ven on falt fhall not be

unto the forfeitures and penalties by the faid ftatute inflicted for the killing of any one deer, in the fame manner as if he or they had been thereof convicted according to the said statute.

CAP. XVI.

An act for laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a pen. ny sterling, upon every pint of ale or beer that shall be vended or fold within the town of Dunbar, for improving and preferving the barbour, and repairing the town houfe, and building a fchool, and other publick buildings there; and for, fupplying the laid town with fresh water. Continued by 10 Geo. 2. c. 4.

CAP. XVII.

An act for laying a duty of two pennies Scots, or one fixth part of a penny fterling, upon every pint of ale or beer that fhall be vended or fold within the town of Invernefs, and privileges thereof, for paying the debts of the faid town, and for building a church, and making a harbour there. Continued by 11 Geo. 2. c. 16.

CAP. XVIII.

An act for recovering the credit of the British fishery in foreign parts; and better fecuring the duties on falt.

HEREAS it is found by experience, that the allowances

given by the feveral acts of parliament relating to the duties on falt upon the exportation of fish do much exceed the duty of falt ufed in curing the fame, which is fo far from being an encouragement to a fair trade, that it is rather an inducement to the curers and exporters of fish to commit feveral frauds, by curing the faid fish in fo deficient a manner, that it will but juft ferve the examination upon Shipping it off, and not keep good to foreign markets, to the great dif paragement of the British fishery, as well as diminution of his Majesty's faid duties: be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent majefty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons, in this present parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That the present allowThe prefent ances given by the laws relating to the duties upon falt upon the allowances gi- exportation of fish fhall not be paid for any fifh that shall be exported from and after the four and twentieth day of June one thousand seven hundred and nineteen; but that the curers of paid for any fith exported fish fhall from thenceforth be allowed to import foreign falt, or after 24 June, take from any falt-works or falt-pits, any fuch quantity of British falt, where the fame is allowed by law, for the curing of fish Curers of fish for exportation, as they fhall think proper for curing fish for fotion may ufe reign markets, without paying any duty to his Majefty for the foreign falt or fame, except the customs payable upon the importation thereof, fuch foreign falt being landed, or fuch British falt being taken without duty, from the faid falt-pits or falt-works and weighed in the presence except the of an officer for the duties on falt; and fuch foreign or Briti customs. falt being lodged in a warehouse under the lock and key of the faid officer, as well as the proprietor of the faid falt: which foreign or British falt fo lodged as aforefaid fhall remain in the cuftody of the faid officer jointly with the faid proprietor of the said c. 11. fect. 51. falt, during all the feveral intervals of the refpective fishing seaStock fo cel fons; the proprietor or proprietors, or his or their agent or alared up may be turned gents, entring at the next office for the duty on falt the refpec

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British falt

Such falt to be

weighed and warehoused. By 6 Geo. 1.

8 Geo. 1. c. 4.

tive quantities of foreign or British falt fo lodged by him or them, over as frock from time to time, as aforefaid; and the faid officer keeping an in hand, &c. account of every refpective quantity of the faid falt fo entred and lodged in his cuftody as aforefaid; and that at the beginning of every of the feveral fishing seasons the proprietor or proprietors At every fishof the faid falt, or his or their agent or agents, fhall make oath ing feafon in writing before the officer for the duty on falt, at the office proprietor to neareft to the place where the faid falt is lodged, declaring the make oath of quantity of the foreign or British falt refpectively lodged as afore- and that it is the quantity, faid; and that all the faid falt is intended for the curing of fish for curing fish for exportation only, and fhall not by his or their order, con- for exportafent or connivance, directly or indirectly, be fold, given away tion only: or any ways delivered, but for the purpofe aforefaid; after which This clause al oath fo made as aforefaid, and filed up by the faid officer in his plained, and faid office for the duty on falt as aforefaid, the officer in whofe farther provijoint cuftody with the proprietor or proprietors, his or their a-fans made, gent or agents, the falt has continued during the interval of the f. 1, 4, 9, 10. fifhing feafon, fhall deliver into the fole cuftody of the faid pro- & 8 Geo. 1. prietor or proprietors, his or their agent or agents, all the faid c. 16. f. 1. & falt for the curing of fish taken during the faid fishing season; 11 Geo. J. and that at the end of every fifhing feafon the officer for the faid Then the falt C. 30. f. 41, 42. duty on falt shall take a particular account of the quantities of fo- to be deliverreign and British falt refpectively remaining in hand; which remain- ed to the proing falt fhall be immediately locked up in the joint cuftody of prietor. the faid officer and proprietor or proprietors, his or their agent or agents as aforefaid; and the faid proprietor or proprietors, his or their agent or agents, of the faid falt, ufing the faid falt as aforefaid fhall, as foon as poffible, after the end of every fishing After fishing season, deliver alfo an account in writing into the faid office for feafon an acthe duty on falt as aforefaid, containing the quantity of fish ex- count to be ported or entred and shipped to be exported, on which the falt taken of the aken away after its delivery into the fole cuftody of the faid pro- falt, and to be remaining prietor or proprietors, his or their agent or agents, has been warehoufed. ufed or confumed, together with a certificate or certificates by Proprietor to the proper officers of the feveral ports where the faid fish were give an acfhipped for exportation, verifying the faid account; which cer- quantity of tificates the faid officers are hereby directed to give gratis; which hith exported faid account, delivered into the faid office as aforefaid, fhall be on which the falt was used, affirmed by the oath of the faid proprietor or proprietors using &c. the faid falt as aforefaid, or his or their agent or agents who have ufed the fame, and fhall remain in the faid office, to the end that the quantity of fish cured for exportation and the quantity of salt used in curing the faid fish may, from time to time, appear upon oath, and be compared together; and in cafe any of the faid falt fhall be delivered over to any other perfons, and Salt delivered ufed by them in curing of fish, the feveral quantities of falt fo de- over to any livered over shall be expreffed in the faid account; and each per- accounted for fon to whom fuch falt fhall be fo delivered, or his agent, thall likewife upon oath make another account of the particular quantity of fuch falt used by each of them in the curing of fish fo exported or fhipped for exportation as aforefaid; which faid ac

