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A. D. 1711. Anno declmo Annje Reglnte. C. 19. 551 printed, painted, flained, or dyed Goods, are hereby authorized and impowered to enter into any Shops, &c. to view vVarehoufes, or other Places whatfoever, where any fuch Stock of fuch Goods fhall be or remain, there to StockinHand! view the fame, and to take an Account thereof; and all and every the faid Pcrfon or Perfons chargeable, as aforefaid, for their refpeflive Stock of fuch Goods, ihall be obliged, by force and virtue of this Act, if thereunto required, to permit and fufFer the proper Officer and Officers to make fuch Entrance and View, as aforefaid; and if any Perfon or Perfons fhall refufe to permit or fuffer fuch Officer or Officers to enter Refufal to per. into their Shops, Warehoufes, or other Places (being thereunto required) to view the faid Stocks of che - "^^j' tli™ f"r. quered and ftriped Linens, and of fuch printed, painted, flained, or dyed Silks, Callicoes, Linens, and*"'^S°'" Stuffs, as aforefaid, or any of them, and every Part thereof, then every fuch Perfon, for every fuch Refu- fal, fnall forfeit the Sum of fifty Pounds. LXXXVL And it is hereby enaded, That the ColIeiSiror upon the Receipt of any the faid Duties for collcftor toelve fuch Stocks of chequered, and flriped Linens, and of fuch printed, painted, ftained, or dyed Silks, Cal- R«cipts gratis, licoes, Linens, and Stuffs, or any of them, fhall give a Receipt for the (ame gratis; and in cafe the faid Duty on Stock Duties for fuch Stocks fhall not be paid on or before the nine and twentieth Day of September one thoufand not paid by 29 fcven hundred and twelve, or if before that Time, the fame be not fecured to be paid on or before the five Sept. 1712. or and twentieth Day o? December one thoufand feven hundred and twelve (which Security the proper Offi- ""'■ed, &c. cers are hereby required to take by Bond in her Majefty's Name and to her Ufe) then fuch Officer or Offi- ^^^f "^"^ ccrs {hall and may, by virtue of this Aft, levy fuch Diities for the faid Stock that fhall not be paid or fc- " '^^'"' cured, by Diftrefs of the Goods and Chattels of the Perfon or Perfons, Bodies Politick or Corporate liable thereunto, and for Non-payment, may fell fuch Diftrefs within ten Days, tendring the Overplus (if any be) to the Owner, after Satisfadf ion of the Duty and Charge of the faid Diftrefs. LXXXVII. Provided always. That if any fuch Perfon or Perfons chargeable for fuch Stock, fhall pay jo)_ per Ccnr, or caufe to be paid his or their Duties for the fame, within the faid Space of three Months, he, fhe, or they Diiconot for * fnall be allowed for fuch prompt Payment after the Rate of ten Pounds per Centum per Annum for every Prompt l^ay- Sum fo advanced. _ ™^"'^' LXXXVIII. And be it enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfons who ought to Not giving in give fuch Particular of fuch Stock of the chequered and ftriped Linens, and of fuch printed, painted, a Particular of ftained, and dyed Goods, as aforefaid, or any of them, fliall negleiSl; to give a Particular of the fame, in Stock, fuch Manner and Form, as aforefaid, on or before the twentieth Day oljuly one thoufand feven hundred orc.niitting any and twelve, or fhall wittingly or .willingly omit or leave out of the fame any Part of his, her, or their faid Fart thereof, or Stock, to the Intent to defraud her Majellry, or fhall fraudulently remove, carry away, or conceal his, her, removing Stock or their faid Stock, or any Part thereof, before her Majefty's Duty thereupon fiiall be paid or fecured, as S^efo'eDaty be aforefaid, that then, and in every fuch cafe, he, {lie, or they fo offending, for every fuch OffenCe fhalH"j^'jQ^^'iJ^^' forfeit the Sum of fifty Pounds; and in all and every fuch Cafe and Cafes, the