Cases Selected from Those Heard and Determined in the Vice-Admiralty Court at Quebec: Involving Questions of Maritime Law of Frequent Occurrence in the Trade and Navigation of the River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, with an Appendix Containing the Imperial Statutes Specially Relating to Vice-admiralty Courts, and the Rules of Practice Observed in Them, as Established by Order-in-council |
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Page 130 - When two steam vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard so that each may pass on the port side of the other.
Page 72 - ... abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. (c) On the...
Page 365 - Her Majesty having taken the said Memorial into consideration was pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed ; and the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
Page 19 - Every steamship, when approaching another ship so as to involve risk of collision, shall slacken her speed, or if necessary stop and reverse ; and every steamship shall, when in a fog, go at a moderate speed.
Page 258 - ... added to the costs and damages payable to him in respect of the detention of the ship.
Page 280 - ... up to and inclusive of the day of his being returned in the said ship to the place where he was taken on board, or up to and inclusive of such day as will allow him, if discharged from the ship, sufficient time to return thereto ; and in such last-mentioned case he shall be entitled to his reasonable travelling expenses.
Page 216 - An Act to regulate the conduct of Her Majesty's subjects during the existence of hostilities between foreign States with which Her Majesty is at peace...
Page 244 - A vessel which is close-hauled on the port tack shall keep out of the way of a vessel which is closehauled on the starboard tack. (c.) When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Page 387 - if any person called to give evidence in any court of justice, whether in a civil or criminal proceeding, shall. object to take an oath, or shall be objected to as incompetent to take an oath, such person shall, if the presiding judge is satisfied that the taking of an oath would have no binding effect on his conscience...
Page 366 - shall include every description of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars...