or chance so fold or fubfcribed for, as aforesaid, forfeit and pay the fum of one hundred pounds, over and above any former penalties inflicted by any former act or acts of parliament made against private lotteries; the one moiety thereof to his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, and the other moiety thereof to fuch perfon or perfons as, in his, her or the r own right, fhall at the commencement of the drawing of fuch lottery or lotteries be poffeffed of the ticket or tickets on which fuch lot or chance, or part of lot or chance, fhall be fold or fubfcribed for, as aforefaid, to be recovered by action of debt, or on the cafe, bill, fuit or information, in any his Majesty's courts of record at Westminfter, as aforefaid.

CAP. X.

An act for enlarging the time granted by two acts of parliament, for repairs of the piers of Bridlington alias Burlington, and for making the faid acts more effectual. WHEREAS by an act passed in the first year of the reign of bis prefent Majefty, intituled, An act to revive and continue an act of the eighth and ninth years of the reign of his late majesty King William, for repair of the piers of Bridlington alias Burlington in the eaft-riding of the county of York, it was enacted, That the faid act of the eighth and ninth years of the reign of his late majefty King William the Third, and all the duties and Jums of money thereby granted and made payable, and every clause, matter and thing therein contained, should from and after the twenty fourth day of June one thousand feven hundred and fixteen ftand. and be revived, continued and paid, for the term of fourteen years, videlicet, from the faid twenty fourth day of June one thoufand Jeven hundred and fixteen until the twenty fourth day of June one thousand feven hundred and thirty: and whereas for the greater fecurity of fuch hips and veffels as fhall, from time to time, come into the harbour of Bridlington, it is abfolutely neceffary, that both the faid piers fhould be lengthened, and the whole fouth pier be. Speedily rebuilt (and most part thereof upon a new foundation) and that new jetties fhould be alfo built, and other necessary works made for the fecurity thereof: be it enacted, &c.

The trustees in the recited act, and those herein named, may lengthen the north and fouth piers, build jetties, &c. The act 8 & 9 W. 3. C. 29. fhall continue in force for 25 years, after June 24, 1730. The trustees in the recited act of 1 Geo. 1. ftat. 2. c. 49. and those herein named, shall have power to raise and difpofe of the duty granted by 8 & 9 W. 3. c. 29 Truftees dying, the furvivors may elect others. Additional duties granted after June 24, 1719. To be raised, &c. as by the former acts. Perfons, lands, &c. heretofore chargeable with building, &c. the faid piers, &c. hall continue to be fo after the faid piers, &c. are lengthned, &c. Trustees may affign the duties, and grant the tolls, &c. for thirty-fix years, as a fecurity for money to be borrowed for the purposes of this act. If any perfon be fued, the action fhall be laid in the county of York, and the defendant may plead the general iffue, &c. and fhall recover treble costs.

CAP

CAP. XI. *

An act against clandeftine running of uncuftomed goods, and for the more effectual preventing of frauds relating to the customs.

