JB/150/112/001

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Contents of a Bill to be intitled.

An Act to explain and to amend an Act pased in 2d Year of the Reign of his
present Majesty intitled an Act to prevent the committing of Thefts and Frauds by
persons Navigating Bum Boats and other Boats upon the River of Thames.

Heads.
The persons who are authorized by 2d G 3d
6. 28 to stop and search Boats suspected to have
on Board Goods &c Stolen or unlawfully procured
from Vessels, and Police Officers shall and may
apprehend the following Persons -
1st Persons conveying or assisting in the conveyance
of such Goods in such Boats -
2nd The Persons having the care and charge of such
Boats, if suspected of knowing of and assisting to
the conveyance of such Goods in such Boats.
2nd This will include the owner or his Servant
or Apprentice as the case may be and is intended
to prevent them from permitting the Boats
to be used for the criminal purposes.
3d Persons throwing or causing to be thrown or assisting
to throw and goods of whatever kind out of
such Boats to prevent detection.
3d We understand this to be a common practice
to elude the Vigilance of the officers.
4th Persons having the care and charge of such
Boats if suspected to have known of and assisted
to the throwing of any thing overboard to prevent
detection.
4th This will also include the Owner's Servant
or Apprentice, as the case may be, and is intended
to induce them to prevent others from eluding
the vigilance of the Officers.

Identifier: | JB/150/112/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 150.
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Box	150	Main Headings	police bill
Folio number	112	Info in main headings field	[[info_in_main_headings_field::contents of a bill to be intitled[sic]]]
Image	001	Titles	observations / heads
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	3
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