. Award of the fishery commission [microform] : documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877 under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. Fisheries; Fisheries; Pêches; Pêches. AWAHD OP THE FI8HKKY COMMISSION. • » «> Q •> (1 l»y .{;'• Vic. « ;i| ; pri'iiariiif; in li^ CO iiiariiu' iiiilcv nt'l til l)o t'; Ii waters; in tact,! ' j^vas seized. It isl in'i' eiiteieil \\\a'\\ rr wood and watt' but a penalty r,\n\ ihe coinniitted aiiyj lot statiMl tliat slid 1 tbuiid lishiuK, IniB .)ait (an articlo w. I lishinK) t"i'»'>» tlie ;t of such pureliasa^ e
. Award of the fishery commission [microform] : documents and proceedings of the Halifax Commission, 1877 under the Treaty of Washington of May 8, 1871. Fisheries; Fisheries; Pêches; Pêches. AWAHD OP THE FI8HKKY COMMISSION. • » «> Q •> (1 l»y .{;'• Vic. « ;i| ; pri'iiariiif; in li^ CO iiiariiu' iiiilcv nt'l til l)o t'; Ii waters; in tact,! ' j^vas seized. It isl in'i' eiiteieil \\\a'\\ rr wood and watt' but a penalty r,\n\ ihe coinniitted aiiyj lot statiMl tliat slid 1 tbuiid lishiuK, IniB .)ait (an articlo w. I lishinK) t"i'»'>» tlie ;t of such pureliasa^ es (which I do iidt^ I, it must be sliowiJ in British watersj e Master may have e-mih? limit, in conj irt to impute iVaiiif utes to any pcisuiiJ h fraud. He hail f I his vessel througli Is outside, which li^ here is no evideue^ lids. Lutes by the Crowd el, being in British article which ui;i]j ig shown that snci ters, is liable to fori irsh and unreasniiJ It would sabjecl in the present case| sing (while she wa y might do, witbii tide, however small being shown tbaj al fishing in Britisf oh she might legall| vessel is found—Isj ive been taken; 3rl her nets, lines, m plied to fishing,! British waters, in either of those chhcs specUled in the statutes the for- Ifitiire attaches. I think the words '* pn'paring to fish " were iiitnxlucetl lor the |Mir- pose of preventing tlu^ escape of a foreign \vlil(;h, thougii with intent of illegal fishing in British waters, had not taken (ish or engaged ill lisliing by s«>ttiiig nets and lines, but was seized in the very act of putting out her lines, nets, et(^, into thc^ water, and so preparing to tisli. Without these a vessel so situated would escape; seizure, inasmuch ,is the crew iiad neither caught lish nor been found lishing. TaUing tliis view of the Statutes, 1 am of the opinion that the facts ilisclosed by tiie allidavits do not furnish legal grounds for the seizure lithe American schooner ]Vhite Fairn,
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