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count of the

other to be

Penalty.

Every bufhel

of falt taken

count, together with proper certificates as aforesaid, fhall likewife be tranfmitted into the office aforefaid, there to remain for the purposes above-mentioned: but if fuch proprietor or proprietors, his or their agent or agents, or any other perfon or perfons to whom any quantity of falt fhall be by them delivered over as aforefaid fhall, for the space of fix months after the end of every refpective fishing feafon, neglect or refuse to deliver fuch account attefted upon oath as aforefaid, fuch proprietor or proprietors, and fuch other perfon or perfons as aforefaid, fhall for every fuch offence forfeit forty pounds.

II. And to the end that no part of the falt delivered into the fole cuftody of the proprietor or proprietors thereof, or of his or their agent or agents, or by them to any other perfons, for the curing of fib for exportation only, during the faid several fishing seasons, may be fold, given away or otherwife delivered or ufed, directly or indirectly, but for the purpofe aforefaid; and to obviate the frauds which the publick revenue would otherwife be exposed to by the prefent relaxation of the former laws and the indulgence intended hereby to the fair trader: be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That for every bufhel of falt fo taken out of the cellars or falt-works, which out of the cel- fhall not be accounted for in the manner above-mentioned, by lars, and not the oaths of the perfons and proper certificates, or by certificate accounted for, forfeits 20 s. from the justices of the peace at the quarter-feffions, that proof was there made that fuch falt was put on board any boat or vesfel for curing of fish at fea, and was there taken by enemies or otherwife loft or perished at fea, or shall not be returned into or found remaining at the end of every fishing feafon in the cellars or warehouses as aforefaid, the proprietor or proprietors thereof, his or their agent or agents who took out the fame, or the perfon or perfons to whom the fame or any part thereof was delivered for curing of fish as aforefaid, fhall respectively, according to each of their respective quantities with which they stand Such falt fold, accountable, forfeit and pay the fum of twenty fhillings; and given away, every fuch perfon felling, giving away, ufing or delivering any ufedorbought, fuch falt, or confenting or being any ways privy to the felling, otherwife than giving away, ufing or delivering fuch falt, directly or indi

for curing fish, forfeits 20s. the bushel.

rectly, otherwife than for the purposes aforefaid, thall forfeit, pay and undergo the penalties and punishments herein aftermentioned; that is to fay, every proprietor of such salt, or his agent, for every bufhel of fuch falt fo fold, given away, used or delivered, fhall forfeit and pay the fum of twenty fhillings; one. third part thereof to the ufe of his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, and the remainder thereof to such person that shall inform or fue for the fame; and every other perfon buying, taking or ufing any such falt, otherwife than for the purposes aforefaid and in the manner aforesaid, fhall forfeit and pay the fum of twenty fhillings for every bufhel of falt fo bought, delivered or used, and after that rate for a greater or leffer quantity; one third part thereof for the use of his Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, and the remainder thereof to fuch perfon or perfons that fhall inform or fue for the fame: which faid fums or penalties*

nalties fhall be levied in such manner as other penalties herein after-mentioned are to be levied; or in default of payment of In default of fuch fums, within fourteen days after conviction of fuch crime, payment of fender to be and where no fufficient effects can be found to answer the fame, fent to the the perfon or perfons fo offending shall be sent to the house of houfe of corcorrection, there to be whipp'd, and kept to hard labour for any rection. time not exceeding three months.

III. And for preventing the imbezilling of falt lodged under the lock and key of the officer and proprietors during the intervals of the refpective fishing seasons; be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That for every bufhel of fuch falt fo lodged, Salt wanting which thall either be carried away or fhall be found wanting at at re-deliverthe re-delivering thereof into the fole cuftody of the proprietors, ing forfeits reasonable allowances for the waste of fuch falt being first made, the faid proprietor or proprietors fhall forfeit twenty fhillings.

