A. D. 1724. Anno undecimo Georgii Regis. C. 30. 557 Laws and Statutes is or (hall be neceffary ; that then and in every fuch Cafe fuch Conftable, Hcadborough or other Minifterial Officer of the Peace fo rr-fufing, neglecting and not going or being prefent, fhall for every fuch Oftence, Neglect or not going or being prefent, forfeit and lol<; the Sum of twenty Pounds. ' XXXfl. And whereas notwithftanding the Act made in the fixth Year of his Majefty's Rei n, inti- 6Gco. ». c. ir.
- tuled, An Aft for preventing Frauds and Abufcs in the publick Revenues of Excife, Cuftoms, Stamp Duties,
1 Pojl-Offtce and Houfe- Money, great Difficulties have frequently arifen upon the Trial of divers Actions,
- and other Profecutions concerning his Majefty's Revenue, or for refiftihg or obftructing the OS
' thereof in the Execution of their Officers, by requiring ftrict Proof of the Commiffions, Deputations ' or other Authorities of fuch Officers ;' For Remedy thereof, Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the twenty-fourth Day of June in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven If on Trni of hundred and twenty-five, if upon the Trial of any Information, Action or Suit whatfoever, relating to an " his Majefty's Cuftoms or Excife, or the Duties upon Salt, or to any other Duties whatfoever, or to any '; la ""8 " Seizure or Seizures, Penalty or Penalties, Forfeiture or Forfeitures, touching or concerning the laid Du- &c °™cwfli! ties or any of them, or the Collection thereof; or if upon the Trial of any Indictment, Action, Suit or ariie whether the Profecution whatfoever, againft any Perfon or Perfons for any Thing done by Virtue or in Purfuance of Perfon bean any Act or Acts of Parliament relating to the faid Duties, or any of them ; or if upon the Trial of any Officer 01 the Information or Indictment for aflaulting, refitting or obftruiting any Officer or Officers of the Cuftoms, t>utlc -» Excife or Duties upon Salt, or other Duties due and payable to his Majefty, in the Execution of his or their refpective Office or Offices, or for refcuing any Goods or Merchandizes feized or to be feized by any fuch Officer or Officers ; any Queftion fhall arife, whether any Perfon be an Officer of his Majefty, I'joof (hall be his Heirs or SuccefTors, of or for any of the faid Duties : In every of the faid Cafes, Proof fhall and may be admitted thai he- made and admitted, that fuch Perfon was reputed to be, and had acted in, and in fact exercifed fuch Office, * '"/TI 5 ! 13 and at the refpective Time and Times, when the Matter or Matters in Controverfy upon fuch Trial or Tj ials Juhout prod"' fhall happen to have been done or committed, or omitted to have been done or performed, without pre- cing the Com- ducing or proving the particular Commiffion, Deputation or other Authority, whereby fuch Officer was miflion, &c. conftituted and appointed, and that in every fuch Cafe fuch Proof fhall be deemed and taken by the Judges Cc "<™% Q>- or Juftices before whom any fuch Trial fhall be had, to be good and legal Evidence, unlefs by other Evi- P ms ! a f ar,h -' dence the contrary fhall be made to appear ; any Law or Ufage to the contrary hereof notwithftanding. , q'° ' g t c. 17. 9 Geo. 2. c. 35. 15 Geo. 2. c. 31. % Geo. 2, c, 28. 19 Geo, 2. c. 34. 21 Geo. 2. c. 2. 28 Geo. 2. c. 21. 30 Geo. 2. c, iS & 29. 32 Geo. 2. c, 10. ' XXXIII. And whereas by the unfair and fraudulent Practices of fome Makers of Sope, not only his c Majefty's Revenue, arifing by and from the Duties on Sope, is very much leffencd, but other Makers ' of Sope, and fair Traders therein, are thereby very much difcouraged and injured ;' For Remedy where- of, Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid twenty-fourth Day of June Sope-Maken to one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-five, every Maker and Makers of Sope refpectively, before he, give Notice of fhe or they doth, do or fhall begin to make or work upon any making of Sope of any Sort or Kind what- the Time of foever, fhall give to the Officer of the Divifion or Place where fuch Sope is intended to be made, Notice mag bof ' ' in Writing of the particular Time and Hour when and at which fuch making is intended to be begun, as herein after is mentioned, (that is to fay) if fuch making is intended to be in or at any Place or Places if within the within the Limits of the Weekly Bills of Mortality, then and in fuch Cafe fuch Notice fhall be by the Weekly BiHt, Space of twelve Hours next before the Beginning of every fuch making ; and if fuch making is intended to lz H ° u " before be in or at any other Place or Places out of the Limits of the faid Weekly Bills, then and in fuch Cafe " ^ cins : fuch Notice fhall be by the Space of twenty-four Hours next before the Beginning of every fuch making ; Hours* ** on Pain of forfeiting and lofing the Sum of fifty Pounds, at every Time and Times when any making of Sope fhall be begun to be made or wrought upon, without firft giving fuch Notice as aforefaid. Forfeiture 50J. XXXIV. And be it further enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That the putting Lees or What ihall be Lye into the Copper, Pan or other Utenfil whatfoever, ufually and commonly ufed by fuch Maker of deemed a Brjin- Sope for the making of Sope, fhall be deemed to be and is hereby declared to be a Beginning to work nm = t0 W0lk - upon and make fuch making of Sope, and fhall fubject the Maker of Sope, where the fame fhall be found and difcovered, to the Penalty and Forfeiture before-mentioned. XXXV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if fuch intended making of Sope, Notice void if whereof fuch Notice fhall have been given, fhall not be begun to be worked upon, and to be actually j"^" ng . d °. n " making, within the Times herein after mentioned, (that is to fay) if within the Limits of the faid Week- HoJnVTn the ly Bills, then and in fuch Cafe within the Space of fix Hours ; and if in any other Place or Places out of-yveek!> Bnis, the Limits of the faid Weekly Bills, then and in fuch Cafe within the Space of twelve Hours next after or n Hours' the particular Time or Hour mentioned and exprefl'ed in fuch Notice or Notices refpectively ; then and in elfewhere. every fuch Cafe and Cafes, fuch Notice and Notices refpectively fhall be null, void and of no Effect ; and Penalty on Ma> every Maker whatfoevdr of Sope, who after the Expiration of the faid Time's fhall begin to make orker working work upon fuch Making of Sope, without having firft given a new or other like Notice as aforefaid, O f™ ithout nevv his, her or their Intention to make or work upon fuch Making, fhall in every fuch Cafe incur and be fubject unto the like Penalty and Forfeiture, as if he, fhe or they had not thereof given any Notice at all. ' XXXVI. And whereas by an Act made in the tenth Year of the Reign of her late Majefty Queen 10 Ann, c 15, ' Anne, intituled, An Ac! for laying feveral Duties upon ail Sope and Paper made in Great Britain, or im- ' ported into the fame ; and upon chequered and firiped Linens imported, and upon certain Silks, Calhcoes, Lt-
- nens and Stuffs, printed, painted or ftained ; and upon feveral Kinds of fampt Vellum, Parchment and Paper,
' and upon certain printed Papers, Pamphlets and Adveriifements ; for ratflng the Sum of eighteen hundred thou-
- and Pounds by way of a Lottery, towards her Majefty's Supply ; and for licenfing an additional Number of
- Hackney Chairs ; and for charging certain Stocks of Cards and Dice; and fir the better fee wing her Majefty's
Dutief
