Download or read book The American Journal of International Law Volume 10 written by American Society Of Law and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...One of these signals must indicate that the vessel has been boarded, and another that the pilot has been taken aboard, but it must be established principally that the signal, variable from day to day, must be hoisted in a clearly visible position, so that it can indicate to the semaphore station and to the guard ship that the vessel which flies it has obtained permission to enter port and proceed to an anchorage. Art. 7. The commandant of the port will judge whether or not to grant entry into the harbor to the vessels mentioned in Article 5, whenever their presence in the waters of the port will not disturb or obstruct the development of the means of defense. In this respect the said authority should take into account--(a) That entry is forbidden during the night; (6) That to neutral vessels, which might have absolute need to entry, can be granted permission to anchor in a conveniently located space, outside of the forbidden line. (c) That in case of doubt or under special circumstances he can request instructions from the minister upon whom they depend. Art. 8. To require the observance of the requirements of the articles of the present decree, those ships which, due to ignorance or purposely, violate them, the semaphore station of the fort shall hoist the international code signal calling attention to the fact with a blank shot from the battery. When this warning does not suffice to bring about execution of the orders within five minutes a solid shot is fired aimed a hundred meters ahead of the vessel, and if she still shows reluctance, the battery will open fire on her. If urgent conditions should require it, the warning blank shot can be omitted. Art. 9. The Minister of Marine shall have compiled and published a list of the fortified...