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Clearance of ships in ballast.
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6. If any ship shall depart in ballast from the United Kingdom for parts beyond the seas, not having any goods on board except stores borne upon the victualling bill, nor any goods reported inwards for exportation in such ship, the collector or other proper officer shall, on the application of the master, clear such ship in ballast; and the master of such ship shall answer to the reported inwards for exportation in such ship, the collector or other parture and destination as shall be demanded of him; and ships having only passengers with their baggage on board, and ships laden only with chalk or slate, shall be deemed to be in ballast, and if any ship, whether laden or in ballast, shall depart without being duly cleared, the master shall forfeit one hundred pounds
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