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No vossel shall discharge ballast in river Lee, save as appointed by water-bailiff, Unless above high watermark:
penalty 20s. each vessel 20 ton burthen; 10s. if under.
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XVII. And whereas the advancement and improvement of navigation within the harbour of the said city of Cork will conduce to the publick benefit of this kingdom: wherefore, and for the preventing the channel of the river Lee within the said harbour from being choked or impaired, and also for the preventing disputes between masters, owners, and freighters of ships within the said harbour, be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the first day of June one thousand seven hundred and sixty two no ship, bark, boat, or other vessel, having ballast to discharge within the harbour of the said city of Cork, shall discharge the same, or any part thereof, in the said river Lee, but in such place or places as shall be appointed by the water bailiff of the said city or his deputy, unless the same be discharged above highwater-mark, under the penalty and forfeiture of twenty shillings for each vessel of the burthen of twenty tuns or upwards, and the penalty and forfeiture of ten shillings for each vessel under the burthen of twenty tuns.
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