A. D. 1725. Anno duodecimo Gi:oi< gi 1 Regis. C. 28. 585 on the Seizure of any fui h Gopi I; by Virti At, unlefs Noti e thereof be by him given t Officer of Excil'c, or to the Supervifoi ol the BjftriiSt where fuch Seizure (hall be m eight Hours after Seizure, who mall bi ol I on foch Notice to take a particular A and Quantities of fuph Goods ; nor (hall fuch Goods be afterwards removed without a Permit or Cert figned by fuch Officer of Excite and Inland Duti j, or Supervifor of the Place 01 Di «.» fuch Goods are to be removed, under the Penaltic of fuch Good ■ bi ing rcfeized as forfeited by any ol Officers of the Cuftoms, or by any Officer of Excife and inland Dude , and fuch Refeizures (hall and ■, he fucd for, profecuted and recovered by Virtue of this Act, or any other Law now in Force relating tolhc Cuftoms or Excife, and Inland Duties. VII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Officer of the Cuftoms, Exctfc N or Inland Duties, fhall deal or trade in Tea, Coffee, or in Brandy, or other excifeable Liquors, fuch I ficer Ihall not only lofe his faid Office or Employment, but alio forfeit and lofc the Sum of fifty Pounds to V"', ' : ' l " any Perfon who fhall inform or fue for the fame, and be likewife rendred incapable of having any Place or** Imployment in any Branch of his Majefty's Revenue for the future, which I ift Penalties and Forfeit: fhall and may be lued for, profecuted and recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information, in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at Weftminfter, or in hi 3 Majefty's Court of Exchequer at Edinburgh in Scotland reflectively. VIII. And be it declared and enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any foreign Goods fha!I be Onm proband! feized for Nonpayment of Duties, or any other Caufe of Forfeiture, and any Difpute fhall arife, whether for foreieniToo* the Cufloms, Excife or Inland Duties have been paid for the fame, or the fame have been lawfully import- ">Iieon iLc cd, or legally compounded for or condemned, or concerning the Place from whence fuch Goods were 0wncr> brought, then and in fuch Cafes the Proof thereof fhall lie on the Owner or Claimer of fuch Goods, and not on the Officer, who fhall fcize or flop fuch Goods ; any Thing in an Act of Parliament made in the fixth Year of his Majefty's Reign, intituled, An Ail for preventing Frauds and Abufes in the publick Revc- 6 Geo. i.e. ~r. nucs of Excife, Cufloms, Stamp-Duties, P ojl -Office and Hnifc- Money, to the contrary notwithftanding. IX. Provided always, and be it further enacted and declared by the Authority aforefaid, That nothing Offi:ers may fcc in this Act contained fhall extend or be conftrued to extend to hinder the refpective Officers, or other pro- a " 'he_Ls»ino* per Perfons, from fui ng for, profecuting and recovering the feveral Penalties provided for by the feveral ftlnci ln Fo,cc ' Laws as they now ftand in Force, with refpect to the Goods or Perfons aforementioned. X. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Tobacco feized for being prohibited, Tobacco feiz-d or for Non-payment of Duty, fhall be after Condemnation publickly fold at fuch Places, as the Com- to be fold, and' miffioaers of his Majefty's Cuftoms in England or Scotland respectively fhall think proper; and that the Officer to have Officer, or other Perfon authorized, making fuch Seizure, fhall for his Encouragement be allowed one third " n ' third o(lixe Part of the publick grofs Sale of fuch Tobacco, free from all Charges of Condemnation and Sale. XL Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Commiffioners of Tobacco that the Cuftoms, if they fhall think fit, may caufe all fuch Tobacco, as will not fell publickly for the Duties, willno1 , ftu f r to be burnt or otherwife deftroyed ; and the Officer, or fuch other Perfon making fuch Seizure, to be re- v". e i | DB,,e V warded in fuch Manner as they fhall think proper, not to exceed one Penny per Pound Weight. ~ urn » e - bacca, fee farther 2: Geo. 2. c. 2. 24 Geo. 2. c. 41. and 26 Gci. 2. c". 13. XII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid Commiffioners of the Cuftoms Produce of the fhall caufe the Produce of fuch Sales, after paying the Reward to the Seizor, and the Charges of Condem- Sales after nation and Sales, to be paid into the Receipt of his Majefty's Exchequer, in Lieu of his Majefty's Share; Charges, **• any Law,. Cuftom or Ufage to the contrary notwithftanding. ° be pa;dmto XIII. And be it declared and enacted by the Authority aforef.:id, That all Tobacco Stalks or Stems ie ' ftript from the Leaf, fhall be prohibited to be imported; and on Seizure and Condemnation thereof the ^h*" -' Commiffioners of his Majefty's Cuftoms fhall and may caufe the fame to be publickly burnt; and fhall and may allow the Officer for his Encouragement, in making the Seizure, one Penny for every Pound Weight of Inch Stalks or Stems fo feized and condemned, clear of all Charges of Condemnation. ' XIV. And whereas by an Act paffed in the eighth Year of his prefent Majefty it is enacted, That every s Gee. t. c. 1*. ' Ship, Veflll or Boat, of the Burthen of forty Tons or under, importing foreign Brandy, Arrack, Strong- Velfefrof <o ' Waters or Spirits, fhall be forfeited, with all her Tackle, Furniture and Apparel ; and after Condemna- T? ns ; f' r unaT > ' tion thereof, the principal Officers of the Cuftoms in thi Port or Place, where the fame fhall be at the b'"^"^ ' Time of Condemnation, are thereby directed to caufe the Hull of fuch Ship, Vefiel or Boat to be burnt beufed'by cu- | and wholly deftroyed: And whereas by the fame Act it is likewife enacted, That if any Boat, Wherry, ftom Officers, ' Pinnace, Barge or Galley rowing, or made or built to row with more than four Oars, fnall be found upon &«■ ■ ' the Water, or in any Barge-houfe, Work-hcufe, Shed, or other Place within any of the Counties of Mid- ' dlefex, Surrey, Kent or Effex, or in the River of Thames, either above or below London-Bridge, or within ' the Limits of the Ports of London, Sandwich or Ipfwicb, or the Members or Creeks to them or either of • ' them reflectively belonging (except as therein is excepted) fuch Boat, Wherry, Pinnace, Barge or Gal- f ley, with all her Tackle and Furniture, fhall be forfeited ; and after Condemnation thereof, the principal ' Officers of the Cuftoms in the Port or Place, where the fame fhall be at the Time of Condemnation, are ■ ' thereby directed to caufe fuch Boat, Wherry, Pinnace, Barge or Galley, to be burnt and wholly deftroy- ' ed : And whereas it will b« of Service to his Majefty in his Cuftoms to have the Ufe of fuch Ships, Vef- ' fels. Boats, 'Wherries, Pinnaces, Barges or Galleys, to prevent the foul Traders carrying on their clan- .' deftine Defigns, in importing prohibited Goods, and fraudulently landing Goods liable to the Payment of Duties, or relanding Goods after the fame have been fliipped for Exportation ;' Be it enacted by the Au- Majefty's