Stock or Quantity of fuch ^ ' ' Goods, for which no fuch Particular fhall have been given, or which fjiall be fraudulently omitted out of the fame, or which fliall be fo concealed or carried away before her Majefty's Duty fhall be paid or fe- cured, fhall be forfeited, and {hall and may be feized by any of her Majefty's Officers, to wit, one Moiety thereof to the Ufe of the Queen, and the other Moiety thereof to the Ufe of the Seizor. LXXXIX. And it is hereby further enailed by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the Duties After iteDut? of the faid Stock of chequered and ftriped Linens, and of fuch printed, painted, ftained, or dyed Goods, ^ paij. Linens as aforefaid, or any of them, {hall be paid or fecured, as aforefaid, the Officer or Officers for the fame Du- to be ft'amped. ties, {hall caufe every Piece, Parcel, or Remnant whereof the Duty fliall be fo paid or fecured, to be marked with iuch diftinct Mark as this Acl: dire6ls, to be provided and ufed to denote the paying or fecuring fuch Duty, as aforefaid. XC. Provided always, and is hereby enaifted. That no Fee or Rev^ard fhall be had or taken by any of No Fee for En* the faid Officers, from any of the faid Printers, Painters, Stainers, Dyers, Mercers, Drapers, or others, tries, fi:c. for any Entries, Accounts, Receipts, or Marks, before in this A£t mentioned, or any of them, under the Penalty of five Pounds to be forfeited to the Party grieved for every fuch Offence. XCI. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every the Powers, Diredtions, All the Powers Rules-, Penalties, Forfeitures, Claufes, Matters and Things, which in and by an Aft made in the twelfth in 12 Car. a.c. Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, Jn A£i for taking azvay the Court of Wards 24' and other and Liveries^ and Tenures in Capite, and by Knights Service, and Purveyance, and for fettling a Revenue upon j'-'";= A"S) to his Mmefy, in lieu thereof or by any other Law now in Force relating to her Majelfy's Revenue of Excife rnanapjng tkefe upon Beer, Ale, or other Liquors, are provided and eftabliflied, for managing, raifing, levying, collefting, Dcties. mitigating, or recovering, adjudging, or afcertaining the Duties thereby granted, or any of them (other than in fuch Cafes for which other Penalties or Pro; ifions are made or prefcribed by this Aft) fhall be prac- tifed,_ ufed, and put in Execution, in and for the managing, raifing, levying, collefting, mitigating, reco- vering, and paying the faid Duties hereby granted upon the faid printed, painted, ftained, or dyed Silks, . Callicoes, Linens, and Stuffs, during the Continuance of this Aft, as fully and effeftually as if all and every the faid Powers, Rules, Direftions, Penalties, Forfeitures, Claufes, Matters and Things, were particularly repeated in this prefent Aft. XCII. And be further cnafted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures, in ah Fine? tc relation to the faid Duties by this Aft' impofed upon any Siiks, Callicoes, Linens, or Stuffs, printed, to be fued'for'aj painted, ftained, or dyed

Great Britain, as aforefaid, fliall be fued for, levied, recovered, or. mitigated, by tie Laws of 

by fuch Ways, Means and Methods, as any Fine, Penalty, or Forfeiture is or or may be recovered or mi- Exdfe. tigated by any Law or Laws of Excife, or by Aft-ion of Debt,. Bill, Plaint, or Information in any of her Majefty's Courts of Record at TP'efn infer, or in the Court of Seffion, Court of Jufticiary, or Court of Exchequer in Scotland refpeftively, as aforefaid; and that one Moiety of eveiy fuch Fine, Penalty, and Forfeiture (not otherwife appointed by this Aft) {ball be to her Ivlajefty, her Fleirs and Succeffors, and the ether Moiety to him, her, or them that fhall difcover, inform, or fue for the fame. 3 XCIII. Pro-