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 A. D. I yog. Anno odavo Ann^ Regma5. C. 7. 385 ' XVIII. And whereas feveral Merchants and other wholefale Traders and Dealers in Pepper, have or ' titles of Pepper ;' it is hereby further enadted, That all and every fuch Merchants, Traders, and Dea- Merchants to lers, having on the faid eighth Da.^ of February one thoufand feven hundred and nine, in his, her or P^y '=. 6d. for their Cuftody or Poffeffion, or in the Cuftody or Poffeffion of any other Perfon or Perfons in Truft for eXd 'ol's" him, her or them, or for his, her or their Ufe, Benefit or Account, any Stock or Qiiantity of Pepper, ^l-^°Jjo^, ss aforefaid, within the Realm o( Great Britain, being for Sale, {hall_ yield and pay unto lier Majeftv, for every Pound of fuch Pepper, one Shilling and fix Pence, to be paid within fix Months after the faid eighth Day of February one thoufand feven hundred and nine. XIX. And to the end the faid Stocks of Pepper may be known, and the Duties thereupon duly afcer- How the Stork tained and fecured ; it is hereby enafted. That all and every the faid Merchants, Traders, and Dealers '" Hand (hall be in Pepper, ftiall, on or before the eighth Day of Jpril one thoufand feven hundred and ten, make a juft ^ ""^^'"^ • Entry thereof at the Cuftom-houfe neareft the Place where fuch Pepper doth remain as aforefaid, and per- Farther Promfi- mit the proper Officers of the Cuftoms thereunto to be appointed, at any Time before the fifteenth Day ""^ concerning of May one thoufand feven hundred and ten, to enter into his her, or their Warehoufes or other Places, ^'l"'.- 9^""* where fuch Stocks of Pepper are to be found, and to view, weigh, and take account of the fame; and '"^f'loAnn^T.z^. any fuch Merchant, Trader, or Dealer fliall negledt to make fuch Entry at the Cuftomrhoufe within the /. ^j. Time aforefaid, or Ihall refufe to permit fuch Officer to enter into his, her or their Warehoufes or other 6 Geo. i. c. 21. Places (if thereunto required) there to view the faid Stock as aforefaid, or any Part thereof, or fhall hide,/- 45- remove, or convey away the faid Stock of Pepper, with Intent to defraud her Majefty, or fhall not °^ ''^■<^- 'S* pay her Majefty's Dues for the fame, according to the true Meaning of this Ai5t ; then for every or any And'iGeo. i, fuch Offence the Merchant, Trader, or Dealer refpedlively, fo oiFending, fhall forfeit and lofe his, her c. iS./. si. or their faid Stocks of Pepper, or the Value thereof, to be recovered and diftributed as aforefaid. XX. Provided, That if fuch Perfons fo chargeable for any Stocks of Pepper, fhall pay her Majefty's 10 1, per Cent. Duties for the fame before the End of the faid fix Months, then he, fhe or they, fhall be allowed for fo>" prompt Pay- fuch prompt Payment, after the Rate of ten Pounds per Centum per Annum for every Sum fo advanced, '"^"'^• and in cafe of Exportation thereof, or any Part thereof, within eighteen Months after Entry made as aforefaid, the faid Duties payable by this A61 for fuch Stocks of Pepper fhall be difcharged or repaid. XXI. And it is hereby enaiSled, That if any Difpute fhall arife whether any SnufF chargeable by this Onus proband!. Aft upon the Importation thereof, be of the Produce or Manufafture of her Majefly's Plantations, the Onusprobandi fhall lie upon the Owner or Claimer thereof. XXII. And be it enafted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That all the faid feveral Duties New Duties on arifing by this Aft upon excifeable Liquors in that Part of Great Britain called England, Wales, and the ^'^'^''"= ^° ^^ ""- Town of Berwick upon Tweed, fhall from Time to Time be under the Aianagement and Government of ''^ "'^ "^^"^S^- the CommifTioners of Excife in England fox the Time being; and the faid Duties upon excifeable Liquors comm'iffioners