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56 Georgii III. Cap. xxv, xxxvi.

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Britain from Foreign Parts; be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent Of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, Tonnage Duty to be paid before any Vessel is suffered to break Bulk.That from and after the passing of this Act no Officer of His Majesty's Customs whatsoever, or any Deputy or Clerk of such Officer, shall permit or suffer any Ship or Vessel to break Bulk, or any Part of her Cargo to be discharged, or issue any Order, or grant any Document for the unshipping or landing any Goods, Wares, or Merchandize brought or imported by any Ship or Vessel subject and liable to the Payment of the Duties of Tonnage, until the said Duties have been fully paid to the proper Officer of the Customs; or in case any Doubt or Dispute shall arise as to the true Tonnage thereof, so that a perfect Entry cannot* be passed, then in every such Case a sufficient Deposit shall be made of the said Duties with such Officer as aforesaid, previous to any Document being issued or granted for their unshipping or landing any Part of the Cargo of such Ship or Vessel so entering Inwards as aforesaid; any Law, Custom, or Usage to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding.

56 GEORGII III. Cap. XXXVI.

An Act to repeal Two Acts passed in the Reigns' of King Edward the Fourth and King Richard the Third, which prohib it the Importation of Wrought Goods and certain other Articles.

[21st May 1816.]

WHEREAS it appears no longer necessary or proper to continue the Prohibitions on the Importation of certain Articles contained in an Act passed in the Third Year of the Reign of King Edward the Fourth, intituled, 3 Ed. 4.c. 4."Certain Merchandizes not lawful to be brought ready-Wrought into this Realm:" and in an Act passed in the First Year of the Reign of King Richard the Third, intituled 1 R. 3. c. 12."Certain Merchandizes prohibited to be brought into this Realm ready wrought;" and therefore that the said Acts should be repealed; be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual, and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, Recited Acts repealed.That from and after the passing of this Act, the said Two Acts, and every Thing therein contained, shall be and the same are hereby repealed.

56 GEORGII III. Cap. LI.

An Act to amend an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, intutled "An Act to carry in to Effect a Convention of Commerce concluded between His Majesty and the United States of America."

[20th June 1816.]

WHEREAS an Act was passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled, 56 G.3. c. 15."An Act to carry into Effect a Convention of Commerce concluded between His Majesty and the United States of America:" And whereas the said Act does not contain any Provision for permitting Vessels of the said United States of America to clear out from the Ports of the United Kingdom to any of the British Settlements in the East Indies And whereas it is expedient that Vessels built in the Countries belonging to the United States of America, or any of them, or taken by any of the Ships or Vessels of War belonging to the said Government, or any of the Inhabitants of the said States having Commissions or Letters of Marque and Reprizal from the Government of the said States, and condemned as lawful Prize in any Court of Admiralty there, such Ship or Vessel being owned by a Subject or Subjects of the said States, or any of them, and whereof the Master and Three-fourths of the Mariners are also Subjects of the said States, shouldbe