I A.D. 1695. Anno fexto & feptimo GuLiELMi III. C. 7. 577 the Value, to be affirmed -by. the .Oath of the Importer, and fo in Proportion for any greater or lefler Quan- tity thereof. . . , , , i ' ■ ' ' ■ ' ■.'..••; r- ■■-•-, - III. Provided, arid be^itfuither enaiSed by-the Authority aforefaid, That it fliijll arid may be lawful f6r Ships mipwting nny Perfon or Perfons to import into the Kingdom oi England, Dominion of Wales, or Town ai Bcrwkk ^'""ncg!;, ^c. x^Q'sT'weed^ during the Continuance of this Act, Nutmegs, Cinnamori, Cloves, Mace, and Tea, fubjeiS "'^j '"-'""'■ to the feveral Duties payable for the fame, from any Parts beyond the Seas, in Ewjlijh Ships, whereof the Altered by - & 4 Mailer and at, leaft Two Thirds of the Mariners zrz Englijlmicn, fo as Notice be firft given to, the .Com- Ar.na;, c. 4. miflioners or Farmers of His Majefty's Cuftoms, of the Quality and Qiiantlty of the faid Spices fo intended §• *• to be imported, with the Name of the Ship, and Maflrer or Coiimiander on which they 'are to be leaden, and the Place into which they intend to import the fame, and talcing a Licence under the Hands of the Commiffioners or Farmers of the Cuftoms for the time being, or any three of them, for the lading and ' importing thereof, as aforefaid ; which Licence they are hereby authorized and required to grant, without ' any Fee or Reward, or any other Charge to the Peribn demanding the fame ; any Law, Cuftom, orUfage, to the contrary notwithftanding. ■ V ' IV. And be it further enacted ,by the Authcity aforefaid. That if any -of the Commodities aforefaid. Goods forfeited, whereof the Duties are or fliall be due, fhall be unflripped or laid on Land, the Duties due or to be due for 'f 'an<ie<J before the fame not paid, or lawfully tendred to the Colleftor thereof, or his Deputy, with the ConI.ent and Agree- l^"^" pai4.'; ment of the Comptroller and Surveyor there, nor agreed with for the fame in the Cuftorh Houfe, according to the true Meaning of this A(S, that then from the faid Firft Day of- Alay. one thoufand fix hundred ninety-five, all the faid Goods and Merchandizes fhall be forfeited v, ithe^biie. Moiety of the faid Goods' fo forfeited (hall be to his. Majefty's IJfe, and' the other Moiety to: isijui'Ar t:|var)j.l|ia); yvill-.fej^e oriuefor the fame, without any Compofitionw'hatfoever. • .•. 'H'-i .:i ,; -nrirr /r-vj'rj '■, i^^^ ^■'iV-" V V. Provided always, and.be it further enacSedanddeclaned-byithe Authority aforefaid, T'h&t.^Very.'Mer-. Drawtack of chant or other Importer, having paid the faid Duties and Impofitions in and by this Act appointed to be """' Thirds paid for any of the faid Goods or Merchandizes herein rnentioned, which might by Law have' been imported "'"*" ^^P""^- before the making of this Aif, who, being a Native, fliall within twelve Months, or an Alietii' -fhall within nine Months, next after fuch his Importation thereof, again fhip off and carry out of this King- 'u'^n"^'!^" ^° dom, or any Part thereof, the faid Goods or Merchandizes, or any Part thereof, to any Part beyond the CDVe"an/Tea" Seas, that fuch Merchant or other Importer, on fuch his Exportation thereof, fliall be repaid Two Thirds by 10 Ann», of the Duties fo by him paid by virtue of this Aft, of (o much of the faid Goods and Merchandizes which c. a6. § 38. he fliall fo export or fliip off; the faid Merchant or Exporter making Oath on his Debenture in hcsc verba, ^hefe iz and g That all the Goods, entred and fliippcd as there certified, are reallyand truly exported for Parts' beyond the |^°"= "'^ ^'^- Seas on his own Account, if he afts for himfelf, or' if he acts by Commiffion, then on the Account of fuch yszx% by 7 Geo. Perfon or Perfons for whom the Deponent aSs in the Direction of the Voyage, and that none of the, faid i. flat. i. c.ai. Goods have been fince landed, or are intended to be relanded, m,England,,Wc!ks or Berwick,. '. ' ' .