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394 GENERAL PORT REGULATIONS FOR BRITISH CONSULATES IN CHINA
his presenting this document, together with a copy of the manifest of his export
cargo, at the Consular office, his ship’s papers will be returned to him, and he will
be furnished with a Consular port clearance, on receiving winch the vessel will be at
liberty to leave the port. Should any vessel take in or discharge cargo subsequent
to the issue of the Customs’ clearance, the master will be subject to a penalty, and
the ship to such detention as may be necessary to the ends of justice.
XLV.—When a vessel is ready to leave a port or anchorage, the master shall
give notice thereof to the Consul, and shall hoist a Blue Peter at least 24 hours
before the time appointed for In r departure. The Consul may dispense with the
observance of this regulation on security being given that claims presented within
24 hours will be paid.
XV. —No British subject may establish or carry on an hotel, boarding or eating-
house, house of entertainment, or shop Tor the sale of liquors within the Consular
district without the sanction and licence of the Consul, and payment of such fees
in respect* of such licence, yearly or otherwise, as may be duly authorised The
Consul shall require every person so licensed to give security for the good conduct
of all inmates and frequenters of his house, and also that he will not harbour any
seaman who is a runaway or who cannot produce his discharge accompanied by a
written sanction from tha Consul to reside on shore.
Every person so licensed will be held accountable for the good conduct of all
inmates and frequenters of his house, and in case of their misconduct may be sued
upon the instrument of security so given.
XVI. —Any British subject desiring to proceed up the country to a greater
distance than thirty miles from any Treaty port is required to procure a Consular
passport, and any one found without such a passport beyond that distance will be
liable to prosecution.
XVII. —The term Consul in these Regulations shall be construed to include all
and every officer in Her Majesty’s Consular service, whether Consul-General, Consul,
Vice-Consul, or Consular agent, or other person duly authorized to act in any of the
aforesaid capacities within the dominions of the Emperor of China.
XVIII.—British vessels are bound as to mooring and pilotage to act in accord¬
ance with the Harbour and Pilotage Regulations authorized in each port by Her
Majesty’s Minister for the time being, and any infraction of the same shall render the
party offending liable to the penalties attached to these regulations.
XIX. —No loading or discharging of cargo may be carried on except within the
limits of the anchorage defined by the Consul and the Chinese authorities of each-
port.
XX. —Any infringement of the preceding General Port Regulations or of the
Special Regulations referred to in Regulations XVIII. and XIX. shall subject the
offender, for each offence, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months,
with or without hard labour, and with or without a fine not exceeding 200 dollars
or to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, without imprisonment, and with or without
further fines for continuing offences, not exceeding in any case 25 dollars for each
day during which the offence continues after the original fine is incurred ; such fine
to be inflicted, levied, and enforced in accordance with the Order of Her Majesty in
Council dated the 9th day of March, 1865.
And in consideration of the urgent necessity for these Regulations, the under¬
signed hereby further declares that they shall have effect unless and until they shall
be disapproved by Her Most Gracious Majesty, and notification of such disapproval
shall be received and published by me or other of Her Majesty’s Ministers in China.
(Signed) Thomas Francis Wade..
Peking, 28th March, 1881.

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