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Lighters, boats, &c. may be seized and sold for penalties.
Application of surplus after sales of boats for which no owners can be found.
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LIV. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it may and shall be lawful to and for the said mayor, by warrant under his hand and seal, to seize on and detain any lighter, boat, or vessel, the owner or owners of which shall have incurred any penalty under this act, and in case such penalty, and the expences attending such seizure and detention be not fully discharged and satisfied within ten days from the day of such seizure, then it shall be lawful for such mayor, by warrant under his hand and seal, to cause the same to be sold by public cant, and out of the money arising from such sale, he shall first satisfy the penalty and expences attending such seizure and sale, and then pay over the surplus of such money, if any there be, to such owner or owners, and in case the owner or owners of any lighter, boat or vessel, which shall be used or employed, or shall ply for hire on the said river, and within the said harbour, contrary to this act, cannot be known or discovered, then it shall be lawful for the said mayor, by warrant under his hand and seal, to seize, detain, and sell such lighter, boat, or vessel, in manner herein before mentioned, and he shall, out of the money arising from such sale satisfy such penalty or penalties, which such owner or owners should be liable to in case he or they had been convicted under this act, and also the expences attending such seizure and detention, and shall pay over the surplus, if any there be, to such person or persons as shall appear to him to be entitled thereto, and in case no person shall claim such surplus within three months after such sale, then the said mayor shall pay the said surplus to the trustees of the North Charitable Infirmary, and of the South Charitable Infirmary, to be equally divided between them, share and share alike, for the use of the said charities, and on every transfer of the property in each lighter, boat, or vessel, the same shall be duly entered in the registry aforesaid.
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