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 A. D. 1758. Anno tricefimo fecundo GeorgiiII. C 10. 327 XIV. And it is hereby further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That all fuch Chocolate as stock In Hand of Cho- fhall, on the fixth Day of ^/>n7 one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-nine, be in the Cuftody or cohte (except for private Pofleffion of any Maker or Seller of Chocolate, other than fuch Makers as aforefaid, or of any Per- Ufe) to ^^ ^'""^sht^^to^^ "on or Perfons in Truft, or for the Ufe of him, her or them, within the Limits of the Chief Office ^J |*obe'^ftamptr '""'' )f Excife in London^ (hall, within fourteen Days next after the faid fifth Day of Jj>r-il one thoufand even hundred and fifty-nine, and all fucb Chocolate as fhall, on the fixth Day of April one thoufand even hundred and fifty-nine, be in the Pofl'eflion of any Maker or Seller of Chocolate (other than "uch Makers as aforefaid) or of any Perfon or Perfons in Truft, or for the Ufe of him, her or them, n any other Part of Great Britain^ fhall, within fix Weeks next after the faid fifth Day of Jpril one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-nine, be brought to the refpe£live Offices where the Entries for he fame fhall be, or ought to have been made, and fhall then have fome new and additional Stamp, Vlark, ImprefHon, or Device, affixed thereon, to denote that it has been charged with the faid ad- litional Inland Duty ; which Stamp, Mark, Ii: preffion, or Device, and all other Stamps, Marks, New Stamps to be pro-
 * mprefrions, or Devices, which fhall be made ufe of to denote the charging the faid additional Du- ^ided upon tb.s OccaHoa j

ies, either on the Stock in Hand, or any future Stock, the faid refpeilive Commiffioners of Excife, ind for the faid Inland Duties, for the Time being, are hereby directed to provide, in fuch Manner IS to them fliall feem meet; which Stamps, Marks, Impreffions, or Devices, or any of them, may which maybe altered rom time to time, be varied or altered in fuch Manner as the faid Commiffioners fhall judge molt J^^*"" ^""='° '""«• jroper ; and if any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever fhall at any Time counterfeit or forge, or caufe to ^'"he Penalty of counter- )e counterfeited or forged, any fuch Mark, Stamp, Impreffion, or Device, which fhall be made ufe ^^l^'f"? o>r fwg'ns toe )f in purfuance of this Ac^, or fhall utter, vend, or fell, any Chocolate with fuch counterfeit Mark, Jtamp, Impreffion, or Device thereon, knowing the fame to be counterfeited; or fhall, upon any q^ being guilty ofany Chocolate which has not been duly entered with the proper Officer, and for which the Inland Du- Fraud theiein; ies have not been duly charged or paid, fix or place any Paper or Papers having on it or them the mpreffion of fuch Mark or Marks, Stamp or Stamps ; or fhall, in fuch Paper or Papers, inclofe uch Chocolate as fhall not have been duiy entered with the proper Officer, and for which the In- and Duties have not been duly charged or paid, with Intent to defraud his Majefly of his Inland Duties for and in refpedl of fuch Chocolate; that then evry fuch Perfon or Perfons io offending herein fhall, for every fuch Offence, foifeit and lofe the Sum of five hundred Pounds, and alfo 500I. and oneVewV^ hall be committed to the next Coun:/ Gaol, there to remain for twelve Months without Bail Jmpri'onmejit. )r Mainprize. XV. And it is hereby further ena£tpd by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons The Penalty of fecrctkie laving, on the faid fixth Day of y^/)r/7 one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-nine, in his or their or conce-iing the Stock I ]luftody or PofTeffion, any Stock or Qiiantity of Coffee or Chocolate chargeable by this A6t with »n Hand of Coffee or he faid additional Inland Duties, fhail chmdeflinely remove or carry away, or caufe or fuffer to be o"*f«» emoved or carried away, the fame, or any Part thereof, before his Majefty's Duties thereupon fhall )e paid as aforefaid ; or fhall fraudulently conceal or hide any Part of his, her or their faid Stock of JbfFee or Chocolate ; or fhall neglect or refufe to bring or fend, within the refpedtive Times ap- or not fending the Cho- j >ointed, his, her or their faid Stock of Chocolate to the refpedtive Offices where the Entries for the "^*'^ '° benewflamptj i ame fhall have been or ought to have been made, in order to have fuch Chocolate ftamped as j .forefaid J or fhall after the faid fiftn Day of April one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-nine, or vendlngany without ! ell, or vend, or offer or expofe to Sale, any of their Stock of Chocolate, without being firfl ^^ingduly ftampti narked or ftamped to denote the Payment of the faid additional Inland Duty ; that then, and n each and every of the faid Cafes, he, fhe or they, fo offending, for every fuch Offence hall forfeit the Sum of twenty Shillings for every Pound Weight of fuch Chocolate, and alfo 2°*- P^' 1^- an^fo'^"- he Chocolate fo found after the End of the faid fourteen Days, or fix Weeks refpedfively, *"*^°^'^«^^''"'»'«« jtrithout fuch Mark, Stamp, Impreffion, or Device thereon, fhall be forfeited, and may be feifed. not been found fufficient to prevent Frauds, and the permitting the Sale of Chocolate in fmall 'Quantities not packed up and fecured in the Manner herein after diredled, has tended to encourage the clandeftine and fraudulent making and felling thereof ;' Be it further enaded by the Authority jforefaid. That all Chocolate, which from and after the fifth Day of April one thoufand feven hun- ^^^^ ^^ hi ohCcrve6 in fred and fifty-nine fhall be made in Great Britain^ fhall be packed up, and a Stamp or Mark put ?^' ^h^ "?' '"^ ^^'"P" ■»pon the fame, in Manner herein after mentioned; that is to fay. All fuch Makers or Proprietors '"^ o" ate. rimes and Places, wh' n and where they are required to make Entries of the Chocolate, by or for ihem refpedtively made ?s aforefaid, produce all the Chocolate contained in fuch Entry, at the re- All Chocolate entered, foedive Offices where fuch Entries are or ought to be made, to the refpeftive Officers who are or >« to te duly brought to fhall be appointed for the receiving fuch Entries, on Pain of forfeiting the Sum of twenty Shillings ^^^ proper Office?, fer every Pound Weight of fuch Chocolate which fhall not then be produced ; which Chocolate fhall *>" Forfeiture of 20 s.
 * XVI. And whereas the Provifion by the former Law for packing up Chocolate in Pounds, has
 * >f Chocolate, which fliall be made in Great Britain^ fhall, from time to time, and at the refpedtive
 * je brought, inclofed, packed, and tied up with Thread, in Papers, which faid Papers fhall each of P"
 * hem contain either one r^ound, or Half a Pound, or a Qijarter of a Pound Weight of Chocolate, ^"^ '°^' ^'^^ "^ '"",''

«nd not more or lefs (at the Eledtion of the Makers or Proprietors) ; each of which Papers fo tied up, of oTe PouXiiTf hall, by an Officer appoint:'d, or to be appointed, by the refpedtive Commiffioners of Excife and pound, or qua'tc- Pound, .mpreffion, or Device, affixed thereon, as fhall be by the faid refpedtive Commiffioners for the time ftampt by the proper Jting, from time to time, devifed or appointed for that Purpofe, Offitersi XVII. Aad
 * nland Duties for that Purpofe, or the major Part of them refpedtively, have fuch a Mark, Stamp, which are to be feverally