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 A. D. 1750' Anno vlcefimo tertio Georgii IFy (C..13. 223 CAP. xrii. An Ad for the effciftual punlHiing of Perfons convifted of feducing Artificers in the Manii-- faiftures o? Great Eritain or Ireland, out of the Dominions of the Crown of Great Britain ; -, and to prevent the Exportation of Utenfils made ufe of in the Woollen and Silk Maniifac- rnrcs from Great Britain or Ireland, into foreign Parts-, and for the more eafy and fpeedy Determination of Appeals, allowed in certain Cafes, by an Acl made in the laft Seflion of ■ Parliament} relating to Perfons employed in the feveral Manufadlures therein mentioned. H E R E A S by an Aft made in the fifth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firft, intituled, An A£i to prevent the Iiiconvetiiencies arifmg from fedncing Artificers in the Manu- ^Gw.i.i.zJ^ failures of Great Britain, into foreign Parts ; it is amongft other Things enafted. That if any Perfon or Perlbns fnall contract with, entice, endeavour to perfuade or iblicit any Manufafturer or Artificer of or in WooU, Iron, Steel, Brafs or any other Metal, Clock-maker, Watch-maker or any other Artificer or Manufactiirer oi Great Britain, to go out of this Kingdom, into any foreign Country out of his Ma- jefty's Dominions, and fhall be lawfully convifted thereof, in the Manner prefcribcd by the faid Aft ; the Perfon and Perfons fo convitt fhall be fined any Sum not exceeding one hundred Pounds for fuch firft Ofience, according to the Difcretion of the Court, in which fuch Convi£lion fhall be, and fhall be im- prifoned for the Space of three Months, and until fuch Fine fhall be paid ; and if any Perfon or Perfons having been once convict as aforefaid, fhall offend again, and be fo convift a fecond Time of the like- OfFence, then, and in fuch Cafe, the Perfon fo convict a fecond Time, fliall be fined at the Difcretion of the Court, where fuch Conviclion fhalJ be, and fhall be imprifoned for twelve Months, and until fuch Fine fhall be paid : And v.-hcreas, notwilhftanding the Penalties to which Offenders againft the faid A£l are thereby fubjeited, divers v/icked and evil difpofed Perfons have of late feduced into foreign Parts feve- ral Artificers in the Woollen and other Manufaiftures ; and it is therefore become necefiary to make fome further and more efFeftual Provifion, to deter fuch Perfons from committing the faid Offences, fo deftruc- tive to the Trade of this Kingdom :' Therefore for preventing the faid pernicious Praflices for the future, and for explaining, amending and rendering more efiriSlual the faid Aft, Be it enafted by the King's moft Excellent i^.'Iajefly, by and v/ith the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Com- mons, in this prefent Parliament affenibled, and by the Authority of the fame. That if at any Time after p„fons convifl:- jhe twenty fourth Day ofjune one thoufand feven hundred and fifty, any Perfon or Perfons ihall contraft ed of reducing with, entice, perluade or endeavour to perfuade, folicit or feduceany Manufafturer, Workman or Artificer Aitiik«s.inths: of or in Wooll, Mohair, Cotton or Silk, or of or in any A-Ianufaftures made up of Wool 1,. Mohair, Cot- ManuMurcsof ton or Silk, or any of the faid A-Iaterials mixed one with another, or of or in Iron, Steel, Brafs or any ^^?a" j^'q"'" f'"'' other Metal, or any Clock-maker, Watch-maker, or any other Manufafturer, Workman or Artificer of ti'^'D"^^;""',^''^ or in anyother of the ManuhSiurcs of Great Britain or Ireland, of what Nature or Kind foever, to go of Gicat Britain, out of this Kingdom, or out of the Kingdom of Ireland, into any foreign Country, not within the Domi- nions of or belonging to the Crown of Grc^/ 5r/V<?/ff; and fhall be lawfully convifted thereof, upon any In- diftment or Information to be preferred or brought againfl him, her or them, in his Majefty's Court of King's Bench zt Weflminfler,^ or by Indiftment at the Affizes or General Gaol Delivery for the County, Ri- ding or Divifion, wherein fuch OfFence fhall be committed (if fuch Offijnce fliall be committed in that Part ^l Great Britain called England) or by Indiftment in the Court of Jufliciary, or any of the Circuit Courts in Scotland (if fuch Off^ence fhall be committed in that Part of Great Britain called ScotLmd) or by Indift- ment or Information in his Majeffy's Court of King's Bench at Dublin (if fuch Offence iTiall be committed in Ireland) the Perfon or Perfons fo convitted, fhall, for every Artificer, Workman or Manufafturer, fo by him, her or them refpeftively contrafted with, inticed, perfuaded, iblicited or feduced, fevcrally forfeit the Sum of five hundred Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain ; and fliall alfo fufFer Imprilonment in the t^ fg^f^i^ .p^,)_ Common Gaolof the County, Riding, Divifion, Shire or Stewartry, wherein fuch Offender or Offenders and to be fm- fliall be refpeftively convifted, for the Space of twelve Calendar Months without Bail or Mainprize, and prifoned for iz until fuch Forfeiture fhall be paid; and in cafe of a further Conviftion, in manner before prefcribed by this '^'"""hs. Aft,^ for or upon a fecond or other fubfequent Offence of the flime Kind, the Perfon or Perfons fo again of- q^.^^*°^' ^J';.^™^ fending fhall, upon every fecond or other fubfequent Conviftion, feverally forfeit for every Perfon fo by feit /ceo i. "'" him, her or them refpeftively contrafted with, enticed, perfuaded, folicited or feduced, the Sum of one thoufand Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain; and fhall alfo fuffer Imprifonment in the Common ^nj t„ u^. ;^. Gaol of the Country, Riding, Divifion, Shire or Stewartry, wherein fuch Offender or Offenders fhall be pnfoncd for i refpeftively convifted, for the Space of two Years, without Bail or Mainprize, and until fiich Forfeiture Vcars. fhall be paid ; any thing in the faid in part recited Aft of the fifth Year of his faid late Majeily's Reign to the contrary notwithftanding. II. Provided nevcrthelefs, That no Perfon fhall be profecuted for any of the Offences aforefaid, unlefs Profecutlon to fuch Profecution fhall be commenced within the Space of twelve Calendar Months next after fuch Offence b= con-imenced ftiall be committed. ' wh'" u III. And whereas the Exportation of the feveral Tools or Utenfils made ufe of in preparing, working up and finifliing the Woollen and Silk Manufaftures, or any or either of them, will enable Foreigners to work up fuch Manufaftures, and thereby greatly diminifh the Exportation of the fame from this King- ' dom ;' Therefore, for prefcrving as much as poiTible to his Majefty's Britijh Subjefts, the Benefits arifin^ p^^c,,,, „ „f from thofe great and valuable Branch, s of Trade and Commerce; Be it further enafted by the Authority ingijunf.h of" aforefaid, That from and after the faid tvvrnty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fifty, if the Wcolkn any Perfon or Ptrfons in Great Britain or Ireland fliall, upon any Pretence whatfoever, load or put on "<i -'"^ M-^niJ- Board,, ^^"''