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126 copper, pan, or other utensil, or the furnace or ash-hole door thereof, and shall have given to the officer of Excise of the division or district twelve hours notice thereof, if such maker of soap shall reside within the limits of the chief office of Excise in London, or twenty-four hours notice thereof, if such maker of soap shall reside in any other part of Great Britain, then the officer of Excise shall attend to open such copper, pan, or other utensil, or the furnace or ash-hole door thereof; and if, by any means, art, device, or contrivance whatsoever, any person shall open any such copper, pan, or other utensil, or the furnace or ash-hole door thereof, after the same shall have been locked and secured as aforesaid, before the same shall have been unlocked and opened by the officer of Excise, or shall wilfully damage or hurt any such lock or other