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 392 C. g. Anno odavo Ann^ Reginse. A. D. 1709. other Parts in fix any Candles in any other Part of Great Britain., fliall within fix Weeks after he, {he or they fliall make En^v." ' *"^ ought to have made fuch Entry, as aforefaid, pay and clear off all the faid Duties for Candles, which fhall be due from him, her or them refpeftively ; and that all and every fuch Makers of Candles, who fhall refufe or negledl to make fuch Payment as aforefaid, fhall forfeit and lofe, for every fuch Offence, double the Sum of the faid Duty whereof the Payment fhall be fo refufed or negledted ; and that no fuch p Maker of Candles, after fuch Default in Payment made, {hall fell, deliver or carry out any Candles, ^Tsum^t"'''* until he hath paid and cleared off his Duty as aforefaid, on Pain to forfeit double the Value of fuch Can- "oij c. jjgj, ^^ delivered or carried out. Officers may en- X- And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every the Officers for the faid ter the Houfe Duties, {hall, at all Times, by Day or by Night, and if in the Night, then in the Prefence of a Confta- and Weigh the ble, Or Other lawful Officer of the Peace, be permitted upon his or their Requeft, to enter the Houfe, Melt- andles, &c, ing-houfe, Ware-houfe, or other Place whatfoever, belonging to, or ufed by any Perfon or Perfons who, within or during the faid Term of five Years, {hall be a Maker or Makers of^any Candles whatfoever, and by Weighing or Tale of the Candles, or otherwife, as to fuch Officer {hall feem moft proper and conve- nient, to take an Account of the juft Quantity of the Candles which {hall have been made hy ^^ch Maker and make Re- or Makers of Candles from time to time ; and fhall thereof make Return or Report in Writing to the re- turn thereoftothe fpeiStive Commiffioners of Excife, or fuch as they {hall refpeftively appoint to receive the fame, leaving a Commiifioners. true Copy (if demanded) of fuch Report in Writing under his Hand, with or for fuch Maker or Ma- CW f °^"'^h * ''^'^^ °^ Candles refpeftively ; and fuch Report or Return of the faid Officer or Officers {hall be a Charge Maker."" ^ upon fuch Maker or Makers of Candles refpeftively ; and if the faid Officer {hall refufe or negleiSt to A Copy to be give or leave a true Copy of his Report in Writing with or for fuch Maker or Makers of Candles, at the left with the Time of taking fuch Account, upon demand, as aforefaid, every fuch Officer, for every fuch Offence, Maker on Pain fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of forty Shillings to every fuch Maker or Maker of Candles refpeftively. of 40 s. -j^^^ Provided always. That every Officer who fhall be impowered to make fuch Charge, as aforefaid. Officer to be {[z in the firft Place be fworn for the due and faithful Execution of his Office, and the Oath in that Be- '^"' half fhall and may be adminiftred by all or any the Commiffioners of Excife, or by any of her Majefty's Juftices of the Peace, who fhall give to fuch Officer a Certificate thereof; and all and every fuch Maker Makers tokeep and Makers of Candles refpeftively are hereby required to keep fufficient and juft Scales and Weights at Scales, &c. on the Place or Places where he, fhe or they do make fuch Candles, and permit and affift the Officer to Penalty of lo 1. make ufe thereof, for the Purpofes in this Aft, under the Penalty of ten Pounds, to be forfeited and loft for not keeping fuch Scales and Weights, or for not permitting and affifting the Officer to ufe the fame, as aforefaid. XII. And the better to prevent any Frauds and Concealments, whereby her Majefly, her Heirs or Succeffors, may be injured or deprived of the Duties upoir Candles granted by this Aft ; It is hereby like- Officers to take wife enafted and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every the Officers for the faid Duties an Account of upon Candles, fhall alfo be permitted to take an Account, by gaging, weighing, or otherwife, of the Quan- fwr.c'"Tal- *'^' ° ^^^5 Tallow, and other Materials, proper to be made into Candles, that fhall be in the CuSody low,&c'. inVuf- or Poffeffion of any Maker of Candles, during the Continuance of the faid Duties hereby granted; and in tody of Maker, cafe fuch Officer or Officers fhall mifs any Quantity or Quantities of fuch Wax, Tallow^and other Ma- -and afterwards terials aforefaid, which he had taken an Account of at the laft Time he was at fuch Makers of Candles, miffing the fame, ^nd fhall not upon reafonable Demand receive Satisfaftion what is become of fuch Wax, Tallow, and Maker^ Vc^ Other Materials (o miffing ; then and in every fuch Cafe, it fhall be lawful for fuch Officer to charge fuch ' * Maker of Candles, with fuch Quantity of Candles as fuch Wax, Tallow, and Materials fo miffing, in his Judgment would reafonably have made, not exceeding one hundred and eight Pounds of Candles, for every one hundred and twelve Pounds of Wax, Tallow, and other Materials fo miffing, as aforefaid, and fo in Proportion for a greater or lelTer Quantity. Maker obftruc- XIII. And be it enafted. That if any Maker or Makers of Candles fhall obftruft or hinder any of the ting Officer, for- faid Officers in the Execution of the Powers and Authorities given to him or them by this Aft, for the feits iol. afcertalhing and fecuring the faid Duties upon Candles, the Perfon or Perfons offending therein {hall for every fuch Offence forfeit and lofe the Sum of twenty Pounds. Maker not to XIV. And it is hereby further enafted. That no Maker or Makers of Candles, after the faid firfl Day remove Candles of May one thoufand feven hundred and ten, during the Continuance of the faid Duties on Candles, fhall take'^' 111"°^' (under Pain of forfeiting the Sum of twenty Pounds for every Offence) remove, carry, or fend away, or on ^Forfeiture' of fuffer to be removed, carried, or fent away, any Candles by him, her, or them made, of which no Ac- aol. count fhall have been firft taken by the proper Officer for the faid Duties, from the Place where the fame Candles fhall have been made, without giving to the proper Officer or Officers, within the Limits of the Weekly Bills of Mortality, twenty-four hours Notice at the leaft, and to the proper Officer or Officers, in other Parts of Great Britain, two days Notice at leaft, of his, her or their Intention to remove, carry or fend away the fame, that fo the faid Officer, without his own wilful Negleft or Default may have Time to take an Account thereof. XV. And for the better afcertaining the faid Duties upon Candles, be it further enafted by the Autho- Candles not fur- rity aforefaid. That all Makers of Candles fhall frorh time to time keep all the Candles by them to be reyed, to be made, and which fliall not have been furveyed and taken an Account of by the faid Officers for the faid fa-pt teparate on Duties on Candles, feparate and apart from all other their Candles, which fhall have been furveyed and Forfeiture of 5 1. (-^ken an Account of by fuch Officers, for the Space of twenty-four Hours after the making thereof, within the Limits of the Weekly Bills of Mortality, or for the Space of two Days after the making the faid Candles in any pther Parts of Great Britain^ unlefs fuch Candles fhall have been fooner furveyed and ttken 1: