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licence provided for in Article XXXIX, shall entail the immediate withdrawal of the
zation or licence. All offences against the provisions of section 2 of Chapter III shall in 5 ' ,This '
Power's b y the P enalti es enacted by special laws and ordinances of each of the Cont^ " Thec
be added
" ARTICLE XLI.
'' The Signatory Powers undertake to deposit at the International Information Offi ^ r
men forms of the following documents : ^tiona! imormation Office A^TheC
f( 1. Licence to fly the flag ; ill m all c
" 2. Crew list ; ' ,1C ^
" 3* Manifest of Negro passengers.
" These documents, the tenour of which may vary according to the differpnf P . "A sun
language 0 " 111 ^' Sha " COm P ulsoril y col,tain the following particulars drawn up in a
!• As regards the authorization to fly the fW : 3 Pow , er
(i \ t , i i • cill be kep
( a '' 1Iie name i tonnage, ng, and principal dimensions of the vessel ;
" The agister number and the signal letter of the port of registry ;
"(f.) Thejate of obtaining the licence, and the office held the person who " Ifin
command
f 2. As regards the crew list; * r ing the p
: I' ie name or the vessel ' of the captain, and of the fitter-out or owner; jeThc det:
(^.) The tonnage of the vessel ; the p owe
" (c.) The register number and the port of registry of the vessel, its destina- "EachJ
and the particulars specified in Article XXV. is or spec
3. As regards the manifest of Negro passengers ; pointment
''Tf 6 0f the -I eSSe i W ! lich contains ^em, and the particulars indicated in Arf " The 51
XXXVI for the proper identification of the passengers. ' '^nsents to 1
The Signatory Powers shall take the necessary measures in order that the territorial an-
ities or their Consuls may send to the said office certified copies of all authorizat ons to I
any s rchrth a oH^ a n? th0n2atl0nS Sha11 haVe been ^ anted ' ^ ^ the" wit^t
"The provisions of the present Article only concern the papers intended for native vessinded^r
"2. Detention of Suspected Vessels, )untry, in t
"ARTICLE XLII.
"When the officers in command of vessels of war of anv of thp Slo-naf^r n t. "If it is
to believe that a vessel of less than 500 tons burthen fnnnH in fv, 53 ator y Powers have rear.. _
engaged in the slave trade, or is guilty of the fraudulent use of 1 flao- 6 thev^ mentl0ned , Z0I1{
verification of the ship's papers. ^ the y ma y P r oceed to I
• • P resen t Article does not imply any change in the nresent staf-p nf f^.*
jurisdiction in territorial waters. P ^ nt state of things as regafi "if the
"ARTICLE XLIII. . deS
, . . *-***. oni ^ ves .
With tins object, a boat commanded by a naval officer in nnifnrm mo-., u 1 , 16 inquiry
suspected .vessel after it has been hailed to 'give notice of such intention ' ^ Seat 0n ^ : " The ,, a
moderation?"'^ Sent ^ b0ard VeSSel detained shal1 act with al1 Possible consideration f 1 -. 11 The S
" The ca
The s
"In the
"ARTICLE XLIV. nth the spe
In
nv. vtimcdnuu ui tne sniD'S naners «hall rnnci'cf ..i.1 . •,
ments :
^The verification of the ship's papers shall consist in the examination of the following tSrity, to
« a j • 5 hem 80 far
i. As regards native vessels, the papers mentioned in Article XLI, P ot -
" 2 ' A \L e n g s ar rlrafntog?n flrce^ d0CUmentS r ^ uired ^ the different Treaties or Co..
" The verification of the ship's papers only authorizes the mimf-pr nf />,. j mi ^ ^
m the cases and under the conditions provided for in the follow7n| Article an ^^'ut oTihco,
"ARTICLE XLV. 'irected the
In cas
on ir
as mentioned in Article XX.,, and in^d™^^^^ ..
. „ Tribunal of
"ARTICLE XLVI, ^
U R r • ■ . I iNO eX(
Betore quitting the detained vessel, the officer shall draw ud a Minute *rrnrj; n <r : lmount of th
forms and in the language of the county to which he belono-s. C specified in 1