104 C. 29. Anno tricefimo Ge or on II. A. D. 1757^ Doubts have arifen whether fuch Colle6lor or Receiver is not by the faid A<El obliged to weieh al,l S r ^arfbfr 5 i Gee. 2. t, 34. pike or Turnpiices ere£}ed or to be ereiled by Virtue of any A61 of Parliament, fhall and may permit all and every Perfon or Perfons going or travelling through any Turnpike with an empty Cart, Wjiggon, or other Carriage, to pafs and repais through the fame, without weighing fuch empty Cart, Waggon ot other Carriage, and without incurring the penalty aforefaid ; and that i'uch Collecflor or Receiver fhall not be obliged to weigh any Cart, Waggon or other Carriage, but thofe only which fhall be laden j the faid lafl aboe mentioned Act, or any Law now in Force to the contrary notwithftanding. CAP. XXIX. An Act to Indemnify Perfons who have been guilty of the unlawful importing, landing, or running of prohibited, uncuilomed, or other Goods or Merchandize, upon certain Term, therein mentioned. WH ERKAS there is a great want of Seamen for the complcatly Manning of his Majefty's Roy;U Navy : And wliercws there are many Sailors, Mariners, aiid other Sea-faring Pejfons, Subjects of his Majeily, at this Time in Parts beyond the Seas, and in feveral of the Gaols of this Kingdom, on Account of fundry Ofl-'cnces by them committed in Breach of the Laws of the Cufloms and Excife ; and likewiie feveral Perlbns who have been or may be charged with Riding with Fire Arms, contrary 8 G. 1. c. i3. ' to the Acts paffed in the eighth Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firit, and the 9 G.a. c. 35. * ninth Year of his prefent A'lajefly, as well as other A6ts now in Force, and who have negle6tedto take 15 G. 2.C. 34. * the Benefit of the late AcT: of Indemnity, and are capable and may be inclined, or by Grace and Cle- ' Clemency induced, to ferve on Board his Majefty's Ships of War, provided they were certain of their
- being indemnified for their feveral Offences and paft xVIifdemeanors ;' Be it therefore cnaiSted by the
King's mioit Excellent Majelty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem- Smugglers, &c. poral, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affemblcd, and by the Authority of the fam.e. That jnden-.iiificdfr'jm gy(,,.y p^,[.(-yj-,^ ^^^ho bcfore the firft Day of x'W.jy one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fcven fliall have mitte^be^fore' been guilty of illegal running, landing unfhipping, concealing, receiving or carrying any Wool, pro,- jMay J757. hibited Goods, Wares or Merchandi7.es, or any Foreign Goods liable to the Payment of the Duties of Cufloms or Excife, the fame Duties not having been paid or fecured, or of aiding or afiifting therein ; or fhall have been armed with P'ire-arms, or other ofFenfive Arms or Weapons, in order to be aiding or affifting any fuch Off"enders, or have been guilty of refcuing fuch Goods, Wares or Merchandizes as aforefaid where Duties had not been paid or fecured after Seizure, from the Officers of the Cuftoms or Excife, or of any A6t or Matter whatfoever whereby Perfons may be /deemed and taken to be Runners of Foreign Goods and Commodities, within the Litent and Meaning of any Law now in Force ; or of hindering, oppofing, obflru6ting, wounding or beating any Officer or Officers of the Cufloms or Ex- cife, in the Execution of his or their Office or Duty, or of aiding or affilting therein, fhall be and are by the Authority of this prefent Ait, acquitted, indemnified, rcL-afed and diicharged againft the King's Majefty, his Heirs and Succellbrs, and any Officer or Officers of the Cuftoms or Excife, and every of them, and all and every other Perfon or Pcifons of and from all and every the faid Offences, con- cerning which no Suit, Information or Indictment fliall have been commenced, filed or found, or Com- pofition made before the faid firfl Day of A^ay one thoufand (even hundred and fifcy-feven, upon the proviJeJ, before following Terms and Conditions; that is to fay. That he do, before he fliall be apprehended or pro- theyareprofe- fecuted for the fame, and before the firft Day of i^^avwZ'^r one thoufand (even hundred and fifty-feven, cited, and before (.jitj^i- himfelf with fome Commiffion Officer of his Majefty's Fleet to ferve as a common Sailor in the t'll^^elTity and^' ^'^'"^ Fleet, and do for three Years at Icaft from the Time of fuch Entry, unlefs he fhall^ be fooner duly ferve on "board difcharged from the Service, avftually and bona fide ferve and do duty as fuch in the faid Fleet; and fiiall the Navy, alfo before the faid firlt Day of XJ^^YYwZ'fr one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-feecn regifter his Name, and regifler their Employment, and ufual Place of Abode, with the Clerk of the Peace o: the County, Riding or Divifion Names, &c. with where lie rcfides, in a Book which is hereby directed to be kept by the faid Clerk, among the Records of theClrrlto/ thc Seffions for the faid Counry, Riding or Divifion for this Purpofe j and fhall fign fuch Regifter, fig- Miel'eiiie. nifying that he claims the Benefit of this Ait, and that he has entered himfelf with a certain Commiffion C/fiiccr by Name, of his Majefty's Fleet, to ferve as a common Sailor, which Entry Ihall be made in tlje following Form,
- ■ yj B. o^ claims the Benefit of an AiSt of the thirtieth Year of the
- • Reign of his ATajefty King George the Second, and has entered himfelf with a Commiffion Officer
- of his Majefty's Fleet, and has regiltered his Name in the Book kept by the Clerk of the Peace of this
' County, Riding or Divifion, this Day of purfuant to tiie Directions of ' the faid Act.' For
