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If upon arrival of any vessel in the port in this kingdom to which the belongs, proof of loss of certificate of registry he made, and security be given that it hath not, nor will not be fraudulently disposed of or used,
a new registry shall be made, and certificate granted.
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XXV. And be it further enacted, That if upon the arrival of any such ship or vessel in any port or place of this kingdom to which the shall belong, the master or other person having or taking the charge or command of such ship or vessel, and one or more of the owners thereof, shall make proof to the satisfaction of the commissioners of his Majesty’s revenue upon oath, or in case of a quaker, upon solemn affirmation, which oath or affirmation the said commissioners, or any of them, is hereby authorized and required to administer of the loss of the certificate of registry granted to such ship or vessel, and shall likewise give good and sufficient security in the penalty of five hundred pounds, if the ship or vessel be of the burthen of one hundred tons, or under, and so in proportion for every ship or vessel of a greater burthen, to the collector of the port to which such ship or vessel shall belong, that the original certificate hath not been, nor shall be fraudulently disposed of or used contrary to law, and that the same, when found, shall be delivered up to the commissioners of his Majesty’s revenue, and the said commissioners are hereby required in such case only, to authorize the proper officers of the port to which such ship or vessel belongs, to register the said ship or vessel de novo, and to grant a certificate of registry according to the regulations, and in the manner and form prescribed by this act.
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