476 C. 33. Anno decimo quinto Georgii II. A. D. 1742. S Geo. 1. c 18. IV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That an A<ft made in the eighth Year of the to prevent the Reign of his late Majefty, intituled, An Ad to prevent the clandefiine running of Goods, and the Danger Running of of Infetlion thereby ; and to prevent Ships breaking their Quarentine ; and to fubjecl Copper Ore of the Prodic- e /til]une i""" tton if t ^ e Britifli Plantations to fuch Regulations as other enumerated Commodities of the like Production arefub- , 747 . ' jeSl ; which was to be in Force for .two Years from the twenty-fifth Day of March one thoufand feven ' Farther conti- hundred and twenty-two, and from thence to the End of the "then next Seffion of Parliament ; which rmed by 27 Geo. y# (except the Claufe obliging all Ships or Veffels to perform Quarentine) was by an Act made in the
- . c. 18.' and by e i eveT j tn Year of his late Majefty's Reign, further continued from the Expiration thereof, for three Years,
>] '"' ' and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament ; and which by another Act (except ii eo. i.c.29. t ^ e (^| au( - e obliging all Ships or VefTels to perform Quarentine) made in the fecond Year of the Reign of 2 ' his prefent Majefty, was further continued from the Expiration thereof, until the twenty-ninth Day of September one thouiand fcven hundred and thirty-four, and frcm thence to the End of the then next Sef- fion of Parliament ; and which faid Aft (except the Claufe obliging all Ships or Veffels to perform Qua- S Geo. a. c. 21. rentine) was by another Act made in the eighth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, further conti- nued from the Expiration thereof, until the twenty-ninth Day of September one thouiand feven hundred and forty-two, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament, fhall be (except {o much of the fame Act as relates to Ships or VefTels performing Quarentine) and the fame is hereby further continued from the Expiration thereof until the faid firft Day of June one thou- fand feven hundred and forty-feven, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Par- liament. Ceo. 3. c. 30. <■ v. And whereas the Liberty given by the Act of the twelfth Year of his Majefty's Reign to carry ' Sugar of the Growth and Produce of his Majefty's Sugar Colonies in America, directly to foreign Parts, ' in Ships built in Great Britain, navigated according to Law, hath proved very beneficial to the faid ' Colonies, and the extending thereof to Ships belonging to Great Britain, navigated according to Law, ' would greatly promote and encourage the Trade of the faid Colonies ;' Be it therefore enacted by the Ail to carry Su- Authority aforefaid, That from and after the twenty-ninth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred gar from the j forty-two, it fhall and may be lawful for any of his Majefty's Subjects, in any Ship or VefTel built Plantations di- . _ J n . , , ' r , . ,» .' „ , , . -L > rj . J . U . rf •. ■" ■ . , reftly to foreign - ln Great Britain, or belonging to any of his Majefty s Subjects reiidmg in Great Britain, and navigated Parts extended according to Law, to fhip or load in any of his Majefty's Sugar Colonies in America, any Sugars of the to all Ships be- Growth, Produce, and Manufacture of the faid Colonies, or any of them, and to carry the fame from longing to Great thence in any fuch Ships or VefTels to any foreign Parts of Europe ; fubject neverthelefs to all fuch Rules Ctrtcern'itir Plan- E ntr i es » Securities, Reftrictions, Regulations, Limitations, Penalties, and Forfeitures, as are in and by tltims 'fee farther the faid Act of the twelfth Year of his Majefty's Reign, for that Purpofe particularly appointed and 21 do. 2. c, 30. ena£ted. 24 Geo. 2. c. 51 6? 53. 29 Ceo. 2, c. 5 & 35. 30 Ceo. 2. c. 9. ' VI. And whereas upon the North-weft Coafts of this Kingdom, and efpecially in the County Pala-
- tine ef Lancajler, the Sea is bounded, and the adjacent Lands are prevented from being overflowed by
' large Sand-hills, which are compofed of fuch loofe Sand, that in dry Weather, when any Violent ftrong 4 "Weft Winds happen to blow, the fame is carried away, and thrown upon the adjacent Lands, not ' only to the Damage thereof, but alfo to the great Terror and Danger of the Inhabitants, who are v thereby expofed to the Inundation of the Sea: And whereas it has been found by Experience, that the ' beft Way to preferve the faid Hills from being blown away as aforefaid, is to plant them with a certain ' Rufh or Shrub called Starr or Bent, which proves an effectual Method for keeping the fame firm and
- folid, and which the Owners of the faid Lands are at great Cofls and Charges, in yearly fetting and
' planting for that Purpofe : And whereas it frequently happens, that many idle and diforderly Perfons, ' refiding near the faid Coafts, do unlawfully and malicioufly in the Night-time, as well as by Day, cut, ' pull up, and carry away the Starr or Bent fo planted as aforefaid, and inftead of working in an honeft ' Manner for the Maintenance and Support of their Families, do privately fell and difpofe of the faid ' Starr or Bent, for making o f Mats, Brufhes, and Brooms or Befoms, and thereby the faid Hills are ' rendred fo loofe and open, that the fame are often blown upon the adjacent Lands, which are covered ' over therewith in fuch Manner as to deftroy the Corn, Grafs and Herbage thereof, and expofe the fame 'to Inundations, to the great Lofs and Damage of the Owners and Occupiers of the faid Lands:' For Remedy whereof, be it ena£ted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfons fhall, at any Time or Times, from and after the twenty-ninth Day of September, one thoufand feven hundred and for- ty-two, by Day or Night, without the Confent of the Lord or Owner of fuch Starr or Bent Hills, cut, pull up or carry away any Starr or Bent which already is, or at any Time or Times hereafter ihall be planted or fet on the faid Hills or Banks, on the North-weft Coafts of England, in order to preferve and to prevent the fame from being blown upon the faid adjacent Lands, it fhall and may be lawful to and for any one or more of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace of the County, Riding, City, Town corpo- rate, Liberty or Divifion, where fuch Starr or Bent fhall be cut, pulled up or carried away, and fuch Juftice or Juftices is and are hereby impowered upon Complaint or Information upon Oath made of fuch Offence (which Oath fuch Juftice or Juftices is and are hereby authorized to adminifter) to fummon the Party or Parties fo complained of, and in Default of Appearance thereon, to iffue out his or their War- rant or Warrants to apprehend and bring before him or them the Perfon or Perfons fo accufed or com- plained of ; and upon Proof thereof made, either by Confeffion of the Party or Parties fo accufed, or upon . the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witnefles, to convict the Offender or Offenders - } and every Perfon. t- ■•-■
