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 A. D. 1736. Anno nono Georgii II. • C. 3$. 241 more of his, her or their Accomplices therein to the Commiffioners of the Cuftoms or Excife in England ? Months after or Scotland refpectively, fo as they or two of them at Leaft be convi&ed of fuch Offence, the Offender or |J^p ff<;nc V Offenders fo difcoveiing (hall have and receive the Sum of fifty Pounds for every fuch Offender fo difco- ncrt of"X Cu>- vered and convicted, as a Reward for fuch his, her or their Dilcovery, and every fuch Ferfon fo difcover- tom<, &«• to be ing fliall be clearly acquitted and difcharged of fuch his, her or their Offence ; all which faid Rewards ^'V"?" 1 . and ihall be paid in fuch Manner as herein after is mentioned. Reward!" 5 ° ' Xlli. And whereas the Laws in Being have hitherto proved infufficient for preventing the carrying t v ods through the Country with an armed Force ■>' For Remedy thereof, Pe wo or more be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid twenty-fourth Day of P»IBng; together June on thoufand feven hundred. and thirty-fix, all Perfons who to the Number of two or more in Com- of't'ieSca ' " ly ortenUve having paid tbe Arms or Weapons, or wear any Vizard, Mafk, or other Diiguife, when paffing with fuch Goods and P"ty. and bear- Commodities as aforefaid, or fliall forcibly hinder, obftruct, affault, oppofe or refill: any of the Officers Af ra s ffe " r f, bein K of the Cuftoms or Excife in the feizing or fecuring any Sort of prohibited, uncustomed or run Goods marked, &c to or Commodities,- or other the Execution of their Office, (hall be deemed and taken to be Runners of be deemed Run- foreign Goods and Commodities within the Intent and Meaning of one Act of Parliament made in the Jf"^/ fore ' s " eighth Year of the Reign of his faid late Majefty George the Firft, intituled, An Acl to prevent the clan- t Ge0 .' t . c. i3. dejline running of Goods, and the Danger of Infection thereby, and to prevent Ships breaking their ghiarentine ; and to fubjeel Copper Ore of the Production of the Britilh Plantations to fuch Regulations as other enumerated Commodities of the like Production are fubjeel, although no Proof fhall be given or made that fuch Tea, Brandy, Spirits or other Goods or Commodities were run, or had not been duly entred and paid the Duties chargeable thereon ; but the Proof of fuch Entry and Payment of the Duties, and of the Manner The Proof of how the faid Perfons fo found with the faid Goods and' Commodities came by the fame, fliall wholly lie Emry a ? 1 Pa >'" on fuch Perfon and Perfons ; and all and every Perfon and Perfons being convicted of or for any of the [o ul on thePer- faid Offences (hall be adjudged gu lty of Felony, and (hall for his, her or their Offence, be tranfported fons found wit!» as a Felon or Felons to fome one of his Majefty's Colonies or Plantations in America, there to remain for tl?s G ? oc,s - the Space of feven Years, in fuch Manner as Felons are appointed to be tranfported by the faid two Acts made for that Purpofe in the fourth and fixth Years of the Reign of his Majefty King George the Firft, herein before particularly mentioned ; and if any fuch Offender or Offenders fhall return into Great Britain or Ireland before the Expiration of the faid feven Years, he or they io returning (hall fuffer as Felons, and have Execution awarded againft him, her or them, as Perfons attainted of Felony without Benefit of Clergy. XIV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all the Goods, Wares and Mer- AllGoods,Wea- chandizes, fo found as aforefaid, and all Weapons and Arms, as well offenfive as defenfive, found a n > d S pa U k"'e U of upon or with fuch Perfon or Perfons as aforefaid, and all the Furniture of their and every of their Goods fo found, Horfe and Horfes, and other Cattle and Carriages, and the Chefts, Boxes, Bags, Cafks and other forfeited, Package of all Goods fo found as aforefaid, (hall be foifeited and loft. XV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Officer of the Cuftoms orThe S ol. Re- Excife fliall lofe any Limb or an Eye, or be otherwife maimed, or dangeroully wounded, by any Of • vvounded'b an! fender or Offenders herein laft mentioned, in the Execution of the Duty of his Office, or if any fuch Officer prehending, or other Perfon whatfoever lhall be fo maimed or wounded as aforefaid, in the apprehending, or endea- vouring to apprehend, or making Purfuit after any fuch Offender or Offenders, all and every fuch Officer and Officers, Perfon and Perfons, fo maimed and wounded as aforefaid, lhall upon the Conviction of fuch Offender or Offenders have and receive as a Reward the Sum of fifty Pounds, over and above any other Reward that he or they fliall be intitled to by virtue of this Act ; and in cafe any Perfon or Perfons fhall " nd t0 the Exe- happen to be killed in the taking or apprehending, or endeavouring to apprehend, or in making Purfuit fonshuled a after, any fuch Offender or Offenders, that then the Executors or Adminiftrators of fuch Perfon cr Per- apprehending, fons fo killed as aforefaid (upon Certificate under the Hands and Seals of the Juftice or Juftices of Affize for the County where the Fact was done, or the two next Juftices of the Peace, of fuch Perfon or Perfons being fo killed, which Certificate the faid Juftice or Juftices, upon fufficient Proof before him or them made, is and are hereby required immediately to give without Fee or Reward) (hall have and receive the Sum of fif.y Pounds over and above any other Reward that the Perfon or Perfons fo killed, his, her or their Executors or Adminiftrators, (hall or may be intitled to by virtue of this Act. XVI. And be it further enacted, That from and after the faid twenty-fourth D^y of June one thou- a,ld t0 the Dif- hnd feven hundred and thirty-fix, if any Perfon or Perfons ihall, within three Months after any of Accomplices the faid Offences herein laft before mentioned (hall have been committed, difcover to the Commif- ' fioners of the Cuftoms or Excife in England or Scotland refpectively, any Perfon or Perfons who (hall have been guilty of any fuch Offence, fo as fuch Offender or Offenders be convicted thereof, fuch Difcoverer or Difcoverers (hall have and receive the Sum of fifty Pounds for every fuch Offender fo difcovered and convi6ted, over and above any other Reward or Recompence which he, (he or they may be intitled to by any Law or Statute now in being. XVII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Commiffioners of the Cu- fj^ a e ^$ ftoms and Excife in England and Scotland refpectively (hall caufe the feveral Rewards in this Act be- Receivers Ge»e, fore refpectively mentioned to be paid to the feveral and refpective Perfons who lhajl become intitled rai, by Order ot Vol. VI. I i thereto CwMtaTO, »'
 * prohibited and uncuftomed Goods through the Country with an armed Force j' For Remedy thereof, rcrfoni found