WH

After 25

HEREAS the latus already made for preventing the unlawful importing and clandeftine running and landing of customable and prohibited goods and merchandizes, have by experience been found to be ineffectual to prevent fuch illegal practices, whereby bis Majefty is greatly defrauded of and in his duties, and fair traders, who duly pay duties, are very much difcouraged and injured in their trades: and whereas for the better carrying on fuch private and clandeftine trade, divers small veffels, under the burthen of fifteen, tons, are generally employed in the undue importing, running and landing foreign brandy, ftrong-waters and spirits, contrary to the laws already made and in ferce: for remedy whereof, be it enacted by the King's moft excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by authority of the fame, That if any foreign brandy, arrack, rum, March 1719. ftrong waters or fpirits of any kind whatsoever, fhall from and brandy, &c. after the five and twentieth day of March one thousand seven imported in hundred and nineteen be imported or brought into Great Bri- any ship under tain, or into any port, harbour, haven or creek thereof, in any 15 tuns, fuch fhip, veffel or boat, under the burthen of fifteen tons (except fhip forfeited, only for the ufe of the feamen then belonging to and on board Continued by fuch fhip, veffel or boat, not exceeding one gallon for each 2 Geo.2. c.284 fuch feamen) every such ship, vessel or boat, with all her tackle, from May furniture and apparel, or the value thereof, fhall be forfeited, 1729, to Sept. and fhall and may be feifed by any officer or officers of the By Geo. 1. customs, and shall and may be proceeded against and recovered c. 18. fect. 1. in the manner herein after mentioned; and after the feizure and Ships, &c. of condemnation of fuch ship, veffel or boat, the principal officers 40 tuns or under, importing of his Majesty's cuftoms in the port or place where the fame brandy, &c. are fhall be at the time of condemnation, are hereby directed to forfeited. cause fuch fhip, veffel or boat, to be entirely broke up, and the materials to be publickly fold to the beft advantage, together with the tackle, furniture and apparel thereunto belonging, the produce whereof to be divided as herein after mentioned.

1734.

II. And whereas rum is now imported in much greater propor- After 19 Sept.. tions than formerly: and whereas the importing thereof in fmall 1719, rum im safks or veffels is many times done with defign that the fame may under 20 galported in casks more eafily, privately, and clandestinely be carried off and conveyed lons, forfeited. without paying the duties: for remedy whereof, be it enacted by For the contithe authority aforefaid, That if after the twenty ninth day of nuance of this September one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen, any rum claufe, fee fhall be imported or brought into Great Britain, or into any fest. 8. & port, harbour, haven or creek thereof, in any cafk or veffel, not 2 Geo. 2. c.28. containing twenty gallons at the leaft (excepting only for the fect. 3. ufe of the feamen then belonging to and on board fuch fhip or Geo 2. c. 35. VOL. XIV. veite!) ruin were for

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9 Geo. 1. c. 8.

Unless fuch

the use of the veffel) all fuch rum, or the value thereof, fhall be forfeited; mafter, &c. nevertheless if it fhall be made appear, to the fatisfaction of the principal officers of the customs at the port of importation, that fuch rum fo imported in small casks, was for the use of the mafter or feamen belonging to the fhip or veffel in the voyage, or imported by merchants or traders, without fraud or concealment, that then and in every fuch cafe the faid officers are hereby impowered and directed to admit fuch rum to an entry, and cause the duties thereof to be accepted, instead of the forfeiture thereof before-mentioned; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

After 25 March 1719, foreign goods

taken in at

fea by any

be landed or

fel without payment of the duties, forfeited.

For the continuance of this claufe, fee

fact. 8. &

fect. 3.

III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That in cafe any foreign goods, wares or merchandizes, fhall after the five and twentieth day of March one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, by any collier, fisher-boat, or other coasting vefcollier, &c. to fel or boat be taken in at fea, or out of any fhip or vessel whatput on board foever, in order to be landed or put into any other ship, veffel any other vef. or boat, within the limits of any port, without payment of the customs and other duties due and payable for the fame, fuch goods, wares and merchandizes shall be forfeited, and the mafter of fuch collier, fisher-boat, or other coafting veffel or boat, shall forfeit treble the value of fuch goods, unless in cafe of neceffity, which fuch mafter fhall immediately give notice of, and make proof before the chief officers of the customs of the first port of 9 Geo. 1. c. 8. this kingdom where he fhall arrive; and the mafter, purfer, 2 Geo. 2. c. 28, or other perfon taking charge of the fhip or veffel, out of which fuch goods fhall be taken in at fea, unless in case of neand the mafter ceffity, as aforefaid, fhall forfeit treble the value of fuch goods to forfeit treble fo unfhipt; one moiety of which forfeiture to be for the use of lefs in cafe of his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, and the other moiety to neceffity. him, her or them who will inform or fue for the fame, and shall and may be recovered in like manner as is herein after mentioned. IV. And whereas in hips from foreign parts, goods are often found at clearing fuch fhips concealed in falfe bulk-heads between the linings and falfe knees, or in concealed lockers, in order to their being landed without payment of duties, fo that 'tis almost impoffible for officers of the customs to difcover them without having fome previous information: for prevention of which fraudulent practices, be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the five and twentieth day of March one thousand feven hundred and 2 Geo. 2. c.28. nineteen, all goods not reported, and found after the clearing the fhip by the proper officer or officers of the cuftoms, fhall be liable to forfeiture, and fuch goods fhall and may be feized and profecuted in the manner herein after mentioned; any law or cuftom to the contrary notwithstanding.

