JB/157/021/002

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Marine Police Bill Nov 1798

Original

1

Power to nominate
Magistrates for
swearing in Police
Constables. p 4, 5.

2 15

Powers of search,
seizure & apprehension
in respect
of Goods suspected
to have been stolen
from a Shop -
Penalties & Forfeitures
p.6,7.

3. 14

So in case of things
thrown overboard to
prevent discovery
p.8.9.

4 17

Powers of search
seizure and apprehension,
in respect
of suspected Goods
at a supposed Receivers,
at night
& with force
Penalty, if the goods
be not accounted for
p.10, 11

§ 5. 18

Penal not to stop
suspected goods &
persons, when offered
to sale or
pawn p.12, 13

§. 6 19

Thieves &c convicting
Receivers
shall be pardoned
and discharged -
p.14.

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Addenda

1 1

Power to establish
a Marine Police
Office

2 2

Fees as per 32
G.3..c.53

3 3

Penalties- appropriation
as per do

4 4

Implied Expenses charged
upon Consolidated
Fund as per do
Justices Salaries
limited to £400
Police Expence to
£12,000

5 5

Authority to appeal
Marine Police
Surveyors is not
more than 30 -
Watermen not more
than 60 -
with 30 Boats

Salaries £
Surveyors 100
Waterman 52

6 12

Power to Surveyors
to visit Ships
by authority of
Justice

7 see 10 170

Power to Justices
to Station a Constable,
on each Ship on
application of
of Ship or Cargo
on payment of not more than
5d per 24 hours.

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8 7

Master Lampers
to be licenced by
the Office. Duty £10

Fund licence
1st office £20
2d Office £50

8
Working Lampers
to be registered

10 see 7 8

Commanders of
Ships bound to
apply for Constables —

11 69

Ship Commanders
bound to give lists
to the Office of
the Lampers,
Coopers, Watermen
& Lightermen
they employ

12

12 13

Penalty on having
Jiggers

13 14

Penalty on having
False Bills of
Parcels

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14 15

Provision in
Bumboat Act
2.G.3.c.
against having
unaccountable articles
taken from
a ship — extended
to the Warehouses

15 11

Ship Commanders
to lock up Avenues
on ship-board —
under a penalty of
£5

16

Penalty to injure
or expose to injure
any of the Divots
&c

(Put it under a
Raft)
—

Misdemeanour
Ship Masters or
Owners are not to give Coals to
Coalheavers
the Coal not having
paid duty

Forcible taking
punishable as
Misdemeanour

All persons taking Coals without
good Account.
Misdemeanour

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Addenda per
J.B.

Council to enlarge
or reduce
the number of
House Constables Surveyors, Watermen
& Boats?

Constables to
have power to
command any
body to their assistance

—

Each House to
send but one

A person trading
in divers classes
to vote only in one
class at his option
—

Notice to secure
a meeting to be given
by in London
Gazette & by Chairman
of W. Indian
Merchants.
—

Known Traders
in the course of
carrying on Trade
either as Importers
Exporters or Ship Owners

Every person who
since the 1 April
1798 has
either of Imports
or Exports
to the amount of
£1000

Chairman of W.
Indian Merchant
to convene the meeting!

Identifier: | JB/157/021/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 157.
Date_1	1798-11	Marginal Summary Numbering	1-6, 1-16, 1-10, 1-5
Box	157	Main Headings	police bill
Folio number	021	Info in main headings field	marine police bill
Image	002	Titles	original / addenda
Category	marginal summary sheet	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	tw 1794
Marginals		Paper Producer	francis hall
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1794
Notes public		ID Number	53391
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