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Power to weigh and draw up sunk Boats at the Expence of the Owners.
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XLIII. And be it enacted, That if any Boat or other Vessel shall happen to be sunk in the said River Shannon, or in any of its Lakes or Canals, or in any of the Rivers aforesaid, and the Owner or Person having the Care thereof shall not without Loss of Time weigh or draw up the same, any Agent or Servant of the said Commissioners may cause such Boat or Vessel to be weighed or drawn up, and detain the same until Payment be made of all Expences occasioned thereby; and if such Payment be not made in Twenty-one Days after a Notice demanding Payment shall have been served upon such Owner or Person having the Care thereof, or posted on such Boat or Vessel, the said Commissioners shall cause Sale to be made thereof for reimbursing the said Expence or incident Charges, and shall return the Overplus (if any) to the Owner of such Boat or Vessel.
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