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 A. D. 1763: Anno quarto Georg 11 II L C. 28. 189 IV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That this Act fhall continue for A£t to be in Force for 5 five Years from the twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-four, an d Yean troro 14 June from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament. ' V. And whereas great Quantities of foreign Molafles and Syrups are clandeftinely run on ' Trade of this Kingdom and its American Plantations;' To remedy which practices for the future, Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the twenty-ninth Day of Sep- From and after 29 Sept, tember one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-four, Bond and Security, in the like Penalty, (hall *„ u 6 m ' e J^g 31 ^ non ~ a'fo be given to the Collector or other Principal Officer of the Cuftoms, at any Port or Place in any r"""^"^,. (h°° p c d ° r of the Britijh American Colonies or Plantations, with one Surety befides the Mafter of every Ship or Bond and Security is to Veflel that lhall lade or take on board there any Goods not particularly enumerated in the faid A£ts, be given, being the Product or Manufacture of any of the faid Colonies or Plantations, or Rice, by virtue of a Licence under this prefent Act, with Condition, that in cafe any Molafles or Syrups, being the that any foreign Molafles Produce of any of the Plantations not under the Dominion of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeifors, ™ l^ltZ^hZ* ^ {hall be laden on board fuch Ship or Veflel, the fame fhall (the Danger of the Seas and Enemies ex- Fraud 10 fome ofThe Eri- cepted) be brought, without Fraud or wilful Diminution, by the faid Ship or Veiiel, to fome of tiih Colonies, or to Gieat his Majefty's Colonies or Plantations in America, or to fome Port in Great Britain; and that the Britain; Mafter or other Perfon having the Charge of fuch Ship or Veflel fhall immediately upon his Arrival of which Report is to be at any Port or Place in Great Britain, or in the Britijh American Colonies and Plantations, make a ma*e « the Port of Ar- juft and true Report of all the Goods laden on board fuch Ship or Veflel, under their true and pro- per Denominations ; and if any fuch non-enumerated Goods, or Rice as before mentioned, fhall be Non-enumerated Goods, laden on board any fuch Ship or Veflel before fuch Bond fhall be given, the Goods fo laden, toge- and Rice, laden before ther with the Ship or Veflel, and her Furniture, fhall be forfeited, and fhall and may be feized by f vln f Bon <? .«= f °!£' C I*> r^ir c if /"> rL j r 1 r j r j j ■ /"■ en j ■ together with the Veflel, any Officer of the Cuftoms, and profecuted, fued for and recovered in any Court of Record, or in any Court of Admiralty in the faid Colonies or Plantations where fuch Offence fhall be committed, or in any Court of Vice Admiralty which may or fhall be appointed over all America (which Court of Admiralty, or Vice Admiralty, are hereby refpedtively authorized and required to proceed, hear and determine the fame) at the Election of the Informer or Profecutor. VI. And it is hereby further enacted, That all Penalties and Forfeitures fo recovered there, un- Dmfi°n and Application der this or any former Act of Parliament, fhall be divided, paid and applied as follows; that is to tile PenaItles> fay, After deducting the Charges of Profecution from the grofs Produce thereof; one third Part of the Net Produce fhall be paid into the Hands of the Collector of his Majefty's Cuftoms at the Port or Place where fuch Penalties or Forfeitures fhall be recovered, for the Tjfe of his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeflbrs ; one third Part to the Governor or Commander -in Chief of the faid Co- lony or Plantation, and the other third Part to the Perfon who fhall feize, inform and fue for the fame. CAP. XXVIII. An Act to enable his Majefty, with the Advice of his Privy Council, to order the Im- portation of Provifions from Ireland, during the next Recefs of Parliament, under certain Reftrictions and Regulations therein mentioned. ' WT HE R E A S the Price of Provifions is at prefent high, and may become higher; that it Preamble> ' W greatly affects the poor People, and will tend to hurt the Trade and Manufactures of this and be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, 'and Commons, in this prefent Parliament afTembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That it fhall and may be lawful for his Majefty during the next Recefs Hls Majefty enabled, of Parliament, by and with the Advice of his Privy Council, from time to time to order, permit p^ ^^"f hls, and authorize the free Importation of falted Beef, faked Pork, Bacon and Butter from Ireland into thTimporutio'nof'sak this Kingdom, as his Majefty, in his great Wifdom, fhall think convenient and needful, and as the Proviflons from Ireland, Neceflity of the Times my require, and in fuch Manner as his Majefty fhall think fit to direct; any during the Recefs of Thing in any Act or Acts of Parliament to the contrary notwithftanding. Parliament; II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Perfons fhall be and are and all Perfons are ex- hereby exempted, freed and difcharged from the Payment of all Subfidies, Cuftoms, Rates, Duties empted from Payment of and other Impofitions, and alfo from all Penalties, Forfeitures, Payments and Punifhments, for or D "t'«. and from Penal- upon account of importing or bringing fuch Provifions horn Ireland into this Kingdom, for fuch V es S ? c- on Account of Time or Times as his Majefty, by and with the Advice of his Privy Council, fhall by his Royal mporaionj Proclamation think fit to order, permit and authorize to be imported ; any Act or Aits of Parlia- ment to the contrary notwithftanding. III. And to the Intent that the Revenue may not be prejudiced by the Importation of falted other than the following Provifions from Ireland, Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid; That there fliall be paid to Duties to the Commifli- fuch Officer as the Commiffioners for the Duties on Salt for the Time being fliall appoint at the ° ners for the Dutics »" Port in England, into which any falted Beef, Pork, Bacon or Butter, fhall in purfuance of his Ma- ' jefty's Royal Proclamation, be imported from Ireland as aforefaid, and before any Part thereof fhall be delivered out to the Perfon or Perfons to whom the fame fhall belong or be conflgned, the Sum of
 * Shore in the Britijh Colonies, to the Prejudice of the Revenue, and the great Detriment of the
 * Kingdom if not timely prevented;' May it therefore pleafe your Majefty that it may be enacted ;