mer acts re III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That The new duthe feveral duties and impofitions by this act granted, fhall be ties to be paid, and applied as laid, levied, collected, paid, and applied, in fuch manner, and the former; for the fame purposes, as the feveral rates and duties by this act repealed as aforefaid, and now refpectively raised, levied, collected, and paid, and applied: and all the provifions of or and the proin every act or law now in force for raifing, levying, collecting, vifions in forpaying, and applying the duties and impofitions hereby repealed fpecting the as aforefaid, fhall be in full force, and fhall be put in execution, fame, to be in for raifing, levying, collecting, paying, and applying, the du- force, and exties and impofitions by this act granted, as fully and effectually, duties of this to all intents and purposes, as if the faid provifions were parti-act; > cularly repeated and re-enacted in the body of this prefent ac. IV. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the said seventh day of April, lowed on the no drawback fhall be allowed on the exportation of any bever exportation of fkin from Great Britain. САР. Х. An alt for the more eafy discharge of recognizances eftreated into his Majefty's court of Exchequer. tended to the and no draw. back to be al bever skins. W THEREAS many recognizances have been eftreated into his Preamble. Majesty's court of Exchequer, against perfons for not appearing as parties or witnesses in his Majesty's courts of record at Weftminfter, or at the affizes and general quarter feffions, or other courts of record in that part of Great Britain called England, or for not profecuting indictments there, or otherwise not performing the condi tions in fuch recognizances contained; many of which neglects of duty have happened by the inattention of ignorant people, fome of whom are imprisoned, and a great number of others liable to be fo, by the procefs conftantly iffued against them out of the courts of Exchequer, and directed to the sheriffs, though no other profecution be fubfifting but merely for fuch forfeitures of their recognizances, from which there are no eafy means at prefent, for poor perfons especially, to procure any difcharge: for remedy whereof, be it enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this After 1 May, prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, 1764, the ba That from and after the fifth day of May, one thoufand feven rons of the Exchequer hundred and fixty four, it fhall be lawful for the barons of his impowered to Majefty's court of Exchequer, upon affidavit and petition to be difcharge, upprefented to them by or on the behalf of the perfon or perfons im- on affidavit prifoned, or liable to be imprifoned, on the forfeiture of any and petition, fuch recognizances, to discharge fuch perfon or perfons, by order from the faid barons, without any quietus to be fued out recognizances for that purpose; for which order no more than one pound and of perfons one fhilling fhall be taken by the officer appointed to give out eftreated into the fame: provided that no difcharge thall be given on fuch pe- quer; titions where any debt is due to the crown, other than by the Fee payable recognizances fo prayed to be discharged; nor in any cafes of upon fuch ordefrauding his Majefty's revenue by contraband trade, or affault- der, 11. 15. ing the crown j C 2 and without quietus fued, the Exche Debts due to cafes of frauds ing his Majefty's officers of the cuftoms or excife in the execuby contraband tion of their duty, or any perfon or perfons lawfully affifting them trade; relating to British fail cloth, &c. therein. CAP. XI. An act for continuing certain laws therein mentioned relating to British fail cloth, and to the duties payable on foreign fail cloth, and to the allowance upon the exportation of British made gunpowder, and for giving further encouragement for the importation of naval ftores from the British colonies in America. HEREAS the laws herein after-mentioned are found to be very useful and beneficial, and are near expiring; may it therefore please your Majefty, that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majefty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and A&t 9 Geo. II. Commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That an act made in the ninth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for further encouraging and regulating the manufacture of Britith fail cloth, and for the more effectual fecuring the duties now payable on foreign fail cloth imported into this kingdom, which was to continue in force from the twenty fourth day of June, one thoufand feven hundred and thirty fix, for the term of five years, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which, by feveral fubfequent acts made in the thirteenth, twenty fourth, and thirty firft, years of his faid Majefty's reign, was further continued until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and fixty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from the expiration thereof, until the twenty ninth day of September, one thoufand seven hundred and feventy one, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. further continued to 29 Sept. 1771. A&t 4 Geo. II. on the expor tish made II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That relating to the an act made in the fourth year of the reign of his late majesty allowance up- King George the Second, intituled, An art for granting an allow tation of Bri- ance upon the exportation of British made gunpowder, which was to continue in force for five years from the twenty fourth day of gunpowder, June, one thoufand feven hundred and thirty one, and from thence to the end of the then next feflion of parliament; and which, by feveral fubfequent acts made in the tenth, fixteenth, twenty fourth, and thirty firft, years of his faid Majesty's reign, was further continued until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and fixty four, and from thence to further conti- the end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from the expiration thereSept. 