Order 12. Dung-lighters and gardeners' boats to work as before the act of William the Third.... ...... 7. By whom and how offenders are to be punished.. POOR. 10-11. All penalties by statute-law or by-law; and what is clear got by Sunday ferries, applied to the relief of their poor RULERS. Page 6 4 5-6 4-5. At the first Court of Aldermen, after the first day of June, eight watermen and three lightermen, by that court, to be annually chosen rulers of this Company; and such as refuse to serve, or negligently exercise their office, to forfeit £5...... 6. Rules, orders, and constitutions to be made by the rulers, auditors, and assistants in their general court, &c....... WATERMEN. 9. None but watermen and their apprentices (except Trinitymen) shall ply or carry passengers for gain between Gravesend and Windsor .... 3-4 4 5-6 A Table to the principal Contents of the By-Laws, &c. ACCOMPTS. 19. The accompts of the Company to be twice in every year audited, and oftener, if the general court shall so order. 23-24 50. And within one month after such audit to be inspected by the comptrollers ..... 19. All disputes relating to the Company's accompts, which cannot be adjusted by the general court, shall be heard before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, &c APPRENTICES. 9. Every member may take as many apprentices as he willbut none to carry either passengers or goods, until two years bound .... 10. All to be bound for seven years, and none bound, turned over, registered, or made free, but at the Hall, and before the major part of the rulers, &c... .... 38 24 16 17 vii Order 11. None made free but he that hath actually served seven years........ ..... 13. That apprentice who, without his master's consent, leaves him, (unless to serve her Majesty at sea,) shall serve that absent time over again... ... 15. No intended apprentice to be kept above forty days upon trial ...... 1. Apprentices not to be employed in any other business than as watermen or lightermen, nor to receive any profits to his or their own use...... BOATS. 52. All boats and lighters to be marked, and their numbers registered.... 29. All rowing with the tide to give others notice; and none to hinder the passing or landing of barges, or other great boats, having from them due notice 30. None to ply, unless his boat be at the stairs 25. None by his boat to hinder the passing or repassing of any boat ...... 40 28 28 26 25 .... 28 22. None to tow a boat when carrying a passenger 5. Boats between London-bridge and Woolwich not to take in ...... BRIBES. 5. None directly or indirectly to take a bribe to give his own, or to solicit another's vote, &c. 41. None to buy coals of one sort, and vouch them for ano ther, &c. 34 viii Order 42. All lighterinen selling five chaldron and a vat, to sell water measure ..... ....... 45. No lighterman shall cull coals when others have a share in the loading Comptrollers, their duty COURT. 1. A General Court shall be held four times in every year, and oftener, if twenty auditors and assistants desire the same. 2. The Chairman to be chosen by the General Court....... 4. Every Court of Rulers to choose a receiver for that day, and every one to be there heard in that order in which he came ..... 7. None to refuse to appear at a General Court, or to depart thence without leave ....... 4. The comptrollers to be summoned to every Court of Rulers Page 34 35 38-39 9 10 12 15 2. No misbehaviour to be suffered in a General Court or Court of Rulers 10 DAMAGES. 48, 51. All damages done by one boat or lighter to another, the rulers shall endeavour to adjust ENTRIES. 8. Within ten days after binding or making free, a fair entry thereof to be made, &c. 37-39 15 FEES. 4. A table of fees to lie before the rulers at every Court .... 56. And none to receive more than the settled fees.... 13 44-45 FINES. 61. All to pay their fines, and ten shillings for their re fusals.... ...... 49-50 FREEDOM, &C. 53. Every member to be made free, to pay six shillings 41 ix Order Page ....45, 46, 47, 48 58, 59, 60, 61. The rules to be observed by Gravesend tilt-boats and wherries INFORMER. 49. An informer against an unregistered man, &c. to be rewarded 23. But any false informer to be fined 37. All lighters as high as Tower-dock shall put their vessels under way................. 32 .... 38. None to carry above one lighter at a time through Bridge, except, &c. 32 39. If a lighter stop in the Bridge, proper notice thereof to be given.. 33 38. And satisfaction to be made, &c....... 32 40. If the lighter stop on the hill, the offender to make satis taction, &c. ..... 34 .... 35 43. None to use another's lighter without his leave ... 44. None to employ an unregistered lighterman, or work a foreigner's lighter, but for the foreigner's proper use .... 46. Or go partner with a foreigner. 47. Lightermen may exchange turns 35 36 36 48. None to loosen another's lighter from his proper fast...... 14. Every member at sea, by letter of attorney, may bind or make free .... MASTER OR MISTRESS, &c. 9. Every master or mistress may take as many apprentices as they please, but none to suffer his or her apprentice, till two years bound, to take charge of a boat.... 16. Every master or mistress to give an apprentice (when offending) moderate correction, or pay the penalty MONEY. 53. All money belonging to the Company (and not appropriated to their poor) is under the disposal of the General Court 41 Order X PLY, PLYING, &c. Page 27 27 28 27. None plying along the shore between Vauxhall and Lime- 31. None plying westward to take in above ten passengers.... 28-29 32. None plying the Long-Ferry, shall ply one about to take water with another, unless, &c. 59. Rules for plying to be observed by Gravesend tilt-boats and wherries ..... 29 29 46-47 POOR. 54. The Poor to be quarterly paid, &c...... 53. All free to pay sixpence per quarter, &c. ROW-BARGE, &c. 57. No such to suffer goods to be placed on the bails, &c. Rulers, &c. their duty STEERS-MAN. 58. None to act as chief steers-man till approved of and licensed; nor take in above thirty-seven at first, and three by the way ..... SUMMONS, &c. ...... 45 24. Not appearing upon the first summons, forfeits, 1s. upon the second, 2s. 6d., and upon every subsequent summons, 5s. AGAINST WORKING ON SUNDAYS, AND SWEARING, &c. 16. No Member, unless permitted by some Justice, or empow- An abstract of the last act for the regulation of watermen, |