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Exceptions as to Ships of War, Revenue Boats, Fishing Vessels, Licensed Boats, &c.
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VII. Provided also, and be it further enacted, That nothing herein-before contained, in relation to the Number of Oars with which any Boat may be rowed, or constructed to row, or to the Proportions of Men to be allowed to any such Ships, Vessels, or Boats, shall extend or be construed to extend to any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, belonging to His Majesty, or in the Service of Government, or in the Employment of the Customs or Excise, nor to any Ship or Vessel having a Letter or Letters of Marque from the Commissioners of the Admiralty, for the Time being, or to forfeit any Ship, Vessel, or Boat, bonâ fide employed in Net Fishing, by reason of any Excess of Number of Men above such Proportions, on board of any such Fishing Ship, Vessel, or Boat, when bonâ fide and at the Time employed wholly in Fishery, or to any Vessel or Boat licensed by the Commissioners of Customs in England, Scotland, or Ireland, respectively, to use more than Six Oars, or to carry any greater Number of Men than the Proportion allowed by this Act.
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