20s. the

IV. And for preventing any frauds, imbezilments or mifapplication of any foreign falt after it is imported or landed, and before it is cellared and stored up under the joint cuftody of the proprietor and the officer for the falt-duties for curing of fish for exportation as aforesaid, and of any British falt after its being weighed and taken away from the falt-works or falt-pits of Great Britain, and before it is stored and locked up by the proprietor and the officer for the falt-duties for curing of fish for exportation, as before-mentioned; be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That any perfon or perfons who, from and after the Foreign falt four and twentieth day of June one thousand seven hundred and imbezilled afnineteen, shall take away, imbezil or mifapply any foreign falt ter importaafter the importation or landing thereof, and before it is cellared tion and beand ftored up for the curing of fish as above-mentioned, fhall forfeits 205. fore cellaring, forfeit and pay the fum of twenty fhillings for every bufhel of the bushel, at foreign falt fo taken away, imbezilled or mifapplied, reckoning 84lb. to the fuch foreign falt at eighty and four pounds weight to the bushel, bufhel. and fo in proportion for a greater or lefs quantity; and any per- Britifh falt imfon or perfons who, from and after the faid four and twentieth bezilled forday of June one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, fhall feits 1os. the take away, imbezil or misapply any British falt after it is weigh to the bushel. bufhel, at 56lb ed at and carried from any falt-work or falt-pit in Great Britain, and before it is brought unto and locked up in any cellar or ftorehouse by the proprietor and the officer for the falt-duties, for the curing of fith, as directed by this act, every fuch perfon or perfons fhall forfeit and pay the fum of ten fhillings for every bufhel of British falt fo taken away, imbezilled or mifapplied, reckoning fuch British falt at fifty and fix pounds weight to the bufhel, and fo in proportion for a greater or lefs quantity. V. And whereas confiderable quantities of foreign and British fait, as alfo fome quantities of falt which has already been laid on fish, and returned unconfumed, defigned for the curing of fifb, the duties whereof are paid or fecured to be paid, are in the hands of feveral perfans, dealers in fifh, which quantities of falt ought to be returned under the lock and key of the officers of the duties on falt in England and the officers of the customs in Scotland, and the duties thereof re

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Salt that has paid the duty

paid, or the fecurity given vacated and difcharged: be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That all fuch foreign and British falt, as alfo fuch quantities of falt which have already been laid on fish and returned unconsumed, remaining in the and key of the proper cuftody of any perfon or perfons, the duties whereof have proper officers been paid or fecured in England on or before the first day of before June March one thousand feven hundred and eighteen, and in Scot

to be again under lock

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land on or before the first day of October one thousand feven hundred and eighteen, fhall be again put under the lock and key of the fait-officers in England and of the custom-house officers in Scotland refpectively, on or before the first day of June one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, by delivering to them keys of all the cellars wherein fuch falt is lodged and cellared, and thereupon weighing the fame in the prefence of the faid officers with all convenient diligence and without delay; and benture the fe- upon a debenture to be prepared by the collector of his Majecurity to be fty's cuftoms at the port within the precinct whereof fuch falt vacated or the is lodged or cellared as aforefaid, and verified by the proper ofduties repaid, ficer as to the quantity of falt actually cellared, the fecurity

And on a de

&c.

(a) Nineteen in the record.

given for the duties of the faid falt fhall be vacated and discharged, or the duties repaid by the faid collector, if in Scotland, or by the officers of the duties on falt, if in England, out of the monies in their hands arifing from the faid duties, so as it appears by the falt or custom-house books, that the falt was imported or delivered on or before the first day of October one thousand feven hundred and eighteen in Scotland, or on or before the first day of March one thoufand feven hundred and (a) eighteen in England; and that the duties whereof were paid or fecured to be paid; and that the proprietor of the falt, or his agent, make oath, that this is the fame falt that was so imported or delivered; and in cafe there is not money in their hands fufficient to difcharge the faid debentures, then and in that cafe, upon a certificate thereof to be given gratis, the faid debentures for falt cellared in England fhall be paid by the commiffioners for the duties on falt; and the faid debentures for falt cellared in Scotland thall be paid by the commiffioners of the customs or excife in Sectland, at the option of the merchant, in the same manner as debentures for fifh exported are now by law made payable.

VI. And for the better encouragement of the fishing trade of Allowanceson Great Britain, be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That for fish exported. all fuch fish hereafter mentioned as fhall be exported from any port or place in Great Britain into parts beyond the feas, by any perfon or perfons whatfoever, the rates or fums of money hereafter expreffed, that is to fay, for every cafk or vessel of pilchards or fcads, containing fifty gallons, feven fhillings; for every hundred of codfish, ling or hake, (except dried codfish, ling or hake, commonly called haberdines) which shall contain in length fourteen inches, or upwards, from the bone in the fin to the third joint in the tail of every fuch fish, five fhillings; for every barrel of wet codfish, ling or hake, containing thirty two gallons, two fhillings; for every hundred weight of dried

cod