the value, un

Goods not re

ported, and

found after clearing the hip, forfeited. For the continuance of this claufe, fee

9

Geo. 1. c. 8.

fect. 8. &

fect. 3.

10 Ann, c: 26.

V. And whereas by an act made in the tenth year of the late Queen's reign, for laying additional duties on hides and skins, vellum and parchment, and new duties on starch, coffee, tea, drugs, and other things, certificates for the difcharge of bonds given at the cuftom houfe upon the exportation of coffee or tea, that the fame fhall not be relanded in any part of Great Britain, are to be under the common

feat

feal of the chief magiftrate in fuch place or places in parts beyond the feas, or under the hands and feals of two known British merchants then being at fuch place or places, That fuch coffee, tea or drugs was there landed; which provifion is found infufficient for the fecurity of the revenue of customs against any fecret relanding fuch coffee, tea or drugs, in fome part of this kingdom: and in regard a better provifion may be made with respect to fuch goods exported to Ireland, as is made in the cafe of tobacco, by an act made in the eighth year of her 8 Ann. c. 13. faid late Majefty's reign; be it therefore enacted by the authority After 1 May aforefaid, That from and after the first day of May one thousand 1719. no bond seven hundred and nineteen, no fuch bond given for the expor- tion of certifi for exportatation of coffee, tea, or other certificate goods exported to Ireland, cate goods to fhall be delivered up, or any drawback allowed for any goods en- Ireland to be titled thereto, until a certificate fhall be produced under the delivered up, hands and feals of the collector, controller and furveyor of the or any drawback allowed, customs of some port in Ireland, or any two of them, where till certificate fuch goods fhall be landed, teftifying the landing thereof; and for from the colthe future the condition of all fuch bonds, required by law to be lector, &c. given for the exportation of any of the faid goods to Ireland, where the fhall be, to produce fuch certificate in fix months from the date goods were landed, &c. thereof (the danger of the feas and enemies excepted;) and in For the conticafe no fuch certificate shall be produced within the said time of nuance of this fix months, it shall and may be lawful for the commiffioners of clause, fee 9 Geo. 1. c. 8. the cuftoms in England or Scotland refpectively to caufe fuch ect. 8. & bonds to be put in fuit, unless they shall find fufficient caufe to 2 Geo. z. c. 28. forbear the fame; any law, cuftom or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.

fect. 3.

feited.

VI. And whereas the remedies already provided by law, to prevent the relanding goods prohibited to be worn in this kingdom, and foreign goods fhipped out for parts beyond the feas, have not been fufficient to put a stop to the fraudulent relanding fuch goods, to the prejudice of the revenue and the fair traders; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That from and after the five and twentieth After 25 day of March one thousand feven hundred and nineteen, if any March 1719, fuch goods fhall be unfhipped, or put on fhore (unless in cafe Bited to be goods prohiof diftrefs to fave the fhip from perifhing, or in the prefence of worn here,and an officer of the cuftoms) the faid goods fhall be forfeited; and foreign goods, if the mafter, purfer, or other perfon, taking care of any fhip relanded, torwherein the faid goods fhall be laden, fhall fuffer or permit any Penalty on of the faid goods to be landed or unfhipped (unless as aforefaid) maiter or pur. the faid master, purfer, or other perfon, taking care of fuch fer. fhip, fhall forfeit the value of fuch goods fo unthipped or land- For the contied; and the perfon or perfons to whofe hands or poffeffion the nuance of this claufe, fee faid goods fhall come, after the unfhipping or landing thereof,, Geo. 1. c. 8. he or they knowing the fame to be fo unfhipped, fhall forfeit fect. 8. & double the value of the faid goods, unless he or they fhall make 2 Geo.2. c. 28. discovery thereof to the principal officers of the customs in fix fect..3. days after the faid goods fhall fo come to his or their hands; provided the faid goods fhall not have been feized by, or information given thereof to any officer of the customs before fuch discovery.

