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 A. D. 1759. Anno tricefimo tertio Georgii II. C. 16. 445 to receive the Sum of one Shilling, and no more : And it fhall not be lawful for the faid Colleflor or Fee of x s. and no move, his Deputy, or any other Officer, to demand, receive or take any other Fee, Gratuity or Reward to be paid for the Ca- whatfoever, either upon account of granting the faid Sufferance, or the Certificate on the Back of ^'"'^^'^' the fame, or on any other Account or Pretence whatfoever relating to the loading or failing of any fuch Ship, Veflel, or Boat, loaded with Culm as aforefaidj any Law, Statute, or Cullom to the contrary notwithftanding. II. And, to prevent Frauds in the fliipping or loading of Culm within the Limits aforefald j Be e u ^r o-} it further cna^ed by the Authority aforefaid. That the Mafter of every fuch Ship, Ve/Tel, or Boat, ^thReturn tothe''^" on Board whereof any Culm fhall have been fhipped or put, within the Limits aforefaid, fliall, up- ponofMiiford, tomakc on his Return to the faid Port of Mi/ford from the Place where he unloaded fuch Culm, make Oath Oath of the Place and before the Collector of the faid Port, or his Deputy (which Oath fuch Colledor or his Deputy Time of landing his are hereby impowered to adminiffer) of the Place where, and Time when, he landed his former ^™" ^^h^°L^^d°^^ '** Cargo of Culm J and fuch Mafter fhall not be permitted to {hip or put on Board his faid Ship, 'P' *'^°' " oa mg. Veilel, or Boat, any other Cargo or Quantity of Culm, until he fhall have made Oath as aforefaid : And in Cafe fuch Mafter fliall fraudulently change or alter either his own Name, or the Name of ^'enalty of fraudulently the Ship, VefTel, or Boat, of which he has the Condudt, in order to prevent a Difcovery being 'g^J^fjf^^l'/^J' "7^^*^ made of the Place to which he carried his former Cargo of Culm, and fliall be convided thereof, 'f ^ an > • s >■ either upon his own ConfefTion, or upon the Oath of one. or more credible Witnefs or WitnefTes, before any one or more Juftice or Juftices of the Peace of the County where the Offence fhall be committed (which Oath fuch Juftice or Juftices is and are hereby impowered to adminifter) every fuch Mafter fo offending fhall, for every fuch Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of five Pounds ; and it fhall and may be lawful for the faid Colle(5lor or his Deputy, or any other Perfon or Perfons as he or they fliall appoint, to feize fuch Ship, Veflel, or Boat, and to detain the fame until the faid Sum of five Pounds fhall be paid, and alfo the reafonable Cofts and Charges of feizing and detain- ing fuch Ship, Veflel, or Boat ; which faid Penalty of five Pounds fliall be applied in the fame Man- ner as other Penalties or Forfeitures are, by the Laws now in being relating to the Duties of Cu- ftoms, direded to be applied. III. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That whenever any Culm which fhall Where any Culm /fcall have been fhipped or put on Board any fuch Ship, VelTel, or Boat, at any Port or Place within the J'eloft, for which Duty Limits aforefaid, for which the Duty hath been duly paid, fliall be adually loft. Proof thereof be- Sa^ w be fti i ing made upon Oath before the Colledf or of fuch Port, or his Deputy (which Oath fuch CoUedlor Duty-free. ^^ or his Deputy are hereby impowered to adminifter) it fliall be lawful for fuch Collector or his Deputy, and he and they are hereby impowered and required to permit the Owner of fuch Culm, which hath been fo loft, to fhip the like Quantity of Culm fo loft Duty-free, and with- out any Charge whatfoever, other than the Fee of one Shilling as aforefaid j any Law, Statute or Cuftom to the contrary notwithftanding. CAP. XVL An A(5t to continue feveral Laws therein mentioned relating to the clandefl:ine Running of uncuftomed Goods, and preventing Frauds relating to the Cuftoms; to prevent the clandeftine Running of Goods, and the Danger of Infedion thereby ; to the granting Liberty to carry Rice from his Majefliy's Province of Carolina in America, diredly to any Part of Europe^ Southward of Cape Finijlerre^ in Ships built and na- vigated according to Law; to the free Importation of Chochineal and Indico; to the prohibiting the Importation of Books reprinted Abroad, and firft compofed, written, and printed in Great Britain-, and for allowing further Time for making Affida- vits of the Execution of Articles or Contrads of Clerks to Attornies or Sollicitors, and filing thereof. VV pleale your Majefty, that it may be enaded j And be it enaded by the King's mcft Ex- cellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and TemporJil, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament afTembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That the feveral ^'^ufes in Act s Geo. i. Claufes in an Ad made in the fifth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty, intituled, An Aa acainjl "* dandejiine B-unning of uncujloined Goods ^^ and for the more effeSlual preventing of Frauds relativ.gtothe Cufioms^ relating to fuch foreign Goods, Wares and Merchandizes as fliall be taken in at Sea out of '■^'^"g*°^°«'g"^<'°^« any Ship or Veflel, in order to be landed, or put into any other Ship or Veflel, or Boat, and alfo"^^"" ^^^^^>^^' relating to Goods not reported and found after clearing Ships; and whereby further Remedies are provided againft rclanding Goods prohibited to be worn in this Kingdom, and foreign Goods fl)ip- ped out for Parts beyond the Seas ; and alfo relating to the opening or altering the Package of Goods on Board Ships Outward Bound ; and alfo relating to hovering Ships or VefTels of the Burthen of fifty Tons or under ; and alfo concerning the Bales or Package in which CofFee fliall be exported • and alfo relating to Rum imported in Calks or Veflels not containing twenty Gallons at the Laft- and 3lfo relating to Certificate Goods entered in order to be X-x ported ioLyland; which were to have
 * "IT 7 HE R E A S the feveral Laws herein after-mentioned, are near expiring j' May it therefore Preamble.