to arife in Scotland, fhall from Time to Time be under the Management and Government of the Commif- of Excife, &c. fioners of Excife in Scotland fox the Time being; and that fuch of the Duties impofed by this Aft upon imported Commodities as fhall arife in Ejtgland, Wales, and the Town of Berwick upon Tweed, fhall be and Cuftoms un- under the Management and Government of the Commiffioners of the Cufloms in England for the Time der the Commif- being; and fuch of the faid Duties on imported Commodities as fhall arife in Scotland, fhall be under the doners of the Management and Government of the Commiffioners of the Cuftoms in Scotland for the Time being; and C"'*<""S' that the Commiffioners of Excife in England, and the Receiver General of the Cufloms in England for the To be paid in to Time being, fhall pay all the Monies that they refpeftively fhall receive of the faid Duties (the necefiary 'h= Exchequer Charges of receiving, levying, managing, paying, and accounting for the fame, excepted) into her Ma- '™°"' *<=• jefty's Receipt of Exchequer, diftinft and apart from all other Branches of the publick Revenue weekly (to wit) on iVednefday in every Week, if it be not an Holiday, and if it be, then on the next Day after that is not an Holiday, for the Purpofes in this Aft expreffed, and under the Penalties, Forfeitures, and Difabilities herein after mentioned; and that fuch of the faid Rates, Duties, and Sums of Money by this Aft impofed, as fhall arife in Scotland (the necefTary Charges of receiving, levying, managing, paying, and accounting for the fame, excepted) fhall from Time to Time be tranfmitted and paid by the Com- miffioners of Excife, and Receiver General of the Cufloms in Scotland, for the Time being refpeftively, mto the Receipt of her Majefiry's Exchequer in England, diflinft and apart as aforefaid, for the Purpofes in this Aft expreffed, and under the Penalties, Forfeitures, and Difabilities herein after mentioned. XXIII. And it is hereby enafted and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That all the faid feveral ^'^^ P"ti« ap- Duties by this Aft granted, as well for and upon fuch excifeable Liquors, as for and upon fuch Pepper, P'^P"*'™- Raifins, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, and SnufF, to be imported, and the faid Stocks of Pepper ^'"■'*^^':i/^- as aforefaid, fhall be liable to and charged and chargeable with the yearly Fund herein after mentioned, "" ""^^^"'"z-^ and all the Annuities of what Kind foever, to be payable out of the fame, in Purfuance of this Aft, du- e!"ig'&°6. ""' ring the whole Term of thirty-two Years herein after expreffed in that Behalf; and all the fame Rates and n Ann. Jiat. 2. Duties (except the necefTary Charges before mentioned) are and fhall be appropriated thereunto in fuch f-g- Manner, that all the Monies which fhall from Time to Time be or remain due, or in Arrear, for or upon ii^®-'' '■ jo* the faid Annuities, or any of them, or for any Arrears thereof, (if any fuch be) fhall from Time to Time, V'q'°' ^' '' ^g' in the fiift Place, be paid and fatisfied out of the faid feveral and refpeftive Rates and Duties by this Aft ,„ g«. 2. c. 54! granted, or fome of them, with Preference to any other Payments, that fhall or may hereafter be charged 23 Geo. 2. c. z6. tpon the fame Rates and Duties, or any of them, and under fuch Penalties, Forfeitures, and Difabilities, 3* '^«<'- *• i^-- ?7. as are hereafter in this Aft contained in that Behalf. " 33 G^o. 2. eg. XXIV. And to the end all the Monies to arife by this Aft may be duly and certainly raifed and brought ^ ^' '^' '" into the faid Receipt of Exchequer for the Purpofes aforefaid ; it is hereby further enafted by the Autho- VoL.IV. ■ Ddd rity
 * may have, on the eighth Day oi February one thoufand feven hundred and nine, feveral Stocks or Quan-