Summary of Activities: A Report of the Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives, Congress, Together with Additional Views

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1815 edition. Excerpt: ...in any court of record within the king s dominionsf Before he sails for the West Indies, the master must deliver to the officer of the port a list of the men on board, under the penalty of 10 for every one omitted, and of 50, in case-the person omitted belong to any of the men of ' 19 Geo. II, c. 30, 1. Ibid. The clause is inaccurately worded, and has therefore given rise to aquestion. It is in these words: That no mariner, &c. shall be liable to be impressed by any ofiicer or officers of or belonging to any of his majesty s ships of war, or any other person whatsoever, unless such mariner shall have before deserted from such ship of war. The question therefore occurred, whether a deserter could be impressed by any officer of the navy, or only by one belonging to the particular ship from which the man had deserted P The court of king s bench was of opinion, that, on the sound construction of the act, not having deserted from such ship of war, must mean, from any of his majesty s ships of war; the meaning of the act being, that no person who is a deserter should be protected. (February 8, 1786, Spiers against Parker, Durnf. Repvol. i, p. MI.) 4 19 Geo. II, c. 30, 2 Ibid. 3. f Ibid. 5. No fisherman shall be taken by the king's commis- 6. sion, to serve as a mariner; but the commission shall be___ATUTO_ first brought to two justices of the peace, inhabiting nearm Excurthe sea-coast where the mariners are to be taken, to the_TlF:: , m. intent that the justices may choose out and return such mm. a number of able-bodied seamen as in the commission are contained, to serve his...