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VII. And

out leave.

Penalty on VII. And whereas the perfons concerned in carrying on the faid master, &c. fraudulent practices do frequently caufe the package of fuch goods to be permitting the opened on board the ship, during the time fhe continues in port, wherepackage of fuch goods to by they have a better opportunity to reland the faid goods: for the be opened on prevention whereof, be it further enacted by the authority aforeboard, with faid, That if the package of any fuch goods fhall, with the privity or confent of the mafter, purfer, or other perfons taking care of fuch ship or veffel, be opened on board any thip or vef fel, or put into other form or package, during the time the said ship or veffel remains in port, without leave of one or more of the principal officers of the port, the said mafter, purfer, or other perfon, taking care of fuch fhip or veffel, fhall forfeit one hundred pounds; and if the faid mafter, purfer, or other perfon, taking care of fuch fhip or veffel, fhall permit or fuffer any of the faid goods to be unshipped or landed, or the package of any fuch goods to be opened, or put into any other form, without leave, as aforefaid, then fuch mafter, purfer, or other perfon fhall also fuffer fix months imprisonment, without bail or mainprize.

For the continuance of this claufe, fee

9. Geo.i. c. 8.

1. 8. & 2 Geo. 2. c. 28. f.3.

demand fecu

For the continuance of this claule, jee

9 Geo.1. c.8. 1. 8. & 2 Geo. 2. c. 28. f. 3.

Ships of 50 VIII. And whereas divers ships and veffels of the burthen of fifty tons,or under, tons, or under, laden with coffee, tea, cocoa-nuts, French wrought hovering on filks, Eaft India goods prohibited to be worn in this kingdom, pepcers may enter per, and other spices, brandy, fpirits, and other cuftomable and proand take an hibited goods, pretending to be bound for foreign parts, do frequently account of the lie hovering on the coafts of this kingdom, with intention to run the fading, and the fame privately on shore as opportunity offers, to the great dimirity in treble nution and loss of the revenue, and ruin of fair traders; and by reathe value of fon of the faid veffels fo hovering, frequent opportunities are found for the goods. carrying on the clandeftine trade of exporting wool, and other Staple commodities of this kingdom prohibited to be tranfported: for the better preventing whereof, be it declared and enacted by the authority aforefaid, That from and after the five and twentieth day of March one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, where any fhip or veffel of the burthen of fifty tons, or under, laden with cuftomable or prohibited goods, fhall be found hovering on the coafts of this kingdom, within the limits of any port, and not proceeding on her voyage for foreign parts, or to fome other port of this kingdom, wind and weather permitting, it shall and may be lawful to and for any officer or officers of his Majesty's customs to go on board every fuch fhip or veffel, and to take an account of the lading, and to demand and take fecurity from the mafter or other perfon having or taking the charge or command of such ship or veffel in that voyage, by his own bond by him to be entred into unto his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, in fuch fum or fums of money as fhall be treble the value of fuch foreign goods then on board, with condition, That fuch fhip or veffel (as foon as wind and weather, and the ftate and. condition of fuch fhip or veffel doth permit) fhall and will proceed regularly on fuch voyage, and fhall land fuch foreign goods Mafter, &c. in and at fome foreign port or ports; and if fuch mafter or other refufing to en- perfon having or taking the charge or command of fuch fhip or ter into bond.

vefiel,