■ §.io.' VI. And be it further enafted and ordained by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every the OfficeV and cdieaortokeep OfRcers, who fhall be concerned in the levying, colle£ting, and receiMin^g the- Duties, granted, by this Aft, a diftina Ac do keep a feparate and diftinft Account thereof, and pay the fame, infpecie, into the Receipt of His Maje- •^o"'". ^nd fty's Exchequer weekly, on Wednefday in every Week, unlefs^it be an Holiday, and if it be,' then on the next p",^ents into Day that is not an Holiday ; and upon Negleft or Refufal of the fame fliall incur the Penalties,' For- t^e Exchequer, feitures. Damages, and Cofts, as other the Officers of the ^A-c^^ya^r- herein after, pientioned fliall be liable to ; which Money fo paid in fliall be applied to the Ufes hereafter mentioned in this Aft, and no other-^vife. VII. Provided, and it is further enafted by the Authority aforefaid,. Th.^t, there, fliall be provided and Thefe Duties to kept in His Majefty's Exchequer (that is to fay) in the Office of the,Auditor,of_the Receipts, one Bock or Mg//"^^ *g"°j* Regifter, in which all Monies that fliall be paid into the Exchequer hy virtue of this Aft, fliall be entred, and Pan of the' regillred and kept apart and diftinft from all other Monies paid or payable to His Majefty, upon any other Security of the Branch of His Majefty's Revenue, or upon any other Account whatfoever ; and that all Monies that fhall Bank Fund by be paid into the Exchequer by virtue of this Aft fhall be the yearly Fund for the feverail and refpeftive Pur- 7 Anna;, c. 7. pofes. herein after mentioned and expreffed, and fhall not be applied to any other Purpofe whatfoever. Patttf th?A '-
- nis'3ri',v "■r.,^^E*t° Fund by i Geo. 1. c. 12.
VIII. Provided, and it is further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Cbrhtiiiffioners for Tranf- Debentures to portation do, within three Months after the paffing this Aft, make out authentick Debentures for each the feveral Ships Sum of Money due to or for every refpeftive Ship, as the fame was adjufted by the Commiffioners for taking '" , "'^^bred"" and ftating the publick Accounts of the Kingdom ; and that fuch Debenture, v/hen made out, be de- and hai"e due * livered either to the Owner of, or to the Agent appearing for, every fuch refpeftive Ship ; and fliall be Preference, made payable to fuch Perfon or his Affigns, as fuch refpeftive Owner or his Agent fhall nominate, for the Ufe of the Owners of the refpeftive Ships ; and that fuch Owner or Agent fhall, upon the Receipt of fuch Debenture, give a Receipt to the faid Commiffioners for Tranfportation, for every fuch Debenture, which -faid Receipt fliall be entered in a Book kept for that Purpofe in the Office of Tranfportation ; and that fuch Debenture or Debentures be numbred in Courfe, beginning with the firft Ship that was -hired, with the ■ Fioure of One, and fo fucceffively, according to "the Day the faid Ships were hired, whether by His Ma- jefty's Commiffioners for the Navy, the Officers for Victualling, the Officers of the Ordnance, or the Com- miffioners for Tranfportation, to the end that no undue Preference may he made ; aniitit.fo fall ou,t,that more than one Ship was hired in one Day, the refpeftive Owner or A^ent fliall hays his or their De- bentures numbred, as their refpeftive Ships iland.regiftred in the refpeftive Offices wh'efethey were takeii up or hired. ' ' * " ' IX. Provided, and:it'js further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all the faid Debentures fhall be and the Monies produced and fliewn in the faid Office of the Auditor of the' Receipt in the Exchequeri aiid-a'Nete or Me- to be paid upon morar.dum thereof fliall be entred and taken in a Book to be kept for the faid Purpofe, in the fame Office ; '^^^ *"• '"- and that all the Monies that fliall be paid into the Exchequer by virtue of this Aft fliall be applied to the ^"^^^ ^' ^ '■ ^" Vol. III. 4 E Payment
