the A. D. 1718. Anno quinto Georgii Regis. C. ir. 195 ' VIII. And whereas divers Ships and VefTcIs of tjie Burthen of fifty Tons, or under, laden with Coffee, s: '
- Tea, Cocoa-nuts, French wrought Silks, Eaji-India Goods prohibited to be worn in this Kingdom, Pep- °
- per, and other Spices, Brandy, Spirits, and other cullomable and prohibited Goods, pretending to be oralis m
' bound for foreign Parts, do frequently lie hovering on the Coafls of this Kingdom, with Intention to run.-: ' the fame privately on Shore as Opportunity offers, to the great Diminution and Lofs of the R< ,
- and Ruin of fair Traders ; and by reafon of the faid VefleTs fo hovering, frequent Opportunities arc 1 -
' found for carrying on the clandeftine Trade of exporting Wool, and other Staple Commodities of this™,". ,
- Kingdom prohibited to be tranfportcd :' For the Letter preventing whereof, Be it declared and enacted by , ■ <
the Authority aforcfaid, That from and after the five and twentieth Day of March one thoufand (even f' or ( j, e Cor.ii- hundrcd and nineteen, where any Ship or Veffel of the Burthen of fifty Tons, or under, laden with cufto- nuance of thii mable or prohibited Goods, fhall be found hovering on the Coafts of this Kingdom, within the Limits of c,au,i i ( ~' : „ . any Port, and not proceeding on her Voyage for foreign Parts, or to fomc other Port of this Kingdom, t'g'fti'oj/j Wind and Weather permitting, it fhall and may be lawful to and for any Officer or Officers of his Ma-^'^ I / ' jefty's Cuftoms to go on board every inch Ship or Veffel, and to take an Account of the Lading, and to demand and take Security from the Matter or other Perfon having or taking the Charge or Command of fuch Ship or VelTel in that Voyage, by his own Bond by him to be entred into unto his Majefty, his Heirs and Succcflbrs-, in fuch Sum or Sums of Money as fhall be treble the Value of fuch foreign Goods then on Board, with Condition, That fuch Ship or Veffel (as foon as Wind and Weather, and the State and Condition of fuch Ship or Veffel doth permit) fhall and will proceed regularly on fuch Voyage, and fhall land fuch foreign Goods in and at fomc foreign Port or Ports ; and if fuch Mafter or other Perfon having Mailer, &c. re- or taking the Charge or Command of fuch Ship or Veffel, fhall upon fuch Demand refufe to enter into fuch in^uonj"'" Bond, or having entred into fuch Bond, fhall not depart or proceed regularly on luch Voyage (as foon as Wind, Weather, and the State and Condition of fuch Ship or Veffel fhall permit) unlefs otherwife fuffered to make a longer Stay by the Collector (or other principal Officer in his Abfence, of fuch Port where fuch Ship or Veffel fhall be, not exceeding twenty Days) then and in either of the faid Cafes, all the The Forel e" foreign Goods fo on board fuch Ship or Veffel, fhall and may, by any Officer or Officers of the Cuibms, ^£°^ s o ™ a £ f he , by Direction of the Collector or other principal Officer, as aforefaid, be taken out of and from fuch Ship ship, and fe- or Veffel, and forthwith brought on Shore and fecured ; and in cafe the faid Goods are cuftomable, the cured, and Cuftoms and other Duties fhall be paid for the fame ; and as concerning Wool or any prohibited Goods, Cuftom paid, or other Goods liable to Forfeiture, which may be found on board fuch Ships or Veffels at the Time And Wool or of their unl.'.ding, as aforefaid, the fame are hereby declared to be fubjedt to Forfeiture, and the Officers P roh ;b"«<i Goods of the Cuftoms fhall and may profecute the fame, as alfo the Ship or Veffel, in cafe fhe fhall be liable ,0^,eltcd • to Condemnation, as in the Manner herein after mentioned. IX. Provided always, That after fuch Goods are fo taken out of fuch Ship or Veffel, and brought on Such Go0 <f s Shore and fecured by fuch Officer or Officers, fuch Bonds fo to be given, as aforefaid, fhall be void and eL° ugnt B ° n delivered up without any Fee or Reward for taking or delivering up the fame; and fuch Bond not being i, e deliverelTup otherwife difcharged, fhall on a proper Certificate returned under the Common Seal of the chief Magiftrate How Bonii not in any Place or Places beyond the Seas, or under the Hands and Seals of two known Britijh Merchants otherwife dif- upon the Place, that fuch Goods were there landed, or upon Proof by credible Perfons, that fuch Goods £ har S e(i > i1,a11 were taken by Enemies or perifhed in the Seas (the Examination and Proof thereof being left to the Judg- e vacated • ment of the Commiifioners of the Cuftoms) fhall be vacated and difcharged. ' X. And whereas altering the Package of Coffee for Exportation hath been found to be prejudicial to Coffce t0 be «-
- his Majefty's Cuftoms :' Be it therefore enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the five, ^7'* Tii*
and twentieth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen, no Coffee fhall be exported but iniomeBaieco™ fuch only as fhall be contained in the original Bale or Package, or in fome Bale or Package containing the ta-ning the fame fame Quantity therein, or in fome Bale or Package containing not lefs than four hundred Weight, and Qi ant! «y t or not the fame Marks and Numbers thereon with which it was firft entred at his Majefty's Cuftom-houfe; ex-^' slban4 ° oib - cepting only fuch Coffee as fhall be exported to his Majefty's Plantations or Ireland. ' F ^' t[)e c . XL Provided, and be it further enacted, That fo much of this Act as relates to the Importation of nuance or this" foreign Brandy, Arrack, Rum, Strong-waters or Spirits, in any Ship, Veffel or Boat, under the Burthen ciauiVfrecGo. of fifteen Ton ; and fo much of this Aet as relates to fuch foreign Goods, Wares and Merchandizes, as '• c - 8 - §- s - *-" fhill be taken in at Sea, and out of any Ship or Veffel, in order to be landed or put into any other Ship, 5 C _ Q0 --- c.aS. VelTel or Boat ; and fo much of this Act as relates to Goods not reported, and found after clearing Ships ; Continuation of and fo much of this Act as provides further Remedies againft relanding Goody prohibited to be worn in this the feveral p ar ts Kingdom, and foreign Goods {hipped out for Parts beyond the Seas ; and fo much of this Act as relates to?/ this Act. the opening or altering the Package of Goods on board Ships outward bound ; and fo much of this Act as £ al ' tnet car -~ relates to hovering Ships or Veffels of the Burthen of fifty Tons, or under; and fo much of this Act asc"" eii „ b) "*. concerns the Bales or Package in which Coffee mall be exported ; fhall continue and be in Force for three.for tbi'finhr Years, from the five and twentieth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen, and from Cmi'.nutmetf thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament, and no longer: And fo much of this Act %§forraicta»fa m relate^ to Rum imported in Cafks or Veffels not containing twenty Gallons at the leaft, fhall continue'/- 1 A "^ t ^ and be in Force from the nine and twentieth Day of Se timber one thoufand feven hundred and nineteen, hfli y 3 ^Get.%, for three Years, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament, and no longer; smdf. 16; fo much of this Act as relates to Certificate Goods entred in order to be exported for Ireland^ fhall continue and be in Force for three Years from the firft Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and nine- teen, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament, and no longer, C C 2 XII,
