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A. D. 1 711. Anno decimo Annte Rcgln^e. C. 19. 545 Conftable or other lav/fu! Oilficer of the Peace, be permitted, upon his or their Requeft, to enter into the Night into any Houfc, Mill, Yard, Drying -houre, Ware-houfe, or other Place belonging to or ufed by any Perfonor Per- '^'"^ Vard;, fons, who, v.'ilhin or during the Term of Years laft-mentioned, fliall m:ike any Paper, Paftboard, R'lild- '^^' board, or Scale board in Gr^-i?; 5r/te/7/, or fhall print, paint, or ftain any Paper for Hangings, or other Ufes, as afoiefaid, and to take a juil Account of the Kinds and Quantities of the Paper, Paftboards, Mildboards, ° ^'^^ Ae- and Scaleboards, which fhall have been made, primed, painted, or ftained by fuch Perfon or Perfons, from time K.in" s of Pa- to time ; and fliall thereof make a Report or Return in Writing, to the refpeiStive Commiinoners for the faid per, &c. made Duties on Paper, or fuch as they refpeftively fhall appoint to receive the fame, leaving a true Copy, if de- and Report to manded, of i'uch Report in Writing under his Hand, with or for the faid Makers of Paper, Pailboards, tlieCommif- Mildboards, and Scaleboards, or the Perfons that fhall print, paint, or flrain fuch Paper refpeftively ; and ['""P' „ fuch Report or Return of the Officer or Officers lafl-mentioned, fliall be a Charge upon fuch Maker or thJI'^jJ-^^;,"/^ Makers of Paper, Pafbboards, Mildboards, and Scaleboards, and upon the Perfons who fhall print, paint, the Maker, oa or flain Paper, as aforefaid, refpe£tively ; and if the faid Officer fliall refufe or negleiP: to give or leave a true I'ain of 40 s. ■ Copy of his Report in Writing, at the Time of taking fuch Account, being demanded, as aforefaid, eveiy fuch OfHcer for every fuch Offence, fliall forfeit and pay the Sum of forty Shillings to every fuch Maker or Perfon refpcdtively. XLIX. Provided always, That every Officer, who fhall be impowered to make fuch Charge as is laft- Officers to be mentioned, (hall, in the firll: Place, be fworn for the due and faithful Execution of his Office, and the ^'^°'"- (^at'i in that Behalf fnall and may be adminiftred by all or any the Commiffioners of the faid Duties on Paper, or by any of her Miije{ty's Juftices of the Peace, who fhall give to fuch Officers a Certificate thereof. L. And for the better preventing of Frauds, it is hereby cnafled. That all and every the Officers of the Officers to take faid Duties on Paper, fliall alio be permitted to take an Account of the Quantities of Rags, Cordage, and ^n Account of other Materials for making the faid Paper, Pafl:boards, Mildboards, and Scaleboards, chargeable by this ^f=^ m f '^' Aft, which fliall be in the Cuflody or PoiFeffion of any Maker, and of all Paper in the Pofl'effion of any c^jflJ^'L, ^^"^ Perfon ufing the Art of printing, painting, or ftaining Paper, and of their refpeciive Proceedings in making, printing, painting, or ftaining the fame ; and if any fuch Maker or other Perfon fliall obftrudl or hinder any the faid Officers in the Execution of the Powers and Authorities given to him or them by this Adf, for afcertaining and fccuring the faid Duties relating to Paper, Paftboards, Mildboards, and Scaleboards, or the printing, painting, or ftaining thereof, the Offenders therein for every fuch Ofl-ence fliall forfeit the Sum of twenty Pounds. LI. And be it further enacfted by the Authority aforefaid, That no Perfon or Perfons who fhall be a Uq p^^^ j^j ,,, Maker or Makers of Paper, Paftboard, A'lildboard, and Scaleboard, or fhall print, paint, or ftain any Pa- icei-s, &c. to per chargeable by this Aft, fliall (under Pain of forfeiting the Sum of twenty Pounds for every fuch Of- remove Goo.ls fence) remove, carry, or fend away, or fuffer to be removed, carried, or fent away any Paper, by him, her, before an .»c- or them made, printed, painted, or ftained, or any Paftboard, Mildboard, or Scaleboard, by him, her, or ("J^I'n 1']",^"^^ them made, of which no Account fhall have been firft taken by the proper Officer, from the Ware-houfe, i' the'oincer Work-houfe, or other Place where fuch Goods fliall have been firft put, after their being dried and fit for Ufe, &-c. on Pain cf without giving to the proper OfHcer two Days Notice at the leaft, of his, her, or their Intentions to re-2ol- . move, carry, or fend away the fame, that fo the faid Officer (without his own wilful Negleft or Default) may have Time to take an Account tliereof. LII. And it is hereby further enaftcd,That all and every Perfon and Perfons who fhall be Makers of Paper, P^Tf^"" Makerj furveyed and taken an Account of hy the faid Officers for the faid Duties thereupon, feparate and apart of 5 1. from all other their Paper and other Commodities aforefaid, which fhall have been furveyed and taken an yccount of by the faid Officers, for the Space of eight and forty Hours, after the m-aking, printing, paint- ing, or ftaining thereof, unlefs fach Paper, and other the Goods laft-mentioned, fhall have been fooner fur- veyed and taken an Account of by the faid Officers refpeflively, on Pain to forfeit for every fuch Offence I'lerein, the Sum of five Pounds. LIII. And be it further enafted. That if any of the faid Makers, Printers, Painters, or Stainers, fnall Concealing Pa- fiaiidulently hide or conceal, orcaufeto be hid or concealed any Paper, Paftboard, Mildboard, and Scale- ?="> *-■■=• '"'■- board m.ade, or any Paper printed, painted, or ftained, chargeable by this Aft, or any the Materials for*^^"^""'" making the fame, to the Intent to deceive her Majefty of the juft Duties by this Aft granted thereupon, that then, and in every iuch Cafe, the Party fo offending fliall forfeit the Sum of tv/ency Pounds for every fuch Offence. LIV. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all Paper, Paftboards, Mildboards, and Paper, Paft- Scaleboards, and all Materials and Utenfils for making them, or any of them, or printing, painting, or ^°^^-'».'^'^-. ftaining fuch Paper, as aforefaid, which fliall be found in any private Ware-houfe, Work-houfe, Drying- (i',""i^ J" r'^"* room, or other Place tor makmg, or keepmg, or tor printing, painting, or itaming the lame, tor which unentred, for- no Entry fliall be made, or Notice given, as aforefaid, fliall be forfeited and loft, and the fame or the Va- feited, or the lue thereof fhall and may be feized and recovered by the faid OfEccr or OfEcers for the faid Duties upon Pa- "Value, per, to her Majefty 's Ufe. LV. And it is hereby further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all the Paper, Paftboard, Mild- All Paper?, &c. board, and Scaleboard, and all the Materials and Utenfils for the making thereof, and for printing, painting, charg.-abli vith or ftaining fuch Paper, as aforefaid, in the Cuftody of any Maker or Makers, or of any fuch Printer, Painter, "^Duties in or Stainer of Paper, as aforefaid, or of any Perfon or Perfons, to the Ufe of, or in Truft for them, or any r^'^eru'^Dure cf them, fliall be liable and fubjeft to, and are hereby made chargeable with all the Debts and Duties for ^rp^lssr, /"«/?£- Paper, Paftboard, Mildboard, and Scalelioatd, made, or Tor fuch Paper printed, painted, or ftained, zs hm-J, &e. fee Vol. IV. 4 A ■ aforefaid