1771. of, until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and seventy one, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. nued to 29 III. And as relates to the British plantations in III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, So much of That fo much of an act made in the eighth year of the reign of act 8 Geo. I. King George the Firft, intituled, An act for giving further en- the importa couragement for the importation of naval ftores, and for other pur- tion of wood, pofes therein mentioned, as relates to the importation of wood and timber, and timber, and of the goods commonly called Lumber, therein par- lumber, from ticularly enumerated, from any of his Majesty's British plantations or colonies in America, free from all cuftoms and impofi- America, tions whatsoever; which was to be in force for twenty one years, from the twenty fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and twenty two; and which, by feveral fubfequent acts made in the fixteenth, twenty fourth, and thirty first, years of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, was further continued until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and fixty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the further contifame is hereby further continued from the expiration thereof, nued to 29 Sep. until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven 1771. hundred and feventy one, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. CAP. XII. An act to continue feveral laws for the better regulating of pilots for the conducting of ships and vessels from Dover, Deal, and Isle of Thanet, up the rivers of Thames and Medway; relating to the landing of rum or fpirits of the British Jugar plantations before the duties of excife are paid thereon; and to the further punishment of perfons going armed or disguised, in defiance of the laws of customs or excife; and to the relief of the officers of the customs in informations upon feizures; and for granting a liberty to carry fugars of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of any of his Majefty's fugar colonies, directly into foreign parts, in fhips built in Great Britain, and navigated according to law; and for punishing perfons who shall damage or destroy any banks, flood gates, fluices, or other works, belonging to the rivers and streams made navigable by act of parliament. WHEREAS the laws herein after mentioned have, by expe- Preamble. rience, been found useful and beneficial, and are near expiring; may it therefore please your Majefty, that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majetty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of A&t 3 Geo. I. the fame, That an act made in the third year of the reign of King for regulating George the First, intituled, An act for the better regulating of pilots for Pels from Dopilots of vef. the conducting of fhips and veffels from Dover, Deal, and the Inle ver, &c. up of Thanet, up the rivers of Thames and Medway, which was the Thames to and Medway; C 3 and claufe in act 7. Geo. I. to continue in force for feven years, and from thence to the end of the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and also a claufe for further regulating the pilots of Dover, Deal, and the for further re- Ifte of Thanet, in an act paffed in the feventh year of his faid gulating the pilots of Do- Majefty's reign, which was to be in force during the continuver, Deal, and ance of the faid act of the third year of his faid Majesty's reign; Thanet, &c. which faid act, together with the faid claufe, were, by feveral fubfequent acts, made in the tenth year of his faid Majefty's reign, and of the eighth and twenty third years of the reign of his late majefty King George the Second, further continued until the twenty fifth day of March, one thousand feven hundred and fixty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the fame are hereby further continued from the expiration thereof until the twenty fifth day of March, one thoufand feven hundred and feventy eight, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. further continued to 25 March, 1778. So much of act 15 & 16 II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That fo much of an act made in the fifteenth and fixteenth years of Geo. II. as relates to the the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, landing of An act to impower the importers or proprietors of rum or spirits of rum or fpirits, the British fugar plantations, to land the fame before payment of the of the British duties of excife charged thereon, and