lawful to and for such master of such ballast-office, his deputy or deputies, and every or any of them, to sell the said distress or distresses so taken, and therewith to satisfy him and themselves as well for and concerning the duty so neglected or delayed to be paid, and for which a distress shall be so taken as aforesaid, as also for his and their reasonable charge in the taking or keeping of such distress or distresses, rendring the overplus (if any arising by such sale) to the person or persons who shall work, sail, or ply in such wherry, hooker, boat, gabbart, or lighter, for the use of the several and respective proprietors.
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