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of and in accordance with the Provisions of a certain
Act of Parliament made and passed in the sixteenth
year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George
the Third, intituled
“An Act to amend an Act passed in the third year
“of his late Majesty's Reign intituled ‘An Act for
“making Navigable the River Stroudwater, in the
“County of Gloucester, from the River Severn at or
“near Framiload, to Wallbridge, near the Town of
“Stroud, in the same County; and for giving other
“powers for the purpose of making a Navigation
“from Framiload to Wallbridge aforesaid.'”
It was in accordance with the Provisions of the said
recited Act and for the good government of the said
Company and the good and orderly using of the said
Navigation, Ordered and Enacted by Such Assembly
as a Bye Law.
XIX. That in all cases were from want of water
or any other cause whatsoever, two or more Boats,
Barges, Keels or other Vessels shall stop or be detained
at or near the same spot or place in the said Naviga-
tion, it shall be imperative on the Master, Manager,
Captain, Owner, or other Person having the rule or
command of any such Boats, Barges, Keels, or other
Vessels to moor every such Boat, Barge, Keel, or
other Vessel, (other than and except the first or
forward one in advance of such Boats, Barges, Keels,
or other Vessels,) in a successive line astern, in case
there be room, one of the other, and not abreast of
each other. And it is hereby further ordered, That
in case any such Master, Manager, Captain, Owner,
or other Person having such rule or command as
aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse so to do, or shall
moor any such Boat, Barge, Keel or other Vessel
abreast of any such other Boat, Barge, Keel, or other
Vessel, such Master, Manager, Captain, Owner, or
other Person having such rule or command as