to lodge the fame in warehouses fugar plantations, before at their own expence; and for the relief of Ralph Barrow, in duties paid, refpect to the duty on fome rock falt, loft by the overflowing of the rivers Weaver and Dane; as relates to the landing of rum or fpirits of the British fugar plantations before payment of the duties of excife, and to the lodging of the fame in warehouses at the expence of the importers or proprietors thereof; which was to continue in force until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and forty nine, and from thence to the end of the then next feflion of parliament; and which, by an act made in the twenty third year of his faid late Majesty's reign, was further continued from the expiration thereof until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and fifty feven, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; and which, by an act made in the thirty first year of his faid late Majefty's reign, was amended, and further continued until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and fixty four, and from thence to the further conti- end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the fame is hereby further continued from the expiration thereof until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and feventy one, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. nued to 29 Sept. 1771. So much of as relates to III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, act 19 Geo. II. That fo much of an act made in the nineteenth year of the reign perfons going of his late majefty King George the Second, intituled, An act for armed or dil the further punishment of perfons going armed or difguifed in defiance guifed in de- of the laws of customs or excife; and for indemnifying offenders against thofe laws upon the terms therein mentioned; and for relief of ftoms and ex- officers of the cufloms in informations upon feizures; as relates to the fiance of the laws of cu cife i further of the customs in informa further punishment of perfons going armed or difguifed in de- and to the refiance of the laws of customs or excife, and to the relief of of- lief of officers ficers of the customs in informations upon feizures; which act was to continue in force for the space of feven years, and from tions upon thence to the end of the then next fellion of parliament; and which, feizures; by several fubfequent acts, made in the twenty fixth and thirty fecond years of his faid Majefty's reign, was further continued until the twenty ninth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and fixty four, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the fame is hereby further contifurther continued from the expiration thereof until the twenty nued to 29 ninth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and feventy Sept. 1771. one, and from thence to the end of the then next feffion of parliament. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That an act made in the twelfth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for granting Act 12 Gep.II. a liberty to carry fugars of the growth, produce, or manufacture, of granting liany of his Majefly's fugar colonies in America, from the faid colo-berty to carry fugars of the nies directly to foreign parts, in ships built in Great Britain, and na- growth of the vigated according to law; which was to continue in force for five British plantayears from the twenty ninth day of September, one thoufand fe- tions in Ameven hundred and thirty nine, and from thence to the end of the rica, directly to foreign then next feffion of parliament; and which, by feveral fubfe- parts, &c. quent acts made in the feventeenth, twenty fourth, and thirty first years of his faid Majefty's reign, was further continued until the twenty ninth day of September, one thoufand seven hundred and fixty four, and from thence to the end of the then further continext feffion of parliament; fhall be, and the fame is hereby nued to 29 further continued, from the expiration thereof, until the twenty Sept. 1771. ninth day of September, one thousand feven hundred and feventy one, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament. any banks, V. And whereas the laws now in being are not fufficient for the preservation of the banks, flood-gates, fluices, and other works, belonging to rivers and ftreams made navigable by act of parliament, and for the maintaining the navigation of fuch rivers and ftreams; be it therefore enacted by the authority a- Perfons who forefaid, That from and after the paffing of this act, if any perfhall damage fon or perfons fhall wilfully or malicioully break, throw down, flood-gates, damage, or deftroy, any banks, flood-gates, fluices, or other or other works, or open or draw up any flood-gate or flood-gates, or do works belongany other wilful hurt or mischief to any fuch navigation, fo as ing to rivers, to obftruct, hinder, or prevent, the carrying on, compleating, vigable by act fupporting, or maintaining, fuch navigation; every such person of parliament, or perfons fhall be adjudged guilty of felony; and the court be- fhall be adfore whom fuch perfon or perfons fhall be tried and convicted, judged guilty of felony, fhall and hereby have power and authority to order fuch perfon and be tranfor perfons to be tranfported for feven years. &c. made na ported for 7 years. |