Section XLIV. The jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace acting within

XLIV. The jurisdiction of the Justices of the Peace acting within Jurisdiction of Justices[and for the said Town shall extend to all offences com- ] on the River Hooghly. mitted by any person in sea-going vessels in any part of the River Hooghly, and the said Justices shall have the same power and jurisdiction in respect of criminal offences committed in sea-going vessels, in any part of the said river, that they now have and exercise within the said Town.