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 A. D. 1 7 24, Anno undecimo. Georgu Regis. C. 3 o. 551 and taken by the Officers for the faid refpcctive Duties, for his Majefty's Ufe, out of the like Comftx ties then in the Poffcffion of the Pcifon or Perfons forfeiting the fame : Provided always, That no Pcpfon j^J"™'^" or Pcrfons whatfoever (hall demand, take or receive, any Permit or Permits from any Officer or Officers b 'u^Va'ion'V for the faid refpedtive Duties, for the Removal of any of the faid Commodities from one Place to another, him, without the fpecial Direction in Writing, of the Perfon or Pcrfons, or the known Servant or Servants Stockton -. of the Perfon or Perfons from or out of whofe Stock the faid Commodities are to be removed; upon tin are to be Pain of forfeiting for every fuch OrFence therein the Sum of Fifty Pounds, or in Default of the Pay- rDmc < i - ment thereof, fliall l'uffer Imprifonment for and during the Space of three Months, without Bail or Penalty 50I. or Main prize. Imprifonment. ' XI. And whereas by the Act, whereby the faid Inland Duties on Coffee, Tea and Chocolate, are ' granted, feveral Oaths and Affirmations are appointed to be adminifircd to the Sellers of and Dealers in « the faid Commodities, relating to their Trade therein, and the Entries by them made with the Officers ' Inftances, where fuch Oaths and Affirmations by the faid Act are to be taken and made by fuch Sellers '*, and Dealers, yet many of them neglect or refufe to take the fame, infilling, that by the faid Act no ' Perfons are exprefly authorized to adminifter the fame unto them :' For Remedy whereof, Be it further Commiffionrr*; enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That it {hall and may be lawful to and for fuch Perfon ^/^'"jj! or Pcrfons, as the Commiffioners for the faid Inland Duties for the Time being, or the major Part of them £™ ,hYoTr'hT in that Behalf fliall appoint, from time to time, to adminifter the faid Oaths and Affirmations to the Sel- t0 Dcaie.sin krs and Dealers, who do or {hall refide within the weekly Bills of Mortality, and to and tor the Collec- thefo Cummo- tors and Supervifors of Excife in all other Parts of Great Britain, to adminifter the faid Oaths, and to take dities. Affirmations from the refpedtive Sellers and Dealers in any of the faid Commodities, within their re- fpedtive Collections and Diftriets. XII. Provided always, and it is hereby enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That it {hall On Officers and may be lawful for the Commiffioners of the faid Inland Duties, or any two or more of them for the Complaint, Time being, within the refpedive Jurifdiflion of the faid Commiffioners, or Juftice or Juftices of the ^T^Tto™ Peace, upon any Officer or Officers for the faid Inland Duties making Complaint, upon Oath, to fuch f umm0 n fofpeft- Commiffioners, or Juftice or Juftices of the Peace reflectively, that he or they do fufpedt any Dealers in ed Perfons the faid Commodities not to have made true and juft Entries in the Books, which he, fhe or they are to produce their obliged, in Purfuance of the faid Aft, to keep for that Purpofe, of fuch of the faid Commodities, as he, f n °o^° h ry ' {he or they, f,om time to time, fell or deliver out or confume, in which Oath fhall be fet forth the Caufes IoG g 0< ' I-Ci IO# of fuch Sufpicion, to fummon fuch fufpedted Perfon or Perfons to appear before the faid Commiffioners, or Juftice or Juftices of the Peace refpedtively, with their refpedtive Entry-Books aforefaid, to the Intent that fuch Commiffioners, or Juftice or Juftices of the Peace refpedtively, may examine fuch fufpected Perfon or Perfons, or fuch as'keep the faid Book or Books, upon his, her or their Oaths or Affirmations, touching the Truth of the Entries made in their faid Books ; and any fuch Dealer in Coffee, Tea or Chocolate, who fliall neglect or refufe to make fuch Oaths or Affirmations, as are by the faid la ft men- tioned Act required, and by this prefent Act appointed to be adminiftred as aforefaid, being thereunto required by the refpedtive Perfon or Perfons, who by this Act is and are authorized to adminifter the fame, or fhall negleft or refufe to attend fuch Summons as aforefaid, with his, her or their refpective Entry- R«°. r ^oto do, Books, and be examined upon Oath as aforefaid, touching the Truth of the Entries made in their re- fpective Entry-Books, then, and in every fuch Cafe or Cafes, the Perfon or Perfons offending therein, or either of them, fhall for each and every of fuch Offence, forfeit and lofe the Sum of twenty Pounds. ' XIII. And whereas in and by the faid Act of Parliament, whereby the faid Inland Duties on Coffee, Tea and Chocolate are granted, it is enadted, That if any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever ^fhould at any Time counterfeit or forge, or caufe to be counterfeited or, forged, the Mark, Stamp, Impreffion, or Device, which by the faid Act of Parliament is directed to be provided and made ufe of on the Paper in- clofmg each Pound of Chocolate, in Purfuance of that Act, or fhould vend or fell fuch Chocolate with fuch counterfeit Mark, Stamp, Impreffion or Device thereon, knowing the fame to be counterfeit ; then every fuch Perfon or Perfons offending therein, fliall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit and lofe the Sum ot five hundred Pounds, and alfo fhould be committed to the next County Gaol, thereto remain tor the Space of twelve Months without Bail or Mainprize : And whereas the Commiffioners for the faid Inland Duties, having, purfuant to the faid Act, provided fuch Marks, Stamps, Impreffions, and Devices for the ftamping and marking Papers inclofing fuch Chocolate ; and whereas fuch Chocolate, as, purfuant to the faid Act, has been duly entred with the proper Officer, and for which the faid Inland Duties have been charged or paid, has, from time to time, been inclofed in fuch Paper and Papers, having on it and them the Impreffion of fuch Marks or Stamps fo provided, as aforefaid ; and whereas, after fuch Papers, having on them the Impreffion of fuch Marks or Stamps, have been taken from fuch Chocolate, as has been- fo duly entred, and for which the faid Duties have been duly charged or paid, the fame Paper or Papers, having on it or them the Impreffion of fuch Mark or Marks, Stamp or Stamps, have been fixed unto, placed up- on, and made ufe of to inclofe other Chocolate, which has not been duly entred, and tor which the faid Inland Duties have not been duly charged or paid, whereby his Majefty has been and is as much and as effedually defrauded of and in bis faid Inland Duties on fuch Chocolate, as if the Aftors in fuch Fraud had counterfeited and forged a Stamp or Stamps, Mark or Marks to refemble fuch Marks or Stamps fo Fixing Papers ■as aforefaid provided by the faid Commiffioners:' For Remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the Autho- w iih the Stamp ity aforefaid, That if and in Cafe from and after the faid twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand leven on Chocolate hundred and twenty-five, any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever fhall upon any Chocolate which has not that has not pari been duly entred with the proper Officer, and for which the faid Inland Duties have not been duly {^X^Tlrii charged or paid, fix or Place fuch Paper or Papers, having on it or them the Impreffion ot iuch Mark ifonmenti or
 * for the fame Duties, for better fecuring the fame; and whereas it hath been obferved, that in fome