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 184 C. 15, 16. Anno tricerimo primo Georgii II. A. D. 1757. CAP. XV. An Atl for the Encouragement of the Exportation of Culm to Lijlon^ in the Kingdom of* Pcrtugcl. » > Preamble. * TT 7" HE RE AS fill ce the late dreadful Earthquake zt Ll/bon^ a confiderable Demand hath arifen for > Forf'.rmcr Du- * V » Culm to be there ufed, in the burning or calcining of Lime, for the Purpofe of rebuilding of the tiis en Culm re- ' faid City, and the Exportation of Culm to L'tjbon^ under a fmall Duty, will greatly contribute to the fir to (j& 10 IV. *■ more fpeedy and effeclual rebuilding of the faid City, as well as to the Encouragement of the Trade ■ 3. c. 13. % Arn. i and Navigation of this Kingdom ;' May it therefore pleafe your Majefty that it may be enabled j and be '. c.^. g.i'tiK.c.6. jj. eriafted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiri- 5 CO. I.e. g. ^^^j ^^^j Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the Culm may be fame. That from and after the twenty-fifth Day of jl/^r^/' one thouHind feven hundred and fifty-eight, it exported tor 15 Ihall be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons, for and during the Term of fifteen Years, and from thence to the Years, End of the then next Scflion of Parliament, to export any Quantity or Quantities of Culm to the City of Lijdofi, in the Kingdom of P^r/K^^/, upon Payment of a Duty of one Shilling for every Chalder (NeW" ^^onPaymtnioi cajile-meafure) of Culm fo exported, and no more, and after that Rate for any greater or lefler Quantity ; Dut ^^ ^^^^^^^ fo as the Exporter fhall, before the lading of fuch Culm, or laying the fame on Board, become bound with an"'^the Expor- Other fufficient Security in treble the Value thereof, to the Commiflioners or Chief Officer or Officers of ter giving Sccu- his A4ajefty's Cufloms, belonging to the Port or Place where fuch Culm fhallbe fhippcd or put on Board rity thereof, (who hath or have hereby Power to take fuch Security in his Majefly's Name, and to his Majefty's Ufe, of landingthe and for which Security no Fee or Reward (hall be given or taken) that fuch Culm fliall be landed at Lif- fameatLifbon /-<?«, in the Kingdom o^ Portugal, and not elfewhere ; and that a Certificate under the Hand and Seal of the c"rti'fic"t"'h- * ^^ Date of the faid Bonds (the Danger of the Seas and Enemies excepted) be returned to the Officers who ofw'ithin^iz "^ " took the faid Bonds, that fuch Culm hath been landed at Lijhon; and in cafe the Ship or VefTcl on which Months, any Culm fhall be put on Board, for which fuch Security ought to be given, fhall depart or go out of Port Sdip and Culm before fuch Security is given, in every fuch Cafe the Ship or VefTel, and the Culm therein, or the Value otherwiie to be thereof, fliall be forfeited, and fhall and may be recovered, to wit. One Moiety thereof to the Ufe of the King, and the other Moiety thereof to the Perfon or Perfons who will feize, inform or fue for the fame. Duty to be lev!- il. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Duty on Culm exported to Lifr- > cd, &c. as the i^y, {]-)all be raifed, colledled, levied, recovered and paid, in the fame Manner, and under fuch Penalties Duty upon Coals, ^j^j Forfeitures, and by fuch Rules, Ways and Methods, as the Duties payable to his Majefty upon the > Exportation of Coals are, by virtue of any Law or Statute now in Force, to be raifed, collcdled, levied or recovered. Limitation of IIL And be it further enacled by the Authority aforefaid. That if any AcStion or Suit fhall be commcn- Adions. ced againft any Perfon or Perfons for any Thing done in purfuance of this A61, the Defendant or Dcfcn- ^_ . j^ dants in any fuch Action or Suit, may plead the General Iffue, and give this A(?l:, and the Special Matter in Evidence, at any Trial to be had thereupon ; and that the fame was done in purfuance, and by the Au- thority of this Act: And if it fliall appear fo to have been done, the Jury fliall find for the Defendant or Defendants ; and if the Plaintiff fhall be nonfuit, or difcontinue his Adtion, after the Defendant or Defen- dants fliall have appeared ; or if Judgment fliall be given upon any Verdicl or Demurrer againft the Plain- Treble CoCs. tiff, the Defendant and Defendants fhall and may recover I'reble Cofts, and have the like Remedy for the. &ec 33 Ceo. z, fame as the Defendant or Defendants hath or have in other Cafes by Law. CAP. XVL An Acl to enforce and render more cffedual an A(ft made in the twenty-fifth Year of his pre- fent Majefty's Reign, intituled. An Atl for annexing certain forfeited Eflates in Scotland to the Crown unalienably ; and for making Satiifaction to the lawful Creditors thereupon •, ar.d to ejlohltlh a Method of managing the fame., and applying the Rents and Profi's thereof^ for the letter ciri/izing and improving the Highlands ^Scotland, and preventing Diforders there for . the future. Preamble, re- ' I/HEREAS the Lands, Lordfliips, Baronies, Patronages Tythes, Fifhings and other like Here- ci;mg claufc-s ' VV tages of Donald Cameron of Lochiel., Charles Stewart of ArdJ}.H'il., Donald Mack Donald of Kinlochmoy-^ . in Ail, * dart.) Evan Macphrrfon of Clwdc, Franch Buchanan of Jmprior., Donald Mack Donald of Lochgarry, Allan 10 G:0. ». C. 41. ' covering .. , ,,^0 ^ ^^ ., ^ . ■, . . ^ ~ ■-. Geo z 41 * M^ij'^'^y's R<^'g"5 intituled. An A^ for annexing certain forfeited Ejlates in ^coiAni to the Crown tmaliena- 5 "* '' *■ hly; and for making Satisfadtion to the lawful Creditors thereupon and to eflabiijh a Method of moncgin^ th^
 * '"')'» . Britijh Conful General, or Deputy Conful refiding at L'lfhon, fhall, within twelve Calendar Months from
 * Cameron of Collart., Francis Farquharfon of Monaliree., and Alexander Mack ^Donald o^Kfp^cchy by tlieir
 * ing the laxvful Debts and Claims thereupon : And whereas by an A<5t made in the twenty-fittli Year of his
 * fame., and applymg the Rents and Profits thereof for the better civilizing and imhioving the Highlands of Scot-
 * land, and preventing Diforders there for the future; reciting, 'l"l,at the Lands and Eftates of the faid Do-
 * jiald Cameron oi Lochicly and the fcveral other Perfons therein befoxc-mcntioaed, which by virtue of thp
 * beforg*