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 A'lei i M->v no !'. i(i India Cjooi 1 ; to be ijnpo i ted into r.Tla, id Iron] Koiei an Curls. Etna hy. Pena Ity on Gffic L-rs ccn- nivmg, &c. 96 C. 11. Anno quinto Georgii Regis. A. D. 1718. ' XIT. And whereas great Quantities of wrought Silks, Bengals, and Stuffs mixed with Silk and Herba, as 1 alio Muflins, and other Callicoes, of the Manufacture oiPe-rjia, China or Eaft-India, are, notwithstanding, ' the Laws already imade to.the contrary, frequently imported" from foreign Parts, and landed in Ireland, to ' the Prejudice of fair Traders :' For the better preventing the fame for the future, Be it declared and en- ■ -fted by the Authority aforefaid, That none of the before mentioned Goods fhall, from and after the firft: Day oi' M.<y one thoufand ("even hundred and nineteen, be imported into the laid Kingdom of Ireland, from any Place or Places whatfoevcr, contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this and the former Acts (other than fron Great Britain) under the Penalty and Forfeiture of all fuch of the aforefaid Goods fo import. d, or the Value thereof, as alfo of the Ship or Vcffel importing the fame, with all her Guns, Furniture, Ammunition, Tackle and Apparel ; one Moiety to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors, and the other Moiety to him or them that (hall feize, inform or fue for the fame, in any of his Majefty 's Courts of Record in Dublin, in the faid Kingdom of Ireland ; and if any Officer or Officers of the Cuftoms in Ireland fhall willingly or knowingly connive atthe fraudulent Importation of any of the Goods afore-men- tioned, contrary to the true- Meaning hereof, orjf any fuch Officer or Officers ihall take upon him or them to feize any of the faid Goods, and fhall by Fraud or Collufion defifi or delay the Profecution thereof to Condemnation, he or they fo conniying,_ defifting or delaying fhall forfeit and lofe the Sum of five hundred Pounds, to be fued for and divided in the Manner aforefaid ; and fuch Officer or Officers fhall alfo be incapable of holding any Office or Imployment. under his Majefty, his Heirs and SuccefTors. j 2 Ann. ft. 2. ' XIII. And whereas an Aft was made in the twelfth Year of the late Queen, intituled, An Ail for the c. iS. ' preferring allfuch Ships and Goods thereof, which fhall happen to be forced on Shore or ftranded upon the Coafts ' of this Kingdom, or anf other of her Majsflys Dominions-, wherein is recited (amongft other Things) ' That many Ships of Trade, after all their Dangers at Sea efcaped, have unfortunately near home run ' on Shore or been ftranded on the Coafts thereof, and been barbaroufly plundered by his Majefty's Sub- ' jefts, and their Cargoes imbezilled ; and when any Part has been faved, it has been fwallowed up by 6 the extorbitant Demands for Salvage, to the great Lofs of his Majefty 's Revenue and Damage of his ' Majefty's trading Subjects ; and therefore it is by the faid Aft (among other Things.) enafted, That' ' fuch Ships, Vefiels or Goods fo to be faved, as therein is mentioned, fhall remain in the Cuftody of the ' Officer of the Cuftoms or his Deputy for the Purpofes of the faid Act; and if fuch Goods fhall not be ' legally claimed by the rightful Owner within the Time therein limited, That then publick Sale fhall be ' made thereof (and if psrifhable Goods, forthwith to be fold) and after all Charges deducted, the Refi- ' due of the Monies ariling by fuch Sale, with a fair and juft Account of the whole, fhall be tranfmitted ' to his Majefty's Exchequer, there to remain for the Benefit of the Owner ; which Aft was made perpe- 4Geo, 1. c. 12, ' trial by another Aft of the fourth Year of his Majefty's Reign made in that Behalf: And whereas from ' the want of exprefs Words whereby to fubjeft ftranded Goods fo faved to the Payment of Cuftoms and ' other Duties, a Doubt has arifen, whether fuch Goods are liable to pay the fame, to the great Lofs of Goods r,ived out ' his Majefty's Revenue and contrary tothe true Intent and Meaning of the faid Afts :' Be it therefore of any ftranded enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That all Goods, Wares and Merchandizes, which from Sh. P, after S.il- an£ j a f te - r t jj e £ ve anc [ twentieth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen fhall be falved out V3. s ~*lf iHl of any Ship or Veffel that fnall happen to be forced on Shore or ftranded upon the Coafts of this Kingdom to c P ufto'r&s, See. (not being wreck'd Goods, or Jetfliam, Flotjham, or Lagan) fhall, after Charges of Salvage and other Charges paid as aforefaid, be fubjeft_ and liable to the Payments of the like Cuftoms and other Duties, with fuch Drawbacks upon Exportation, and the like Allowances and Abatements, as fuch Goods, Wares or Merchandizes would, by any Law or Laws now in Force, be liable unto and entitled to have, in cafe the fame were regularly imported ; any Thing in the aforefaid Afts or any other Aft to the contrary not- withstanding. iw. &M. ieir. ' XIV. And whereas in the Preamble of the Aft made in the firft Year of King IVUUam and Queen i. c. 32. ' Mary, for the better preventing the- Exportation of Wool and encouraging the Woollen Manufactures ' of this Kingdom, Wool, Wool-fells, Mortlings, Shortlings, Yarn made of Wool, Wool-flocks, Ful- ' lers-earth, Fuliing-clay and Tobacco-pipe-clay, are enumerated ; but in the enafting Part thereof, ' which relates to the carrying Wool coaft-wife, Wool only is mentioned, and the other enumerated 4 Goods left out, whereby frequent Opportunities are given for the Exportation of them, contrary to the Erovifions for ' true Intent and Meaning of the faid Aft :' It is therefore hereby enafted by the Authority aforefaid, presenting the That from and after the five and twentieth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen the Importation of J^e Provifion made for preventing the Exportation of Wool in and by the Aft before-mentioned, is here- W w' iViI tend ty directed and appointed to extend to Wool-fells, Mortlings, Shortlings, Yarn made of Wool, Wool- Mordin"' 2 sit. flocks, Fullers-earth, Fulling-clay and Tobacco-pipe-clay aforefaid, carried coaft-wife ; any Thing in - "' ' the laid Aft or in any other Aft to the contrary notwithftanding. ' XV. And whereas great Quantities of Silks, Callicoes, Linens or Stuffs, printed, painted, ftained or ' died, in Great Britain, are expofed to Sale without having a Mark or Stamp to denote the Payment of ' the Duties : And whereas fuch as have been fo marked or ftamped are frequently fhipped off in order to ' be exported into Parts beyond the Seas, whereby the Perfon or Perfons exporting the faid Goods are en- ' titled to a great Drawback ; and it hath been found by Experience, that great Quantities of fuch Goods, ' after they have been fhipped for Exportation, have been privately relanded in this Realm ; and the Re- ' medies already provided by Law have not been fufficient to obviate a Praftice fo prejudicial to his Maje- ' fty and all fair and honeft Traders in fuch Goods ;' Be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and